As we predicted a few months earlier, the crypto currency boom led to the fact that affordable video cards practically disappeared from sale, and manufacturers began to produce specialized, cheaper solutions, often devoid of any display connectors. There were even special versions of drivers - so, AMD released a special version of Crimson 17. 1 with the support of "farmer" video cards. Do not stay aloof and such a giant in the field of components, like GIGABYTE.
The company announced the release of eight models of cards designed specifically for crypto-amplifiers. The list is as follows:.
-GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC 4G MI (GV-N105TOC-4GD-MI);.
-GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G MI (GV-N1060WF2OC-3GD-MI);.
-GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G MI (GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD-MI);.
-GeForce GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC 8G MI (GV-N1070WF2OC-8GD-MI);.
-Radeon RX 470 WINDFORCE 4G MI (GV-RX470WF2-4GD-MI);.
-Radeon RX 570 Gaming 4G MI (GV-RX570GAMING-4GD-MI);.
-Radeon RX 580 Gaming 4G MI (GV-RX580GAMING-4GD-MI);.
-Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G MI (GV-RX580GAMING-8GD-MI).
Apparently, the company has accumulated a significant number of WindForce 2X coolers with two 90-mm fans and four heat pipes - all eight new products are equipped with the same cooling systems. But the range of GPUs used is very wide: from GP107 to GP104 (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1060 and GeForce GTX 1070) from the "green side" and both generations of Polaris, 10 and 20 (Radeon RX 470, 570 and 580) with "Red". The models differ, mainly by the amount of video memory. It is interesting that in the available photos the novelties are equipped with a usual set of display ports, which allows them to be used for games.
All models received the prefix MI to the name, which means "mining". It is not entirely clear what the manufacturer saved: it is quite possible that both in the process of selecting components or pre-sale testing, since the guarantee for new video cards with the suffix MI is only three months.
Perhaps there is no lower reliability for new products, and the short warranty period is due only to harsh operating conditions of cards in the structure of "farms" - the resources of GP and memory are used in this scenario to the maximum, in 24/7 mode, and the overall cooling is not always adequately organized, Which leads to accelerated depreciation of hardware components. The prices were not disclosed, but it is known that they will be lower than those of the similar in configuration gaming models GIGABYTE. Especially for those who plan to build several "farms", new items will be delivered to the market in batches of 20 units, perhaps with some discount.