Bitcoin Miner

[mopar-user]

I am unsure of where to put this so I guess here is as good a place as any.


I want to start a Bitcoin miner. Just to see how it goes. Can anyone assist me in this? I read all kinds of stuff but I have no clue what I am doing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Also, if the mods feel this is in the wrong section, go ahead and move.

 

[Nympho]

Question: What is a Bitcoin miner?

 

[Billy Talent]

Yeah, id like to get to know a bit more about Bitcoins my self.

 

[schoolofbudweiser]

http://www.weusecoins.com/ for those who dont know

 

[Nympho]

This sounds like it could be a new sythe phenomenon

 

[n4n0]

I've got a few links here that will help you get started. I suggest taking a few hours(if not days) and actually read up on the process before getting started. Don't jump into it too quickly.

http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=1334.0
http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=3878.0
http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=9430.0

 

[Rsaccounttrader]

What type of hardware do we need for this? I have a state of the art gaming computer doing all but nothing so I could get that mining, but im honestly too lazy to read through he docs and then find out i cant use my PC.

 

What type of hardware do we need for this? I have a state of the art gaming computer doing all but nothing so I could get that mining, but im honestly too lazy to read through he docs and then find out i cant use my PC.

You just need a modern (made within the last 2 years) video card.

 

[FireZ]

My miner won't connect as of now, however I will try it on the work connection this evening and I should have better luck. Thanks n4n0 for the links, makes it much easier to understand

 

[mopar-user]

Appreciate the links. From what Sythe said though, I am definitely going to have to get a graphics card since I am running onboard graphics atm.

 

[szskateman22]

It seems like an interesting theory, but I need a step by step guide on how to use it. Haha. Too many steps to set this up from what it seems like.

 

[Wolfdog]

This could be nice Thanks for the links n4n0

 

[burny]

Don't even bother mining anymore. The only people who produce anything now have servers with loads of computing power behind them.

 

[n4n0]

Don't even bother mining anymore. The only people who produce anything now have servers with loads of computing power behind them.

The only thing that matters for bitcoin mining is a powerful GPU. The rest of the system can be shit.

 

[Nympho]

CPU? or GPU?

 

CPU? or GPU?

GPU.

GPU son.

 

[Wolfdog]

^ ^ Im averaging around .3 coin daily I guess. (Pooling)

That means in three days I have 17$ give or take.

 

[BaYBeeZ]

^ ^ Im averaging around .3 coin daily I guess. (Pooling)

That means in three days I have 17$ give or take.

What kind of graphics card are you using?

 

[Busta305]

Might try mining soon, I got an ATI HD 6850, not sure how good it is for mining.