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I was just in Asia and the shelves in Taipei were chock full of GPUs. Saw a 3GB 1060 for $210, 6GB 1060 for $300 (RX 580 8G for about $300 as well, 570 only marginally cheaper around $280). I don't know if it's a sign of increased supply, just a local thing (electricity isn't too expensive but cooling and space are factors) - historically/typically PC components in Taipei are about 10% more than US pricing. In Japan, mining cards are still overpriced (eg $500+ for RX 580s, $400 for a 1060 6G), but you can get a 1050Ti for about $170 which seems reasonable - still a higher price than an RX 470 I bought last year, mind you). Tokyo component prices have been historically about 20% higher than in the US.It's a bit surprising to see prices still so elevated, but it looks like board manufacturers are slowly ramping up to meet demand ($450 on Amazon to buy a 1060 6G right now, or you can order one shipping in mid-March for $360)...(I've done some hobby mining since 2016, mainly to see what it's all about - IMO most people grossly underestimate how increasing difficulty and other factors impact their ROI, and it's very unlikely that they'd be able to make more mining just straight out buying cryptos. My electricity is hydro based so it's been nice that my GPU upgrades pay for themselves.)
I was just in Asia and the shelves in Taipei were chock full of GPUs. Saw a 3GB 1060 for $210, 6GB 1060 for $300 (RX 580 8G for about $300 as well, 570 only marginally cheaper around $280). I don't know if it's a sign of increased supply, just a local thing (electricity isn't too expensive but cooling and space are factors) - historically/typically PC components in Taipei are about 10% more than US pricing. In Japan, mining cards are still overpriced (eg $500+ for RX 580s, $400 for a 1060 6G), but you can get a 1050Ti for about $170 which seems reasonable - still a higher price than an RX 470 I bought last year, mind you). Tokyo component prices have been historically about 20% higher than in the US.
It's a bit surprising to see prices still so elevated, but it looks like board manufacturers are slowly ramping up to meet demand ($450 on Amazon to buy a 1060 6G right now, or you can order one shipping in mid-March for $360)...
(I've done some hobby mining since 2016, mainly to see what it's all about - IMO most people grossly underestimate how increasing difficulty and other factors impact their ROI, and it's very unlikely that they'd be able to make more mining just straight out buying cryptos. My electricity is hydro based so it's been nice that my GPU upgrades pay for themselves.)
