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July 08, 2011, 12:35:47 PM
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Guys, do you think it's okay to use my somewhat-ancient computer to mine for Bitcoins? It's got hardware that was great a few years ago, and an Nvidia graphics card... Might it work?
Not in a long shot. First of, don't use nVidia but ATI(AMD) graphic cards. You will pay more for the electricity (depending where you live, it's almost true for any country) than you will earn bitcoins. |
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According to NIST and ECRYPT II, the cryptographic algorithms used in
Bitcoin are expected to be strong until at least 2030. (After that, it
will not be too difficult to transition to different algorithms.)
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kilgore
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July 08, 2011, 02:28:17 PM |
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Just discovered bitcoin, a bit obsessed!
but I've already learned: mining isn't for me. My slow little laptop can't do much, and I can't get any of those mining programs to work for me. BCP was fun for a minute...till I learned about the hidden fees!
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kilgore
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July 08, 2011, 02:37:39 PM |
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But you still can run some services or do something that can help bitcoin grow. Yeah I'm still learning about that. Until then, some shameless self promotion: http://www.freebitcoins.org/6509I've already earned 0.2 BTC there! sign up with the link above  |
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lowlevel
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July 08, 2011, 03:08:37 PM |
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Guys, do you think it's okay to use my somewhat-ancient computer to mine for Bitcoins? It's got hardware that was great a few years ago, and an Nvidia graphics card... Might it work?
Go ahead and start mining with that... get into one of the pools, figure out how it all works now before you go out and spend some real money on some ATI 5830's or whatever you can find that works well and you're comfortable paying for. Use this chart to help you pick the best card for you https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparisonAnd yeah.. you're not going to want to bother with CPU mining or nvidia mining longterm.. but nothing wrong with trying it out for a couple hours to get the hang of how everything works. Welcome to the fold! -lowlevel |
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Maxim Gladkov
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July 08, 2011, 03:17:20 PM |
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Hi! My name is Max. I'm from Riga, Latvia. I am professional Software developer. Have 1 rig with 2x 6990. Nice to meet all  |
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Evilbob
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July 08, 2011, 03:27:52 PM |
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Hi I am Evil Bob! You can call me Evil Bob, Evil, or Bob, My wife calls me an A$$ and I take it to be a compliment sort of a synonym to Evil. You guys don't get that privilege though. As for Bitcoining I love the Mining! I am a systems admin so I use some lab machines to mine, Also working on a grant to get a GPU based supercomputer you better believe it will be benchmarked in Mh/s. That being said I don't care so much about the economy or making money, I just want to process math really fast and have massive amounts of uptime. Hardware tweaking, rigging, and modification are my passions. Honestly I thought I was the Batman, Glad I can stop now as there are plenty of others. Btw I can't spell and after 4 years of college grammar still eludes me. If it bothers you try not to read my posts Evil Bob - out! |
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brandon@sourcewerks
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July 08, 2011, 04:00:26 PM |
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Been watching forums for a while, just now decided to join the discussion. |
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freedenizen
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July 08, 2011, 04:00:56 PM |
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Yea! another post to this thread to get some post count.
In SF, CA, USA
ILA (I love acronyms)
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silverchair
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July 08, 2011, 04:04:12 PM |
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Guys, do you think it's okay to use my somewhat-ancient computer to mine for Bitcoins? It's got hardware that was great a few years ago, and an Nvidia graphics card... Might it work?
I'm not really sure mate, since the information you have provided isn't sufficient, but I suggest you give it a try. |
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silverchair
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July 08, 2011, 04:12:18 PM |
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Been watching forums for a while, just now decided to join the discussion. Welcome aboard mate, just let me know if you're interested to learn about bitcoins. I have here a Bitcoin Ebook to start with so you'll get familiar about bitcoins, just PM me. It would be a pleasure to help you. |
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Kardonxt
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July 08, 2011, 04:44:12 PM |
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Been browsing the forums for a while but thought it might be nice to chime in every now and then.  Currently mining on: 1 5970 1 5870 8 5830s |
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Skrapps
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July 08, 2011, 05:22:41 PM |
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Hello. Time to come out of the lurking cave. I guess the newbie limit is for getting used to the sun again?  I'm some kid in Nevada that's been interested in all this business. No worries though I'm not a subscription bumping zealot. |
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forexmasterja
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July 08, 2011, 06:22:04 PM |
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Well here it is my first post,
Straight from Kingston, JAMAICA. I love bitcoin, I think its the future of money, and as for mining i'm all for it.
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danger89
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July 08, 2011, 06:32:27 PM |
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Hi, when can I send a PM :S?
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village.idiot
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July 08, 2011, 07:15:47 PM |
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Just discovered bitcoin, a bit obsessed!
but I've already learned: mining isn't for me. My slow little laptop can't do much, and I can't get any of those mining programs to work for me. BCP was fun for a minute...till I learned about the hidden fees!
Is that BitcoinPlus? What fees are they taking? |
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giles_wade
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July 08, 2011, 07:18:12 PM |
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really not understanding the bitcoin basics, could anyone tell me how it's done? |
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village.idiot
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July 08, 2011, 07:52:15 PM |
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really not understanding the bitcoin basics, could anyone tell me how it's done? It's PFM |
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fulepp
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July 08, 2011, 08:35:51 PM |
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Looking forward to be able to send PM messages |
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bitrick
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July 08, 2011, 09:10:31 PM |
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(first post)
I am bitrick.
I am interested in Bitcoin as a potential long term store of value.
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PandaMiner
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July 08, 2011, 09:15:43 PM |
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Hi, when can I send a PM :S?
You can keep your PMS! j/k |
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