Concerns about mining

Vandalism · Jun 21, 2017

Hi

My config is

i3 3220
Asrock Z77 Extreme6
8gb Gskill Ripjaws X DDR3
Corsair VS650 PSU
Gigabyte RX 570 4gb

MY top priority is games but I have also started Ethereum mining when I am not playing.
I am keeping the card's temp target at 63 deg C and it stays there while mining overnight and during work hours at 63% fan speed. All other temps stay within 50 deg C. I just want to preserve the gaming performance of my card.
I just want to know whether it is safe to run this 24/7 when not gaming. My room has no ac can get to 34 degrees in summers.
Thanks for your help.

Barty1884 · Jun 21, 2017

GPUs generally have a ~3 year warranty and, provided you're keeping temps well within the 'safe' realm, 24/7 usage shouldn't degrade them much within the warranty period. IF they do fail, they should be under warranty*

*Some manufacturer's may well limit warranty if used for mining, but I doubt they'd actually be able to stick to that. Provided you operate the cards within safe temps etc, they should be capable of 24/7 usage.

The biggest concern I see there, is the VS650 and 24/7 usage. I wouldn't expect that PSU to see out a year at 24/7 usage in those temps in all honesty.

COLGeek · Jun 21, 2017

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Vandalism · Jun 21, 2017

Thank you for your answers. I have had this PSU for 3 years now and my PC has been mostly on idle. Also the full load draw of my PC shouldnt be any more than 300W right? Even then the VS wont cut it?

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