GPU prices soar for gamers as bitcoin miners buy up hardware to build rigs

Lucas123 writes: GPU prices have more than doubled in some cases as miners of cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, have purchased mass quantities of the high-speed cards in order to build mining rigs that are used to perform "Proof of Work" processing. Some of the most popular GPUs can't even be found anymore as they've sold out due to demand. Meanwhile, some retailers are pushing back against bitcoin miners by showing favoritism to their traditional gamer customers, allowing them to purchase GPUs at MSRP. Earlier this year, NVIDIA asked retailers of its hardware to prioritize sales to gamers over cryptocurrency miners.