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Monitoring hardware health on an always-on mining PC

The handful of readings worth watching on a rig that mines Malairte around the clock, and how keeping an eye on them turns surprise failures into planned maintenance.

May 31, 2026

explainer

Reading GPU spec sheets without falling for the marketing

A field guide to the numbers on a graphics card box that actually predict Malairte mining performance, and the ones that are there mainly to sell you a card.

May 30, 2026

explainer

How ASIC resistance shapes the hardware you buy for Malairte

An explainer on why Malairte's CPU and GPU mineability changes which components matter, and why you will never be shopping for the specialised machines that dominate other coins.

May 30, 2026

case-study

A case study in undervolting a used RTX 3060 for Malairte

A worked example following one used mid-range card from purchase through refurbishment and undervolting, showing how each step changed its temperatures, power, and noise.

May 29, 2026

opinion

The post-Ethereum used GPU market is a gift to Malairte miners

When Ethereum moved away from proof-of-work, the GPUs that powered it had to go somewhere. For home Malairte miners, that "somewhere" turned into the cheapest pile of capable hardware the hobby has ever seen.

May 17, 2026

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Why memory bandwidth beats core count for Malairte GPU mining

A breakdown of why the headline shader count on a GPU spec sheet matters far less than its memory bandwidth for the kind of work Malairte mining actually does on the card.

May 17, 2026

explainer

Open-frame versus enclosed cases for a home Malairte rig

Why the open-air mining frames of the Ethereum era are usually the wrong choice for a one- or two-GPU Malairte rig living in a home, and when an enclosed case wins.

May 14, 2026

case-study

Building a capable Malairte rig from a pile of used parts

A grounded account of assembling a perfectly serviceable home mining PC almost entirely from second-hand components, and where it pays to buy used versus where it does not.

May 5, 2026

opinion

The hidden costs of cheap power supplies in a mining build

Why the power supply is the worst place to save thirty dollars in a Malairte mining PC, and how a bad unit costs you far more than it saves over the life of the rig.

May 5, 2026

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Case airflow is the upgrade most home miners overlook

Why the cheapest, most effective improvement to a Malairte mining PC is often not a faster part but a better-arranged set of case fans moving air the right way.

May 4, 2026