D: yeah okay I might rethink using some of my other skills and just doing business in BTC then. Thanks for the info people.

Hmm would it help prolong the life of my cards if I underclocked or throttled them? As I said I'm not looking to make a living out of this. if I can mine 1 bitcoin a month out of the two of them working together it will be good enough for me.

Luckily I have a flat rate electricity bill, otherwise yeah I wouldn't likely bother with the mining itself, but I figure between both cards I could at least probably pay my game subscriptions. This is however fantastic news for me. thank you for clearing that up.

Edit: yep just plugged it in, crossed my fingers and prayed that my computer didn't explode, and well, I'm still here. so again, thank you!

So as the title says I'm just getting started with bitcoin, and I've been looking around at hardware guides. I am not intending to make this into something I will try to make a living off of, I intend to do this more casually, with hardware that I already have or will already buy in the future.

The question I have is: I own both a 6770 and a 7770, originally I had two 6770's for cfx but when I had to RMA one of them they sent back a newer model 7770, so cfx went out the window. I could have sent it back to get my 6770 back but I figured eventually I would have to upgrade anyways. what I want to know is if it is safe to plug that 6770 in and not cfx it but use it for mining? will this cause problems with my rig, or is it safe?

I haven't been able to find information on whether or not this is possible, I'm not sure If I just haven't tried using the proper search string, or if it's just something nobody really even thinks of trying. But I have this 6770 here that I can't do anything with normally, so if I can plug it in and dedicate it to mining, that would be fantastic.

thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.
 *bows down in reverence to the masters*

Greetings! I'm new to the whole concept of bitcoin, I just recently happened across it and found it intriguing. I hope to find the information I need to get started with it here and heck maybe one day actually be knowledgeable enough to contribute. Just call me Zen. I'm pretty lax, and If I say something dumb feel free to blankly stare at your screen and imagine thumping me on the head with an oversized club ^^