news 28 Posted February 14, 2014 If you've been following these things at all, you probably know that the Radeon R9 290X and its little brother, the R9 290, have been selling at steep premiums for a while now. Although both cards have been relatively easy to find in stock at online retailers, they've been going for something like $200 above list. The problem is one of supply and demand, of course. While our sources suggest that supply is healthy, demand from crypto-currency miners seems to be very strong. This puts AMD in an awkward position. The company could order additional wafers, which would put more GPUs in the market in a few months. By then, however, the crypto-currency bubble might burst, and AMD might find itself with excess inventory as miners unload second-hand Radeons on eBay. http://techreport.com/news/26046/how-about-a-radeon-r9-290x-for-900-bucks Thanks! -- The Tech Report http://techreport.com/ -- To unsubscribe from: TR-News, just follow this link: http://techreport.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/trnews/reviewnews// Click this link, or copy and paste the address into your browser. Share this post Link to post
