Going to mine for bitcoin, but need some info first.

[-Maxx-]

Whaa?

I left my computer on mining all night and didn't reach those temperatures.

I had the thing on for about 30-45 seconds, my GPU reached 50C.
forget.

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[ResonKinetic]

Well your lucky.
:(

Try setting up a small fan next to your tower and uncovering it so the CPU and innards are exposed to the air.

A ceiling fan would help too.

[Acerblock]

I once tried mining.

My GPU once melted at 80C. forget.

[Maxwell23461]

I once tried mining.

My GPU once melted at 80C. forget.

did it actually melt?

[-Maxx-]

I once tried mining.

My GPU once melted at 80C. forget.

holy forget.

[Tyler66]

Lol. My GPU is normally at 60°C to 80°C

[-Maxx-]

Lol. My GPU is normally at 60°C to 80°C

I panicked when it shot up to 50 C.

[ultimamax]

mine was around 77 or so

btw make sure that your mining isn't negative profit
http://www.bitcoinx.com/profit/

[SeventhSandwich]

Doesn't matter anyway, I'm not blowing 400-500$ for a decent AMD card, when I already have a computer with the basic same exact thing.

Except that your video card performs at roughly 1/8 the efficiency of an ATI card with the same cost.

I prepared the following graph to show you this:


If you still don't find this disconcerting, I actually I had to use a more powerful 600 series dedicated Nvidia graphics card to estimate the performance of yours. Since you use a mobile chipset, your actual mining performance is probably slightly lower.

If you're actually going to mine using your hardware, you're just going to spend more on electricity than you'll make in bitcoins. You better just steal from your mom's purse because she's gonna be losing more money than you'll make.

[ResonKinetic]

If you're actually going to mine using your hardware, you're just going to spend more on electricity than you'll make in bitcoins. You better just steal from your mom's purse because she's gonna be losing more money than you'll make.

Therefore, I propose that mining with nVidia graphics cards should only be done on the days when Maxx's mother treats him poorly.

[Elecro]

what would happen if i mined with a geforce gt 610 and amd athlon x2 cpu

[-Maxx-]

Except that your video card performs at roughly 1/8 the efficiency of an ATI card with the same cost.

I prepared the following graph to show you this:


If you still don't find this disconcerting, I actually I had to use a more powerful 600 series dedicated Nvidia graphics card to estimate the performance of yours. Since you use a mobile chipset, your actual mining performance is probably slightly lower.

If you're actually going to mine using your hardware, you're just going to spend more on electricity than you'll make in bitcoins. You better just steal from your mom's purse because she's gonna be losing more money than you'll make.

I don't have a 660m, thats a laptop.
I have a 660.
Read pls.

[ResonKinetic]

what would happen if i mined with a geforce gt 610 and amd athlon x2 cpu

I think that the universe would implode on itself and The Doctor would have to save us all again.

[-Maxx-]

Therefore, I propose that mining with nVidia graphics cards should only be done on the days when Maxx's mother treats him poorly.

Well, the reason I don't want to buy a new graphics card is that I don't want to spend more monies.
Probably going to do this stuff in the future.
Locking.