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jamesg

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Quote from: dirtycat on March 31, 2012, 03:02:47 PM

let me clarify

I want YOUR opinion on what direction you would go..

If bitcoin WERE to fail... would you rather have all the gpus you could sell and get something back..

or....

have a bunch of fpgas just sitting there with no purpose and you cant get much if anything back if you were to sell them...

IN THE EVENT BITCOIN FAILED

..

I want to know some of the peoples opinions.. what could and would you do with fgpas if bitcoin were to dry up..

Hi dirtycat,

Both GPUs and FPGAs can be reprogrammed to do other tasks which is good if bitcoin fails. GPUs would probably have a higher resale value that FPGAs but if bitcoin does fail, the second hand market for GPUs is going to be flooded and prices will most likely collapse for 1 to 3 months.

So either way, if you are looking at resale value if bitcoin failed, you would probably be out most of your money.

A better way to think about bitcoin failing is to figure out what else you can do with GPUs and FPGAs that is profitable.

Best regards,
gigavps

BitBlitz

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Based on your question, it sounds like you already have an answer in mind.
I'd say it depends on when you expect to see a ROI. Short term? Long Term? Is the liquidation value of the business that important?

Don't have answers to the above already? Good luck with your business Tongue

bitcool

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Let me answer.
It is MY opinion that FPGA is the way to go, because a minging GPU's useful lifespan is only 2~3 years, you won't get much resale value after that, if you practice good business ethics.
For bitcoin to fail, it will take longer than 2~3 years.
Does this make sense to you?

dirtycat

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Quote from: dirtycat on March 31, 2012, 01:19:01 PM

An investment partner an I are on the brink of investing in expanding our mining operations.

Question to the bitcoin community: Would you invest in GPU's or FPGA's? Not regarding performance or power or anything of that... more along the lines of wether or not bitcoin were to fail. If that were to happen GPU's would be worth resale value (we would be able to get some of our investment back) as opposed to FPGA's where I cant think of anyone wanting to purchase the things if this were to happen. What is your opinion?

let me clarify

I want YOUR opinion on what direction you would go..

If bitcoin WERE to fail... would you rather have all the gpus you could sell and get something back..

or....

have a bunch of fpgas just sitting there with no purpose and you cant get much if anything back if you were to sell them...

IN THE EVENT BITCOIN FAILED

..

I want to know some of the peoples opinions.. what could and would you do with fgpas if bitcoin were to dry up..

this time

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It depends on your power costs. Realistically, (unless you get a special bulk deal) the only fpga that will pay itself off is a bfl single. And they take 13+ weeks to get. If you have available space, just go with the gpus.

dirtycat

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An investment partner an I are on the brink of investing in expanding our mining operations.

Question to the bitcoin community: Would you invest in GPU's or FPGA's? Not regarding performance or power or anything of that... more along the lines of wether or not bitcoin were to fail. If that were to happen GPU's would be worth resale value (we would be able to get some of our investment back) as opposed to FPGA's where I cant think of anyone wanting to purchase the things if this were to happen. What is your opinion?

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