Subj : Re: Crypto currencies and mining..
To   : Nighti
From : McDoob
Date : Sat Jan 08 2022 09:50 am

 Ni> ... and while you're using your gaming rig for mining, you're shortening
 Ni> a live span of your hardware. All the components don't like to run that
 Ni> hot. CPU and GPU are at max load and the regular cooling of a desktop PC
 Ni> is not really that great to run at max load 24/7

The games I play are just as demanding on my hardware as mining. Gaming
obviously isn't going to run my GPU at max load constantly, but I'm also not
mining 24/7; my PC is only doing that when I'm asleep.

As for cooling, this is a custom-built PC, and it has water cooling for the
CPU and GPU. If it were some pre-built system, I would be concerned with
temperatures, too. However, with adequate cooling, there is no real risk to
the hardware.

And, recently, it hasn't been mining. Thanks to the insanity in the GPU market
lately, I'm stuck with a pretty old GPU (GTX1060), and it's no longer earning
enough to be worthwhile.

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
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