Lotto every night with casual mining?

[rapt]

Hi all, before i get started i just want to say that yes i know its stupid to mine on nvidia cards but its what i have and i just wanna have some fun. So i set everything to low and temps and all are fine. the only thing is my GPU core load is constantly at 99%. Is that bad for it? The GPU temp stabalizes at 50C.
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[W-M]

Of course I should warn you that it is a waste of resources to mine with something that costs more electricity than it gets you as coins, but of course the 'fun factor' is something only you can decide  .
I don't think this is bad for the card as long as the temperature is kept stable, but then again I am not a pro on computer hardware.

[coinomaly]

50 C is not really a whole lot of heat. My GPU sits at 75 degrees C in cgminer 24x7 and I have not had any problems with it. If you want your GPU to last 10 years you probably don't want to run at 100% load, but it should be totally fine for years until it becomes obsolete.

[rapt]

Thanks guys. Yeah i guess 50C isnt bad. It runs around 60C when i play games(skyrim/cs:go at high). My only concern was the core load, but thats also 99% while gaming anyways.  And i get the point about elec and all but i keep my laptop on most of the time anyways.. probably off 10 hours a week.. Yay technology!!
Thanks again!

Doing something you enjoy for money sometimes becomes a chore. :/

[freebeer2go]

if you are going to solo mine, at least use a AMD card. Otherwise, mine LTC may give you more fun.