Is Crypto about to wreck consumer CPU availability?

A Computer Guy · Mar 28, 2024

I noticed today 7950x can't be found in stock on Amazon or NewEgg after watching this video below. In the past few weeks I've been pondering getting a 7950x for an upgrade as it was approaching an all time low of $550 USD. Looks like I waited too long!

ir_cow · Mar 28, 2024

Another shitcoin to hit the market. Remember when the HDD plotter coin came around and tripled HDD prices? Yeah it crashed within months. People had 5k in HDDs and couldn't sell them.

So just like all shitcoins, grab it cheap, ride it until it's time to dump. Just don't be holding the bag.

Denver · Mar 28, 2024

Straight to the point: Nope. t won't, there's no cryptocurrency with the support to withstand the selling pressure. The reason Ethereum mining has had such a massive effect is its enormous support and DTV of billions of dollars

ir_cow · Mar 28, 2024

Anyone considering to mine this, make sure to sell coins daily. Otherwise in 6 months, it probably won't be $3, but completely dead.

Only way to ensure you recoup money is selling every day.

joemama · Mar 28, 2024

I wonder if these crypto mining is secretly promoted by the CPU and GPU manufacturers to increase sales

ThrashZone · Mar 28, 2024

Hi,
Well on the good side amd sold some chips
Bad side mining is why.
Have to wait and see if they clear shelves again..... right now it's just a maybe but also looks like just the 7950x is wanted.

ir_cow · Mar 28, 2024

joemama said:
I wonder if these crypto mining is secretly promoted by the CPU and GPU manufacturers to increase sales

My hunch it's always pyimid scheme type setup. Someone with a few million in cash flow. Picks a thing to mine, has a lot of it for mining. After putting up the money to get it listed on exchange sites, dump coins and make money. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

Like I said, shitcoins. Seen this over and over for 10 years now.

Dragam1337 · Mar 28, 2024

ir_cow said:
Anyone considering to mine this, make sure to sell coins daily. Otherwise in 6 months, it probably won't be $3, but completely dead.

Only way to ensure you recoup money is selling every day.

Anyone considering mining this (or anything else) ought to heavily reconsider their priorities... like not wasting the earths resources on absolutely nothing...

ThrashZone · Mar 28, 2024

Hi,
Not many people care to much about AI mining user and internet data on their hardware bandwidth without getting any coin out of the deal
Seems a bit hypocritical if one is in favor of AI and against mining :rolleyes:

kapone32 · Mar 28, 2024

I have been CPU mining since late last year. If you are worried about a pyramid scheme, just get Nicehash. With that you are renting your equipment and paid in Bitcoin (by default) for it.

kapone32 said:
I have been CPU mining since late last year. If you are worried about a pyramid scheme, just get Nicehash. With that you are renting your equipment and paid in Bitcoin (by default) for it.

I am drinking and off tomorrow so it may have been 1 too many already. Funnily enough even though there is news about CPU mining AMD CPUs have been shedding price. You can regularly get a 7900 CPU for $499 CAD. The X3D are actually the best at mining on AM5 and the more cores you have the better the hash rate.

SL2 · Mar 28, 2024

A Computer Guy said:
In the past few weeks I've been pondering getting a 7950x for an upgrade as it was approaching an all time low of $550 USD. Looks like I waited too long!

Bestbuy $550, go for it.

idkidk · Mar 28, 2024

ir_cow said:
Another shitcoin to hit the market. Remember when the HDD plotter coin came around and tripled HDD prices? Yeah it crashed within months. People had 5k in HDDs and couldn't sell them.

So just like all shitcoins, grab it cheap, ride it until it's time to dump. Just don't be holding the bag.

It isn't even tradeable in any exchange... I wonder who even buys that

kapone32 · Mar 28, 2024

idkidk said:
It isn't even tradeable in any exchange... I wonder who even buys that

HiveOS is fully integrated. It goes into your Crypto wallet. Then you can transfer it to your TFSA and buy some nice Dividend stocks. Or risk a heart attack by trading in Crypto without using a bot or AI

evernessince · Mar 28, 2024

Maybe but due to the nature of chiplets AMD can dynamically allocate chiplets to their most popular products. The only scenario where that isn't possible is if AMD is already selling through them in more popular products that it can't allocate more.

Zen 5 is also right around the corner, which is supposed to be 3nm. If this has any staying power AMD could leverage both 5n and 3n nodes to produce as many chips as possible (possibly even an older 3rd node if AMD keeps the IO die the same as well).

I'm not as worried for CPUs as I would be with GPUs. CPUs are smaller and inherently have higher yield and chiplet architecture only furthers that.

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Is Crypto about to wreck consumer CPU availability?

Is Crypto about to wreck consumer CPU availability especially for the new AMD series coming soon?

Yes

No

It doesn't matter. Normies were never meant to have that many cores in the first place.

What is a CPU?

A Computer Guy

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