08-14-2017, 09:10 PM
http://www.pcgamer.com/popular-cryptocur...-inflated/
Quote:Prices remain inflated on the midrange offerings, particularly on the AMD side, which is remains a veritable no-man's land. Prices are still up by 50 to 100 percent or more, but at least now you can actually buy the cards. Just a few weeks ago, the 570 and 580 were in the $500+ range, which is ridiculous. eBay ends up being a better option for lower prices on all of the AMD GPUs, but you end up with the risk of used hardware—something I wouldn't recommend, particularly as the cards still carry a price premium. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the cards on eBay are from people that purchased the GPUs at MSRP, and now they're just looking to turn a quick profit, but it's impossible to know for certain whether a card has been used for mining or not.
That's a topic that came up several times at AMD's recent RX Vega event. Many wondered if AMD could add some sort of an "hours of use" tracker to the cards to protect people from buying a worn-out card. AMD made non-committal comments, and obviously it's not going to help pre-existing cards. Unfortunately, that means used graphics cards will remain a questionable proposition.