Hi there,
I just joined as well.
I've been reading avidly on the forum for about two weeks which helped me a lot to get started with my 3x R9 280x rig and mining a few different coins: LTC, GDC and now DOGE (much wow!), both pool and solo.
I also purchased a 2TH/s sha256 rig from Black Arrow that should be delivered in late February, can't wait to get it and start mining bitcoin.
I am amazed at what is going on here, so much to explore, it's fascinating. I just wish I had heard about cryptocurrencies a lot earlier...
Good luck to you all
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Arno
Wow! That's alot of power you're about to be wielding. Congrats on taking the plunge!
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If you don't mind my asking I'm curious as to what got you into BTC mining? That's a pretty big leap of faith into the whole community for someone that seems to have little background with it. Have you done trading outside of crypto currencies before?