Bitcoin is volatile. Other cryptocurrencies, like Ethereum, rocket to the moon before chaotically tumbling back to Earth. Unstable prices, the lure of a waiting fortune, and good old FUD contribute to the rise in cryptocurrency mining. Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners led the first crypto-mining boom. Ethereum and Ethereum-based altcoins lead the second. And it […]
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A graphics processing unit (GPU) offers increased graphical horsepower over integrated graphics. While most people use GPUs for gaming they remain useful for data processing as well as tasks such as video editing. So why do they cost a fortune now? Because of cryptocurrency mining’s popularity, the demand for graphics cards skyrocketed. Find out if […]
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For the money, Nvidia produces the best graphics cards (GPU) around. But you need to build a computer to put the GPU in. And that can get expensive. Fortunately, we’ve covered the best ways to keep computer building costs down and more. We’ll start with doing a bit of research, discuss overclocking, then move on […]
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