CPU mining

[snarlpill]

Hey everybody, I was wanting to find out some info. about CPU mining. Now, before anyone and everyone says it, I know it will not be profitable. This is just more or less a fun thing for me to try out. What options do I have? What is better, to mine a tiny fractional amount of BTC or go for mining LTC or other alts? What sites could help me (besides buying into cloud mining sites)? I am not very computer savvy, and I realize how ridiculous that sounds when talking about mining BTC. Thanks.

[jeppe]

Hi,
The best cpu mined coin is prime coin. Its not very profitable but easy to setup. For more info try the ppc/primecoin forum.
Happy mining,
JT

[FalconFly]

Also be aware that all pools you could join have a minimum payout treshold. With Bitcoin, you'd never in your lifetime cross that minimum payout, so you're indeed much better off mining a suitable altcoin.