The basics are the hardest (software?)

[SidETH]

I've been reading about mining altcoins like ethereum for some time now. This resulted in buying 5 ASUS 1070 cards (AMD cards are completely sold out), some other parts, and material to build a rig. This part is clear to me.

The mystery to me lies in the software. I'm using Mac computers now for such a long time that Windows will take some time again, but Linux is a total stranger to me.

I see many people mentioning Linux as the best OS for mining with 1070 cards, but I lean towards Windows because of the vague familiarity. And then there is EthOS but it limits me to mining Ethereum.

What would be the wise decision?
I'm now thinking about:

Windows 10 64-bit
Genoil ETHMiner
Alpereum mining pool

Because that seems to work (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1940360.0)

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[zij]

I see many people mentioning Linux as the best OS for mining with 1070 cards, but I lean towards Windows because of the vague familiarity. And then there is EthOS but it limits me to mining Ethereum.

EthOS doesn't limit you to Ethereum - it can do a whole variety of coins..  But it only works with AMD, so your 1070s won't currently work with it.

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Can ethOS automagically switch which coin it mines according to profitability? Or does it have to be instructed by human..?