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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Mining (Altcoins) => Topic started by: aleksand on February 02, 2016, 08:38:52 AM



Title: How to mine altcoins?
Post by: aleksand on February 02, 2016, 08:38:52 AM
Usually I simply buy and sell coins) So, I've desided to mine) I have 2 gtx 980. Is it rezonable to mine new altcoins by videocards or should I buy special devices for that?(I mean not litecoin for example).


Title: Re: How to mine altcoins?
Post by: RustyNoman on February 02, 2016, 10:39:06 AM
Usually I simply buy and sell coins) So, I've desided to mine) I have 2 gtx 980. Is it rezonable to mine new altcoins by videocards or should I buy special devices for that?(I mean not litecoin for example).

As you have 2 gtx 980, you can use that to mine Ethereum. You just need a computer with at least two PCIE slots. Your power supply should be powerful enough, say, at least 800W.


Title: Re: How to mine altcoins?
Post by: aleksand on February 02, 2016, 11:19:18 AM
Usually I simply buy and sell coins) So, I've desided to mine) I have 2 gtx 980. Is it rezonable to mine new altcoins by videocards or should I buy special devices for that?(I mean not litecoin for example).

As you have 2 gtx 980, you can use that to mine Ethereum. You just need a computer with at least two PCIE slots. Your power supply should be powerful enough, say, at least 800W.
Ty for reply. Is it possible to calculate how many coin I can mine?


Title: Re: How to mine altcoins?
Post by: RustyNoman on February 02, 2016, 09:20:06 PM
You can calculate the profitability here:
http://etherscan.io/ether-mining-calculator

For the 980x, you can get about 25MH/s each, so put 50 there, you will get 2 Ethereum per day, or about $5.