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Also, YIKES, but that font would not have been my first choice.
https://tech4gamers.com/mining-farm-owner-washes-rigs/
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BeetBoxer
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Also, YIKES, but that font would not have been my first choice.
https://tech4gamers.com/mining-farm-owner-washes-rigs/
DadddyWarlord
They would still be worthless even if he didn't hose them.
Inkfinger
Why?
SometimesISayDumbShit
Couldn’t he just place them in a tub of salt?
keys79
MannyFester1
Why do they need washed? afaf
Diyamin
Remember kids, DON'T BUY FROM CRYPTO MINERS. That is all. (also fuck crypto)
Vaenaemoenen
My friend doesn't get what's the catch in this post?
fredhoffman1968
i have seen electronics left outside for decades that have been resurected to work ..you can wash pcb with vinegar as well
TheyDontKnowAndYouCantTellEm
If allowed to sun dry I rather doubt it did any harm.
jethz
Just stick them in a bag of rice.
cybermage256
It's what Nvidia wants you to believe so you'll spend $1500 on a new card
search4bigfoot
Quite possible. nVidia really isn't happy about the market being flooded with cheap 30 series cards post ethereum changeover
lostinamapfactory
I don't think that's a good idea, but don't take my word for it, as I don't have any good ideas myself
NZSheeps
He's going to need a lot of rice
RummageSaleBubbler
Was a fire sale after all... @BotDrawA NVIDIA GPUs on fire in a crypto mining farm, with bitcoins on fire being sprayed with a water hose.
BotDrawA
@RummageSaleBubbler Here's your drawing of a "NVIDIA GPUs on fire in a crypto mining farm, with bitcoins
BotDrawA
@RummageSaleBubbler Here's your (experimental extra) drawing of a "NVIDIA GPUs on fire in a crypto mining
damagz
Some models you can run through a dishwasher, I know guys with big farms that do this (was also shocked when I found its no joke)
MacClay
One of the early bitcoin farm guys tried to dehydrate strawberries with the waste heat and sell them. There was no dust mitigation involved.
GTAlex74
It's fine though. Discharge, rinse with water (if you have distilled water that's even better), put it in your oven for an hour at 70°C.
GTAlex74
This literally saved my mechanical keyboard. Oven is for quick drying to avoid any possibility of oxidation, 70°C avoids melting stuff.
SherMattLockSmith
Der8auer washes his motherboards in the dishwasher(with no soap) a few times to get all the residue off from overclocking attempts.
isetprettygirlsonfire
Pressure washer would be your fist choice @op?
varesya
Higher the pressure the more likely something gets damaged on the card.
isetprettygirlsonfire
BeetBoxer
If it were me, I'd put em in the oven during a cleaning cycle.
isetprettygirlsonfire
Not the autoclave? Or dishwasher?
JohnEMidnight
Did he at least have em disassembled before hosing them down? Because fk.
vanderzee
and i tought it was a joke, but the nincompoop really did it?!
Johnsky
Just remember to dry them off in the microwave.
notsurewhattocallthis
How else can you recharge their batteries?!
DarkMagic1516
The fact that these were used for crypto mining instantly drops the price by 90%, Those cards are super over used I'm pretty sure.
TimmyTimm
I've put keyboards though the dishwasher (no detergent) and let them dry for a week. All clean, and working.
heroesblood
Comparing a keyboard to a GPU is like comparing a weedwhacker to a Gundam
PTNLemay
I wonder if the more delicate components on the GPU PCB are more susceptible to water impurities causing a short.
KaoruVanity
It can't cause a short unless it has power flowing when it gets wet.
willpostanything
OMG!!!
Arcygenical
At least use a dishwasher (no detergent) for hot water to get all the congealed nicotine smoke off the heatsinks.
SirBaconTheWizard
Unironicaly some professional overcloakers use dishwashers to cleanup their parts after using liquid nitrogen.
Arcygenical
Yep, deb8auer I think. I've been doing it for ages, glad he spoke up about it, lol. Gives me some credit.
nobleImaginationWrecker
We put one through an industrial parts washer and it worked afterwards! It was either recycle it's cuz it's nasty (food service) or wash it.
