AMD RX 580 shortage? Newegg is OOS

[JimKiler]

I remember last year the 480 was in low supply but it is a year later and the 580 is all out of stock on Newegg. Any reason why? Is it too much demand this time? Surely they are ramping up production.

 

[n0x1ous]

cryptocurrency mining is booming again with the massive price increase of Ethereum and Polaris 10 is the best bang for the buck in mining

 

[JimKiler]

cryptocurrency mining is booming again with the massive price increase of Ethereum and Polaris 10 is the best bang for the buck in mining

I thought people only use ASIC miners these days.

 

[n0x1ous]

I thought there are other computers to use for mining these days? What are those called, not ascii but something similar.

for bitcoin yes, but for popular altcoins that are memory intensive as to be asic resistant, gpu's are still the way to go

 

[JimKiler]

for bitcoin yes, but for popular altcoins that are memory intensive as to be asic resistant, gpu's are still the way to go

interesting.

 

[sandorski]

570/580 are Back Order on NCIX as well. Placed an order for a Sapphire 570 on Monday and will see how long it takes to receive it. Been watching for availability for the past 2 weeks while I decided which card to get, once in awhile some models/brands get some stock, but sell out quite quickly.

 

[JimKiler]

570/580 are Back Order on NCIX as well. Placed an order for a Sapphire 570 on Monday and will see how long it takes to receive it. Been watching for availability for the past 2 weeks while I decided which card to get, once in awhile some models/brands get some stock, but sell out quite quickly.

I was waiting for more reviews of specific cards and some sales or rebates. The cards immediately went up in price after the first 3 days. Hopefully by thanksgiving there are real deals or I will wait for the next gen cards next year in my $200 price range.

 

[tential]

I'm planning on getting at least 2 Vega chips given the alternative coin love. At worse I just have 2 good gpus. At best I make some decent money and can recoup even 30% of my cost I'm happy.

 

[Yakk]

I'm planning on getting at least 2 Vega chips given the alternative coin love. At worse I just have 2 good gpus. At best I make some decent money and can recoup even 30% of my cost I'm happy.

I've stopped mining myself and just trade now, but I'm also tempted to get a couple Vega and have them mine their value back for fun and use the occasion to upgrade.

 

[TeknoBug]

Wow glad I managed to get mine.

 

[Oyeve]

Also. why is the 480 2-3x more expensive than the 580????

 

[Tuna-Fish]

Also. why is the 480 2-3x more expensive than the 580????

It's no longer being made, the only ones left are the couple in stock at random podunk retailers who ask more for them. This is normal, and happens with most gear.

 

[Oyeve]

It's no longer being made, the only ones left are the couple in stock at random podunk retailers who ask more for them. This is normal, and happens with most gear.

Damn, I was gonna buy another one soon to crossfire mine. Can I crossfire a 480 with a 580?

 

[Bouowmx]

AMD Radeon RX 480 and 580 Crossfire: http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2886-crossfire-rx-580-rx-480-benchmarks-vs-single-gpu?showall=1

 

[Oyeve]

AMD Radeon RX 480 and 580 Crossfire: http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2886-crossfire-rx-580-rx-480-benchmarks-vs-single-gpu?showall=1

Nice! Thanks for this!

 

[Stuka87]

Damn, I was gonna buy another one soon to crossfire mine. Can I crossfire a 480 with a 580?

AMD support crossfire across different models of the same architecture. So you could crossfire a 460 with a 480 and a 580 if you wanted.