does mining bitcoin really F your pc

[MinerMan9000]

plz sam booooody help me plz

[Prodigy_Smit]

Yes, Yes it does.

[MinerMan9000]

Just now, Prodigy_Smit said:

Yes, Yes it does.

but what is my pc doesn't over heat, then will your answer change...

[Prodigy_Smit]

Just now, MinerMan9000 said:

but what is my pc doesn't over heat, then will your answer change...

No.

[PeachGr]

Rendering in general puts stress into your PC. Cpu rendering will not damage it especially if you have a nice cooler. GPU render it's something that worries me more because of something goes wrong then it will be an expensive mistake that is hard to fix. Ion general, rendering won't damage a good PC. Also a branded power supply is necessary. You don't want to lose sleep thinking of that

[Chionele]

No, but you're about 10 years late trying to make it worthwhile with a home computer.

[Badger906]

computers through use eventually wear out. components break. however that isn't measurable in any sense. heat kills.. but how much and how much it effects longevity.. again its an unknown. but unless your got 500 graphics cards and a few hundred cores you'll not make anything.

[WkdPaul]

* thread moved to the Folding@home, Boinc, and Coin Mining section *

[MinerMan9000]

7 hours ago, Chionele said:

No, but you're about 10 years late trying to make it worthwhile with a home computer.

i mean its not a home computer lmao

[UpInSmoke]

15 hours ago, Prodigy_Smit said:

Yes, Yes it does.

@Prodigy_Smit Does the same apply to F@H? I would assume so... I'm not familiar with Bitcoin Mining though and how heavy the workload is compared to the F@H Project workloads

I have two older Dell Optiplex 7010s running my FAH Clients on Debian

But occasionally I run my Gaming Rig with the GPU OC'd to fold... Which is really my only concern since I bit of money and more importantly alot of time into building that rig.

CPU Temp while F@H running: 72-78 C (only approaches 78C after about 24+hrs)
GPU Temp while F@H running: 74 C (overclocked) | 66 (stock config)

I only fold with 8-10 "vCPUs", leaving 2 threads/vCPUs for GPU workload and regular OS operation not to have performance issues

OS: Win 10 Pro
CPU: Intel Core i7-8700k 6C/12T
CPU Cooler: Aorus 240mm AIO (mounted to top of case)
GPU: NVIDIA 2060 Super FE
MB: Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming
PSU: ThermalTake TR2 600W
CASE: Corsair 4000D Airflow Gaming
FANS: 4x Corsair ML120mm (3 in front, 1 in back)

EDIT: MY CPU is also overclocked (has been for about 6months, no stability issues, performed 48 hr Stress Tests in Intel XTU)....
My current config gets about 4.6 GHz with all 6 cores active.... 5.1 GHz with 1 active core... no AVX offsets...

I've been folding for 16 hours consistently as of this post with GPU NOT overclocked...

CPU TEMP (hottest core): 72 C
GPU TEMP: 70 C

[Prodigy_Smit]

8 hours ago, UpInSmoke said:

@Prodigy_Smit Does the same apply to F@H? I would assume so... I'm not familiar with Bitcoin Mining though and how heavy the workload is compared to the F@H Project workloads

I have two older Dell Optiplex 7010s running my FAH Clients on Debian

But occasionally I run my Gaming Rig with the GPU OC'd to fold... Which is really my only concern since I bit of money and more importantly alot of time into building that rig.

CPU Temp while F@H running: 72-78 C (only approaches 78C after about 24+hrs)
GPU Temp while F@H running: 74 C (overclocked) | 66 (stock config)

I only fold with 8-10 "vCPUs", leaving 2 threads/vCPUs for GPU workload and regular OS operation not to have performance issues

OS: Win 10 Pro
CPU: Intel Core i7-8700k 6C/12T
CPU Cooler: Aorus 240mm AIO (mounted to top of case)
GPU: NVIDIA 2060 Super FE
MB: Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming
PSU: ThermalTake TR2 600W
CASE: Corsair 4000D Airflow Gaming
FANS: 4x Corsair ML120mm (3 in front, 1 in back)

EDIT: MY CPU is also overclocked (has been for about 6months, no stability issues, performed 48 hr Stress Tests in Intel XTU)....
My current config gets about 4.6 GHz with all 6 cores active.... 5.1 GHz with 1 active core... no AVX offsets...

I've been folding for 16 hours consistently as of this post with GPU NOT overclocked...

CPU TEMP (hottest core): 72 C
GPU TEMP: 70 C

Well with F@H you wont be running it infinitely. Of course it does reduce the life span but not by a significant margin. The problem with mining is that running the same operation over and over for a long period of time on the GPU can reduce it alot more than if you run it for like 10 hours switch it off for some time or do lighter workloads on it and resume.

[Chionele]

12 hours ago, MinerMan9000 said:

i mean its not a home computer lmao

If you were running an ASIC farm you wouldn't be asking about this.