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      Sparkyte last edited by

      I was speaking in general price to performance to hash rate about the r9 270x. You’re out of luck when it comes to a computer of that size. Your best option is that 7750 if you want to hash, but really you’ll only be making like 3-5 FTC a day. The whole wattage envelope won’t ratio out your power bill when including all other parts.

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        AmericasLastHope last edited by

        [quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39313” timestamp=“1386116757”]
        I was speaking in general price to performance to hash rate about the r9 270x. You’re out of luck when it comes to a computer of that size. Your best option is that 7750 if you want to hash, but really you’ll only be making like 3-5 FTC a day. The whole wattage envelope won’t ratio out your power bill when including all other parts.
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        What about this one? It’s a little out of my price range, but this should get a better hash rate right?

        [url=http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX670DCMOC2GD5/]http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX670DCMOC2GD5/[/url]

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          Sparkyte last edited by

          [quote name=“AmericasLastHope” post=“39315” timestamp=“1386117079”]
          [quote author=Sparkyte link=topic=5328.msg39313#msg39313 date=1386116757]
          I was speaking in general price to performance to hash rate about the r9 270x. You’re out of luck when it comes to a computer of that size. Your best option is that 7750 if you want to hash, but really you’ll only be making like 3-5 FTC a day. The whole wattage envelope won’t ratio out your power bill when including all other parts.
          [/quote]

          What about this one? It’s a little out of my price range, but this should get a better hash rate right?

          [url=http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX670DCMOC2GD5/]http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX670DCMOC2GD5/[/url]
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          It’d be great for gaming, but you’d never hit the hash rate an AMD will.

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            angloblaxon Regular Member last edited by

            I would not risk any intense mining with a 250 watt power supply. Thats my opinion. You NEVER want to cut corners on the PSU. A failing psu can do many terrible things to a PC from nothing to frying anything

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              AmericasLastHope last edited by

              [quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39387” timestamp=“1386130261”]
              It’d be great for gaming, but you’d never hit the hash rate an AMD will.
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              I guess that’s something I really don’t understand. The benchmark for that card is WAY higher than the one for the AMD I posted earlier. What makes the AMD ones so much better for hash rates?

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                AmericasLastHope last edited by

                [quote name=“AmericasLastHope” post=“39446” timestamp=“1386145256”]I guess that’s something I really don’t understand. The benchmark for that card is WAY higher than the one for the AMD I posted earlier. What makes the AMD ones so much better for hash rates?
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                This one is cheaper than the one I posted earlier, and has a peak wattage of 75, but it’s also an AMD 7750. This should be the best of both worlds right? I will get a better hash rate, and not have to worry about blowing my PSU?

                [url=http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?scriteria=BE60385&pagetitle=DIAMOND%20BV750%20Radeon%20HD%207750%20800MHz%20Core%201GB%20GDDR5%20SDRA#.Up-BCuJGZ60]http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?scriteria=BE60385&pagetitle=DIAMOND BV750 Radeon HD 7750 800MHz Core 1GB GDDR5 SDRA#.Up-BCuJGZ60[/url]

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                  T4rQu1N Regular Member last edited by

                  [quote name=“AmericasLastHope” post=“39446” timestamp=“1386145256”]
                  [quote author=Sparkyte link=topic=5328.msg39387#msg39387 date=1386130261]
                  It’d be great for gaming, but you’d never hit the hash rate an AMD will.
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                  I guess that’s something I really don’t understand. The benchmark for that card is WAY higher than the one for the AMD I posted earlier. What makes the AMD ones so much better for hash rates?
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                  Don’t take this the wrong way, but you need to do your research! nVidia cards are terrible for mining. They don’t operate in the same way (shaders, memory allocations and such), so trust, stick to Radeons. Also, the advice here is to deffo get a decent PSU, it will save you money in the long run. I run a rig with two cards and an 850w PSU, and that is barely acceptable. You’ll need at least a 450w to run one high end card as no PSU is 100% efficient. They aren’t that much more expensive!

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                    AmericasLastHope last edited by

                    [quote name=“T4rQu1N” post=“39709” timestamp=“1386192879”]Don’t take this the wrong way, but you need to do your research! nVidia cards are terrible for mining. They don’t operate in the same way (shaders, memory allocations and such), so trust, stick to Radeons. Also, the advice here is to deffo get a decent PSU, it will save you money in the long run. I run a rig with two cards and an 850w PSU, and that is barely acceptable. You’ll need at least a 450w to run one high end card as no PSU is 100% efficient. They aren’t that much more expensive!
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                    Thanks, what PSU do you suggest for this computer: [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220375]www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220375[/url]

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                      angloblaxon Regular Member last edited by

                      Your chassis is not meant for a large PSU. if you want to run this openrig style you can get almost anything. I dont know what your initial intentions were for buying the specific computer, but its quite terribly setup for mining.

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                        AmericasLastHope last edited by

                        Here are the specs on my PSU…

                        Type
                        TFX12V v2.3

                        Maximum Power
                        300W

                        Fans
                        8cm Double Ball Bearing

                        PFC
                        Active

                        Main Connector
                        24Pin

                        SATA Power Connector
                        2

                        Haswell Support
                        No

                        Efficiency
                        > 82%

                        Energy-Efficient
                        80 PLUS BRONZE Certified

                        Over Voltage Protection
                        Yes

                        Input Frequency Range
                        47 - 63 Hz

                        MTBF
                        >100,000 Hours

                        Approvals
                        CUL, TUV, CB, CE, FCC, C-tick

                        Dimensions
                        6.9" x 3.3" x 2.8"

                        Features

                        Features
                        • Pentium 4 ready with P4 connectors
                        • Forward converter circuit
                        • High efficiency and reliability
                        • Low ripple & noise
                        • Super low noise fan control
                        • Short circuit protection on all outputs
                        • Over power protection
                        • 100% hi-pot test
                        • 100% burn in, high temperature cycled on/off

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                          AmericasLastHope last edited by

                          Well I got my video card in the mail, been mining for less than a week, and I’ve already earned over 10 feathercoins! Voltage and temperature are all under control. Now FTC just needs to rise to $12/coin for me to make my money back. ;)

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                            A Former User last edited by

                            This is what I am getting from my MSI ATI r9 280x
                            [img]http://puu.sh/5XJfR.png[/img]

                            I dont know what you guys think about middlecoin.com but this pool automatically mines the most profitable scrypt coin, automatically exchanges those coins for bitcoins, and pays out entirely in bitcoins. After all that I buy FTC with the BTC I earned. Sometimes bringing in 60 FTC a day.

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                              wrapper Moderators last edited by

                              Hi and welcome to Feathercoin…

                              This is new members introductions. You will get the best response to a mining question in the mining section…

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