Mining with gtx960

[DannyRyu]

would it be bad to do it with my gaming pc?

would it destroy my GPU if I do it 24/7 even if I underclock it so it never gets too hot.

[Shimejii]

it wont destroy your PC, i just simple dont reccomend it, You wont make as much as you would hope, and the energy bill may counteract the money you gain. Do your research on how much you or your parents pay for electricity.

[Electronics Wizardy]

it won't kill the card any time soon. Look up a calculator to see if its worth it, your not making htat much

 

[Mooshi]

It won't destroy it, it's just a really bad idea that will cost more in electricity than the pittance it spits out for the work.

 

If the idea of pennies thrills you, go for it. 

[porina]

Can try this as a starting point:

https://www.nicehash.com/?p=calc

 

Using US$0.15 per kWh (my local rate) it is estimating $0.75 profit a day. I think I found the calculator a little optimistic in the past so count on it being a bit lower still. You can decide from there if it is worth it.

[Mooshi]

24 minutes ago, porina said:

Can try this as a starting point:

https://www.nicehash.com/?p=calc

 

Using US$0.15 per kWh (my local rate) it is estimating $0.75 profit a day. I think I found the calculator a little optimistic in the past so count on it being a bit lower still. You can decide from there if it is worth it.

At that rate, it takes 2 weeks of mining to equate to one hour of minimum wage (depending on state). That's pretty bad.

[porina]

1 hour ago, Mooshi said:

At that rate, it takes 2 weeks of mining to equate to one hour of minimum wage (depending on state). That's pretty bad.

Different people have different value expectations. If you were to do this purely for profit, it is hardly worth the risk/effort. If you change perspective slightly, it might not be so bad. When I mine on the side, I do not consider the up front cost since I have already got it. Then it simply becomes income vs. costs, with a possible factor into risks like out of warranty deaths. Even at dollars per day, I don't feel it that significant, but added up over a month it doesn't look too bad. Unlike minimum wage, here you don't have to do anything after installing it and pressing start.

 

It is unfortunate that this is happening in northern hemisphere summer, so most of us will have to also worry about cooling. If it was in winter, at least you could offset running costs since it is providing useful heating then.