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Quote from: specumining on June 17, 2020, 05:11:11 PM

You can mine and play games at the same time. I do it all the time.

Just set the miner to use 1/2 the power when you are gaming.

This only works with certain games and certain algos, if he is playing some memory intensive game and mining something memory intensive then it will not work. Some lite gaming is fine with reduced hashpower however given the amount of hours that people game its just better off to disable mining completely while gaming and just re-enable it after they are done.

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Quote from: KenshinKen on June 17, 2020, 06:16:23 PM

Will it affect my GPU/CPU lifespan? Is it necessary to run the desktop 24/7 without shutting down? Just pretty curious.

Of course it will, just like driving your car 24/7 with the pedal to the floor.

This is true however the average lifespan of a GPU is probably at least 5+ years, usually the hardware gets obsolete. The fans are the most common failure points.

Absolutely, the fans might die 'sooner' if you mine with them, but they should be fine for many years, even running 24/7. The trick to doing what you ask is to tune your desktop so that mining isn't using all the available resources. This might be more hassle than it is worth though, and may well result in slower browsing - gaming will suffer too. The easiest thing to do is just mine when you're not gaming...

Does fan might die sooner even I'm running a fully-air-condition room? I'm still gathering ideas & whereabouts before I start mining my personal desktop.