With the recent mining GPU craze, everything is out of stock, and if you can get your hands on any GPUs, they’re well over MSRP, and limited to 1 or 2 per buyer. I came across this the other day on Amazon – it’s a 6-pack of the EVGA 1070 SC black edition GPU. This […]
GPU Mining
When looking into mining, it can seem overwhelming, and seem like it takes a bunch of money to get started. However, if you have a limited budget, there’s really only a few questions you need to ask: Is that your max budget for the foreseeable future, or simply until your next [paycheck/convincing your spouse it […]
It’s no secret that the company that built the memory on your mining GPU can have an effect on your overall hashrates. The simple reason for this is because different brands of memory can not overclock as high as others without getting errors. Keep this in mind when looking at hash rates, especially for memory […]
There’s a rush on mining GPUs again! It seems like everywhere in the crypto-sphere (BitcoinTalk, other forums, facebook groups, twitter etc), people are complaining that they can’t find any GPUs in stock. The GPU comparison charts on this site were built to help you choose the best mining gpu, but they also work to tell […]
I’ll start with my go-to mining GPU answer: it depends. It depends on: Power usage and cost Number of available PCIe slots for hooking up the mining GPUs Costs and availability when you want to purchase What you’re going to mine with the GPUs 1070 vs 1070ti – Power Usage and cost One of the […]
USB risers are simple devices that allow you to move your mining GPU away from your board – rather than plugging the GPUs directly into the motherboard, the PCIe riser is plugged into the motherboard, and then a USB cable is used to connect the riser from the motherboard to the GPU. Another advantage of […]