up vote down vote favorite 13 Ok.I don't care if I make only a small amount of bitcoins mining.I want to mine.How do I setup my machine (amd x64 4.6Ghz 6GB/RAM with GeForce Nvidia 7300, LinuxMint 10) to start mining?Is it damn simple, or it's a damn-high-geek-setup?Can I set up to use both CPU and GPU?How much should I expect in this simple system per month with my machine on all time?linux cpu-mining gpu-mining miner-configuration up vote down vote Please check this question first: How much Bitcoin will I mine right now with hardware X?Before you go through all this work, it is important to know what to expect from your hardware.There are two options: solo mining or pool mining.Unless you have a lot of computing power (several ASICs), you should probably mine at a pool.So the first thing to do is to sign up at a bitcoin pool.The stickies in this bitcointalk section have links for the top 10 pools.The main differences between them are the payout models and the fees.

If you just want to try things out, choose one of the most popular pools like Deepbit or BTC Guild.You can then try others, according to your needs.Now you need to install a miner.It has a simple interface, a drop down menu with a list of pre-configured pools and it is not difficult to setup.After you install the miner, you need to point it towards your pool.So select device you want to mine with (probably your FPGA/ASIC), enter the pool URL (if you don't know what it is, check the FAQ/help section of your pool's website) and your username/password.bitcoin pools redditYou can now see your progress at the pool's website.bitcoin plus block explorerUseful links: What is a Mining Pool, what is it good for?bitcoin ing bankIs CPU mining even worth it?litecoin yatırım

What is a good mining pool/payout model for infrequent mining?In your specific case, you have no ASICs or FPGAs, so you will earn less than a penny of Bitcoin.up vote 4 down vote There are several options for Mining Bitcoins some of these are no longer profitable, but for the sake of being thorough here they are in order of efficiency lowest to highest: Methods CPU Mining (minerd) GPU Mining (cgminer, bfgminer) /fpgaminer/Open-Source-FPGA-Bitcoin-Miner) ASIC Mining (cgminer, bfgminer, also some custom software that ships with various ASIC's) Currently the most efficient method is to use ASIC miners as with the difficulty always increasing, it becomes harder and harder to gain returns on lower spec hardware.bitcoin generator ebaySome Example Hardware Setups GPU - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_rig Hardware Comparison - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_rig ASIS's: -- / -- / -- / -- / -- / Most ASICS work out the box and have built in web interfaces to control and monitor the hashing of the device, where as other forms of mining normally require a bit getting down and dirty in the command line.1 bitcoin a peso mexicano

Also as its mostly ineffective to mine in any other way this is generally the way most people choose to go although there is normally a high barrier to entry due to the high cost of entry e.g.the new Cointerra TerraMiner can achieve 2TH/s and is priced at USD $5,999 making it an expensive device to purchase.Monitoring When mining you want to ensure maximum possible up time as whenever you have hardware not hashing you are loosing money, So its pretty important to setup some kind of monitoring for your devices.Some mining software comes with this built in however there are also some other options out there.CGWatcher - http://manotechnology.blogspot.co.uk/p/cgwatcher.html CGRemote (Donation Only) - http://manotechnology.blogspot.co.uk/p/cgremote.html /ckolivas/cgminer/blob/master/miner.php /minepeon/ /pshep/ANUBIS Pools / Stratum Proxy The Final piece in the puzzle is the pool, now obviously you can choose one of the many pools already out there or you can run your own pool.

Running your own pool can be a daunting task for beginners, but it is well worthwhile with the knowledge you learn while building and maintaining it.Build Your Own Pool: P2Pool -- /‎ -- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool -- /forrestv/p2pool -- /index.php?topic=62842.0 -- /index.php?topic=153232.0 -Eloi Pool -- /index.php?topic=158105.0 -- /ZeroASIC/eloipool-server Stratum Proxy - http://mining.bitcoin.cz/mining-proxy-howto Some of My Favorite Pools https://www.multipool.us/ - Automatically Mines the most profitable SHA-256 and or scrypt coin.https://ghash.io/ - This is the mining pool backend for cex.io and they offer merged mining with Namecoin, Devcoin, Ixcoin https://hashco.ws/ - Like multipool but offer ability to recieve all payout in BTC I Hope this very brief overview of mining helps you get started :) up vote 3 down vote If you are after bitcoins I wouldn't even spend time on CPU or GPU.It is now difficult with specialized hardware (butterfly labs, kncminer ... ).

