Please recommend a large pool

[Mentaso]

No, you do not have a min hashrate to join

But then, with low hashrate, you might never mine enought BTC to be able to withdraw it from pool.

So check first minimum withdraw amount requirements + how long you will mine this.

Thats the best bit of advice I have heard....

People new to mining will get enjoyment from their first withdrawal, so as mentioned, find out the min withdraw limit

[Slingshot]

 For Scrypt try out https://www.multipool.us/ this is my favorite and they do NOT dump/sell coins for you which is a great thing btw.


 For Bitcoin try out https://bitminter.com/ or other ones already mentioned. It has built in automatic merge mining for Namecoin.


 Note both the above are secure sites (much harder to hack) by way of https which is a huge bonus as far as I am concerned!




 For CryptoGenicBullion (CGB) (my #1 pick for future success) see no other than my favorite mining pool: https://www.multipool.us/

http://cryptogenicbullion.org/


 For Litecoins (with the most steady production rates that I have found) try out http://www.wemineltc.com/index

 For Novacoin try out https://nvc.khore.org/stats




 For the newbie and experienced miner alike I believe they will ultimately luv all the above mining sites. And especially mining CryptoGenicBullion (CGB) through the end of this year when the initial max. of 1 million CGB will be met! The race to the finish line of producing 1 million CGB is on... Get your share of CGB or you may really wish you had!


 Just be wary of wasting mining energy and time on what may prove to be failed Alt. Coins/Currencies.

 Choose wisely (spend time researching).




CLICK the NAME of each currency at this link to do your research at their home sites http://coinmarketcap.com/




 For what Currency is most productive relative to current mining rates see the following sites but beware of dogs (shitcoins):

http://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency = my favorite.

http://coinchoose.com/

http://www.criptovalute.it/profit




Other sites worthy of mention:

http://altcoins.com/

http://cryptolife.net/ for Scamcoins / Altcoins.

http://cryptometer.org/index.html for historical Blockchain data to determine if listed coins are Premined or Insta-mined.




 For Bitcoin & Cryptocoin News:

http://www.thebitcoinchannel.com/

http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/

http://www.cryptocurrency.org/

http://cryptosource.org/news/

http://thegenesisblock.com/

http://mining.thegenesisblock.com/ (for ASIC Mining Hardware Specs and Prices)



And importantly:

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



Plus; Off Topic but Critical:

http://dollarcollapse.com/




 This is much more than asked for but surely some great links for newbies and experienced miners alike!

 Enjoy.


Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware!

[Feneusens]

Hello everyone I'm new to bitcoin mining, could you suggest a large pool that uses PPS. Also do pools expect a minimum hash rate before letting you join.
Thanks

BTCGuild or wemineltc.com... depends on what you are mining...

[jpesquire]

Eligius is growing and might be worth checking out if you want a big pool:  http://eligius.st/~gateway/

I started there to learn the ropes.

I have since moved to smaller pools (https://give-me-coins.com/ and http://hhtt.1209k.com/).  End of the day, the payout is the same (in theory) and I bought into the "smaller pools are better for the network" argument.

[froo]

Wow thanks for all the great replies and links. I've joined up with btcguild I'm not too concerned about fees for now.
Thanks again
froo