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08:43 | RTX 3070 Ti Rumored
With the 3080 Ti now functionally confirmed to exist in a 12GB SKU, and with a freshly rumored May 26th release date (and 25th review date), we can all declare our boredom of this GPU and move on to the next rumor. The next one is the RTX 3070 Ti, alleged to exist by HKEPC. HKEPC’s Chinese-language coverage cited AIB partners in Taiwan (most of them) as the source for the information.
HKEPC says that the RTX 3070 Ti will be available in early June. The media outlet said that the GPU will be GA104, which is currently used in the RTX 3070, the 3060 Ti, and some mobile devices. The 3070 uses GA104-300, the 3060 Ti uses GA104-200, and the 3070 Ti is rumored to use GA104-400. HKEPC says that this will run 6144 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6X, with the G6X inclusion making it a higher value target for miners.
Apr 18, 2021 03:26 EDT with 1 comment
While most of us are well aware that Ethereum mining, among other reasons, has led to a dearth of graphics cards, very soon we could see a shortage of storage components like hard disk drives and SSDs as well. According to a report by Hong Kong media outlet HKEPC, people there are starting to hoard large quantities of HDDs and SSDs to prepare for mining the new Chia crypto-coin that was released yesterday. The new coin has been developed by Bram Cohen, who is most famous for his Bit Torrent invention.
Chia, unlike coins like Ethereum, utilizes the Proof of Space cryptographic technique such that it uses unused storage space like that in HDDs and SSDs. As a result, prices for these components have started spiking by up to three times in Hong Kong, and if the rest of the world catches up to Chia, then we may see a global shortage and massive price surges of storage components as well. Currently, it seems that hard drives that hav