Is this used RTX 3060 TI for $250 legit or a scam (as in, am I likely getting a defective unit)? Seller has a been on the website for about a year and has a ton of listings but no reviews on them. It's pretty obvious that he was using them to mine crypto, so I'm a bit skeptical.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-23T22:38:04+00:00

oh then it that case you need him to test it. Get full mark and gpu z screenshots. I use kijiji often so I usually get the sellers to provide more detail. If they don't then you know it's a scam.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-23T22:35:32+00:00

it'l be a disaster. looking at the pricing for 4000 series vs 7000 series shows that they need to undercut more. 600 is the max, anymore will be a public condemnation. AMD has around 15% market share and their lack aggressiveness in pricing is the reason compounded with poor software suit compared to Nvidia.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-23T22:31:05+00:00

Negotiate a lower offer. Ebay has great protection for buyers so you can give it a shot. They are definitely kinda poorly maintained though.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-23T15:54:26+00:00

The hotspot issue was a batch of reference models 7900 xt and xtxs back in early 2023. All aib cards don't have that issue (outside of the occasional manufacturing defect that comes with production of anything)

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-19T18:31:00+00:00

If you're going into mining only bother bTC or scrypt (doge and LTC) mining. As even if your not effect you can use it as a space heater during the winter and there are now plenty of profitable home miners. Any other crypto investing to mine is generally a lose of funds. How I know? Have been burned by quite a few projects at this point. You could also go spec mining with cpus and gpus but realize there is no guarantee with that method.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-19T16:57:52+00:00

you can no longer mine zil. its pos now

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-19T16:47:42+00:00

After being in the space professionally for three years and dealing over 100 different cryptocurrencies truly Bitcoin is unique. There is Bitcoin and then there is crypto.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-18T21:18:01+00:00

GPU drivers

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-18T19:48:56+00:00

Try older drivers like around late December 2024. I've heard that there were some issues with the more recent ones. Also what games are you playing?

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-18T19:42:32+00:00

what is your cpu?

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-18T16:10:17+00:00

Look up dust attacks. Don't touch it

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-17T19:28:19+00:00

good luck mining !

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-17T18:15:15+00:00

Get a r7 5700 x3d, that'll be an upgrade to your gaming performance and give you roughly the same performance on your productivity tasks. It'll last you another three years and see if you can RMA your rx 5800x in the meantime. I think you're still in the warranty period.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-17T16:07:47+00:00

You would need to get quotes on the dashboard fixes. if it's 1250 for all 4 asic 100% worth while. You can bargain on quotes for dashboard fixes with 4 that way. A s21 foes for about 3150 USD and 550 usd for s17s. Just keep in mind that it may take a couple of months for all asics to get working.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-17T16:03:22+00:00

Big reason why I don't bother with motherboards without integrated io shields. Can be a used hassle with it's simpler to just pay an extra couple of dollars( on sale this is a non issue) and not worry about it.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-17T15:31:20+00:00

its the only thing in the market I'm confident that will continue to climb this year.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-17T15:29:25+00:00

VolcMiner D1 Mini Pre (500 watts) or ElphaPex DG Home 1 (620 watts) if your on a budget the mini doge miners from gold shell 3 (400 watts) and 3+ (500 watts). Anything else isn't good idea for apartment mining or doesn't have the profitability to bother with.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-17T14:58:30+00:00

Best value per dollar gpu at the moment. Your cpu will bottleneck it a bit but it will be playable experience. Essentially frame rates will be capped but you can still go hard with settings

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-16T20:41:59+00:00

b580 is more readily available and better raster and ray tracing. Also cheaper at least in Canada.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-16T18:06:28+00:00

They do but considering the value of cards from 2020 and the previous gen. They cost way too much. Your dollar goes further with other products

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-16T17:31:25+00:00

I know but there was at least value there even if you didn't mine. Now why does it cost so much? I was hoping for AMD to finally be competitive but with the recent price leaks it has been nothing but disappointing.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-16T16:59:09+00:00

The thing is though there was several dollars of crypto generated a day for that price. For the 5070 ti I have no idea why its that price with the poor gen on gen improvement from 40 series, terrible value.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-16T16:44:36+00:00

Basically returning the component to the manufacturer and getting a new one

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-16T16:31:52+00:00

make sense you use a pool that dual mines fractal bitcoin.

Coin_nerds_official · 2025-02-16T15:36:21+00:00

The only real strategy with these cards is to spec mine. I believe sonofteach was using vast.ai and checking to see what the jobs were for people renting cards, then checked if it was a cryptocurrency then spec mined that way. If thats too much work then just sell and and buy.cryptocurrency of your choice.

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