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June 21, 2012, 04:20:59 AM
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So I'm trying to turn my old tower into an inefficient miner. It has a Radeon 8500 PCI not PCI express graphics card. Pretty old, I know. So far all of my research has returned that it is incompatible with OpenCL and thus not a candidate for mining.

Any thoughts and or suggestions?

I may have another graphics card or two out in the garage. I'll take a look.
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June 21, 2012, 04:37:31 AM
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Has anybody else tried mining with something this old? Does Phoenix use OpenCL or something else? Could I still start mining with my CPU? Point me to a guide?
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June 21, 2012, 04:55:30 AM
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incompatible with OpenCL = unsuitable for mining. Go get a newer card.
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June 21, 2012, 05:02:22 AM
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That's what I thought. Thank you!
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