Gamers don’t be in a hurry, even if Bitcoin goes down, you still don’t have a graphics card to use

Even if the virtual currency goes down, it is not certain that there is a graphics card to use.

In the past few days, the Bitcoin price suddenly went down, making the gaming community happy like opening the flag in the stomach. Everyone thinks that when the virtual currency drops in price, the video card will also go down and the opportunity to buy VGA of gamers will be more open. However, the reality is not quite so rosy. Even a rather dark prospect is waiting for the gaming community ahead. Even if the virtual currency goes down, it is not certain that there is a graphics card to use.

The price of VGA increased not only because of the fever of virtual money

Undeniably, the fact that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies fly high in time is one of the main reasons for the dizzying increase in VGA prices. However, that’s not all. Another big reason is that the global semiconductor market is extremely scarce.

Semiconductor shortage is the cause of the global chip crisis.

The shortage of semiconductors began with the COVID-19 crisis, when the largest manufacturing plants in the world had to close. The port situation worsened as residents’ needs began to change. With the increasing demand for working from home, people tend to buy more electronic devices, from desktops and laptops to streaming, storage and mobile devices.

The widening supply-demand gap makes the price of components and especially video cards become more expensive than ever. A “chip” crisis is taking place across the globe. Not only the game industry, many other manufacturing industries are also severely affected, such as cars, mobile phones, TVs, monitors…

Gamers with “craving” should not touch “VGA buffalo plow”

Assuming that Bitcoin and other cryptos will plummet in price in the near future, then the majority of cryptocurrency miners will discharge VGA to collect capital. This is true and has also happened in the past. Of course, the component market will then be more abundant in supply and gamers can “breathe” more easily in shopping.

However, it must be remembered that the more supply is only true for the old VGAs (that have gone through the mining process). The new line of video cards will still be scarce as usual (because of the shortage of semiconductors as mentioned above). The market will now be flooded with “VGA buffalo plow” lines and gamers can easily buy “disabled, even dying buffaloes”.

According to the latest information from many component manufacturers, they are planning to shorten the warranty period of video card lines due to concerns that excessive virtual currency mining will make the VGA lifespan extremely desirable. fragile. Warranty period from 36 months can be reduced to 12 and even 6 months.

Thus, if you buy a “VGA buffalo plow” that is about to break down and expires warranty, gamers will definitely hold the disadvantaged part in their hands. Granted, many experienced people will be able to distinguish and choose good cards, but this is not the majority. The risk of ordinary gamers when buying a “buffalo” graphics card is always very large.

The state of money loss when buying “VGA buffalo plow” may be repeated as in the middle of 2018 and the disadvantage is always on the side of gamers.