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The Latest Brave Browser Beta Features Brave Ads for Testing

2, Apr 2019

The latest Brave Browser Beta apparently features Brave Ads available for testing (the Beta version of the browser is a separate install and will not affect an existing installation of the official Brave browser if already installed!). After activating Brave Rewards users can opt in to view private ads and will be able to claim BAT tokens accumulated for having viewed ads. At the moment the only setting you have available for the Brave Ads is the number of ads you will be shown per hour (1 to 5). We were interested to see how the new Brave Ads feature actually works, but in 30 minutes deliberately trying to see at least 1 ad we have been unsuccessful so far. You are welcome to give it a try and see if you will have more luck and if you do feel free to leave a comment below…

– To download the latest Brave Browser Beta and give Brave Ads a try…

An Easy Way to Keep Track of Current ASIC Miner Profitability

28, Mar 2019

If you are into ASIC mining and not GPU mining then there are a whole lot different things you need to take into account, because ASIC miners are usually limited to just one crypto algorithm (there are some that support a couple of algorithms as well). Having a way to quickly and easily keep track of the profitability of currently available and upcoming ASIC miners can be useful and this is exactly what the website ASIC Miner Value does. It is an easy to use tool that gives you information on current profitability of pretty much all significant ASIC miners and also gives you a useful list of manufacturers and resellers of ASIC mining hardware around the world. This makes it a useful tool in your quest of finding what is worth checking out in the world of ASIC miners and giving you a good first step in researching for possible good opportunities, so you might want to keep an eye on the list of devices there.

– For more about current ASIC miner profitability just check out the website ASIC Miner Value…

Nvidia has Introduced the New GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPU

22, Feb 2019

Nvidia has introduced a new mid-range GPU – the GeFotce GTX 1660 Ti that is intended for gamers looking for an affordable option for reviving their older gaming system’s performance. According to the company the new GPU is 3x faster than a GTX 960, 1.5x faster than a GTX 1060, and offers comparable performance to a GTX 1070. So if it is comparable in terms of performance to GTX 1070, then why release a new GPU? Well, the new GTX 1660 Ti is built on the latest Turing architecture (still not named RTX and 2xxx series, but GTX and 1xxx series), which debuted with the top GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GPUs. It also features the new GDDR6 video memory with a 192-bit wide memory bus at jus 120W of TDP. With the new GeForce GTX 1660 Ti you can get an up to date GPU that is more affordable than the GTX 1070 with recommended prices starting at $279 USD.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Specifications:
GPU Engine Specs:
– 1536 NVIDIA CUDA Cores
– 1770 MHz Boost Clock
– 1500 MHz Base Clock
Video Memory Specs:
– 6000 MHz Memory Speed
– 6GB GDDR6 Memory
– 192-bit Memory Interface Width
– 288 GB/sec Memory Bandwidth
Other Specs:
– Display Support: 7680×4320 @ 120Hz Maximum Digital Resolution
– Display Interfaces: DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI-D Standard Display Connectors
– Graphics Card Dimensions: 4.37″ Height, 5.7″ Length
– Thermal and Power Specs: 95C Maximum GPU Temperature
– 120W Graphics Card Power

Although the new Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is intended for gamers with a more limited budgets looking for upgrading their aging mid-range gaming graphics, it might turn out to be an interesting choice for mining as well. If it manages to offer good performance for crypto mining similar or even better than that of the older GTX 1070 with the lower power usage and price range it might spark some interest. Of course for that to happen we need to see some movement in the profitability of GPU mining following some good and strong signs of crypto market recovery, prior to that the new GPU might not be deemed as very attractive by miners. Still we need to see some crypto miming results to get a good idea on what to expect in terms of actual performance…


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