Only averaging 10 Mh/s

[rabbit127]

Hello!  Newbie here.  I started with GUIminer and noticed that after several days I'm only averaging 10Mh/s.

After some reading switched to cgminer but am still averaging roughly the same.

I'm using one worker right now to test things out and connecting to:

http://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333

I have an NV GT 520, supports OpenCL, etc.

From what I've seen in the forums, 10 Mh/s is uber slow...so what am I doing wrong? This is my gaming computer so it's rarely used and I'd like to make it a dedicated miner.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to improve my speed?  In particular, the questions I have are:

* What address should I be connecting to for mining?
* Should I be running more than one worker?
* Are there any flags I should use with CGMiner?

Thanks!!

[tarrant_01]

Nvidia sucks at bitcoin mining. You need an ATI video card.

[Eva Braun]

Nvidia isnt as bad as people say..

[rolloffacliffpleaseanddie]

WOW thats low as hell...

[captainbluff]

That sounds about right for your card, see link below

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

[rolloffacliffpleaseanddie]

10 mhs is sooo freakin low

[Spekko]

Nvidia isnt as bad as people say..

in terms of mining, yes, yes they are as bad as people say, possibly worse

[Welsh]

Maybe it's time to upgrade? Even though, Bitcoin mining now is terribly hard to benefit from on a tight budget.

[ovideozn]

it's normal for an Nvidia GPU... just give up unless you plan to switch to an ATI GPU, otherwise it's just not worth it (heck, it's barely worth it with an ATI GPU..)

[rabbit127]

Thanks for the honesty / links folks!  I suspected it was something like that when I couldn't even find my GPU on a bit list (different from what was posted here).

I normally go ATI but let the guy at the shop where I got the parts for the build talk me into an NVidia.

Also, if you guys want a real laugh, after a couple of weeks of nearly 24/7 mining I have ... wait for it ... 0.0055 BTC!!  A few more hundred years of this and I can take a few days off of work!

Anyhow, thanks again and I'll see about getting a "real" card.


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[Alexander The Great]

10 mhs lol so bad