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Ethereum mining hurts gamers right in the wallet

Graphics card prices are getting pushed higher because of folks looking for a piece of the cryptocurrency mining action.

Seamus Byrne
Seamus Byrne
Ethereum mining hurts gamers right in the wallet

Graphics card prices are getting pushed higher because of folks looking for a piece of the cryptocurrency mining action.

Really nice analysis from Tom's Hardware on how low, mid and high end card prices are being affected as the newest hot crypto on the block, Ethereum, draws more and more GPU resources from miners looking for coin in them thar bits.

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