MarcUK
GPU card manufacturers need to start saving usage data to a chip on the card so you can easily see how often it's used.
GuyGordon
I missed the part about how this would be good for the GPU manufacturer.
WhatzitTooya
How many minutes until somebody figures how to crack that counter?
SXSam
Good. No one should have to inhale secondhand crypto dust.
imgurmage
Yeah, the used card market for the next year or so is going to be a disaster full of old mining cards.
coreydeangibson6
Former mining cards are normally fine after a repaste
jdregius92
stop telling them that. I like being able to buy cards cheap XD
BigStoriesVenting
https://youtu.be/hKqVvXTanzI its wonderfull, prices wil drop and those cards wil work just as fine as new ones
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BeerFueledAdventurer
Ethereum moved to proof of stake, so GPU mining is out; crypto in general has lost profitability. And GPU supply has improved, too.
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Cataleast
Proof-of-work = people mining, proof-of-stake = basically you have enough skin in the game to qualify as an "independent validator"
Cataleast
It's a bit complicated to explain with the 140 char limit, so... https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/proof-stake-pos.asp
Zoroasterisk
Miners typically undervolt and run the cards at sustained temps, so as long as they work, they will be at least as reliable as any other 1/2
Nuttsy
IIRC, the processing units themselves are usually fine, but there's nothing you can do about memory wear.
Kennleth
I’m usually gaming from 8:30 to 12 every night. So just under 25 hours a week.
Zoroasterisk
Second hand card, if not more so
Tier7Gaming
Found the miner
Zoroasterisk
Nope
imgurmage
I mean, he's technically right, they do that for better longevity. But stories like this make me wary to buy used cards.
Zoroasterisk
Being correct and still downvoted into oblivion, gotta love it
LordSithis
Especially since prior to this miners were selling their broken cards as used to recoup the cost for the next one.
LittleRobot71
I wouldn't be surprised if nvidea is faking most of these stories to keep the price of new cards up.
AllRicksAreJerrys
The problem is they ran them 24/7 for a year or more. A used card from a gamer would be run 10 hours a week.
Cheomesh
Oh honey
Saro87
10 hours? You gotta pump those rookie numbers up.
adamlh642
10 a week. Need to pump them numbers up
Hayashima
A day, you mean.
jappie348
10 hours a week?
Userlivewire
After this hurricane the used CAR market for the next year or so is going to be a disaster full of old molding cars.
Noahbalboa82
Fried electronics, water damage everywhere
downrightmike
And Intel's NEW card is like $350, Nvidia wants $800+
datester35
Intel's card is half the price but likely only 1/4 to 1/5 of the performance
ilhares
Yeah, but Intel's new card isn't remotely in the same league of performance.
imgurmage
Iirc Intel's new card is at best a mid-range GPU. Nvidia's 4000 series seem like far better performance for the price of you need high end.
mirria
We're gonna need some benchmarks before we can judge pricing.
TacoPoweredHelicopter
I don't thi j the cards are anywhere near comparable. But nvidea is charging a fortune. If people refuse to pay... But people will pay.
Dracology
Of course they will. I keep hearing about cheap 3090s but the price I see are around that of a 4080. Who wants a used up miner card for the
Dracology
same cost they can get a newer, better, card for?
Martellus
I doubt we’ll get to buy either for that price due to scalpers.
genmech
Scalpers are going to have a hard time with no mining going on. I don't see them buying them.
Dasnekones
I don't think computer components degrade so as long as they work it's fine. Stay away from old hard drives though.
Xenarion
They definitely get used faster from heavy use, and crypto mining is heavy use 24/7
Dasnekones
True, but the performance does not drop. If they reach the end they simply break so as long as they work they are fine.
Xenarion
That is not entirely true, performance can lower if parts are damaged, depending of which. >
Xenarion
> And regardless, buying a GPU that's on the end of its life is a waste of money, and sellers who don't care about trashing >
JohnnyLawlessEsq
Heat degrades the dielectric material in resistors and capacitors, causing them to malfunction.
Dasnekones
They either work or they are broken. They do not as a rule of thumb degrade in performance.
