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Title: Getting started with Bitcoin Post by: jozamm on December 21, 2012, 05:02:57 AM Hi all,
I have just started with bitcoin and I have some questions. 1. I have an ATI Radeon 3000 card, bit old. Bitminer is asking me for openCL. Where can I get it from? I have already installed the latest drivers. Does bitminer have a list of supported graphics cards? 2. FPGA's can be used to mine bitcoins. What FPGA board/project is suitable for bitminer. Where can I get moire information on how to get an FPGA compatoble with bitminer and its performance. I have some experience with FPGA's and it would be interesting to go down this road. Any ore tips would appreciated. Regards, Joseph Malta Title: Re: Getting started with Bitcoin Post by: der_meister on December 21, 2012, 05:15:46 AM Only Radeon 4000 series and above have OpenCL support (4000 cards have poor OpenCL performance).
GPU and FPGA mining are in their end. In 1-2 months we will have ASICs (search for BFL, bASIC, Avalon, deepbit's Reclaimer, etc.) - they will be at least 10-20 times more efficient. When they hit, other mining ways will be unprofitable. Title: Re: Getting started with Bitcoin Post by: jozamm on December 21, 2012, 08:23:27 AM Hi,
Thanks for your help. I have seen some custom ASIC hardware. Could Bitforca Jalapeno be a good choice. It had a good entry price. Thanks Jozamm Title: Re: Getting started with Bitcoin Post by: Graet on December 21, 2012, 09:13:29 AM Hi, "could" be a good entry level device at 4.5Gh, but when competing with 60 -72Gh and 1500Ghash devices it will be insignificantThanks for your help. I have seen some custom ASIC hardware. Could Bitforca Jalapeno be a good choice. It had a good entry price. Thanks Jozamm |