Hey guys! So I've been lurking here for a while and I'm pretty new to mining cryptonotes/cryptocurrencies and needed some advice as to how to go about mining profitable coins. As of right now I'm really liking the potential future of Monero (XMR) and would preferably like to mine that, but am open to other coins. I have tried mining with minergate, eobot, and other sites but with no avail.
Here are my desktop specs:
Windows XP
AMD Athlon 64
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
2.00 GHz, 960 MB of RAM
Is my computer too old/does it have enough processing power? I've read multiple forums and posts that say that NVIDIA mining is useless, and then I would read somewhere else that certain coins allow miners with old computers the chance to mine and make a profit. So as of right now I'm a little confused as to what miner/wallet to download and where to download it, If I should use Linux or Ubuntu (and how to use them, where to download), if cloud mining is worth the money to not worry about mining on my own computer, etc.
So any opinions on what I should do would be much appreciated.
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