Best graphics card around $150-$200?

[WhipperSnapper]

Oh, I have no intention of cryptomining myself; I just wanted to understand what they're doing.

 

[cbn]

GTX 1060 3GB is just about the only card you'll find in the $150 - $200 range in this crypto currency mining market. AMD cards aren't worth mentioning not for performance but for availability. They're just not there if you need to buy right now.

It looks like even those are increasing in price:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 8000 601205646&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&order=PRICE

GTX 1060 3GB (lowest price of $215 After rebate at Newegg) are now the price GTX 1060 6GB cards used to cost.

......and it looks like even the GTX 1050 Ti is inceasing in price a bit:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 8000 601273503&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&order=PRICE

(Lowest price for GTX 1050 Ti is now $140 after rebate. GTX 1050 seems largely unaffected though)

 

[Bacon1]

It looks like even those are increasing in price:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 8000 601205646&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&order=PRICE

GTX 1060 3GB are now the price GTX 1060 6GB cards used to cost.

The lack of VRAM on the 1060 might actually help it escape from mining once 3GB isn't enough for Eth.

 

[rivethead]

Reading this thread, it sounds like it's a very bad time to have your VC go bad. Which happened to me today (Radeon 7850). Sigh.

How would a person know when the cryptocurrency has crashed? I would think that once the price crashes, then there will be a flood of used, reasonably priced cards on the market.....which might bring the new card market back to earth. But it's quite possible I don't understand the VC markets and how they work.

I'm really thinking my best bet might be to buy a really cheap VC (sub-$75) and wait until winter. Coincidentally, I had intended to upgrade my entire system in January.

 

[cbn]

It looks like even those are increasing in price:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 8000 601205646&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&order=PRICE

GTX 1060 3GB (lowest price of $215 After rebate at Newegg) are now the price GTX 1060 6GB cards used to cost.

.

^^^^^ All GTX 1060 at Newegg now out of stock.

Wow!

 

[cbn]

Reading this thread, it sounds like it's a very bad time to have your VC go bad.

Yes!