Why the Litecoin Craze Hurts More Than Helps Brand AMD Radeon

Stefan Mileschin · 3rd January 2014, 07:35

Price wars between GPU makers are something to look forward to each year, as that's when you get the best bang for your buck. Such an optimal time to buy new graphics cards usually comes when both AMD and NVIDIA have launched a new graphics card lineup, each. AMD tends to launch its lineup first, followed by NVIDIA, which then begins a cycle of proactive and reactive price-cuts between the two, which churns out the $300 price-performance sweet-spot so well, and a purchase from that segment usually sets your PC up for the following three years. 2013-14 saw a major disruption to this cycle, Litecoin mining. Litecoin miners will hurt more than help brand AMD Radeon, here's why.

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3rd January 2014, 07:35	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,597	Why the Litecoin Craze Hurts More Than Helps Brand AMD Radeon Price wars between GPU makers are something to look forward to each year, as that's when you get the best bang for your buck. Such an optimal time to buy new graphics cards usually comes when both AMD and NVIDIA have launched a new graphics card lineup, each. AMD tends to launch its lineup first, followed by NVIDIA, which then begins a cycle of proactive and reactive price-cuts between the two, which churns out the $300 price-performance sweet-spot so well, and a purchase from that segment usually sets your PC up for the following three years. 2013-14 saw a major disruption to this cycle, Litecoin mining. Litecoin miners will hurt more than help brand AMD Radeon, here's why. http://www.techpowerup.com/196320/wh...md-radeon.html

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