Redditor finds RTX 3070 graphics cards worth $5,000 in abandoned crypto mining rigs
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TL;DR: A Redditor claims to have discovered two abandoned crypto mining rigs in a basement containing several valuable components, including a dozen RTX 3070 graphics cards, two 4GB DDR4 memory modules, and a couple of 120GB SSDs. The salvaged hardware also reportedly includes old power supplies and a pair of Z390 motherboards.
According to images posted by CelebrationIll9568 on the /pcmasterrace subreddit, all 12 GPUs were built by Zotac. The motherboards are part of MSI's MPG Z390 Gaming Plus lineup, designed specifically for gamers and overclockers. One of the PSUs is a 1000W Gold-rated unit from Rosewill, but the brands and specifications of the RAM and SSDs remain unclear.
The processors powering the two rigs also remain unidentified, but one of the images seems to show a stock Intel cooler, suggesting that at...
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