▲ 275 ▼ I Put a Datacenter GPU in My Gaming PC for £200 (blog.tymscar.com) submitted 3 months ago by lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago (4 children) I never expected used DC GPUs would make it to eBay. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 months ago (1 child) Lots of used DC gear makes it to eBay. This is how homelabbers survive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago I know that and I use that. But recently market for switches and servers dried up. I thought they were shredding DC GPUs too. Most of them die after 3-5 years anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 child) V100s are ancient in a market obsessed with the very very latest. The datacenters are unlikely to bother directly with eBay, but they have asset recovery companies that will take the stuff off their hands and seek buyers, including over eBay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago Hmm, there are some AMD Instict listings on ebay, after all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 months ago (1 child) Lots of used DC gear makes it to eBay. This is how homelabbers survive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago I know that and I use that. But recently market for switches and servers dried up. I thought they were shredding DC GPUs too. Most of them die after 3-5 years anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago I know that and I use that. But recently market for switches and servers dried up. I thought they were shredding DC GPUs too. Most of them die after 3-5 years anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 child) V100s are ancient in a market obsessed with the very very latest. The datacenters are unlikely to bother directly with eBay, but they have asset recovery companies that will take the stuff off their hands and seek buyers, including over eBay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago Hmm, there are some AMD Instict listings on ebay, after all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago Hmm, there are some AMD Instict listings on ebay, after all. permalink fedilink source parent