The two units it acquired were used to mine cryptocurrencies in the past
When it comes to updating your Gaming PC, one of the most interesting options on the market is to go to the second-hand market. In it, you can find the most interesting offers, but if you are not careful you can also fall for a scam and pay 2,000 euros for a team that barely exceeds 1,000. And, although this was not the situation that today’s protagonist experienced, his story is marked by a bargain that it’s not so much as it seems.
As stated in a recent publication of reddita user wanted to share his joy with the rest of the community by revealing that he achieved two RTX 3060 Ti for just 400 euros. As many will know, these cards cost between 300 and 500 euroswhich is why he managed to save between 200 and 600 euros. But, unfortunately for him, despite having obtained this bargain, it is very likely that the units he purchased will not offer the expected performance.
They are units for mining cryptocurrencies
As many indicated in the comments, there had to be an explanation behind this offer. Thus, many pointed to cryptocurrency mining, a condition that considerably reduces the price of graphics cards once they are not used. And, to calm the gossip in the comments, the original creator of the post came to the fore and explained that yes, these were mined units, but that it was still an interesting offer.
According to him, the seller was “honest about it” and assured him that these units had been little used. Furthermore, he added that they had been stored for a year and, as proof of this, he assured that “lack of dust” confirmed it. However, many shook their heads at this statement, as they consider that the graphics cards used for mining are not very useful. Be that as it may, what cannot be denied is that it achieved a unique market opportunity: two very competent GPUs for the price of one.
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