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[Video] DON'T Buy a Used Mining GPU! – $h!t Manufacturers Say
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I got my antminers at IMINERS,CO and they are great group of people. Cards are cheap, support is insane, shipping is fast and they provide wholesale discount. My recommendation to.
Cold take: this doesn't change the fact that I can't afford them
A few years before the pandemic I got a used Rx 580 8gb for £120 on eBay before the GPU shortage. It works fine tho I wish I had gotten a higher end one before the shortage. But the Rx 580 works fine and doesn't overheat etc. It was a former mining card.
As MLD has mentioned, mining cards are regularly kept clean and cool. They also run at a lower clock speed for efficiency. Used mining cards are more likely to perform better compared to a used gaming card. It's comparable to the difference between city and highway miles on a car.
Code for the ad should've been "Linus Tank Tips"
palit gpus smells like shit
Thank you Linus. I'm gonna increase my price for my RTX cards that I'm trying to scalp!
As a small-time miner on my own rig – yeah, this isn't news. Mining is no different to any other compute task (like gaming, 3D rendering, folding, etc) – so why would a GPU suddenly slow down or spontaneously combust? Never made sense to me. Glad you made this video. More people will be able to take advantage of mining GPUs flooding the market at some point.
Buying a GPU from a miner is like buying shoes from a sweat shop.
My 10x 7970 mined non stop from 2015 to 2019.. 2 years of BOINC, then back in business after ETC4G fork.. same 3d mark results of 7 years ago.. and unbelievable: Still in profit.. and with voltage and clock tweaking have same hashrate of a RX570 at just 20% more watts
i just had to replace fans every 18 months
If there is a massive dump from crypto miners, GPU manufactures could be really hurt and some may go out of business or experience huge lay offs – There’s another side to this as well. GPU manufacturers could no long support 3090 and below rendering all current GPU useless
I don't believe Linus likes tanks enough. He didn't break through a window screaming it
I'm sorry linus your sponsor scared me off..
What people don't seem to get about mining on cards is that normally we reduce power limit , clocks and voltage to improve efficiency whilst running lots of fan speed. The cards are getting a lot less thrashed than a dusted up card in a gamers rig.
For anyone wondering, when Linus said "skills win the game, not money" it instantly became a joke on the subreddit
Imagine having the audacity to forbid people from buying mining used GPU while they can't even sell any GPU.
Linus has cards laying around way better then anything I’ve ever owned lmao
In theory they would be worthless because a used mining gpu stays hot 24/7. Heat ages electronics.
So if anything might need new heatsink compound. A hot and coald soak rooms are used to age products to make sure they are tested for max uptime
AMD RX 480 RX 580 are most victim cards
Seems to me there is a difference in how mining GPUs were ran several years ago to how they're being run in today's mining craze. The earlier mining craze many GPUs were run overclocked and while today's GPUs may be run underclocked. Not sure how all that overclocking affected the older mining cards.
Don't buy new cards. Gamers haven't been supported in the past 18 months. Soon GPU manufacturers are going to need us.
Ima try to get new one anyway.
First of all, used cards aren't cheaper.
People first use them for mining, and then still sell them for 200% the MSRP.
Second of all, I'ma feel better knowing the card hasn't been fucked 24/7.
And most importantly.
I want the thrills, the original, undamaged box, unboxing the baby first time.
idk id want a new one just because the fan bearings aren't shot for being run years nonstop. but if i was going to buy an aftermarket cooler or water block for it, or if i could replace the fans, id be ok with it. the silicon would be fine.
Doesn't most of the mining take place in vram? And how does a boost clock represent actual performance in frames and stability?
I don't wanna refinance a dickheads business, that's why I wouldn't buy from a miner.
plot twist – Linus' miner friend sent him spare GPUs he didn't use so as not to kill the resale market for miners 😛
anyway u cant compare it….. it's a silicone lottery. Some performe worst or better even new.If temps are good, no degradation only mining difficulty rises.
Oof looks like the manufacturers didnt like that with those downvotes
"To find out, we contacted an acquaintance of mine. A local full-time crypto miner."
I trusted you, Linus. How could you do this to me?
HOW IS WORLD OF TANKS STILL ACTIVE? I watched anime and I hated the World of Wartanks/warships BECAUSE of their obnoxiously loud advertisements that popped up randomly while watching anime.
And that was OVER 10 years ago.
The problem is that most miners don't perform thorough maintenance of their GPUs.
Can I have one of these ? I don't mind at all .
Every time linus says "skills win the battle, not money" I feel the urge to puke
Been tested over time by several youtubers and none of them showed any loss of performance.
quick go buy a used GPU before their prices go up!!
Why are gpu prices about to crash? When?
the gtx970 i got for just under $100 at the start of 2020 is selling on ebay for over $300
if it's in good condition and clean take it
If it's had some broken parts and dirty don't take it
Man, I wish they hadn't made this video. Used mining cards will go up in price now.
Not the best of times to promote WarGaming games.
should of made the sponsor code "Linus Tank Tips" missed opportunity xD
Conclusion: Don't buy Palit display cards used, other brands are fine. Also, don't buy Palit's new display cards, they degrade at alarming rate yearly. Got it!