Quote from: Mr.Spider703 on February 16, 2018, 07:33:44 AM

Quote from: ruthbabe on February 16, 2018, 07:18:52 AM

Quote from: fanatic26 on February 15, 2018, 08:08:08 PM

Ive been running my GTX 1080 for over a year with +20% power/+100/+1000 mining equihash. It mines a good 20 hours out of the day, I only shut it of in the evenings if I am on the computer. So far I have seen no issues whatsoever with running it this hard. I also have 1070s running like this for over a year as well so I wouldnt think you would cause any damage as long as you keep temperatures in check.

I know when you set at +20% the card becomes hot and you'll smell something like melting plastic or rubber, especially if you're mining Ethereum. So, if I overclock all my graphics cards will they not be damaged? Well, you know graphics cards nowadays are too expensive and hard to find.

Also, may I know the required or safe temperature (°C) for the CPU and graphics card?

I have a maximum of 75°C, more than a year in this mode

Wow! What about the CPU, is it also 75°C? I'm using Intel Core i7 and once it reaches over 60°C I immediately set the CPU core to 3. So, running all my cards over 60°C would be safe enough. Thank you.

Quote from: Cereberus on February 16, 2018, 07:39:42 AM

As long as you keep your card temperature below 65 degree celsius, you can overclock it to the max, it won't damage your card. The biggest damage a graphic card can receive is from excessive heating. Although Nvidia says that temperature limit is 95 degree celsius, that is only in theory. In practice I have seen so many burned Gtx 970 from my experience working as an IT, all because of excessive heating.

Thanks a lot for sharing... it's great knowing those things for newbies in the mining field like me.