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According to your calculations (which I love the in-depth look btw) it will take around 6 months (all depending and variable) to make back the money I put down on it. Which isn't OVERLY bad but it isn't an incentive to jump on the wagon yet in my opinion as I can easily lose more than I am gaining, with expected little return if all goes well :3. Especially being a University student with lots of loans taken out and a bunch of debt.. I don't think I could comfortably say eh lets throw $160 at this (a good week of drinking!) and see if its legit.

Thanks again!
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Im currently mining it for the sake of mining it (but I know my stats and general "income." However if I put a purchase of $160 straight for bitcoin mining I would like to see that return, as im sure you'd know. Thanks for the input mate! It was a solid gaming computer (purchased all the parts and built it over a year ago so its starting to lack) and am interested in throwing more into it.

Hello all! I know I am new but looking for some decent discussion and opinions.

I am living in residence at university. I get a very high down/up (I know this means pretty much nothing), I also get "free" water and electricity. My current rig will bring in approx. $3.5 CAD or USD per week in my current pool. (Around 200-400 Mhash/s)

Specs of my current mining computer:
sabertooth 990fx (motherboard)
16gb DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengence (RAM)
1100T AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Socket AM3 (CPU)
Radeon HD 6950 2 GB (Graphics Card)

PSU and Harddrive and MISC is not going to be listed unless requested.

Finally here is my question!
I am looking into purchasing the ASIC (butterflylabs) BitForce Jalapeno. Is it worth it? Would this be worth adding to my rig? I use this computer for multiple things. I do however have other PCs and laptops but this is my main gaming computer (nothing too intensive anymore) and "social" computer. What is your thoughts? How long do you think it would take before I would see my return from this ASIC investment? What do you think my approx. weekly gain in Bitcoins or USD/CAD would be? I live in Canada so purchasing this would cost approx. BTC12.07 or $163 USD/CAD (this includes even shipping).

Thanks guys! Im excited to see some responses!
--Cheers!--

In my opinion, you should try to "dox" yourself and usernames (or aliases that you use). Get a few friends to do the same for you. If you are an honest and "good" person, (not going to scam blah blah, going to be legit and not illegal) then some personal information could be released. In my experience having a list of aliases and/or emails will be far worse for you than having a name or a general location posted. The way I see this is, if you post your current real information, generally people can and will find your present "doings" and if you post anything besides that (or have accessible) then people will be able to find your history. (Both potentially "dangerous" in their own ways)
Trust = Trust : If you give out information and trust others with it, you will most likely get some trust back.
Risk = Return : Risking nothing will get you no where. (Opposite: Risking something can get you somewhere)

TLDR --> Your own choice 100% what you give out and when you give out information. Just know the consequences and potential "harm" that could come your way from releasing information.


---This is all my own opinions! Take what I have said as you please. Cheers!---

Hello all, I have seen bitcoin forums on and off for a couple of years now. Finally decided to make an account and become a part of the active community.

A little about me:

I live in Canada (the Durham region of Ontario near Toronto)
I am attending the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, studying Networking and Network Security.
I have my CCNA certification (which is going to expire soon)
My initials are D B. (Will release more to identify myself later on in this community)
I have a background in programming and networking.

What I am interested in:

Improving the community here and having the community improve me.
Learning more and attempting to help grow eCurrencies. (Bitcoin in particularly)
Sharing my knowledge of privacy, networking, etc.

If you have any additional questions about me feel free to message me or talk to me on some threads/posts. Cheers!