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Hey guys, new to the pool, and mining happily. Noticed the stats page freezing today, it seems to be okay now.. |
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OK, I'll admit I ruined 2 Ati cards, 1 died at almost 2x stock clocks at 2.5V under dry ice, the other died at stock clocks when the water cooling failed and the fullcover waterblok reachted >boiling temperature for prolonged time (memory fried, artefacts..)
Anyway, mining bitcoin isn't very memory intensive (I hear LiteCoin is, but not sure..), so for Bitcoin, you could dial the memory right down and make sure that doesn't fry..
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Some cards might handle 90c or higher, but that is dangerous to some, and depending on the setup can also affect other components (an open-air rig would be a different story however, and can run a bit hotter so long as the air vents away properly)
the other thing is, as i mentioned, rapid heating or cooling will do the most damage. running at 70c 24/7 is okay so long as the card isnt forcing 95%+ fanspeed (indicator that temps are VERY high), and a constant temp is fine for hardware. however, if after 24hrs you turned off the PC and walked away, the card could cool from 70c to 30c fairly fast, causing metal heatsinks and traces to flex every so slightly as they shift/contract. Same thing heating up from room temp to full operation too quickly. It can effectively open a solder point and disrupt the data/power flow of the entire chip.
Thats basiclly how every nvidia card since the 8xxx series dies 2 weeks after warranty expires.. |
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Any real man never reads the manual first..  |
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The simplest scam in the world is to offer either something that does not exist or that makes money without doing much of anything, and BFLs products cover both quite well. exactly my first impression, I can't believe people don't see right through this.. I mean, if I could build a small device that makes free money, the very last thing I'd do is sell it.. |
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I love Bitcoin, internet wild wild west all over again.
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"Its sooo light"
"Its the internet, it doesn't weight anything!" ~IT Crowd
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Sooo, will old bitcoins become extra valuable because they're antique?  |
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It seems that 13.3 is (currently) no good, read the same thing elsewhere too..
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That might be a good thing, we don't need a central bank in bitcoin, makes bitcoin an easy target...
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Maybe the point that you have to post in /other/newbies should be in the "help" button at the top of the forum, because I had to google it to find out why I couldn't post in /mining/ just a tip.. |
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Running my HD5870 at 80~85 degrees here.. Never had problems with ATi products running around those temperatures.. Will go back to watercooling soon, mostly for silence.
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Interesting topic indeed. I've so far mined 1/40th of a bitcoin (I just started), but I'll be backupping to various USB sticks too.. |
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Hello everyone. I'm Alexander, student and parttime network engineer. Just began BTC mining recently.. |
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