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Bitcoin => Mining => Topic started by: billionaire,82 on May 14, 2011, 12:00:44 PM



Title: new to all of this
Post by: billionaire,82 on May 14, 2011, 12:00:44 PM
hey everyone.. Im new to all of this I've been doing some research on bitcoin and i wanna start mining asap i have around $5000 to invest..  im going to have a cpu custom built by one of the local computer stores in my area.. i just need to know what i should tell them spec wise can somebody please help me thanks


Title: Re: new to all of this
Post by: Sukrim on May 14, 2011, 12:05:37 PM
As a tipp:

Read the wiki pages first, there are comparisons of GPUs (how much hashing power they deliver) and also some backgrounds about bitcoin (or: why every ~10 days (currently) you will get ~40% less income (currently)).


Title: Re: new to all of this
Post by: clonedone on May 14, 2011, 12:17:25 PM
hey everyone.. Im new to all of this I've been doing some research on bitcoin and i wanna start mining asap i have around $5000 to invest..  im going to have a cpu custom built by one of the local computer stores in my area.. i just need to know what i should tell them spec wise can somebody please help me thanks
lol did you notice its always the new guys to spend a couple of grand like me
did u know newegg ran outta 6990s? they are going hot.
get yourself some 6990s with ur 5 grand


Title: Re: new to all of this
Post by: Hawkix on May 14, 2011, 02:11:50 PM
not sure if buying BTCs for 5000$ would be better investment.


Title: Re: new to all of this
Post by: Nicksasa on May 14, 2011, 02:20:19 PM
not sure if buying BTCs for 5000$ would be better investment.
If you buy the hardware and bitcoin's value should crash, you still have the hardware ;)


Title: Re: new to all of this
Post by: psknives on May 14, 2011, 02:47:29 PM
not sure if buying BTCs for 5000$ would be better investment.
If you buy the hardware and bitcoin's value should crash, you still have the hardware ;)

yes i agree to this, but you should still invest in btc like $200 to $500 if you can afford it.