Tensions between the DIY PC gaming crowd and mining crowd are sky-high, with comment sections on mining-focused articles turning into a war zone of blame and anger. One of the most "affordable" ones you can track down is the Gigabyte Gaming 1070 8GB for $699. As of this writing here's what you can earn on NiceHash with a single GTX 1070 broken down into day/week/month. Scenario 2: The GPU Upgrade + A Dedicated Mining CardDoes your motherboard have an extra PCIe slot for a secondary graphics card? Maybe you don't need a GPU upgrade, but you've got the space and PSU headroom to accommodate a secondary GPU.

Source: Forbes March 08, 2018 13:56 UTC