I'm using the 4 CPU model, running one instance with 7 threads. I only get 26 c/m. Am I doing something wrong? If someone could give me some pointers or something that would be much appreciated. Should I run multiple instances and if so how would I do that?

I've been running the script for around 8 hours, all that time beer was down. Does that mean I'm mining for nothing? I've seen no payments or anything in my wallet so I'm a little confused as to how this works.

Thanks for your replies, I'll definitely give CEX a look. If possible, could you tell me approximately how many Bitcoins I would produce using a 20GH/s setup per week?
Cheers.

Hi all,

I'm new to mining and have spent the last week or so experimenting and researching methods and altcoins for mining. I stumbled across this forum and decided to register an account as I couldn't find answers to the questions that I have.

I was planning on creating some sort of group with some of my friends to get into bitcoin mining. Just a small amount of money.. Maybe enough for a 20 GH/s system, I'm not sure. What I was wondering was what sort of system I should buy that is fairly entry level and how much that system will produce in say a day or a week. I was also wondering if I should perhaps invest in something like CEX as my family and I are fairly knowledgeable about stocks and the like. Interms of power consumption, that does not really matter to me and I'm not looking to make thousands or millions or whatever, just to break even or make a small profit.. Whatever is possible.

Thanks for all your help,
Greg.