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