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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. #1 Hey, I am very new to the pc world, this my first gaming pc so I was trying some crypto mining, I wanted to ask if using my card at 60 degree Celsius at 100 percent usage for around 10 hours will hurt it in the long run, like wear down the cores or fans ? tennis2 Feb 15, 2022 60C is relatively cool. No issues there.10hrs/day isn't awful. Most cypto miners run 24/7.As far as "wearing down the cores or fans" you're working against a MTBF. Most of the time, you underclock the GPU core for ETH mining (VRAM speeds are more important) so that's even less stress on the GPU itself. The fans are more of a RPM-...BF situation, so slower fan speeds = longer life. Nov 12, 2018 8,905 1,895 49,790 #2 60C is relatively cool. No issues there.10hrs/day isn't awful. Most cypto miners run 24/7.As far as "wearing down the cores or fans" you're working against a MTBF. Most of the time, you underclock the GPU core for ETH mining (VRAM speeds are more important) so that's even less stress on the GPU itself. The fans are more of a RPM-...BF situation, so slower fan speeds = longer life. Mar 16, 2013 177,589 20,890 184,590 #3 Also, what is the specific GPU, and what is your expected rate of return vs electricity cost? Nov 12, 2018 8,905 1,895 49,790 #4 I've dabbled in ETH mining a few times over the years on my gaming rig. First time I started, the ROI was like...3 months only!! I never had the gumption to keep it up for more than a few weeks at a time though. Between the low ROI from my RX480, the heat output, and the risk of your personal-use GPU potentially dying just didn't make sense for me.You also have to consider the up time. If you're only planning on mining for half the day, that doubles your ROI period.Keep in mind also that ETH is supposed to (finally) convert to proof-of-stake sometime in the middle of this year. After that, mining ETH with GPUs will effectively cease to exist. There are/will be other GPU mining options, but right now, not many of them are anywhere near as profitable.You're also subject to crypto price fluctuations (good or bad) and how long you intend to hold on to your earnings. You're a trader now. The first time I started mining ETH, it was at $300.....then it went to $1,000 (!!!)....then it went to $100.....then it went to $4,000.....then it went to
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