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It's not TECHNICALLY a GPU but they're well under $200.
The GTX 960 isn't a particularly profitable card (I have 2 of them) - better off to look at the GTX 750 ti in that generation of NVidia.
I would IGNORE anything before the 9xx series except the 750 ti - too low of performance for the power draw.
Topic: Anyone know of a cheap under $200 gpu for mining ? - page 2. (Read 3979 times)
My friend began to be interested in cryptocurrency.
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
You can try GTX 730, 960 540 series. These are most cheapest gpu you will find in the market. Go for 4 gb power and try to get second hand which would be even cheaper for your friend. These gpu are still profitable if managed with rig of three to four units. Single gpu from them won't give you much profits. You will have to have six gpu in place. You can go for mining zcash. You will have almost 30 sol/s hash power from these models which is pretty fast with these oldies and ROI is about one year. :-)
My friend began to be interested in cryptocurrency.
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
With some deal hunting, you might be able to find a new 3GB 1060 for just under $200. (Think Newegg, $25 off $200 promo code with your first MasterPass payment, and no sales tax for customers in a number of states.) These are capable of around 300 H/s on equihash if you can adjust their clock settings a bit.
But if profit is his main goal, I sincerely hope he's not buying a motherboard/CPU/RAM/etc. just to mine with one budget card. One sub-$200 card would take a long time to pay for the rest the rest of a parts for a rig PLUS its own original cost
His electricity rate is also an important factor to consider. At higher rates, having all those other components powered up to support only one GPU would cause a sizable dent in his expected profit.
If his interest is in cryptocurrency and not specifically in mining, perhaps you should suggest that he consider taking his $200 and trading it for some various cryptos. (This is sometimes a better move, even for miners with much bigger setups.)
On the other hand, if he already has an existing system with an open x16 slot and suitable PSU, perhaps he may as well get a graphics card, especially if he might need it for other purposes (gaming, heavy photo/video editing, etc.) down the road.
Thanks for the full answer. My friend listened to your advice and bought on ebay EVGA GTX 1060 3GB
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
Thanks. But there are only 768 cuda cores in GTX 1050 Ti.
GTX 1060 3GB = 1152 cuda cores
buy gpu cards on alibaba. you can buy 2 rx 480 cards with $200.
Except you won't receive any cards.
Always deal with high transaction level and with trade assurance its legit bro
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
1050ti is a good ROI on card cost, but the return is very low even plug full 6 card in one motherboard.
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
nicehash is a joke lolz, they be rippin yall whom use it
buy gpu cards on alibaba. you can buy 2 rx 480 cards with $200.
Except you won't receive any cards.
buy gpu cards on alibaba. you can buy 2 rx 480 cards with $200.
He can try hunting for a r9 290, it gives good hashes on eth, zcash and monero but it takes a bit too much power
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
Most profitable algorithms past 30 days
NeoScrypt: 1.3%
DaggerHashimoto: 81.3%
CryptoNight: 4.2%
Lbry: 0.5%
Equihash: 10.9%
X11Gost: 1.6%
NiceHash.com
NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti
Approximate ROI ** 164 Days
It's more profitable than 1060/1070/1080/1080TI/RX570/580 at current price
My friend began to be interested in cryptocurrency.
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
With some deal hunting, you might be able to find a new 3GB 1060 for just under $200. (Think Newegg, $25 off $200 promo code with your first MasterPass payment, and no sales tax for customers in a number of states.) These are capable of around 300 H/s on equihash if you can adjust their clock settings a bit.
But if profit is his main goal, I sincerely hope he's not buying a motherboard/CPU/RAM/etc. just to mine with one budget card. One sub-$200 card would take a long time to pay for the rest of the parts for a rig PLUS its own original cost.
His electricity rate is also an important factor to consider. At higher rates, having all those other components powered up to support only one GPU would cause a sizable dent in his expected profit.
If his interest is in cryptocurrency and not specifically in mining, perhaps you should suggest that he consider taking his $200 and trading it for some various cryptos. (This is sometimes a better move, even for miners with much bigger setups.)
On the other hand, if he already has an existing system with an open x16 slot and suitable PSU, perhaps he may as well get a graphics card, especially if he might need it for other purposes (gaming, heavy photo/video editing, etc.) down the road.
At this point, any GPU worth mining on is selling for somewhat more than $200, due to the demand exceeding the supply in the case of most of them.
This situation HAS been easing some but pricing is still inflated on RX 470/480/570/580 cards a LOT, somewhat so on GTX 1060 (and a little on the GTX 1070 but those are NORMALLY a lot more), and availability is still very spotty.
You could get somethign like a RX 460 or GTX 1050ti, but those don't mine a LOT - on the other hand, their pricing hasn't inflated much if at all as there is almost no demand for those cards from miners DUE to the low performance - on a per-card basis they're efficient, but on a SYSTEM basis they don't work out so well.
This situation HAS been easing some but pricing is still inflated on RX 470/480/570/580 cards a LOT, somewhat so on GTX 1060 (and a little on the GTX 1070 but those are NORMALLY a lot more), and availability is still very spotty.
You could get somethign like a RX 460 or GTX 1050ti, but those don't mine a LOT - on the other hand, their pricing hasn't inflated much if at all as there is almost no demand for those cards from miners DUE to the low performance - on a per-card basis they're efficient, but on a SYSTEM basis they don't work out so well.
My friend began to be interested in cryptocurrency.
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
He dont want to spend 2k on asic stuff and whatnot, so he probably just mine ethereum or something like it. He wants to use his old laptop, but I know that's gonna dont work.
So, need cheap gpu. Any ideas, links?
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