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Title: Help with mining set up
Post by: nwtikka on January 08, 2014, 10:56:19 PM
Hi,

I am in the process of learning about bitcoin mining. I must say now that I am not into making money from it, I just fancy being involved.

I have looked at the gui miner software here. Can anyone tell me which asics it is compatible with please?

Yours,

tikka


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: mjc on January 09, 2014, 12:48:06 AM
For a list of ASIC miners : http://mining.thegenesisblock.com/

For a quick assessment for should you mine: http://bitcoinsbs.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/do-i-mine-or-not/

For more information you can check out my book see signature ($3.99 on Amazon).

Free information :
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining
- http://www.bitcoinmining.com/getting-started/




Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: best-miner.com on January 09, 2014, 01:49:08 AM
You could start from you own laptop first, you may not mining much from it,  but you can know the way how it works.


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: energeez on January 09, 2014, 03:18:52 AM
hi
use the mining section if you want to learn more about bitcoin mining
welcome


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: Spacewhale on January 09, 2014, 04:17:00 AM
you can play with the laptop to learn a bit about how it works, but i strongly advise against mining for any significant amount of time on one. they tend to cost more in electricity than you would gain by mining, and they usually run too hot and can damage the laptop with extended mining (bad airflow and tightly compressed components). Wont hurt for a bit here and there for new coin launches and such though so you can get your feet wet!


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: esbell on January 09, 2014, 04:23:54 AM
any mining could be profitable if the price get high enough.  spend what you can afford only.


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: WillemStelen on January 09, 2014, 04:27:15 AM
mining with your laptop will lead to fixing your laptop  ;D  that is experienced guy's advice


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: Spacewhale on January 09, 2014, 04:41:04 AM
yup, you can mop up with a newly released coin if you are in on the first blocks, but I wouldn't sic it on an established one 24/7. you will melt your lappy without much payoff.


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: hero_phan on January 09, 2014, 07:10:37 AM
you should buy asic 200mh now.


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: end18 on January 09, 2014, 07:20:09 AM
GUI Miner is a miner with GUI and it can be use with command line miner (ex, cgminer( https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer  (https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer)/) or bfgminer(http://bfgminer.org/ (http://bfgminer.org/)) ).

And cgminer or bfgminer support ASIC miner.

you can add cgminer or bfgminer to your guiminer's folder.

you can find tips from here ( guiminer's thread. https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=3878.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=3878.0))


Title: Re: Help with mining set up
Post by: nerobie on January 10, 2014, 11:27:29 AM
i strongly advise against trading for any significant amount of money