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Re:Forget $9,000… Bitcoin falls below $7,000 by outworlder on Monday February 05, 2018 @04:09PM (#16312211)
An open-air case running a GPU (sometimes undervolted) at a constant load versus a "gamer" GPU going through heat cycles (and sometimes overclocked)?

I'd take a mining rig GPU for a discount.

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Re:Forget $9,000… Bitcoin falls below $7,000 by t0mbstone on Monday February 05, 2018 @05:23PM (#16312801)
The biggest problem that mining GPUs tend to all suffer from is fan failure. I'm speaking from experience.

Replacing a video card's fan is certainly doable, but it isn't nearly as easy as replacing a CPU or case fan (due to the fact that so many GPUs have custom fan setups).

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Re:Forget $9,000… Bitcoin falls below $7,000 by outworlder on Monday February 05, 2018 @05:52PM (#16312984)
Excellent point, I had forgotten about this.

Some of the GPUs (like Sapphire's) have fans which are easier to replace. These are not the norm. Also, being easy to replace doesn't mean they are easy to acquire.

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