NVIDIA GeForce GT 555m

[WaterTrooper]

Im newer to the whole Bitcoin idea. I have looked at some of the GPU lists of how much hashes I should be producing. I'm currently getting around 14.32-20.0 MH/s.

If anyone has a similar graphics card would you please post your stats.

[runlinux]

that looks about right for what you should be getting with that card.

As you may already know, nvidia is the pits for mining bitcoins.

[WaterTrooper]

Is there any reason why that is. Its currently a mid gaming laptop with quad core.

I might need to make another thread but I'm moving into a new place this month and I'm looking to make a mid range mining machine.

[Electricbees]

Is there any reason why that is. Its currently a mid gaming laptop with quad core.

I might need to make another thread but I'm moving into a new place this month and I'm looking to make a mid range mining machine.

If you are making a mining machine, you are going to need ATI-based video cards. Nvidia's strongest factor in graphics is it's floating-point math, where the bitcoin algorithm only uses integer math (ATI's strong suit)

It's all about the architecture of the cards, and I could explain further, but I would get it wrong, and someone else would correct me... 

Basically, get an ATI card, throw into desktop, and you are good to go.

[WaterTrooper]

Does it matter if I buy a top of a line graphics card for $1000 or $2 decent ones for like $150 each?

[Electricbees]

Does it matter if I buy a top of a line graphics card for $1000 or $2 decent ones for like $150 each?

Google "mining hardware comparison." Look at the results and decide for yourself.

As of now, the best Mhs/$ card is the 5830, and the best mhs/watt is either the 5970 or 7970.

[wachtwoord]

Also, it is not economically viable mining with the card you have now. It costs much more in electricity than it brings you in earned Bitcoins.

You can of course mine at a loss just for the hell of it (and helping to protect the network )