Good idea tweeting them but I doubt they're ready for the miner onslaught ;D
We really have no idea how many will be available at launch, only AMD does. I used that number as it was the only one mentioned so far but yeah coming from Kyle who knows. He could be completely off but that number seemed reasonable given the RX480's are built on a completely new fab.
Looks like nanopool is accepting the soft fork (2% vs .3% yes/no). Their latest update:
Nanopool already switched, as have most of the other pools. The soft fork officially goes into effect at block 1,800,000.It is 2.5%/.3%, so, will this happen?
I really doubt it's accurate, and is more likely pulled out of his rear end. Hell, OCUK basically said they have 1000+ cards from a single AIB, and are expecting to sell 500+ on the first day. I'd expect far fewer than that if there were yield issues.
Then again, if the number of available units worldwide isn't in the six figures, it'll probably still get bought like hotcakes by miners. I uh, might be restarting the hobby as soon as I can get my grubby paws on some reference RX 480s.
Hmmm Ethereum prices crashed to 12$. Was there anything special today?
Maybe this? https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/06/28/security-alert-dos-vulnerability-in-the-soft-fork/Hmmm Ethereum prices crashed to 12$. Was there anything special today?
Security Alert DoS Vulnerability in the Soft Fork
Lol really? Another fail in DAO software? What a high level of incompetence we have to witness here!
Lol really? Another fail in DAO software? What a high level of incompetence we have to witness here!
Well maybe the recent news will slow down the 480 sales a bit. Hard fork incoming it looks like (finally).
Does the hard fork mean that anyone that has been mining will lose out on the coins they got?
Would you guys pay $140 for a used XFX reference 290x?
I don't see any mention of this on https://blog.ethereum.org/ ?Well maybe the recent news will slow down the 480 sales a bit? Hard fork incoming it looks like (finally)!
Does the hard fork mean that anyone that has been mining will lose out on the coins they got?
Would you guys pay $140 for a used XFX reference 290x?
Long term this is very beneficial to the eco system even if that means short term dips which is just another reason to buy profiting off the weak hands.
Somewhat disappointing preliminary results from the 480:
http://forum.ethereum.org/discussion/8017/xfx-rx480-black-oc-1328m-8gb-mining-results
Maybe it will get better with drivers?
I think I'll stick with my 290s. Getting up to 30MHs (if possible) on the 480 is likely going to consume 200w...which isn't a ton better than the 290s anyway.
Somewhat disappointing preliminary results from the 480:
http://forum.ethereum.org/discussion/8017/xfx-rx480-black-oc-1328m-8gb-mining-results
Maybe it will get better with drivers?
I think I'll stick with my 290s. Getting up to 30MHs (if possible) on the 480 is likely going to consume 200w...which isn't a ton better than the 290s anyway.