mining on an average pc

[xSkylarx]

You can, but it's less cost effective than constructing a dedicated mining rig. You'll end up losing money because you'll be paying a lot for electricity but earning only cents, so you'll need to figure out how much power you'll be using and how much money you'll be making beforehand. GPUs have become a major investment for many miners because they can generate enough power and are usually located in countries where electricity is cheap, making it a win-win situation for both the miner and the country. What I recommend is that you go out and build a mining rig and figure out how much money you'll make after deducting all of your expenses.

[JayDDee]

You can, but it's less cost effective than constructing a dedicated mining rig.

Not true if the PC is already built and paid for and also used for other tasks.
Technically you can mine with the CPU the iGPU or addon GPUs, just avoid using a laptop.
It's good to get some experience before investing in a dedicated rig.

[devil2man]

With a laptop you cannot actually mine anything with a pc without using the gpu i.e. using only the cpu you can mine let's say monero or uplexa but it depends on the processor power the more threads it has higher will be the performance

[JayDDee]

With a laptop you cannot actually mine anything with a pc without using the gpu i.e. using only the cpu you can mine let's say monero or uplexa but it depends on the processor power the more threads it has higher will be the performance

Ignoring profitability you can mine with any CPU or GPU that has supporting mining software.
The problem with mobile devices is they have poor relative performance, cramped components can't be
effectively cooled and lithium batteries don't like the heat.