- Jan 20, 2011
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So, I'm looking at some videocards today on a resellers website and I see in the description for the videocard the word "Cryptocurrency". My understanding about using graphics card for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining were that they were simply the best tool for the job by default. By default, I mean that they just "happened" to be a usable tool for cryptocurrency mining that works best. In other words, the manufacturer of videocards (in addition to AMD and/or NVidia) have not done anything specific to exploit or improve the task of cryptocurrency mining. This is my theory of how things began.
But when I seen the keyword "cryptocurrency" attached to a videocard description this morning I also stumbled on motherboards specific to cryptocurrency mining. And after looking at a motherboard (picture) made for cryptocurrency mining it becomes very clear quite fast what set's it apart from a normal everyday motherboard. It's the the addition of a ridiculous number of x1 slots and the ability to use extra power supplies.
However, this isn't so easily understood from looking at a videocard that adds the word "cryptocurrency" to it's product descriptions. I can't see anything that sets them apart as a cryptocurrency hardware product just from looking at the hardware itself.
So, I have to ask what are the specific hardware features either the videocard manufacturer's or AMD/NVidia added to graphic cards that sets them apart as a cryptocurrency miner's dream?
Is it a legitimate use of the word when used to describe the hardware (of graphics cards) or are they just tacking it on now because it might increase sales of their product?
But when I seen the keyword "cryptocurrency" attached to a videocard description this morning I also stumbled on motherboards specific to cryptocurrency mining. And after looking at a motherboard (picture) made for cryptocurrency mining it becomes very clear quite fast what set's it apart from a normal everyday motherboard. It's the the addition of a ridiculous number of x1 slots and the ability to use extra power supplies.
However, this isn't so easily understood from looking at a videocard that adds the word "cryptocurrency" to it's product descriptions. I can't see anything that sets them apart as a cryptocurrency hardware product just from looking at the hardware itself.
So, I have to ask what are the specific hardware features either the videocard manufacturer's or AMD/NVidia added to graphic cards that sets them apart as a cryptocurrency miner's dream?
Is it a legitimate use of the word when used to describe the hardware (of graphics cards) or are they just tacking it on now because it might increase sales of their product?
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