Mining on GPU

[rans]

I want honest answer please i don't want people commenting raging against miner.
does mining have bad effect on gpu? like for example it will decrease the overall performance affecting fps when you stop mining and start gaming again?

[Changis]

1 minute ago, Ranz said:

I want honest answer please i don't want people commenting raging against miner.
does mining have bad effect on gpu? like for example it will decrease the overall performance affecting fps when you stop mining and start gaming again?

it's not like it will get slower and slower, but using something on load basically 24/7 does increase the risk of failure after a while.. in a gaming situation, you might get up to 12+ hours a day of gaming, and you won't game like that every single day, so your mileage may vary, but all in all it shouldn't affect anything but longevity of the card (100% usage scenario vs typical gaming scenarios)

[rans]

1 minute ago, Changis said:

it's not like it will get slower and slower, but using something on load basically 24/7 does increase the risk of failure after a while.. in a gaming situation, you might get up to 12+ hours a day of gaming, and you won't game like that every single day, so your mileage may vary, but all in all it shouldn't affect anything but longevity of the card (100% usage scenario vs typical gaming scenarios)

Okay thanks but if ever the card failed it is still in warranty(does it cover? there will be no physical damage right?) i'm not planning to use my card for like 3 years.

[Changis]

Just now, Ranz said:

Okay thanks but if ever the card failed it is still in warranty(does it cover? there will be no physical damage right?) i'm not planning to use my card for like 3 years.

if you keep it cool and keep it fairly dust free, it shouldn't be a problem. thermals are important here. if you're running the computer under load for 24/7 you need something to remove heat from it effectively.. if not, your computer will become an oven over time and eventually fail

[rans]

Just now, Changis said:

if you keep it cool and keep it fairly dust free, it shouldn't be a problem. thermals are important here. if you're running the computer under load for 24/7 you need something to remove heat from it effectively.. if not, your computer will become an oven over time and eventually fail

yea i notice that too last week my gtx 1070 temp was like 55-60c only now its peaking at 68c

[Bananasplit_00]

seeing as you are running your card 24/7 at 100% you are shortening its lifespan and increaseing the risk for failiure. it wont drop your FPS though, just wear out your card

[Changis]

3 minutes ago, Ranz said:

yea i notice that too last week my gtx 1070 temp was like 55-60c only now its peaking at 68c

that might also be ambient temperatures at work.. having a good cooling system won't do much if your ambient temps are really high

if it doesn't go up any more, i think it's within operational norms.. if it slowly creeps up, something is wron with the cooler or airflow or something related

[Simon771]

If you don't OC it to the limit, then it should be fine.

Miners usually aren't overclocking much if I understand right. They just turn fan speed to max and maybe OC a bit of memory ... not core.

GPUs are meant to run at 100% loads, so it should last you for at least 3 years without any problems.

 

But fans on those GPUs .... that's another story. After few months of running fan at 80% + speed 24/7 ... yeah it gets bad and start making some weird noises.

[Tellos]

After a long tiem running coil wine could occure, morel likely though I am not a miner I;ve seen it happen with fans it will fail. Either the bearings will wear out or if not kept clean something can gunk it up and cause it to stop spinning.

 

Edit: also PSU will get strained moving at closer to max output constantly, when those go they CAN sometimes take componants with them.

[rn8686]

If done at high temp (80-90c) for long periods it will likely kill it within a few years, but if kept cool and no major temperate variations it should be fine. Wont affect performance when not mining though, if it works it will work as it did new. 

[rans]

Well about the fans, mine runs at around 45%-50% with peaking today at 67c. i think i'm still good? i'm just waiting to get 0.010btc to be able to withdraw it from nicehash then i'll stop as its pointless at this rate.

[Ithanul]

9 hours ago, Changis said:

it's not like it will get slower and slower, but using something on load basically 24/7 does increase the risk of failure after a while.. in a gaming situation, you might get up to 12+ hours a day of gaming, and you won't game like that every single day, so your mileage may vary, but all in all it shouldn't affect anything but longevity of the card (100% usage scenario vs typical gaming scenarios)

Agree, also, another factor is keeping the card cool.

Actually, depending on what the card is mining there is less stress than folding or certain BOINC projects.  I done quiet a bit of F@H, BOINC, and mining with a wide range of cards.  Out of all of them, Prime Number searching will make cards get super hot and stress them big time compare to say F@H or mining.

 

At most you have a higher chance of the fan failing on the card.  Then again, I seen that happen with folding and boinc cards too.  Reason case fans and zip ties exist.

 

 

Then again, I am the nutty who managed to kill a OG Titan with folding, while my 7970 survived four to five years of folding, bouncing, and mining (it is still alive and kicking too) on an air cooler.

 

9 hours ago, Ranz said:

yea i notice that too last week my gtx 1070 temp was like 55-60c only now its peaking at 68c

What TDP do you have the card set to?  GTX 1070s do well at lower TDP and a light OC on the RAM for certain cryptos.

[Teddy07]

11 hours ago, Ranz said:

I want honest answer please i don't want people commenting raging against miner.
does mining have bad effect on gpu? like for example it will decrease the overall performance affecting fps when you stop mining and start gaming again?

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Yes, it does but it doesn't reduce your fps afterward. Your card either works or it breaks. There is no in-between.