Miners Successfully Hack Through Mining Restrictions For NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Back before the launch of the GeForce RTX 3060, NVIDIA announced its CMP, a GPU lineup specifically dedicated to mining crytocurrency. Additionally, it also announced that it would be limiting the hashrate of the RTX 3060, in hope that it would deter GPU miners from scalping or hoarding the GPU.

As the saying goes, life isn’t fair, and unsurprisingly, the so-called “mining restriction” that was put in place by NVIDIA has reportedly been broken by the very same miners. Japan-based tech site, PC Watch, confirmed that NVIDIA’s restrictions had already been “circumvented” via interaction with related parties.

The specific method isn’t mentioned by PC Watch, but the site states that bypassing the RTX 3060 restrictions does not require any modification to the card’s driver of BIOS, and a “little effort” is all it takes to get it to mine.

It also appears that the hack isn’t restricted to just one type of mining software. A group of developers by the name of Phoenix Miners, posted a reply on GitHub that it was working on a big update revolving around NVIDIA kernels. Another report points at a particular NVIDIA WSL driver – namely, a 470.05 Beta driver – that will, in fact, remove NVIDIA’s restrictions for Ethereum mining on the RTX 3060. However, it should be noted that this claim still remains unconfirmed.

As for the RTX 3060’s mining performance with the restrictions lifted, there are some videos of the card achieving hashrates beyond 40MH/s while mining for Ethereum and is even capable of sustaining those rates, even after nearly an hour of use.

Acer Nitro 5 with GeForce RTX 3060 Now Available For Pre-Order At RM 4,999

First announced back at CES earlier this year, Acer is about to release its newly refreshed Nitro 5 gaming laptop to Malaysia shortly. In general, it will be the first gaming laptop from Acer Malaysia to feature the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series graphics.

At this moment, the 2021 Nitro 5 will be offered with only one set of specifications which include GeForce RTX 3060 graphics and Intel Core i7-10750H processor. In addition to that, Acer Malaysia has also equipped 8GB of RAM and 512GB internal storage into the laptop.

The 2021 Nitro 5 also comes 15.6-inch IPS display with Full HD native resolution and a refresh rate of 144Hz. Other components that have been packed into the 2.3kg gaming laptop include a 4-zone RGB keyboard, Killer Ethernet E2600 controller, Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 module, and 57.5 Whr 4-cell battery.

Price-wise, the new gaming laptop is listed for RM 5,499 but at the moment gamers can obtain it for RM 4,999. However, those that are interested to take advantage of this RM 500 discount promo which also inclusive of a 3-years subscription for McAfee Live Safe and Predator Urban backpack need to do it fast though as it is only valid through Shopee and Lazada until 17 March 2021.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Graphics Cards Land In Malaysia: Available From RM 2089 Onwards

Just as NVIDIA announced the official release of its new GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card, several manufacturers have also revealed their RTX 3060 lineup for Malaysia. Among them is GIGABYTE who have planned five models for our market.

Leading the list is the AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Elite which carries a slightly overlocked GPU at 1867MHz as compared to the stock chip which runs at 1777Mhz. The company has also equipped the card with its signature Windforce 3X cooling solution that comes with three 80mm fans that spin alternately and are being lubricated by “graphene nano lubricant”.

The solution also features five composite copper heat pipes that have direct contact with the graphics card’s GPU and also helped cool down its RAM. GIGABYTE has also installed customisable RGB Fusion 2.0 lights on all three fans.

Variations of the company’s Windforce 3X cooling solution have also been installed on its other RTX 3060 cards. Among them is the GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC and GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC which are also running at a slightly higher clock speed of 1837MHz although they aren’t as fast as the RTX 3060 Elite and these cards also have less composite copper heat pipes in them at just three pipes.

Not to forget, GIGABYTE has also included the GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle in its release list for Malaysia. Equipped with a Windforce 2X cooling system, the solution may feature fewer fans than the Windforce 3X but they are larger in size at 100mm and also features four composite copper heat pipes.

Being the most affordable card in the list at RM 2,089, the RTX 3060 Eagle understandably runs at the standard 1777MHz clock speed although one can choose the OC version of the card that is clocked slightly higher at 1807MHz for RM 2,199. As for the higher-end models that we mentioned earlier, the AORUS RTX 3060 Elite goes for RM 2,569 while RTX 3060 Vision OC and Gaming OC are priced at RM 2,399 and RM 2,339, respectively.

As you might have heard, the graphics card is currently facing a stock shortage issue throughout the world which means that it may not be easy to find these new GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 cards at a retail store. So, do check with your favourite retailer for further details.

NVIDIA Will Be Limiting GeForce RTX 3060 Hash Rate To Deter Cryptocurrency Miners

Alongside the announcement of NVIDIA Cryptocurrency Minis Processor (CMP), the GPU company has also revealed that they will be limiting the cryptocurrency mining capability of their upcoming graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3060.

Scheduled to launch on 25 February, the RTX 3060 will be the most affordable option in the RTX 30 Series family which means that it is likely to have high demand from consumers. This also means that the card would be more accessible for cryptocurrency miners to buy in bulk as well, which could affect the card’s availability to its intended users: gamers.

In its effort to stop that from happening, the drivers for RTX 3060 have been designed to limit the card’s capability to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency. Specifically, NVIDIA claimed that the implementation will cut the hash rate to around 50 per cent which hopefully will be deterrent enough to miners out there and turn them over to NVIDIA CMP cards instead.

While that sounds like an interesting plan, we not sure if it will really address the GPU shortage that the market is facing right now though. Additionally, some miners already looking at gaming laptops to get their job done anyway.