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[TheBoy]

I still prefer PS2 mouses & keyboards.

Modern fancy stuff.  Far to easy to plug them in the wrong port, unlike the proper originals.

[TheBoy]

GPU pricing is solely down to Cryptocurrency miners.

Only if you listen to (notoriously lazy) computer journos.

Whilst the crypto-miners have had an impact, you'll find most are going into data centres and supercomputers.

[Broomies Mate]

I still prefer PS2 mouses & keyboards.

Modern fancy stuff.  Far to easy to plug them in the wrong port, unlike the proper originals.

9Pin Serial Mouse and AT Keyboard.  All industry standard at the time..... oh how things have changed.

GPU pricing is solely down to Cryptocurrency miners.

Only if you listen to (notoriously lazy) computer journos.

Whilst the crypto-miners have had an impact, you'll find most are going into data centres and supercomputers.

Data centres don't tend to have a huge array of GPU performance, for obvious reasons.  Supercomputers, yes, but they are not as prevalent as people make out.  The *new* big thing in PC gaming was going to be Cloud Gaming.... it never really took off, and big names in the industry have since dropped plans to expand, or indeed scrapped what they had already implemented.

Seriously, cyrptocurrency mining is MASSIVE, and only getting bigger.  You only need to look at the number of new currencies which are being made-up on the spot sold as the next BitCoin.  Serious money is being spent by the Energy companies, as Electricity theft is a huge problem, and not for growing Herbs.

[TheBoy]

Data centres don't tend to have a huge array of GPU performance, for obvious reasons.

//Panto mode

Oh yes they do

//Panto off

As datacenters move off Intel (and AMD, though they were never dominant) x86 and towards ARM, they deploy a lot of GPU clusters for data crunching compute.

These aren't the same that you and I can buy retail, but heavily customised GPUs that are only available to certain companies that I'm not allowed to say...  ...but think of the hyperscalers.  This is where all their (limited) production is going.  Nobody comes out and says this too loudly, because nVidia and AMD do not want people to know they are doing this, and are quite happy to blame shortages on the selfish, nasty crypto-miners.

[Mr Skrunts]

Still sorting, just found this, brand new and boxed.

Look at the specs

https://www.diytrade.com/china/pd/2149553/Pen_Digital_Camera.html

[ronnyd]

I still prefer PS2 mouses & keyboards.

Modern fancy stuff.  Far to easy to plug them in the wrong port, unlike the proper originals.

9Pin Serial Mouse and AT Keyboard.  All industry standard at the time..... oh how things have changed.

GPU pricing is solely down to Cryptocurrency miners.

Only if you listen to (notoriously lazy) computer journos.

Whilst the crypto-miners have had an impact, you'll find most are going into data centres and supercomputers.

Data centres don't tend to have a huge array of GPU performance, for obvious reasons.  Supercomputers, yes, but they are not as prevalent as people make out.  The *new* big thing in PC gaming was going to be Cloud Gaming.... it never really took off, and big names in the industry have since dropped plans to expand, or indeed scrapped what they had already implemented.

Seriously, cyrptocurrency mining is MASSIVE, and only getting bigger.  You only need to look at the number of new currencies which are being made-up on the spot sold as the next BitCoin.  Serious money is being spent by the Energy companies, as Electricity theft is a huge problem, and not for growing Herbs.

Talking of cryptocurrencies, I've just started having a few spam e-mails trying to get me hooked. Never had any before, until last week. 

[Mr Skrunts]

There is spam in my inbox and on Facebook daily, Even using Dragons den members for thier adverts