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Why don't idle games mine for crypto? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It feels like wasted power. You could at least be earning something off it. The creator can either take a cut if it's free or lump sum for paid.

I've seen a few idle games take up a lot CPU resources, not necessarily GPU so it had me wondering. Why not make it mine?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Contrary to popular belief, electric power usage is not wasted if the PC is idle. PC draws more power when it is working at 100% vs. When it is idle.

It's like people switch off kettles or ovens that are not running... but if a kettle/oven is not running then it is not pulling power.