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re: PC building
Posted on 6/20/17 at 5:51 pm to bluebarracuda
Posted on 6/20/17 at 5:51 pm to bluebarracuda
oh wow.
the cheapest 1070 on PCPartpicker right now is $444
OP, to elaborate on what blue is referring to, the mining craze of digital commodities, like ethereum and bitcoin, has caused video cards to go out of stock everywhere.
at the end of may I got a 1070 for $370, and right now you cant buy one new for less than $444
the 1080s aren't that efficient at mining, so their price has remained stable, starting at $500
the AMD Cards are all sold out, they are most efficient for mining. don't bother searching.
below the 1070 is a 1060 6 GB, which can be had for $250 but aren't that great, but may be enough to suit your needs.
the cheapest 1070 on PCPartpicker right now is $444
OP, to elaborate on what blue is referring to, the mining craze of digital commodities, like ethereum and bitcoin, has caused video cards to go out of stock everywhere.
at the end of may I got a 1070 for $370, and right now you cant buy one new for less than $444
the 1080s aren't that efficient at mining, so their price has remained stable, starting at $500
the AMD Cards are all sold out, they are most efficient for mining. don't bother searching.
below the 1070 is a 1060 6 GB, which can be had for $250 but aren't that great, but may be enough to suit your needs.
This post was edited on 6/20/17 at 5:53 pm
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Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:03 pm to jefforize
How exactly does bitcoin mining affect video cards? Just want to get an understanding on these things.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 7:34 am to jefforize
quote:
the cheapest 1070 on PCPartpicker right now is $444
You can get an RX 580 for about 180 less.
If your monitor doesn't support at least 2K, then the 1070 is overkill. You won't see much in the way of benefits from it until your screen can support the higher end.
I'm incredibly happy with my RX 580. I run Overwatch smooth as silk on my PC.
i7-6700k
RX 580
512 SSD for the OS
2x 2TB Drives for data
16GB G.Skill DDR4 RAM
The point is, if you have no intention of going beyond a 1080P monitor, then the 1070 is more than you'll probably need for a very long time. If you plan on getting a 2K or 4K monitor, then I would save up for the 1070 or 1080 models.
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