Does your motherboard suffer from mining?

[pieterjanvh]

Hi all,

I was thinking of mining with my new PC when I'm not at home or when I'm sleeping.
You can find a lot of information about how damaging it is to your GPU, but nobody ever seems to talk about the motherboard.

My PC has the following specs:
I7-4770K
ASUS Maximus Hero VI
ASUS 280x DC2T

I'm ok with my GPU's lifespan decreasing when mining, but I'd rather not have to get a new motherboard any time soon.

Can anyone tell me how damaging mining is for a motherboard?

Thanks in advance.

[phoenixsilverbird]

After a few days of mining, there is an 80% chance that a motherboard will fail. Repairing this damage will cost around 3/4 of what you originally paid for your motherboard.

There is also a significant safety hazard, the following are likely to happen:

1. Dangerous fumes will be emitted after a week

2. Smoke will be given off

3. The motherboard could potentially catch fire a few hours after it is turned off

As well as this, there's the risk of instant death if you touch it while running.

[pieterjanvh]

You're so funny... 

[Colin Miner]

I have several old motherboards running for GPU mining, no problems. They have already been used and discarded, now they have a new lease of life for mining.

Your motherboard will become obsolete before it fails.

Don't avoid mining because you are worried about your hardware, just look after it by ensuring all the fans are turning ok and not blocked with dust.

Which altcoin do you plan to mine?

[pieterjanvh]

Ok, thanks for your input.

[empoweoqwj]

Depends on the board, and how much you push it, whether you cool it properly.

If you stick 5 graphic cards in a mobo and run in a hot room, it won't last very long at all. Its all in the detail.

[Quix]

I use old discarded boards (only two cards per system) and I haven't had any issues. This keeps my hardware costs far below most people with 5-6 cards to a system because I get the cpu, board and RAM for almost nothing. One of them has been mining for 2 years after running 24/7 for 4 years after being my gaming system for the 4 years before that.

Seriously, unless you have a cooling issue it's not stressful on the board at all. Motherboards are designed to run 24/7 for about 10 years and most of them last longer than that unless you do something stupid.

[pieterjanvh]

Ok, thanks a lot for the replies.
Cooling is not an issue, card gets around 75 degrees when mining in a closed case.
If I open the sidepanel the GPU only gets around 70 degrees.

[VariableDiff]

it should be fine if you use powered risers. if not and more tan 3 cards, than you are in the risk zone.