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February 21, 2016, 08:20:02 AM |
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I have been heating my home most of the time for the last 5 years with a group of computers (did litecoin mining on them for a year or so, 'till ASIC took over, then turned them back to my RC5/GIMPS efforts).
This past winter, I've had to keep 2 windows (with thermostatically-controlled fans in them) OPEN all winter, due to the addition of some A2 Terminators and my several-month-long S5/SP20 mining farm (sold the last of THOSE units off today).
You just need something reliable, miners work fine as "electric space heaters" if you buy reliable ones (and power supplies) or design and set up mining computers for reliablility (overclocking is a BAD IDEA anyway for mining, it's very inefficient).
Also, on motherboards, if you're going to mine on them get versions that put heat sinks on the power circuitry. It's a MAJOR plus for reliability on any motherboard that's going to be running 24/7
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