JohnnyLawlessEsq
Why are people so obsessed with putting their own piss-stain on your words by rephrasing them? Oh, right, the Internet. *slaps forehead*
BigStoriesVenting
Google it, look for ltt on testing this, mining cards if in working order are fine to use. Its a gpu manufacturer who created the lie
imgurmage
Cards from miners CAN be okay, they CAN also be junk. It really depends on how much work load the card had during use.
BigStoriesVenting
Thats not how this works, electronics work or either they dont. There is no inbetween. Just check on how its been maintained like any other.
Xenarion
Nope, it's a truth for all electronics. Main reason why server rooms are kept at low temperature.
Cabreza
As long as he dried them out on the driveway afterwards I'm sure it's fine.
donkeystothecastle
See! seemingly crazy ideas work! Also while they are drying on the driveway, ring out the water by driving over them.
icefire555
I threw it in the dryer, should be fine
UnitConversionBotButTerrible
Gentle cycle
icefire555
Good call!
YouTubeRed
sound
persianBull
Nvidia using social media memes to save their profits. ALL FEAR THE USED GPU MARKET!!!
redpandabanana
Rice is better
MrWookloaf
I would have dried them in the microwave, but to each their own.
Subtilico
With these energy prices?
jimmyman999000
Oven works great for me
BubblesTheFish
Chuck it in the fiery pit of hell.
beastlysunismyname
microwave was probably busy charging his iphone
Humanfrenchfry
I've washed motherboards in the sink so it can't be worse than that
Psionickitten
Works fine if all the capacitors have properly discharged, batteries are removed, and it's fully dried before use again.
redpandabanana
Just put it in rice
Corrodias
I see tales of moisture damage on PCBs, though. Is that just not a concern for only brief exposure, or what's going on?
Electromedy
Dry dry dry. Make sure it's dry and there are no power sources connected before washing. That includes batteries. Also dry that shit.
Psionickitten
Water doesn't damage electronics. It's when conductive water creates new electrical, unintended connections, that damage them. If you...
IssacCox
Akshully it corrodes the FUCK out of some parts and ALWAYS leaves a sometmes conductive residue unless you rinse with a solvent like iso alc
Psionickitten
... remove ALL electricity before applying water and remove ALL water before applying electricity, you're fine.
mrthewhitee
Naw, water causes corrosion even without a short. Small amounts would be OK, like drops, but that much water will never be reliably dried.
CmfMttnPpl
Unless he's using deionized water..lol
C0mmanderX
Extreme overclockers like derbauer have openly stated they wash their mobos in the dishwasher
philmoregraves
There are electronics cleaning sprays that extract/dry moisture, and prevent corrosion. As long as no power is going through its fine
secretoaster
It's the minerals in water that causes issues.
Arcygenical
Oh I wasn't joking below, I actually wash boards off in the dishwasher without detergent. They're fine, but yeah, take the CMOS battery out.
Rip42
Test using tap water in your iron if you would like to see if your should do this with your water using a less expensive piece of equipment.
Rip42
Not all water is the same, and hard water will leave deposits.
Arcygenical
Good point, I have low TDS in my city water.
Apothecarius
Is....that sounds like such a horrible idea. That's a real thing?
magicrhombus
I've done it with keyboards, never a motherboard. How does a motherboard get to where it needs it? I guess if people smoke in the room.
Elkarlo77
Yes. But you should rinse it with destilled water after cleaning, then it's totally save. And drying should be done in one day. so hanging.
Curryfrenchfries
It really does take a decent amount of prolonged exposure to ruin electronics they're mostly ruined by water when electricity is supplied.
Curryfrenchfries
Normal water will leave mineral deposits and isn't recommended for sure. But it's not going to kill it automatically.
zazazaa
Its true. This is actually a very common thing for extreme overclockers, who use vaseline to sheild against moisture when liquidnitrogen 1/2
zazazaa
They later remove it by putting the motherboard or gpu in the dishwasher. Just let it dry and its fine after.
Arcygenical
I used to work IT for a construction company and architecture firm. You better believe it. None of our boxes were IP anything certified lol.
MisterLemons
It's not a death sentence, but there's no real reason to do it. A reversible shop vac will clean the entire rig with near-zero risk.