Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new PCIe 5.0 powerconnector

Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by saberdancer on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @03:06AM (#28836897)

Yes. That's one of the benefits.

Some people use electric heating even without crypto so using GPUs to mine crypto to get the same effect is a no brainer.

Problem is that during the summer you have to get rid of the excess heat, so you need air conditioning or perhaps open air cooling.

Not gonna lie, I've used my GPU to heat up my small room before.

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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by adrianN on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @03:13AM (#28836934)

It's not a "no brainer" if you include the cost of the GPUs. You need to do at least a little math to figure out whether it's actually cheaper that a simple resistive heater (or a heatpump).

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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by belval on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @09:34AM (#28839463)

Pretty sure that he was implying that if you already have a GPU then you should mine during the winter instead of using conventional heating.

That's how I read it at least.

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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by denton-scratch on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:56AM (#28840521)

> so you need air conditioning or perhaps open air cooling.

Or icebergs - Reyjavik is a popular place to build data-centres, so I have heard. They also have good geothermal in those parts.

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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by reportgunner on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:13AM (#28839921)

Im no expert but coupled with solar panels you get more power during summer to run the AC

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