The shortage of graphics cards is about to end
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Finally, there is good news for all PC users, as the availability of graphics cards is about to recover, so very soon we should start to see models in stores at reasonable prices.
The availability of graphics cards is already increasing
Earlier this week, Digitimes reported that graphics card providers like Gigabyte, MSI, and others expected their card shipments to drop 40 percent month-over-month. This is because the market for digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Etherum is losing some of its momentum, and large mining operations are reducing their investment in GPU, in the face of the arrival of dedicated mining platforms, which is known as ASIC., which will come out before the end of the year
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This situation will increase availability, so retailers will have to reduce sales prices, which are currently very abusive. For example, the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 is currently being sold on Amazon for $ 700, and other retailers have it listed for $ 600, which is its official price, and which represents its lowest price in all of this year. 2018. Getting a GeForce GTX 1070 or 1080 close to its official price is a safe move, which should allow you to spend years playing without ever having to upgrade again.
This is undoubtedly very good news, Nvidia is expected to launch this year new graphics cards based on its Turing architecture, thanks to the collapse of mining activity based on GPUs, the availability of these new cards for gamers will be good, provided that Don't start a new mining trend with another cryptocurrency.
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