Stefan Mileschin

We have been talking about mining-specific cards for a few weeks now, and most of us are aware of the video card shortages caused by the recent Etherum mining craze. Sapphire has the first "mining only" card that we know of for sale. Product information: RADEON RX 470 MINING EDITION 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD SAPPHIRE's acclaimed Dual-X Cooling is powered by two massive yet silent fans and state-of-the-art radiator design. The new form of our 95mm blades mean greater airflow and superior heatsink coverage at lower noise compared to standard cooling designs. These feature dual ball bearing fans, which have an 85% longer lifespan than sleeve bearings in our tests. The improvements to the fan blades means the solution is up to 10% quieter than the previous generation. These cards of course do not have the hardware needed for video output as all HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI outputs have been removed in what is very much likely an effort to save cost. It looks as if these cards have shorter warranties as well. While miners are going to be saving a bit of upfront cost (maybe), selling these into the used secondary market will of course be hampered greatly since gamers cannot use these cards.

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/06/...or_sale_in_uk/