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      AmericasLastHope last edited by

      [quote name=“Tuck Fheman” post=“39250” timestamp=“1386108992”]Take the $200 and buy FTC now while it’s cheap. Sell it when it gets to 1.2 (because it almost always drops at 1.2), go buy a video card with the profit, buy back the FTC when price drops. rinse & repeat. ;)
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      I don’t have any extra money to speculate with right now. Spending it all on hardware to mine…

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        angloblaxon Regular Member last edited by

        before you dive into mining you need to do your homework.

        That computer has a low profile case. You will be quite limited with what you can purchase due to this (unless you use risers and leave the card hanging out)

        That computer has an unknown PSU inside. You need to find out your watts. Not the peak watts either…

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          Sparkyte last edited by

          Referring to best card according to Tom’s Hardware for Hash/Watt ratio is a R9 270x. 142 watt draw chugging out at 563 kh! :) 3.9 hashes per watt.

          [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-17.html]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-17.html[/url]

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            AmericasLastHope last edited by

            [quote name=“angloblaxon” post=“39267” timestamp=“1386110660”]
            before you dive into mining you need to do your homework.

            That computer has a low profile case. You will be quite limited with what you can purchase due to this (unless you use risers and leave the card hanging out)

            That computer has an unknown PSU inside. You need to find out your watts. Not the peak watts either…
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            According to the specs the PSU is a 250W (80 Plus Bronze). This card is low profile, would it get me a decent hash rate? [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129271]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129271[/url]

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              AmericasLastHope last edited by

              [quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39277” timestamp=“1386111696”]
              Referring to best card according to Tom’s Hardware for Hash/Watt ratio is a R9 270x. 142 watt draw chugging out at 563 kh! :) 3.9 hashes per watt.

              [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-17.html]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-17.html[/url]
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              Anyone know where I can get a low profile version of this?

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                Sparkyte last edited by

                [quote name=“AmericasLastHope” post=“39286” timestamp=“1386112350”]
                [quote author=angloblaxon link=topic=5328.msg39267#msg39267 date=1386110660]
                before you dive into mining you need to do your homework.

                That computer has a low profile case. You will be quite limited with what you can purchase due to this (unless you use risers and leave the card hanging out)

                That computer has an unknown PSU inside. You need to find out your watts. Not the peak watts either…
                [/quote]

                According to the specs the PSU is a 250W (80 Plus Bronze). This card is low profile, would it get me a decent hash rate? [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129271]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129271[/url]
                [/quote]

                Should be fine, there lays a chance you’ll fizzle it. Powersupplies when rated for a wattage also include a +/- operational percentage. Since no one powersupply actually holds up at exactly the stated watts. Next thing I’d fear is the temps.

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                  AmericasLastHope last edited by

                  [quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39293” timestamp=“1386113078”]Should be fine, there lays a chance you’ll fizzle it. Powersupplies when rated for a wattage also include a +/- operational percentage. Since no one powersupply actually holds up at exactly the stated watts. Next thing I’d fear is the temps.[/quote]

                  The specs for that card say:

                  System Requirements
                  300W (or greater) power supply recommended

                  400W power supply (or greater) recommended for AMD CrossFire technology in dual mode

                  If my PSU is only 250 watts, I don’t want to risk frying it. Would I be safe getting this, and just lowering the intensity, or is it not even worth it? According to videocardbenchmark.net this card is nowhere close to the card you posted earlier, but in price there’s not much difference…

                  Videocard Name Passmark G3D Mark (higher is better) Rank (lower is better)
                  Radeon HD 7750 1635 95
                  Radeon R9 270X 4356 21

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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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