Is mining bad for the gpu?

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nikita2004piatrenka

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I was gonna buy a Gigabyte 1050 ti but it had been used for mining and i have heard that its bad for the card so i was wondering if it was bad for the card?

Thanks if you asnwered! Have a great day!
 
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Ramlethal
Yes indeed, The reason is simple.
Have you by any chance bought a used Car?
Well here is the same, If the car has been used like for Racing 24/7 it will not be the same as a car that has been only in the city at 60 km/h.

Consider that Mining GPUs are GPUs that have never ever stop mining or they have large periods of usage like 12 hours a day AT ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY and some even flash the BIOS of the Gpu and Overclocks them for even more power so it can mine faster.
In my opinion, Dont buy it unless the price its ridiculously low.
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Yes indeed, The reason is simple.
Have you by any chance bought a used Car?
Well here is the same, If the car has been used like for Racing 24/7 it will not be the same as a car that has been only in the city at 60 km/h.

Consider that Mining GPUs are GPUs that have never ever stop mining or they have large periods of usage like 12 hours a day AT ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY and some even flash the BIOS of the Gpu and Overclocks them for even more power so it can mine faster.
In my opinion, Dont buy it unless the price its ridiculously low.
 
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Depends on what is was mining and how it was configured. Most of cryptocurrencies that have been popular to mine with GPUs recently don't load the GPU 100%. And the cards are typically underclocked and undervolted to reduce power draw, which would reduce load on the card. As long as you get a suitable discount on account of the card being used, I wouldn't worry about it.

@Ramlethal having a sustained, consistent (moderate) load can actually be better for electronics, as you then avoid thermal cycling which can result in mechanical stress on components. Also, you can't flash custom BIOSs on Nvidia cards.
 
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You are right. Most miners would want their cards to have a longer lifespan. A GPU that has survived mining proves its reliability. A year ago, I bought a second-hand RX 480 that lasted for 10 months before it stopped working after almost 24/7mining. I turned out that I let the used GPU burn at over 85 degrees Celsius. I should haved restricted its temperature at below 80 degrees instead. That's what I'm doing to the newly-purchased used RX 480.

 
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