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Title: Hardware questions Post by: TheJason on March 19, 2012, 02:53:41 AM I know bitcoin mining will significantly decrease your hardware's life, but does anyone know by how much? I currently have a single Radeon 6850 and have mined for about 3-4 months. I don't mine 24/7, but only like 8-12 hours a day. How long will my GPU last? I also use it to play games and plan on buying another 6850 to crossfire for mining/games.
So any thoughts/suggestions? Title: Re: Hardware questions Post by: Lazer on March 20, 2012, 03:53:07 AM I know bitcoin mining will significantly decrease your hardware's life, but does anyone know by how much? I currently have a single Radeon 6850 and have mined for about 3-4 months. I don't mine 24/7, but only like 8-12 hours a day. How long will my GPU last? I also use it to play games and plan on buying another 6850 to crossfire for mining/games. So any thoughts/suggestions? Make sure your cooling is good, avoid static electricity, prevent dust from accumulating, and if you OC, do so within limits. Luck also plays a factor in any batch of tech. I've been mining on 18 5830s nearly 24/7 since June 2011 with no hardware problems. Title: Re: Hardware questions Post by: Cablez on March 20, 2012, 03:56:14 AM I have been mining on various hardware for almost a year and I concur with Lazer. Take care of your equipment and it should take care of you. ;D
PS - no failures yet......goes and knocks on wood. Title: Re: Hardware questions Post by: amytron on March 20, 2012, 05:21:00 AM don't do anything cray and it'll last
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