Ask GN 67: Does Mining Hurt GPUs? Next-Gen GPU Launch?

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This Ask GN visits topics of crypto mining (and whether it hurts components/GPUs), "Volta" launch for gaming, and PCIe lane differences. Ad: Buy Thermaltake Floe 360 on Amazon https://goo.gl/gPpZqx TIMESTAMPS 01:03 – “CES Coming Up – We Need Requests!” 02:23 - Klust413: “What's your honest guess for the gaming versions of Volta release frame? Would late Q1 be likely?” 06:21 - sergio Gonzalez: “the minning of cryptocurrenci can damage the pc parts if you work in the same pc and mining ?” 14:09 – honeyforce: “@Steve Burke Is it possible to irreparably 'fry' a system through heat by gross user error? like not using TIM, or forgetting to plug in a pump/fan then gaming. I'm pretty sure there are some built in protections to bios & cpu, but can't recall hearing a trustworthy answer. Not sure @ differences b/t short/long term exposure. Pretty sure there are avg consumers out here who throttle for months before realizing they need to clean a heat sink etc. and their system goes back to normal” 18:40 – Titan Xm Diagnostic video commentary on manufacturing tolerances 22:04 - megascrapper2: “What will happen if you use a modern desktop CPU without any heatsink? Will it thermal throttle aggressively or will it simply refuse to turn on because there is no cooler detected?” 23:29 - Judas Iscariot: “It's kind of ridiculous that they're launching a "new" product called "Ryzen+" (or whatever) that's effectively the same product but fixing the platform issues (memory compatibility, bet

Published 2018-01-03 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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