Archived Heres why you cant buy a high-end graphics card at Best Buy (Crypto boom creates GPU shortage) (arstechnica.com)
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'Not only are there hardly any graphics cards available for purchase, but the company has notified customers that it is suspending its return policy for graphics cards. '
'The graphics card shortage is happening because high-end graphics cards are the best way to mine Ethereum and other non-bitcoin cryptocurrencies. '
'On Wednesday, I visited my local Best Buy to see the graphics card shortage for myself. '
'Jared Walton of PC Gamer sums up the situation: "It's a terrible time to buy a graphics card."'
'Graphics card prices started inching upward around June 2017—the same time Ethereum prices started to soar. '
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