Re: Is it gamers trying to get cards
You do however mine other cryptocurrencies with GPUs, for which you often get paid in BTC...
Unless you're just trying to score nit-picky points, it really doesn't matter whether or not you're mining the BTC directly on your GPU, the end result is still an insatiable demand for GPUs from people wanting to convert GPU time into BTC one way or another (and being willing to pay above RRP for them), which has an undesirable impact on GPU availability (at more reasonable prices) for everyone else.