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Ethereum mining hurts gamers right in the wallet

Seamus ByrneBy Seamus ByrneJuly 4, 2017

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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Seamus Byrne

Seamus runs Byteside. You may also have spotted his words at the Australian Financial Review, the ABC, Junkee, Gamespot, The Esports Observer, CNET, Gizmodo and a few other spots over the years. He's very happy that he gets to nerd out for a living.

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