What miner should I use?

[coltonrawrr]

I have a Nvidia GT 610 graphics card, currently trying out GUI Miner (Not even sure if it's working tbh, I'm a major newb)

and if I should just stick with GUI Miner, what extra flags should I use for my video card?

[Blazr]

Well, I actually recommend not mining on that card as you're wasting electricity and shortening the life of the card dramatically for the sake of a few cents worth of BTC per month. You can't profit from mining on it.

But, if you insist on doing so, the best way to figure that what flags/software etc to use is to look up the card on the mining hardware comparison page:

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

[coltonrawrr]

Well, I actually recommend not mining on that card as you're wasting electricity and shortening the life of the card dramatically for the sake of a few cents worth of BTC per month. You can't profit from mining on it.

But, if you insist on doing so, the best way to figure that what flags/software etc to use is to look up the card on the mining hardware comparison page:

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

Well in that case I am not going to bother mining.

What are some other ways to earn BTC?, besides buying them.

[SneakyNinjA]

Search Free BTC in the top right.

www.bitvisitor.com

is an example. they pay very little though, talking about even less than miners pay out. I used these fountains for a week and earned maybe 10 cents US

[coltonrawrr]

What about a CPU Miner?, I have heard of this, I'm guessing instead of using your graphics card to mine it uses up CPU space?

[SneakyNinjA]

Thats right, and there are a lot of miners that use both CPU and GPU. Really, if you join a pool and stay mining 24/7 you might get some 'free' money. But in all likelihood the costs (ie electricity) will outweigh the benefits... So if you don't pay for anything, go for it, but if you pay the bills, stay away from it (unless you have fun watching your computer work)

[turvarya]

as far as I heard CPU-Miners are not really efficient, so, I would stick to GPU-Miners
if you do so, you should make sure, that it is cooled all the time to minimize the "damage" (I don't think, it is really as bad as Blazr suggest)

[Rincewind]

Your CPU miner wouldn't make much more than your 610 GPU miner. It's just not optimal hardware. You can make (maybe) .05 BTC a day with a 200+ Mhash/s ATI card right now until ASICs are more widely shipped, so unless you can pick up a 58xx or 68xx cheap (and quick), don't bother mining at all.

[John (John K.)]

Your CPU miner wouldn't make much more than your 610 GPU miner. It's just not optimal hardware. You can make (maybe) .05 BTC a day with a 200+ Mhash/s ATI card right now until ASICs are more widely shipped, so unless you can pick up a 58xx or 68xx cheap (and quick), don't bother mining at all.

For .05 you'll need like 500+Mhash currently.

[coltonrawrr]

Well, I may as well not bother mining at all right now... I will just use those 'free bitcoin every hour' websites and such, is there any other of making Bitcoins besides the websites and mining?

[Gabi]

Buying them. Or selling things for them.

[coltonrawrr]

Buying them. Or selling things for them.

Honestly, I don't get the point in buying them. I would assume most people want them, because they are worth real world money. Selling things for them, I do get.

[coltonrawrr]

I also heard there was an online miner that requires no download?

[deadlyunknown]

I also heard there was an online miner that requires no download?

Try Bitminter (a Java application), I think it will work on your GPU ^^

[coltonrawrr]

I also heard there was an online miner that requires no download?

Try Bitminter (a Java application), I think it will work on your GPU ^^

BitMinter.com?