Well value, like beauty, is where you find it I guess. For me the lack of a central validating authority - a key proposal of cryptocurrencies is that they be independent of such things - is not a strength but a weakness. But opinions will differ.
Now : on another tack entirely, does the usage of a card as a crypto-miner degrade it especially because of that role ? I ask this as a genuine query as to their value for other purposes once they are discarded from mining. On Ebay for instance it seems oft quoted as a virtue that one hasn't been used for cryptocurrency purposes ( and how could you actually verify that anyway ). Could they be a good buy ?
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Well value, like beauty, is where you find it I guess. For me the lack of a central validating authority - a key proposal of cryptocurrencies is that they be independent of such things - is not a strength but a weakness. But opinions will differ.
Now : on another tack entirely, does the usage of a card as a crypto-miner degrade it especially because of that role ? I ask this as a genuine query as to their value for other purposes once they are discarded from mining. On Ebay for instance it seems oft quoted as a virtue that one hasn't been used for cryptocurrency purposes ( and how could you actually verify that anyway ). Could they be a good buy ?
Cheers, Mike.
I saw a study somewhere that I can't find right now that said unless the card was run for a LONG time as a crypto miner then it's no different than a avid gamer using the card. Crypto people run their cards 24/7, just like we crunchers do, the key is they will run hundreds or thousands of them at one time in a mining rig.
I actually got a mining rig for Christmas one year and was going to let it crunch, I wasn't putting crypto type cards in it, but quit after I realized I didn't really have the room for it. 8 gpu's in one rig could put out some RAC.
On Ebay for instance it seems oft quoted as a virtue that one hasn't been used for cryptocurrency purposes ( and how could you actually verify that anyway ). Could they be a good buy ?
There's no way to tell if it was used for mining a lot afaik.
After a longer time of use there's a higher chance of broken capacitators for example. People who repair graphics cards replace these very often. But eventually these cards are better than some card which has been used in a dusty gaming computer in a moisty room. You never know.
Also: miners often undervolt these cards because they become more efficient, it's all about the used energy vs. crunching. Gamer tend to overclock / overvolt ;)
I would totally buy one of these cards if it's cheap.
A Proud member of the O.F.A. (Old Farts Association). Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.® (Garrison Keillor) I want some more patience. RIGHT NOW!
Gridcoin is the only crypto I
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Gridcoin is the only crypto I am interested in because it rewards crunching BOINC tasks.
melk schrieb: Gridcoin is
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Interesting, I will look into it. Always wondered why no cryptocurrency uses its "Proof of Work" for something meaningful. Guess I was wrong ;)
Well value, like beauty, is
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Well value, like beauty, is where you find it I guess. For me the lack of a central validating authority - a key proposal of cryptocurrencies is that they be independent of such things - is not a strength but a weakness. But opinions will differ.
Now : on another tack entirely, does the usage of a card as a crypto-miner degrade it especially because of that role ? I ask this as a genuine query as to their value for other purposes once they are discarded from mining. On Ebay for instance it seems oft quoted as a virtue that one hasn't been used for cryptocurrency purposes ( and how could you actually verify that anyway ). Could they be a good buy ?
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Mike Hewson wrote: Well
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I saw a study somewhere that I can't find right now that said unless the card was run for a LONG time as a crypto miner then it's no different than a avid gamer using the card. Crypto people run their cards 24/7, just like we crunchers do, the key is they will run hundreds or thousands of them at one time in a mining rig.
I actually got a mining rig for Christmas one year and was going to let it crunch, I wasn't putting crypto type cards in it, but quit after I realized I didn't really have the room for it. 8 gpu's in one rig could put out some RAC.
Mike Hewson schrieb: On Ebay
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There's no way to tell if it was used for mining a lot afaik.
After a longer time of use there's a higher chance of broken capacitators for example. People who repair graphics cards replace these very often. But eventually these cards are better than some card which has been used in a dusty gaming computer in a moisty room. You never know.
Also: miners often undervolt these cards because they become more efficient, it's all about the used energy vs. crunching. Gamer tend to overclock / overvolt ;)
I would totally buy one of these cards if it's cheap.
Cheap!!! ???? Where, where!
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Cheap!!! ???? Where, where!
A Proud member of the O.F.A. (Old Farts Association). Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.® (Garrison Keillor) I want some more patience. RIGHT NOW!
Tom M schrieb: Cheap!!!
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Better question would be: when?