• db2
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    1 year ago

    “Old RTX 3080 GPUs”

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      1 year ago

      Old because they’re mostly used, repurposed crypto mining rigs, according to the article.

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          I was clarifying that ‘old’ was not a descriptor of its age (it’s a very modern GPU), rather a description of its potential wear and tear; so ‘old’ as in beat up.

      • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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        1 year ago

        FYI, LTT did a video showing ex crypto cards are totally fine. But let’s keep that between us so the second hand market for those cards keeps low prices.

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          They can be fine. If they were properly undervolted and cooled. It’s still a gamble.

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          After the last controversy around him, I’d take everything they release with a huge mound of salt.

          Linus Media Group’s main goal is to maintain their break neck schedule of releasing content, not to ensure 100% accuracy or that they’ve properly listed all caveats. Not to say that they don’t care about accuracy, but that it is greatly eclipsed by their release schedule.

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      That was my first thought, they are only last gen guys! And easily comparable to the top of the line in the current gen!