Tuesday, June 20, 2017

GPU Prices Skyrocket As Cryptocurrency Miners Snap Up Supply

Maybe this is why I can't get my hands on a GeForce GTX 1080 or 1080 Ti right now. 😲

It’s a bad time to be building a mainstream gaming PC or an Xbox One X-rivalling rig. Cryptocurrency’s current price bubble ravaged Radeon pricing and availability weeks ago, and now that it’s nigh impossible to find a Radeon RX 570 or RX 580 at reasonable costs, Nvidia’s graphics cards are drying up, too.