{"id":155445,"date":"2026-11-03T04:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T04:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=155445"},"modified":"2026-11-03T04:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T04:06:06","slug":"im-buying-gpus-again-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=155445","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Buying GPUs Again\u2026 Here\u2019s Why!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I\u2019m Buying GPUs Again\u2026 Here\u2019s Why!\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k-H1Fp_CzYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Direct Link to Sign-Up for Kryptex PC Miner Entire Free \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/KryptexPC<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfa How to mine BITCOIN with your PC or Laptop! \u27a1 https:\/\/youtu.be\/4cXIUrCQExg<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\nGraphics Cards Used in Today&#8217;s Video<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17RTX 5060 8GB Graphics Card \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/RTX5060GPU<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17RTX 5060 TI 8GB Graphics Card \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/RTX5060TIGPU<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\nI might have been wrong about GPU mining, and it\u2019s time to put that to the test with an eight-card RTX 5060 mining rig! Today, I\u2019m pulling an old Octominer R8 out of retirement and loading it with used and refurbished GPUs\u2014but this build has a few surprises waiting for me. From unexpected hardware discoveries to a rig that doesn\u2019t want to cooperate, getting back into GPU mining isn\u2019t quite as simple as plugging everything in. Along the way, I share why I\u2019m buying graphics cards again and what has me reconsidering their place alongside my ASIC miners. Stick around as we fire up Pearl mining, experiment with overclocks, and see what these cards can actually do!<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n\u26a1Looking for Air Cooled or Hydro ASIC Hosting for your Miners? Checkout Terra Hosting \u27a1<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/geni.us\/TerraHosting<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfaI Toured their Locations during the Fall, Take a Look \u27a1 https:\/\/youtu.be\/3SjRAQHivKA<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude80Join The Hobbyist&#8217;s Inner Circle! 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Checkout The Everyday Miner Podcast \u27a1 https:\/\/theeverydayminer.podbean.com\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50Find and Follow The Hobbyist Miner Everywhere!<br \/>\n\u27a4 Discord Community &#8211; https:\/\/geni.us\/HobbyistDiscord<br \/>\n\u27a4 Free Newsletter &#8211; https:\/\/hobbyistinnercircle.beehiiv.com<br \/>\n\u27a4 Podcast  &#8211; https:\/\/thehobbyistminer.io\/#podcast<br \/>\n\u27a4 HobbyistTalks Channel &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HobbyistTalks<br \/>\n\u27a4 HobbyistHardware Channel &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HobbyistHardware<br \/>\n\u27a4 Facebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61592082427626<br \/>\n\u27a4 Twitter &#8211; http:\/\/twitter.com\/hobbyistminer<br \/>\n\u27a4 TikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehobbyistminer<br \/>\n\u27a4 Instagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the.hobbyist.miner<br \/>\n\u27a4 E-mail Me! &#8211; TheHobbyistMiner@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca5Have you VISITED The Hobbyist Miner&#8217;s Website?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Book time to talk 1 on 1<br \/>\n\u27a4 Enjoy weekly crypto mining articles!<br \/>\n\u27a4 Find your next DEPIN project!<br \/>\n\u27a4 Safe, reliable and trusted places to buy hardware.<br \/>\n\u27a4 Need a crypto mining wallet?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Crypto mining merch and miner swag<br \/>\n\u27a4 Loads More Content!<br \/>\n\u2705Website &#8211; https:\/\/thehobbyistminer.io <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8NEED HELP? or Want to Talk 1 on 1?<br \/>\n\u27a4 How do you get started crypto mining?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Where is a trusted place to buy ASIC miners?<br \/>\n\u27a4 Where is a safe reliable place to host your miners?<br \/>\n\u27a4 You want to buy miner XYZ, are you crazy?<br \/>\n\u2705Book Time &#8211; https:\/\/thehobbyistminer.io<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfaVideo Content and Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 I Might Have Been Wrong About GPU Mining<br \/>\n0:08 Buying Used &amp; Refurbished RTX 5060 GPUs<br \/>\n1:11 Unboxing GPUs &amp; Talking Profitability<br \/>\n3:19 Surprise! They Sent RTX 5060 Ti Cards<br \/>\n6:56 Inside the Octominer R8 Mining Case<br \/>\n9:51 First Boot: Power Supply &amp; CPU Fan Problems<br \/>\n10:58 Checking the Rig in HiveOS<br \/>\n11:16 Installing the GPUs<br \/>\n12:02 Why I\u2019m Building a GPU Mining Rig Again<br \/>\n14:28 How AI Is Changing GPU Demand<br \/>\n15:32 Diversifying Beyond ASIC Mining<br \/>\n17:01 Why GPU Mining Is Still Fun<br \/>\n18:13 Wiring the Rig &amp; Powering It On<br \/>\n19:21 Missing GPU: Troubleshooting the PCIe Slot<br \/>\n20:31 The Fix: All Eight GPUs Detected!<br \/>\n21:04 Setting Up Pearl Mining With OneZeroMiner<br \/>\n22:06 RTX 5060 Hashrates, Power &amp; Overclocks<br \/>\n23:01 RTX 5060 Ti Hashrates, Power &amp; Overclocks<br \/>\n23:36 Share Your Mining Settings<br \/>\n24:11 Converting My Mining Rewards to Bitcoin<\/p>\n<p>#pcbuild #gpumining #graphicscard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2b50Direct Link to Sign-Up for Kryptex PC Miner Entire Free \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/KryptexPC \ud83d\udcfa How to mine BITCOIN with your PC or Laptop! \u27a1 https:\/\/youtu.be\/4cXIUrCQExg &#8212; Graphics Cards Used in Today&#8217;s Video \ud83d\udd17RTX 5060 8GB Graphics Card \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/RTX5060GPU \ud83d\udd17RTX 5060 TI 8GB Graphics Card \u27a1 https:\/\/geni.us\/RTX5060TIGPU &#8212; I might have been wrong about GPU mining, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=155445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=155445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=155445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=155445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}