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Re:Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 307... by djmips on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @02:50AM (#27205402)
But gaming is fine, that's not a waste of energy at all.
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Re:Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 307... by Dzugaru on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:57AM (#27205791)
Well.. yes?
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Re:Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 307... by einpoklum on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @05:16AM (#27206235)
I didn't encourage or discourage gaming. Also, mining means stressing the GPU 24-7, gaming is occasional. ... if you're gaming 24-7, then please stop doing that to, it's not good for your physical and emotional well-being :-(
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Re:Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 307... by PeterStuer on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @06:05AM (#27206538)
In reality most mining happen with under-clocked GPU cores (and admittedly overclocked VRAM), and at very stable temperatures. The GPU that is used 24/7 for mining will be far less stressed than a GPU that is powered on and off, and cycles through a lot of thermal changes throughout the day
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Re:Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 307... by einpoklum on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @09:28AM (#27208259)
So, will the occasional gaming work still consume more energy / produce more heat?
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