I'm new here, actuallu my first post, I see in your post, Tanoury ,that you have reference the command line for cg miner 3.7.2 with an AMD RADEON HD 7970 GPU, I'll probably be using the same GPU to start my mining experience... I just have a question about choosing a version of cgminer:
I've got ubuntu 14.04 LTS set up on my rig and getting ready to install cgminer, but there are only version 4.0 through 4.9 available from ck.kolivas.org official site, seems to be the place to get the cgminer, but no version 3.7.2 is there, I found a link to get it from highoncoins's website on his helpful tutorial for getting started, but not sure which version I should use for the older gpu's... been looking all over for some clarification on this- which version to seek out and why, and have reading a ton of posts but most are 1-2.5 years old and am combing the forums looking for some new info, so I figured I'd just ask,
Does it make a difference for a hobby miner getting started to use version 3.7.2 or go with a newer version?
I have 3 Pci-e slots on my mobo, so I won't be using more than 3 video cards on it
I am aware that I'm looking at the end of profitability for home based gpu mining, but want to play around a bit with an old rig and some gpus i have or can get cheaply, them maybe then, i'd get an add on asic for scrypt mining with higher hash rates if i like it, and maybe go after some newer/younger coins that may still have some profitability potential as I learn more. I see gpu mining isn't really worth much, when a $100 used ASIC can do 20-30 Mh, where a $100-200 used Radeon video card can only do about 1/25th of that at ~700-1000(if lucky)Kh/s.
I do have the added benefit of free electricity, which has greatly influenced my decision to dabble in mining
Any advice would be helpful in the next step for me, in deciding which version of cgminer to use,
Thanks much !