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Little ridiculous don't ya think $6000 of hardware (Nvidia GPU) - Heatzz - Feb 22, 2013
Hey guys don't you think this is a little ridiculous that is about $6000 of hardware.
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* - MissingNо. - Feb 22, 2013
I bet on crysis 6 He still can put it on ultra settings.
* - t0ks1ck™ - Feb 22, 2013
Probably for bitcoin mining. Or else I dont see why he would have that much Graphic cards.
* - Steve Kosh - Feb 22, 2013
(Feb 22, 2013 11:49 AM)t0ks1ck™ Wrote: Probably for bitcoin mining. Or else I dont see why he would have that much Graphic cards.
Nvidia cards are not good at bitcoin mining. This was probably just to test out 4 way SLI using Titan.
* - Cryptic v7 - Feb 22, 2013
(Feb 22, 2013 11:49 AM)t0ks1ck™ Wrote: Probably for bitcoin mining. Or else I dont see why he would have that much Graphic cards.
I think most people get AMD cards for bitcoin mining. I believe the 6850 is the most popular, but I'm not sure.
* - Sicarius - Feb 22, 2013
AMD cards= superior for mining. OT: whoever bought all them needs to buy me 1, they must be rich, or just insane.
* - DeltaSierra96 - Feb 22, 2013
(Feb 22, 2013 11:49 AM)t0ks1ck™ Wrote: Probably for bitcoin mining. Or else I dont see why he would have that much Graphic cards.OpenCL on AMD cards is a lot better for mining bitcoins than on NVIDIA cards (Added because Neobdragon is a picky bitch 😝), whereas CUDA (NVIDIA) is pretty shit for it.
Like the others have said, it's probably just for benching purposes.
* - Jire - Feb 22, 2013
NVIDIA cards are better for BitCoin mining. AMD just offers better performance for the price.
* - Assume - Feb 22, 2013
(Feb 22, 2013 01:41 PM)Jire Wrote: NVIDIA cards are better for BitCoin mining. AMD just offers better performance for the price.
False. A 7970 destroys a 680 and they cost close to the same amount.
* - Xycon - Feb 22, 2013
propperly 4 gpu's on loan for quick benchmarks and reviews, then there shipped back to nvidia
happends all the time actualy
* - Bengali - Feb 22, 2013
GPU bitcoin mining died when someone decided to use ASICs.
As for the quad Titans, I believe those belong to Kingpin who was supposed to break the 3Dmark world record.
* - Jire - Feb 22, 2013
(Feb 22, 2013 01:44 PM)Assume Wrote: False. A 7970 destroys a 680 and they cost close to the same amount.Bahahahaha! The GTX 680 is a much more efficient card, and will beat the 7970 under the same specifications. It actually provides nearly the same performance with worse specifications. The 7970 just offers the same relative performance for a smaller price tag... the GTX 680 is the fastest single-GPU card in existence, other than the GTX 780, of course :-)
I am no fanboy. I like AMD, I like NVIDIA. But NVIDIA has more efficient cards that perform better at the same specifications. AMD offers less efficient cards that perform better at the same price.
* - Steve Kosh - Feb 22, 2013
(Feb 22, 2013 01:57 PM)Jire Wrote: Bahahahaha! The GTX 680 is a much more efficient card, and will beat the 7970 under the same specifications. It actually provides nearly the same performance with worse specifications. The 7970 just offers the same relative performance for a smaller price tag... the GTX 680 is the fastest single-GPU card in existence, other than the GTX 780, of course :-)
I am no fanboy. I like AMD, I like NVIDIA. But NVIDIA has more efficient cards that perform better at the same specifications. AMD offers less efficient cards that perform better at the same price.
He was talking about Bitcoin mining. It takes like 3 680's to equal 1 7970.
* - Daylend - Feb 22, 2013
If these were bought... I say let the man have his fun. He obviously can afford it. I'm envious.
* - Xycon - Feb 22, 2013
(Feb 22, 2013 01:57 PM)Jire Wrote: Bahahahaha! The GTX 680 is a much more efficient card, and will beat the 7970 under the same specifications. It actually provides nearly the same performance with worse specifications. The 7970 just offers the same relative performance for a smaller price tag... the GTX 680 is the fastest single-GPU card in existence, other than the GTX 780, of course :-)
I am no fanboy. I like AMD, I like NVIDIA. But NVIDIA has more efficient cards that perform better at the same specifications. AMD offers less efficient cards that perform better at the same price.
dont be comparing gaming to mining, its totaly different
take a good look at this
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison#Popular_Mining_Cards