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Scavenger finds 12 Nvidia RTX 3070 GPUs from crypto mining era

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A Reddit user discovered a cache of 12 Nvidia RTX 3070 GPUs, originally used for Ethereum mining, stored in a basement. Despite years of disuse and minor signs of thermal pad degradation, the cards are believed to be salvageable and potentially valuable for gaming or resale. The user plans to test the GPUs and likely sell most of them, capitalizing on the high demand for graphics memory. AI

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Scavenger finds 12 Nvidia RTX 3070 GPUs from crypto mining era

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Kunal Khullar ·

    Lucky PC scavenger discovers 12 RTX 3070 GPUs from the crypto mining era — cards survived years of basement storage with only minor signs of wear

    What looked like a couple of forgotten mining rigs turned out to be a surprisingly valuable haul, with 12 RTX 3070 graphics cards potentially still ready for gaming duty.

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