Comment by whaleofatw2022
19 hours ago
Let's also not forget the set of miners that either overclock or dont really care about long term in how they set up thermals
19 hours ago
Let's also not forget the set of miners that either overclock or dont really care about long term in how they set up thermals
Miners usually don't overclock though. If anything underclocking is the best way to improve your ROI because it significantly reduces the power consumption while retaining most of the hashrate.
Exactly - more specifically undervolting. You want the minimum volts going to the card with it still performing decently.
Even in amateur setups the amount of power used is a huge factor (because of the huge draw from the cards themselves and AC units to cool the room) so minimising heat is key.
From what I remember most cards (even CPUs as well) hit peak efficiency when undervolted and hitting somewhere around 70-80% max load (this also depends on cooling setup). First thing to wear out would probably be the fan / cooler itself (repasting occasionally would of course help with this as thermal paste dries out with both time and heat)
The only amatures I know doing this are trying to heat their garrage for free. so long as the heat gain is paid for they can afford to heat an otherwise unheated building.
Wouldn't the exact same considerations apply to AI training/inference shops, seeing as gigawatts are usually the key constraint?