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Title: Mining on laptop a bad idea if the temperatures are 68-70c? Post by: Newminer27 on February 03, 2018, 11:22:09 PM So I made a thread today about the new mining rig im building, but also that I am mining on my 2 gaming computers currently, my desktop 1080 and laptop 1060. People advised against using the laptop and normally I would agree as the first gaming laptop I owned got to the low 90s on the gpu, it was so bad I actually returned it to amazon lol. This current laptop however runs the gpu at an impressively cool 68-70c even with a high overclock (+125 core, +425 memory). Someone mentioned undervolting but I think it should be fine if the temps are good. correct me if im wrong lol
Title: Re: Mining on laptop a bad idea if the temperatures are 68-70c? Post by: Undefined31415 on February 03, 2018, 11:50:38 PM So I made a thread today about the new mining rig im building, but also that I am mining on my 2 gaming computers currently, my desktop 1080 and laptop 1060. People advised against using the laptop and normally I would agree as the first gaming laptop I owned got to the low 90s on the gpu, it was so bad I actually returned it to amazon lol. This current laptop however runs the gpu at an impressively cool 68-70c even with a high overclock (+125 core, +425 memory). Someone mentioned undervolting but I think it should be fine if the temps are good. correct me if im wrong lol If fans are running at 100%, or close to 100%, it won't last long. Laptop fans are typically much smaller than the fans on desktop graphics cards, so in order to achieve similar airflow, they must spin at higher RPMs. This causes additional wear. Laptops were not meant to be pegged 24/7. Removing it from the case and adding your own fan setup could make it a better plan, but I doubt it's worth it. In general, if you have a laptop that's recent enough to offer a reasonable hashrate, and you don't mind gradually ruining it by mining, it's better to sell the laptop and put the money towards a real rig, or put it into coins. Title: Re: Mining on laptop a bad idea if the temperatures are 68-70c? Post by: Newminer27 on February 04, 2018, 12:51:22 AM So I made a thread today about the new mining rig im building, but also that I am mining on my 2 gaming computers currently, my desktop 1080 and laptop 1060. People advised against using the laptop and normally I would agree as the first gaming laptop I owned got to the low 90s on the gpu, it was so bad I actually returned it to amazon lol. This current laptop however runs the gpu at an impressively cool 68-70c even with a high overclock (+125 core, +425 memory). Someone mentioned undervolting but I think it should be fine if the temps are good. correct me if im wrong lol If fans are running at 100%, or close to 100%, it won't last long. Laptop fans are typically much smaller than the fans on desktop graphics cards, so in order to achieve similar airflow, they must spin at higher RPMs. This causes additional wear. Laptops were not meant to be pegged 24/7. Removing it from the case and adding your own fan setup could make it a better plan, but I doubt it's worth it. In general, if you have a laptop that's recent enough to offer a reasonable hashrate, and you don't mind gradually ruining it by mining, it's better to sell the laptop and put the money towards a real rig, or put it into coins. good point I hadnt considered fan life... lol. I wont mine on my laptop anymore Title: Re: Mining on laptop a bad idea if the temperatures are 68-70c? Post by: flip4flop on February 04, 2018, 02:33:21 AM Yup thats the biggest thing, soon as the fan dies you other components are not far behind it. In general, it is never advisable to mine on a laptop. The risk of something burning out quick is not worth the dollar or two per day you may make.
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