I was hoping you'd appreciate my long and detailed explanation of why it won't work on metal, a bit more though. XD

Let me know how it goes. I would do that too, but as a measly student I don't really have the spare funds to order one just to try. xD

Remember though. most modern GPU drivers require a CPU with at least SSE2, so I doubt it would work on pentium 3 era computers. But it's worth a try.

Meteor fell and killed everyone

Your profit margin is MUCh greater with litecoin. Don't bother with mining bitcoins, only ASICS can make money on mining bitcoins these days.

A while ago I found these adapters on ebay that convert standard 33/66MHz PCI slots into a PCI-Express slot with 1X speed. Has anyone here gotten any experience with them, and does anyone know if they work on modern GPU's?

These would be epic, as they would allow me to use just any regular old motherboard to run mining GPUs.

Here's the link if anyone wants to see. They are called "PCI to PCI-E PCI-Express 16x Bridge Riser Card Adapters"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-to-PCI-E-PCI-Express-16x-Bridge-Riser-Card-Adapter-/150736952226?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23189f5ba2

Ok. I'll explain for you in the best possible way I can. :3 Starting off assuming there's no prior knowledge of physics, just to be clear.

All matter emits radiation when it has thermal energy (heat) in it.

For example. The sun, being super freaking hot, emits all sorts of radiation, and by radiation, I mean electromagnetic radiation. This is what light, radio waves, microwaves, xrays and such are made out of.

But anyways, within what the sun emits, it also emits electromagnetic radiation that is within a range that we call the "visible spectrum", which is basically the types of electromagnetic radiation that what we call "light", ie, what our eyes can see.

The sun shines because of this principle. This is the same principle that makes an iron rod glow red when it is extremely hot.

So, due to this principle, we (our bodies), animals and electronics ALSO glow. Because they are warm. Except they don't glow in the visible spectrum. They glow in a different kind of light, a type that we can't see with our eyes. This light is called infrared light. It's like red light, except it's more red than red light, in a sense.  So much that it's not visible to our eyes anymore.

Your infrared temperature meter works by exploiting this principle. It measures how much infrared light it is picking up from wherever it's pointed at, and does math within it's internal electronics, and gives you a temperature.

But anyways. Now that you understand this concept, you can understand why not to point it at metallic surfaces.

In the same way that cellphones don't work well in elevators, due to the metal walls, or in the same way that you can see absolutely nothing through a sheet of tin foil, no matter how thin it is, the infrared temperature gun will not be able to get a correct temperature reading if you point it at metal, because the metal will be reflecting infrared light from somewhere else. Such as your hand.

I know this was an overkill explanation, but perhaps you or someone else will enjoy not only knowing why, but understanding why. :3

Whatever you do. NEVER get a pentium D on a mining rig. Those are central heating units, not CPU's. Spend an extra 2 dollars and get a low end core 2 duo. One of those with a 800MHz FSB. They generally work just fine on LGA775 pentium 4 mobos and they use a half/third the electricity, and even has 2x the processing power!


Edit: One like this, for example. http://www.ebay.com/itm/F8-INTEL-CORE-2-DUO-E4300-1-8GHz-PROCESSOR-CPU-SL9TB-LGA775-2MB-800MHz-/140984908768

No, he means while it's turned on.

Can you transfer the warranty? I hear those have warranties that can transfer to someone else when they are resold.

That really brings up a good idea. PowerPC macs for bitcoin wallets: More secure than modern PC's or tablets?

Definitely a scammer. Avoid at all costs.

Just because it's a Saphire or Asus GPU doesn't mean it's a knockoff. Isn't it generally better when it's non-reference? With better cooling systems and such?

I'm pretty sure this was said of CNC, BCQ, FTC and other small coins.

It's a really nice computer, but it's only got integrated graphics. Maaaan. For that BTC, you probably could buy a macbook pro!

That kind of world record isn't a good idea. Nobody should attempt it if they enjoy staying alive by not crashing their car from dozing off while on the road.

Sorry mate. I can find both of these for less than $10 on ebay/amazon. I think it's worth keeping.

He's just got far too few posts. This indicates that he's not investing much time into actually contributing to the forum, the fact that he immediately jumps to the marketplace section is suspicious enough.

This seems quite nice, but I've always been weary of using open-air cases. They're too susceptible to damage from being dropped, dropping something on them, or other things. (Cats) IMO, it's best to keep those expensive components within a regular case for their protection.

After-all, you can get equally good if not better cooling by using some of those huge yet silent fans that push so much air that they essentially constantly replace all of the air inside the case.

That's just me, though.

Kinda want to troll by placing a 50,000 bid. C'mon, nobody's ACTUALLY going to pay for it.

Yes, bitspend is a good idea. I have used them for a few hundred dollars worth of electronics. I also suggest checking up on ebay, you can find very nice low-cost refurbished parts. Here's a Core 2 Quad, for example. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261219978800