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Board CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Re: Thinking about building a cheap rig
by
zvs
on 17/05/2013, 18:37:05 UTC
I think it is better to buy 2x7850 then, and adding two more later...

agreed

7850 is best buy if gaming isnt a concern, can be had for about $100 after selling games + rebate.  resale value wont drop much below that in 2 months

Not sure if that's true, the MSI 7790 is $109 after rebate and before selling games (so take another 20-30 off), and can mine at 300k.  Less power consumption, less heat, is quieter (fan only at 40-50% at fill 1200oc).  These cards are wonderful, have 6 of them.

ah, wow

yeah, thanks for reminding me... totally forgot about the 7790's... i see one on newegg right now for $110 after rebate.. i'm going to assume games aren't worth as much as a month ago, but should still drop the price to about $70 for that..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127726

that is the 'good' game bundle too..

AMD announced today that it is adding bonus games to the Never Settle Reloaded program as a limited-time offer called "LEVEL UP with NEVER SETTLE RELOADED." The promotion adds Tomb Raider to the AMD Radeon HD 7790 graphics card.

Starting today, this limited-time promotion will run, while supplies last, at participating retailers. AMD expects those retailers to come online next week as they update their checkout systems to support the new promotion.