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Title: iMac Mining Post by: parananon on June 28, 2011, 07:14:11 PM Is there a way to make mining on an iMac profitable? Or should I just stick with selling services?
Title: Re: iMac Mining Post by: parananon on June 29, 2011, 06:24:41 AM Not sure if this is allowed on this forum specifically, but I'd really like an answer, so...
Bump? Title: Re: iMac Mining Post by: myrkul on June 29, 2011, 06:26:14 AM iMac + mining = Melted iMac. At least one forum poster's done it. Stick with services, for now.
Title: Re: iMac Mining Post by: Jerle on June 29, 2011, 06:53:41 AM That applies for almost any kind of laptop mining. Out of curiosity I tried running a GPU miner on my Alienware and it got way too hot for comfort quickly so I shut it down.
Title: Re: iMac Mining Post by: klee on June 29, 2011, 09:41:57 AM He said iMac not MacBook!!
I did it (i3, 6GB RAM) with no success...it needs way more powerful machine(s).. Title: Re: iMac Mining Post by: oicecil on June 29, 2011, 01:36:30 PM If you're mining on a Mac install a fan control app so you can monitor and adjust the fan speeds if things get a little hot (which they will).
I doubt you'll find it profitable though. I'm mining with my MacBook Pro but only as part of a pool, and only when I'm using it anyway. For 24/7 mining I useother more suitable machines. smcFanControl: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol) |