Re:500M Avira antivirus users introduced to cryptomining
by MauranKilom on Sunday January 09, 2022 @06:38AM
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> Most of the heat isn't coming out of the CPU itself, but the power supply & the graphics card(s).
Wow, the power supply wastes that much electricity on its own? That seems very inefficient...
As for longevity? Well, I don't run it at full capacity like that normally. The CPU is still going strong, 8 years in. I replaced the original 690s with a newer card because, better graphics, not that the cards went bad or anything. I have had issues with thermal shutdown due to bad liquid coolers, but no damage to the chips. But, replacing the cooler gets everything back and running again. I'm on my 3rd cooler.
Most of the heat isn't coming out of the CPU itself, but the power supply & the graphics card(s).