PC gamers have lived in uncertainty for years when it comes to hardware availability. Silicon shortages, pandemics, production problems, environmental disasters, and cryptocurrency mining have all ravaged the market. For a while, the options were narrow for those looking to upgrade, especially if they were looking for a new graphics card.I had a guide (opens in new tab) and provide tips to help you buy a new GPU when you run out. Now Vietnam’s Le Thanh, the self-proclaimed king of VGA, is touting them on the streets.
After years of what felt like decades, the past GPU scarcity is basically a thing of the past. GPUs are now much easier to buy at retail and new hardware is already on sale.The next generation of his Nvidia card is already out (opens in new tab)while expensive, a bit Hard to get.That said, the Nvidia RTX 4090 Founders Edition (opens in new tab) is a new force to be reckoned with, and we’ve seen images of the new AMD RDNA 3 cards that look very promising. (opens in new tab) start up.
Cryptomining is starting to lose its luster (opens in new tab) With new cards on the scene, it’s no surprise that second-hand cards are popping up all over the market. (opens in new tab)These worn out cards aren’t worth the money, especially since they’ve been powerwashed before they’re sold. (opens in new tab)Still, it’s special to see it sold by the kilo on the side of the road.
Lê Thành posted an image to him Facebook account (opens in new tab) (via tom’s hardware (opens in new tab)) features a setting like a street vendor selling fruit and vegetables, but instead of apples it’s a pile of GPUs. The machines are stacked on top of each other, some in boxes and some unboxed. Next to Thành is an old-style mint green grocery scale set.
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there is even fun parody videos (opens in new tab) Here Tyne starts by waving a net over the produce like a vendor to keep flies away. A scooter passes by and picks up a weighted card order. The card is randomly placed in a red plastic shopping bag after some bartering. Enough to make those of us running older GPUs cry a little. Or maybe a lot.
Again, we definitely do not recommend getting your hands on a used mining GPU. They’re almost certainly not worth the money, maybe if they’re really cheap they’d be good for gaming, his DIY use, or even art pieces. Even if all those side-track cards are probably all burned out, I’d rather buy one bag full of GPUs.
Tan’s Facebook page (opens in new tab) Filled with other pics of an unfathomable amount of graphics cards hanging around. The name on the brand card basically starts to look like a heavily repeated textured graphic somewhere from wall to wall. I hope it won’t be seen again for a while.
