Nvidia says it got a pile of GPU's in stock...

Well, I was hoping the pricing would drop some at some point??

Thinking about trading up to a 1080ti for the moment while waiting for the new cards to hit. 1070 is still a little more than I paid for mine when they first came out!! Should get at least 500 aud for the 1070, $750 new now.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC 11GB $1350 aud

mmm, Wait a bit longer and see what happens I guess.

Well that would be right I bought my 1080Ti a couple of months ago, still have enjoyed what it bought to the table. :D

The other interesting thing is if they have an oversupply situation great that should bring the prices down but if there is a new GPU on the horizon this would make it interesting delay new GPU or flood the market to dump current lineup??

I'd give it a few days and check back. I am looking to upgrade mine soon, so let's hope this is good news.

I was literally giving a thought of upgrading to 1080 last night, thankfully I stepped back anyway.

$700 for 1080Ti in NV's store, meanwhile €600 for 1080 on amazon.de for a while

Hmm, awaiting pricedown in EU market...

Wait for next generation, by then Mining specific boards will be in stores and GPU Prices would be lower,

not to mention the whole DRAM Scandal.

Wait for next generation, by then Mining specific boards will be in stores and GPU Prices would be lower,

 

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You mean the generation now coming or 2020ish? Considering the mining specific boards is this a personal guess, rumor or atleast somewhat official you've read?

Mining Specific AIBs are coming, AMD already has a Few, nVidia as well, but next Gneration

RX 6xx / 11xx Series will have Mining Specific Cards w/ I/O Reduced to a Single output, and stripped features for mining, and Tweaked BIOS for Mining, less memory / tweaked memory channels to the GPU, etc)

This allows things that are for Gamer Cards (Multiple Outputs, DisplayPort and HDMI Scalar Chips etc to be reserved for Gaming Cards, as well as Gaming Cards/SKUs to remain in Stock for Gamers).

here is a link to the GPU maker, I have their 1080Ti but they and others make specific GPU cards for mining as well as backplane PCB's to allow a number of these "mining cards" to be mounted.

With more specific "mining" products coming.

Inno3D

Mining Specific AIBs are coming, AMD already has a Few, nVidia as well, but next Gneration

 

RX 6xx / 11xx Series will have Mining Specific Cards w/ I/O Reduced to a Single output, and stripped features for mining, and Tweaked BIOS for Mining, less memory / tweaked memory channels to the GPU, etc)

 

This allows things that are for Gamer Cards (Multiple Outputs, DisplayPort and HDMI Scalar Chips etc to be reserved for Gaming Cards, as well as Gaming Cards/SKUs to remain in Stock for Gamers).

Thing is I don't think miners like mining specific cards because they cannot resell them to gamers once they are done mining... so the card becomes a loss.

Thing is I don't think miners like mining specific cards because they cannot resell them to gamers once they are done mining... so the card becomes a loss.

That would depend on the cost of the cards vs the monthly mining performance of those new dedicated crypto cards, 30% profit gain? etc. They need to price them correctly with the benefits in the market to make it a no brainer to grab the "mining specific cards" for mining, even if they end up in the GPU bin at the end.

Slower memory, less of it, should allow Prices to Drop for Mining specific Skus.

All gaming related items are stripped off, you're left with a PCIe 4x Interface w/ a Beefy GPU on it, and it's sole purpose is Hashrate, nothing else.

Gaming Cards are rumored to have Mining Handicaps intentionally added to push miners to buy Miner Cards.

Buying a GPU that's been used at full tilt 24/7 for even 45 days is a high risk, any smart gamer would avoid purchasing them, the wear and tear on the silicon has already been significant.

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Buying a GPU that's been used at full tilt 24/7 for even 45 days is a high risk, any smart gamer would avoid purchasing them, the wear and tear on the silicon has already been significant.

Miners "usually" do not run thos ecards at full tilt, not even at standard settings.

You underclock the GPU for most algorithms as it plays no significant role how fast your GPU actually is as long as it fits the needs to drive the VRAM at overclocked speed as that is what most algos desire, fast VRAM with a high bandwidth.

For example, when I mine, my card is limited to max 875mV, default is a bit short of 1.1v with 100% PowerTarget and gets very close to 1.1 with PT at 120% iirc.

The stress is more on the mighty Micron chips as on the actual GPU I guess.

I have them overclocked to 12000MHz, default Asus OC is 11010MHz. and that is still 1GHz away from their max OC, those Microns run up to 13GHz which I found out by accident in DCS, 6654MHz VRAM...OOOOPS .

Sure, there is a fine line, also heat matters a lot over time. Caps and the overall PCB suffer if the card is 65-70°C 24/7 for months and months. I agree here. Mine is just above 40°C now, summer time and heat outside, I hope that helps to keep the card healthy.

Anyway, GPU mining is declining imho... they all move ASIC sooner or later.