You can have a look at cloud mining (cexio) as well it is expensive and you have to have bitcoins already but you can buy and sell GH/s and you can actually make more from trading than mining.Your Answer Sign up or log in Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest Name Email discard By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.Download this video for viewing in HD on your smartphone or computer.Click Here to Download High-Quality HD video to your Smartphone or Computer.Well, it’s been a very long time since my last post but I am back, better than ever!I took a 3-week trip to South Korea in January to see my parents and during that time I couldn’t wait to build rigs again.But during that 3-week off, I did a whole lot of research on how to make even more efficient litecoin rigs than using milk crates.First, I considered using square aluminum tubing, which some of the miners are using but the cost of using aluminum was a bit too much (near $50 range) and also aluminum conducts electricity, not really the best choice.

Then I had an idea, make the same rig using square wood!After a long trial-and-error (of building around 5 different wooden frames), I finally found a sweetspot, and came up with my own design that will fit 6 graphic cards while giving it very efficient air cooling.I am sure you will come up with your own design one day but for now, this is a great design to start with so, have a look!You will need 6 pieces of 3-feet square wood.You can use other sizes if you want though since we will be cutting them anyways.For this HighOnCoins rig frame design, you will need: That’s all the wood you will need to build the frame, which costed me around $9.So under $10, you can build a sturdy frame that will run 6 graphic cards with nice spacing.You can also modify this design to make it longer if you want.(But I find that 22″ is perfect as anything longer will require you to use longer-sized PCIe risers, which are hard to find these days.This design will use 2 long risers and rest can be medium/short-sized risers.)

Once the pieces are cut, your first job is to make a “rectangle” using 2 22″ pieces and 2 14.5″ inch pieces as shown below: Step 3.You will need to first choose which of the 22″ wood to be the “front” of your rig.That’s where the motherboard USB slots will face, to the front.The 2 middle pieces are the 20.5″ pieces that will go where your motherboards screw slots go.For me, this was 6″ and 8.5″ from the front 22″ piece.(Just lay your motherboard and find out where the screw holes go, that’s where the middle pieces go.)After that use the 2 8″ pieces for the front 22″ and 2 4.5″ pieces on the other side as shown below.You can use the 2 7.5″ pieces for the side of the frame then simply put the last 2 22″ pieces on top to finish off the wooden frame.To put the motherboard, use the similar method I used with milk crates here in Step 10, then use zip ties to tie it down.(I screwed holes where the motherboard screw holes go.)For securing power supplies, lay a piece of wood that will go on top of your rig, then screw a hole at the end of the power supplies so you can get zip ties to go through.

You can use Add2PSU here to connect the 2 power supplies.I also find it helpful to pre-connect all the PCIe cables before putting the graphic cards on it.Voila, when you are done, be amazed the results you can have under $10 of wood!!!Overall, this took me awhile to master as I am not an expert at wood-making, this is just a hack job that I had to learn so I can build more efficient rigs.But I do see there’s similar frames being sold on eBay for $60-80 and you don’t really need to spend extra money on that, just build it yourself.At first, it took me 4-6 hours to make a wooden frame but now it only takes me 20 minutes!Definitely, wooden frames are the way to go if you plan on making multiple rigs as they are much more efficient than milk crates and also very easy to work on your rig when something goes wrong (such as swapping graphic cards/risers).You can use this rig frame to mine all kinds of coins including Litecoins, Dogecoins, Fastcoins, etc…etc…  enjoy!LTC: LVvcUvmkXGnDGzEod2zVXfwb7b3C76fD4L DOGE: D6f3F8ohqGq9dpouS66mkNLeSFpt4RtT6h Want to stay updated on latest Litecoin rig news?