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May 6, 2014 3:03:31 PM

Hi, currently i own a gtx 760. I just got into dogecoin and I see myself getting a profit. I know amd is better for mining. Would I be able to put a amd card into my build to mine and keep my gtx 760 card to play games and occasionally mine? Is this possible?

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May 6, 2014 3:54:50 PM

The fact that dogecoin could be profitable to mine is truly hilarious!

In Windows 7 and 8 you have have multiple graphics drivers going on which allows you to run an AMD card and an nVidia card simultaneously, this is possible in earlier versions of windows but requires more 'creativity' to get it working right. This lets you have an AMD as a primary and an nVidia PhysX card or do what you want to and have an nVidia primary and a mining AMD card.
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May 6, 2014 4:00:31 PM

so are you saying its possible? i have 650w gold psu and a asus m5a97 r2.0 and a amd fx 8320
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May 6, 2014 4:20:40 PM

Yup, the dual driver allowance of 7 and 8 made it possible.

What AMD card are you going for? The 760 is relatively low power (~170W), so as long as you aren't getting something like an R9 290X and OCing everything your PSU will be sufficient.
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May 6, 2014 4:21:29 PM

i was thinking maybe a 7970
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May 6, 2014 4:28:15 PM

Marek Wasilczu said:
i was thinking maybe a 7970


Please reconsider your choice to start on dogecoin. Power is $$$$ and it adds up trust me....
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May 6, 2014 4:30:10 PM

What do you mean? Should i not be mining? Should i try gridseed?
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May 6, 2014 4:35:25 PM

Marek Wasilczu said:
What do you mean? Should i not be mining? Should i try gridseed?


Mining was better when the coin prices were higher, it does not pay off (after the electricity bill) to run a single card. If you were able to get your hands on 4+ 7970s or 280xs then sure, it would take some time but you could pay off the cards in about 3 to 4 months, but with 1 single card you are not going to be going anywhere. Maybe $60 a month after the electricity bill.....
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May 6, 2014 4:35:59 PM

getting into mining now for a profit... well it costs a lot of money to get a good start. Not to mention your electric bill is going to raise by a large amount so the money you make will be going right back into running the pc to make he money.
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May 6, 2014 4:38:52 PM

so gridseed? Is it worth investing in gridcoin? plis power is cheap and im hoping to keep these coins untill they are worth alot
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May 6, 2014 4:44:02 PM

Marek Wasilczu said:
so gridseed? Is it worth investing in gridcoin? plis power is cheap and im hoping to keep these coins untill they are worth alot


Personally I see all currency's that are not dogecoin, litecoin, or bitcoin are going to die out. Mining is not going to be worth it especially since the difficulty rate has gone up so high on all the coins.
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May 6, 2014 4:47:53 PM

Oh they wont die out... infact they're potential is really growing. Universities are now teaching students to use crypto currencies. They're holding value and more and more are being accepted by more retailers.
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May 6, 2014 4:51:16 PM

Oops i believe i made an error. I mine dogecoin. I dont know why i said gridcoin? Do u believe it would be worth in the long run to get a gridcoin miner and mining doge on it.
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May 6, 2014 5:09:54 PM

gridseen miner*
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