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A friend sold me a 1070 Ti he used 24/7 for a year mining... something (zcash?). I ended up using that thing in my gaming PC for 3 more years before I upgraded
by AlexandrB 4y ago
A friend sold me a 1070 Ti he used 24/7 for a year mining... something (zcash?). I ended up using that thing in my gaming PC for 3 more years before I upgraded recently.
I'm sure the lifespan of used GPUs is reduced, but it's hard to say by how much. There's probably a lot of variability due to chip yield and operating conditions (especially temperature and ESD safety). But if I could get one at half off, I'd probably take that chance.