I'm all for it. My system with a 3080 had a hardware issue so I needed to swap it for a new one. It took me weeks of shenanigans with the vendor because they couldn't get a new card to send me a new system. And that was after a month's wait to get the original system, also due to supply constraints. I have actual work to do, and am fine with NVidia making it harder for make-money-fast potlatchers if that means I can actually buy their product to do useful work.
AIB partners are selling a significant number of GPUs directly to miners, bypassing the distribution chain, without warranty, at about 30% higher prices than the distributors pay.
So just FYI this largely comes down to your vendor making a decision that they'd rather sell a card to a miner than service your warranty request. They have cards, just not for you.
> We have heard many stories where miners in China are queuing up to NVIDIA board partner factories in hopes to buy graphics cards in bulk. Some AIBs agree to sell cards directly to them because those clients pay more (usually 1/3 more than any distributor) and they get limited or no warranty at all.
I bought an MSI desktop with a 3080 specifically for gaming. I didn't even know you could mine ethereum with a 3080 until after buying it. I've been running a miner using power from my solar cells when I'm not gaming. I don't deserve to have my card crippled. Fuck NVidia.
EDIT: Ok, I bothered to read the article. This is a hardware measure for new cards, not existing cards.
