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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 GeForce RTX 3070 graphics cards, originally used for cryptocurrency mining, stored in a basement. Despite years of disuse and minor signs of wear, the cards are believed to be salvageable and potentially suitable for gaming. 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

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  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    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 li

    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 pote…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/lucky-pc-scavenger-dis… tomshardware.com/pc-components

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