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4 Ways to Check If Your GPU Was Modded for Crypto Mining

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Finding a GPU that is sufficiently powerful today and is ready for the future can cost a lot. And the pricing situation for new GPUs only worsens when you factor in crypto miners and their hunger for every new piece of hardware. So, used GPUs can be quite enticing, as they cost significantly less than new ones. But if you don’t know what … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Check If Your GPU Was Modded for Crypto Mining

ASRock Unveils The H510 Pro BTC+ Cryptocurrency Mining Motherboard, 6 Slots For Only $279.99

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The latest addition to the ASRock motherboard lineup is the H510 Pro BTC+ designed specifically for cryptocurrency mining. The motherboard uses the LGA1200 socket and H510 chipset which allows users to set up mining rigs using Comet Lake and the latest Rocket Lake processors. The ASRock H510 Pro BTC+ Cryptocurrency Mining Motherboard Is One … [Read more...] about ASRock Unveils The H510 Pro BTC+ Cryptocurrency Mining Motherboard, 6 Slots For Only $279.99

Ethereum mining restrictions on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 unlocked via beta driver update

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Update 1 (03/16/2021 @ 04:32 PM ET): NVIDIA has pulled the driver update that increased the hash rate of Ethereum mining on the GeForce RTX 3060. Click here for more information. The article, as published on March 15, 2021, is preserved below. Right before NVIDIA shipped out its new GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card last month, the company … [Read more...] about Ethereum mining restrictions on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 unlocked via beta driver update

How To Block Cryptocurrency Mining In Your Web Browser – 4 Best ways

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Apart from ransomware, cryptocurrency mining malware is rising in popularity at an exponential rate. As crypto-mining has gained popularity, the website owners are now using cryptocurrency mining scripts to use the CPU power of the visitors for earning profits. A few days back, the world’s most popular torrent website, ‘The Pirate Bay’ drew sharp … [Read more...] about How To Block Cryptocurrency Mining In Your Web Browser – 4 Best ways

ASUS Announces B250 Expert Mining Motherboard: 19 Expansions Slots

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ASUS has teased their first cryptocurrency mining board, the B250 Expert Mining. It’s full of expansions slots, with 19 to be exact, to pack in the most GPUs on a single system. This large number puts it at the top of the food chain for the quantity of PCIe slots suitable for mining duties. In order to support so many slots and lower the Return … [Read more...] about ASUS Announces B250 Expert Mining Motherboard: 19 Expansions Slots

Nvidia Pascal GPU cryptocurrency mining solution pictured

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Earlier this week we covered news from Taiwan tech industry insiders regarding purpose-made cryptocurrency mining 'graphics cards'. The report said that both AMD and Nvidia were readying stripped down graphics cards aimed at currency miners. Such cards would aim to better serve the miners, and free up stocks of graphics cards that are being built … [Read more...] about Nvidia Pascal GPU cryptocurrency mining solution pictured

Bitcoin Mining: Employee Of Federal Reserve Fined And Suspended For Using Government Server To Mine For Bitcoin

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The United States Federal Reserve is used to dealing with money, but one employee decided to work with a currency less common than the U.S. dollar. An employee of the Federal Reserve was suspended and fined for using a server at the central bank to mine for bitcoin. Nicholas Berthaume, a former communications analyst for the Federal Reserve’s … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Mining: Employee Of Federal Reserve Fined And Suspended For Using Government Server To Mine For Bitcoin