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		latchkey on June 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price f... I don't have fans on my cards. PSUs are generally shit (hand soldered) and that's not what we are talking about here.

dropnerd on June 19, 2022 [–]

do most miners choose to run cards without fans because of known issues?

latchkey on June 19, 2022 | [–]

The smart ones do.

Fans are moving parts and require electricity.

We also put 12 cards in a case instead of the usual 8 or 9.

This means fewer other parts too... psus, mobos, ram, ssd, case fans... all of which use power.

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