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| Worst First Build - How to Get a Free GPU During the World's Worst GPU Shortage Ever | 2021-03-25 | post |
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Originally posted on my old blog
The Great GPU Shortage continues to smash records. We live in ludicrous times indeed, where it's considered lucky to win a lottery to buy a $330 GPU... at a $200 markup! The barometer of Bitcoin and Ethereum prices continues to skyrocket, and my chances of finally getting a GPU and finishing my build were dimming every day with no end in sight.
But finish my build I did, with a GPU that ended up costing a grand total of... $0. (OK, maybe a dollar for the gas I used, but it was basically free.) How'd I do it? It's actually surprising simple.
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Join a Discord with people in your area. (I normally don't recommend Discord since it's a privacy nightmare, but welp, network effects!)
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Socialize with the other people so no one thinks you're a bot.
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Ask if anyone is getting rid of old graphics cards.
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Follow up any offers with DMs.
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Profit?
Yep, do these five simple steps and you'll have free GPU in no time!
There are a few gotchas though... you'll only get cards that "cost less than a pizza and a pizza runs faster graphics than this card". Also, the other person wasn't even sure if the card worked or not, but I lucked out and it worked perfectly.