Building a Litecoin mining computer - need help finding a GPU

[iantrz]

For a couple weeks now I've been planning to build a custom desktop that can mine Litecoins, and with the recent jump in the price of Litecoins (over $30/ea) decided it is time I pull the trigger on this. I was following the /r/gpumining subreddit and they recommend the AMD 7950 graphics card for mining, but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone here know where I can get one of these cards, maybe on a Black Friday sale, or is there a better card that works just as well for mining? Thanks in advance!

 

[IncoherentOrange]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=hd+7950
TigerDirect's got 'em, but only XFX cards (rumor has it that XFX cards have trouble with mining, which explains that) unless you want to buy for Mac (and pay a ton) and wipe the BIOS or pay more to get Sleeping Dogs with it.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=hd 7950
Amazon too. Not super prices, though.
I think everyone bought them when Litecoin went up. Heh.

 

[samuelmorris]

I think people seem to be debunking the XFX rumour as nobody can explain to me what the issue is - my cards seem to have had no issue mining. They'll be tricky to find as they're discontinued - the direct replacement is the R9 280 (not X) which is almost the exact same card.

 

[MrGuvernment]

7950 seems to the best bang for the buck on production.

 

[CapriSkye]

doesn't 280 draw more power?