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Re:SEC charges Nvidia with inadequate disclosures about impa... by bouncycastle on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @09:58AM (#31410742)
For bitcoin mining to pay for itself, you need to leave it running to the max 24/7. Each miner is a noisy ~3000w machine. So that's a 3000w heater. You would normally turn down the heater during the day, but if you turn off your miner during the day, you won't break even.
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Re:SEC charges Nvidia with inadequate disclosures about impa... by thinkmassive on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:17AM (#31411043)
Apparently you haven’t heard of immersion cooling. It’s essentially silent, and many people are using DIY setups to augment a heat pump or hot water heater.

Commercial solutions have been in development for a few years. Here’s one example: https://www.wisemining.io/

Edit: after re-reading your comment I realize you also aren’t aware that miners can be throttled. Powering it down is not the only alternative to consuming 3kW.

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