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Title: Graphics card incompatible with OpenCL, what next?
Post by: ErroneousRex on June 21, 2012, 04:20:59 AM
So I'm trying to turn my old tower into an inefficient miner. It has a Radeon 8500 PCI not PCI express graphics card. Pretty old, I know. So far all of my research has returned that it is incompatible with OpenCL and thus not a candidate for mining.

Any thoughts and or suggestions?

I may have another graphics card or two out in the garage. I'll take a look.


Title: Re: Graphics card incompatible with OpenCL, what next?
Post by: ErroneousRex on June 21, 2012, 04:37:31 AM
Has anybody else tried mining with something this old? Does Phoenix use OpenCL or something else? Could I still start mining with my CPU? Point me to a guide?


Title: Re: Graphics card incompatible with OpenCL, what next?
Post by: John (John K.) on June 21, 2012, 04:55:30 AM
incompatible with OpenCL = unsuitable for mining. Go get a newer card.


Title: Re: Graphics card incompatible with OpenCL, what next?
Post by: ErroneousRex on June 21, 2012, 05:02:22 AM
That's what I thought. Thank you!