I have a pc with dual 8 core xeons that I built for gaming but is idle almost the whole day (and even when gaming cpu is at like 5%)
I'm NOT looking at a vps scenario, just if there's something I can run in the background? (ex slicify before they died)
>>55113649
It won't make you money but you could always do protein folding with folding@home.
Bitcoin mining? I dunno how that shit works.
>>55113649
mine dogecoin
>>55113649
>I have a pc with dual 8 core xeons that I built for gaming
>dual 8 core xeon
>built for gaming
uwotm8?
>>55113913
The whole thing was under $500 minus gfx and ssd
>>55113649
folding@home
>>55113649
Prime95 runs on your computer searching for new, undiscovered prime numbers. If you actually find one, they'll pay you. It's like playing the lottery though.
>>55114004
What is the base clock speed?
>>55114076
lol maybe if it was winter and I had a house full of pc's
>>55114085
Maybe don't run it at 100% all the time...
Any money you make will not even offset the extra power you'll use.
>>55113913
>he didn't build a desktop out of used parts from ebay for literal pennies
>>55114214
doesn't that fucking depend on how much I make?
>>55114256
>spaceheater
>>55114286
If you were mining bitcoins in 2010 maybe. Now I can't think of a single worthwhile thing.
>>55114287
meh power he spends is still a lot less than prce of something similar now
Serve up malware and pray the FBI doesn't trace it back to your machine.
>>55114307
yeah, a literal dime per kilowatthour is nothing
>>55113649
You can sell it.
>>55114382
I'd like something recurring, also an excuse to buy more hardware lol
>>55114214
I get free electricity in my apt...
>>55114533
Start to abuse that and see how long that lasts.
>>55114612
even the most insane server is max 300 watts. Don't see a landlord getting pissy over $30 more a month
>>55113649
get a real job instead
>>55113788
This is the answer. Dogecoin does convert to bitcoin and you can buy shit with that. As far as I know dogecoins can still be mined with CPUs (bitcoins have been dominated by GPUs for years).
>>55113649
License your PC out as a video encoding machine on craigslist. Offer a rate $5 an hour or something like that.
>>55113649
>I have a pc with dual 8 core xeons that I built for gaming
Anon, buying a T5600 off of ebay is hardly "building" your PC. I suppose adding the hard drives, GPU, etc counts.
>>55115127
300watts extra a month, for 24/7, would be $75.
NYC, woo
>>55116657
Ayy nyc bro! manhattan?
>>55116177
>bitcoins have been dominated by GPUs for years
Bitcoin have been dominated by ASICs for years, i doubt anyone still mines with GPUs.
>>55113649
Offer it up as a render machine?
>>55116863
ay, union square area.
>>55116177
Dogecoin was never profitable on CPUs, and became unprofitable on GPUs in early 2014 when ASICs arrived. Bitcoin hasn't been profitable on GPUs since ~2011.
Gomez peer zone. Make around £40 a month
Does anybody know if mining Eutherium is profitable? Sorry if I fucked up the name.
>>55119932
only with a gpu
and no, only a couple of bucks a day while keeping a mid/high-end gpu busy all day
>>55119963
How much could I mine with a GTX 970? And how does it work. Could you please tell me a bit more? Dont know much on this topic.
>>55119994
nvidia is shit for mining
just google ethereum mining hashrates hardware and calculators
>>55119994
At the moment it will cost more in hardware and electricity then youll earn.
>>55120019
>>55120048
Thanks. Any profitable ones? Also how do you spend the currency?
>>55120080
many stores take ethereum. tech-savvy ones usually, anyway. newegg does, for example. also steam
or you can just convert it into cash pretty easily, especially with bitsquare now
>>55120109
*ethereum. sorry, i meant bitcoin. i wash just rading up on how someone hacked the DAO and they're draining ethereum. eth price just dipped in the last 10 minutes. just stay away from eth for a while
>>55120109
>>55120126
I was looking for a currency that might give some profit, and I could use for something.
SO do I stay away from all in general?
Another important question, is this bad for your gardware?
>>55120200
i mined 24/7 for two years with a 7950 that im still using today, but that was a vapor-x that i always kept clean and with a good power supply. your mileage may vary.
do not stay away from crypto in general, though. it's good to always have a stash of bitcoin
>>55120
>>55120280
How many BTC have you mined?
