Topic: Card purchase help! Used Asus Strix R7 370 OC 4GB or new XFX RX 460 GB? (Read 133 times)
December 12, 2017, 08:10:34 PM
Get the brand new one. The price difference is next to nothing and if that breaks your bank you probably shouldn't be mining anyway. That is a small price to pay to get a brand new card with a warranty if something goes wrong. I would not recommend buying the lesser card without a warranty especially if it's been flashed and mined by someone who may or may not have done damage to it that they are aware of. Pay the extra 20 for the piece of mind.
December 12, 2017, 06:30:40 PM
I'm just getting started with mining and have been spending the last couple of weeks reading up, playing around with different miners, mining different coins and just trying to get a feel for everything. Up until now I've been CPU mining with an old pair of xeon L5420s and a 560ti which has been ok, but I'd like to see if I can do any better, and might have a chance today. I've got $120 to my name and want to buy one of these cards, but I just can't figure out which one, or if maybe there's another one out there that would be best at this price point.
A co-worker is selling off his R7 370 4GB for $90 which he's admitted to using it for mining before in a rig.
Alternately, I can get an RX 460 4GB for $110 brand new.
I've been trying to crunch the numbers in my head but just need a little help. So far, I'm leaning more towards the 460 even though (according to what I've read) it might hash about 1-4 less than the 370. But I really can't decide.
I know I could save up for something else later on, but part of me is curious to see what kind of results I can get in this range right now, and I kind of want to use my old card in another machine for some light gaming.
As for the computer, it's from an old parted server that I got from work for free that's been sitting unused for a while, and has been my experimentation machine for mining with some pretty decent results. I'd probably look at picking up a newer motherboard, processor and some memory next, but for now I'm ok using it.
A co-worker is selling off his R7 370 4GB for $90 which he's admitted to using it for mining before in a rig.
Alternately, I can get an RX 460 4GB for $110 brand new.
I've been trying to crunch the numbers in my head but just need a little help. So far, I'm leaning more towards the 460 even though (according to what I've read) it might hash about 1-4 less than the 370. But I really can't decide.
I know I could save up for something else later on, but part of me is curious to see what kind of results I can get in this range right now, and I kind of want to use my old card in another machine for some light gaming.
As for the computer, it's from an old parted server that I got from work for free that's been sitting unused for a while, and has been my experimentation machine for mining with some pretty decent results. I'd probably look at picking up a newer motherboard, processor and some memory next, but for now I'm ok using it.
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