burnt (OP)
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June 07, 2013, 03:39:54 AM |
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hi everyone
I am new here so I thought I would say hello
I mined 220 bitcoins back when it was all just a cool idea that seemed like it wouldn't last... I sold them all after the big crash, now I am kicking myself!
I recently setup a rig for a friend with a 7970 and its mining at just under 700kh/s ... so now I have the bug again and want to get back into mining.
At the end of July I will be able to afford to build myself a nice rig
I am looking at 4 x 7970's (if thats possible in machine) for litecoin and other scrypt mining
can anyone give advice on what cards to get, what I can overclock the easiest, and what remains most stable and keeps the lowest temps
any advice will be greatly appropriated.
Kind regards
p.s. when can I post in other forums?
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firefop
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June 07, 2013, 05:27:20 AM |
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Let me know if you want to pickup some 7950s - I'm not interested in litecoin and am in the process of selling all my extra video cards. I only have 2x7950s left (they're only 5 week old). I found it a bit odd that all my lesser cards sold but nobody even made offers on the 7950s.
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June 07, 2013, 12:39:42 PM |
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Welcome! You need 5 posts and 4 hours logged in to post in other areas.
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TheNerd
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June 07, 2013, 01:03:28 PM |
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so you are gonna mine litecoins now?
Hm will have to look into that
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June 07, 2013, 01:06:59 PM |
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June 07, 2013, 01:51:47 PM |
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June 07, 2013, 02:02:58 PM |
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Welcome friend!
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Alexander The Great
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June 07, 2013, 03:53:40 PM |
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hi everyone
I am new here so I thought I would say hello
I mined 220 bitcoins back when it was all just a cool idea that seemed like it wouldn't last... I sold them all after the big crash, now I am kicking myself!
I recently setup a rig for a friend with a 7970 and its mining at just under 700kh/s ... so now I have the bug again and want to get back into mining.
At the end of July I will be able to afford to build myself a nice rig
I am looking at 4 x 7970's (if thats possible in machine) for litecoin and other scrypt mining
can anyone give advice on what cards to get, what I can overclock the easiest, and what remains most stable and keeps the lowest temps
any advice will be greatly appropriated.
Kind regards
p.s. when can I post in other forums?
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June 07, 2013, 04:05:39 PM |
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"Graphics Cards (GPU) – $1,200 to $1,600 I use four of the Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 at $400/ea or four of the Sapphire Radeon 7950 at $320/ea in each rig. This one with a stock cooler works also, and can be had for only $280 (after mail in rebate). One of the Amazon reviews for the $280 card, shows specific settings for Litecoin mining which is helpful. To answer the 7970 (~$420) vs 7950 (~$320) question, basically, the 7970 gets roughly 100-150 more Mh/s or Kh/s than the 7950 for higher hashing density per rig (see bitcoin mining hardware comparison and litecoin mining hardware comparison). I couldn’t decide either and ended up buying both types for my rigs. Either card will work great in this mining rig build." - Read more: http://www.coinminingrigs.com/category/mining-rig-tutorials/#ixzz2VXyLQqWZWelcome. |
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June 07, 2013, 04:06:19 PM |
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Welcome!
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grbox2001
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June 07, 2013, 04:15:57 PM |
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Well you had a chance to get in early, and now you are back in the game.
p.s. 5th post ahh yeah!
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revilo
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June 07, 2013, 04:30:34 PM |
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hi
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June 07, 2013, 06:00:11 PM |
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Hey hey!
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burnt (OP)
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June 07, 2013, 06:56:53 PM |
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"Graphics Cards (GPU) – $1,200 to $1,600 I use four of the Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 at $400/ea or four of the Sapphire Radeon 7950 at $320/ea in each rig. This one with a stock cooler works also, and can be had for only $280 (after mail in rebate). One of the Amazon reviews for the $280 card, shows specific settings for Litecoin mining which is helpful. To answer the 7970 (~$420) vs 7950 (~$320) question, basically, the 7970 gets roughly 100-150 more Mh/s or Kh/s than the 7950 for higher hashing density per rig (see bitcoin mining hardware comparison and litecoin mining hardware comparison). I couldn’t decide either and ended up buying both types for my rigs. Either card will work great in this mining rig build." - Read more: http://www.coinminingrigs.com/category/mining-rig-tutorials/#ixzz2VXyLQqWZWelcome. Hello back and a wave to everyone who said hello! JimCGSavings: hi there superb advice and tutorial! thank you! I can afford to go for the 7970 rather than use 7950's, so I will probably try to get the highest hash out of my machine as possible! My plan is , if it pays and starts to make money, I will make another rig by Christmas, thinking of building a new rig every 4 months (if the first is successfully) until I making a livable wage and if it all fails, ill have some amazing gaming pc's! Regards, Burnt |
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burnt (OP)
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June 07, 2013, 06:58:26 PM |
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Well you had a chance to get in early, and now you are back in the game.
p.s. 5th post ahh yeah!
yep, I so wished I stayed mining I would be a millionaire now! its depressing thinking about it really |
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firefop
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June 07, 2013, 07:43:51 PM |
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If it makes you feel any better... I mined for awhile when bitcoins were worth 2 cents. Looked at my power consumption and thought 'forget it'... and deleted the wallet. Man I've been missing those few thousand coins recently =P
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June 07, 2013, 10:07:14 PM |
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hello,
the advice from me is that, now, you should keep the coins!
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June 07, 2013, 11:46:36 PM |
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Hello!
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John818
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June 08, 2013, 12:02:14 AM |
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Mining with GPU's is almost extinct now. Because of the exponential growth in difficulty, currently 11,187,257, a single 7970 will only earn 0.02922023 every 24 hours. Given that the difficulty is set to jump massively due to the upcoming flood of asic hardware, you should invest in other ways in order to make your bitcoins back. I'd suggest investigating AMC shares and ASICMINER shares and/or purchasing asic harware, though delivery dates aren't always honoured! Good luck. |
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suprabitz
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June 08, 2013, 12:06:59 AM |
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Let me know if you want to pickup some 7950s - I'm not interested in litecoin and am in the process of selling all my extra video cards. I only have 2x7950s left (they're only 5 week old). I found it a bit odd that all my lesser cards sold but nobody even made offers on the 7950s.
What brand/model and how much you looking for? you have the receipt in case warranty issues in future? |
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June 08, 2013, 03:41:50 PM |
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Welcome to the Bitcoin Forum
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June 08, 2013, 03:54:40 PM |
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June 08, 2013, 08:00:51 PM |
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Well hello.
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