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Here's the problem that I was getting initially and I wanted to know if there's anyway to fix it. My GPU 0 starts as disabled and won't be enabled even if I run the bat file as administrator. I'm not sure why.:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=34ys4fr&s=8#.Uv0akfldV1A

I've tried going through GPU management and trying to restart it and enable it. Nothing changes. It won't turn on and it's saying OFF/221.8Th/s.

GPU 0 : AMD Radeon HD 7950
GPU 1 : AMD Radeon HD 7850
GPU 2 : AMD Radeon HD 7850

This only started happening once I put in the 7950. The 7850s have ran for 3 weeks nonstop with 0 HWs so I doubt it's them.
I tried all of the different options for thread concurrency on https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison
for the 7950. All of them give the same results of thread 0 starting disabled saying gpu 0 failure.


I've been getting errors on trying to post this thread so if there's more than one from me I'll go back and delete them.

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To start, Here is the new rig that I would like to make.


I'd like to turn a profit mining BTC because honestly it's the only coin I know much about and I've already started a bit with my current computer.

I picked X why (new parts)?

Mobo - 3 PCIe slots for expansion, all x16
Case - Cheaper, fits better
PSU - Will be able to hold all three cards
GPU - Can turn a profit and will buy 2 more once the rig breaks even

I also picked this GPU because it's a powerhouse and I read in multiple threads that it was a great miner with stock clock getting around 600MHashes/s and overclocking to around 800.

Things I need help with
At the current low price from mtgox, BTC are $120. What is the projected date to break even with one card running 700MHashes/s? (Does not include the cost of electricity)

What is a rough estimate of this rig making in profit per week?

Is this rig worth investing in?

Whats the best and safest way to exchange BTC to USD?

If not BTC then what's a coin that will turn a decent profit (hopefully +15-20$ more than profit per week)?

Thanks again for all your help.

Thanks guys for all the help. I found a new set up that I'd like some feedback on. I'd like to keep it under $1000 so I know the 1 btc a week goal is out of question. I'll post the potential rig when I get home today around 6pm est if you guys are still interested. Thanks for all the help so far.

shameless self bumb

Hey guys, I'm just getting started Mining and would like to get a moderately affordable rid that isn't awful. So far I have what I believe to be a decent rig to get started with that won't be a waste of cash. I have read quite a few documents and checked out the mining hardware comparison found on the wiki.

Over all goal would be to make 1BTC a week minimum



Reasons why I picked X part
Case: I like the # of fans, should keep it cool. The 1xUSB 3.0 is perfect because I'd like to run linuxcoin off a usb instead of getting a new HDD

Motherboard: Has a PCIe x16 slot for 1 card, also has a x1 slot I can convert to a x16

Powersupply: I believe that 900W should be good, also has multiple 12v rails

Ram: Read that 1GB is fine and that ddr2 is relatively cheap and that I won't need it to be super hefty to run the machine

CPU: Cheap CPU that fits the mobo

Video Card: Relatively cheap, 1GB of GDDR5 doesn't seem awful


Concerns
I feel that the Video card is not going to be a good investment because it seems that it only gets 200 or so M/hashes. I like the case, but I have never actually built a computer from scratch (put parts together) in a completely empty case and this one seems straight forward (WOOHOO FLASHY LIGHTS). I did some more research today and I'd like to do one of two things: 1) Get a mobo with 2x PCIe x16 slots and get 2 5830s for a total of 400 or so MHashes/s or 2) Convert the x1 to x16 and get a 2nd 6670 to try and make it a better rig.

Any help you guys can give me on parts and preferably the card would be fantastic.

Hey guys, After doing some research I found this guy on walmart.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/21152488?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=&wl3=21486607510&wl4=&wl5=pla&veh=sem#Product+Reviews
Any thoughts? Better than the current one I have selected?