Cryptocurrency miners have started to go to new lengths in order to mine cryptocurrency. First, large supplies of NVIDIA’s RTX 3000 series desktop graphics cards were taken up by miners to fuel their mining farms. And now, miners have started to use laptops powered by NVIDIA’s RTX 3000 series for the mining cryptocurrency.
One user in China seems to have found the solution to desktop graphic cards shortage in the form of using GeForce RTX 3000 series GPUs based notebooks to mine crypto. The laptop market could also see severe shortages in the coming months and quarters as the crypto boom continues and miners make the supply run dry.
The mining rig that has been pictured consists of over 40 laptops from Chinese brand Hasee and features the GeForce RTX 3060 mobility GPU. The GeForce RTX 3060 laptop solution is definitely not similar to the desktop variant which offers much better specifications and doesn’t come at a lower price either. According to NVIDIA themselves, the RTX 3060 laptops start at $999 US & the miners can save a penny by purchasing in bulk but they end up paying at least $600 US more for the laptop variant.
The leaker mentions that the laptops need to be put in tent mode to provide optimal cooling for the GPU as these would be running 24/7. You can also see a very interesting exhaust vent that is made out of 32 120mm fans fitted within the window to exhaust hot air out of the room.
All this is really bad news for normal consumers who are looking to upgrade their old laptops or buy one for the first time. It is definitely interesting stuff from the Chinese people and for the mining community but at the same time, we know a lot of fellow gamers who will now also be unable to get an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3000 GPU based notebook, adding to their frustration in regards to GPU shortages and price hikes.
