Re:Notice of Stolen EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards
by AlexanderTheGr8 on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:28PM
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If you don't mind, I have a couple of questions. What do you mine? And why not use ASICs or dedicated hardware rather than GPUs?
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Re:Notice of Stolen EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards
by t0mbstone on Monday November 15, 2021 @06:06PM
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I'm using NiceHash on Windows, since it automatically switches between mining the most profitable cryptos. It always seems to just mine Ethereum for the most part though.
The reason I mine this way (instead of with ASICs or dedicated hardware) is because this is all equipment that I would have bought anyways for gaming and/or programming work. I do a lot of gaming in 4K at 120 fps, and the RTX 3090 is pretty much the only video card that can actually pull that off.
Being able to toggle the gaming rig into mining mode whenever I'm not actively using it means that the equipment pays for itself. It's a lot easier to justify spending $6,000 on a gaming rig when that same gaming rig earns you over $100 a month worth of passive income!
Re:Notice of Stolen EVGA GeForce RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards
by drexlspivey on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:49PM
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Etherium and a bunch of other coins are purposefully ASIC resistant, you need a GPU to mine them.