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December 12, 2017, 11:30:40 PM |
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I'm just getting started with mining and have been spending the last couple of weeks reading up, playing around with different miners, mining different coins and just trying to get a feel for everything. Up until now I've been CPU mining with an old pair of xeon L5420s and a 560ti which has been ok, but I'd like to see if I can do any better, and might have a chance today. I've got $120 to my name and want to buy one of these cards, but I just can't figure out which one, or if maybe there's another one out there that would be best at this price point.
A co-worker is selling off his R7 370 4GB for $90 which he's admitted to using it for mining before in a rig.
Alternately, I can get an RX 460 4GB for $110 brand new.
I've been trying to crunch the numbers in my head but just need a little help. So far, I'm leaning more towards the 460 even though (according to what I've read) it might hash about 1-4 less than the 370. But I really can't decide.
I know I could save up for something else later on, but part of me is curious to see what kind of results I can get in this range right now, and I kind of want to use my old card in another machine for some light gaming.
As for the computer, it's from an old parted server that I got from work for free that's been sitting unused for a while, and has been my experimentation machine for mining with some pretty decent results. I'd probably look at picking up a newer motherboard, processor and some memory next, but for now I'm ok using it.
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