At the same time, there are plenty of, too. Are not a good choice for beginning miners who work on a small scale. The current up-front investment and maintenance costs, not to mention the sheer mathematical difficulty of the process, just doesn't make it profitable for consumer-level hardware. Now, Bitcoin mining is reserved for large-scale operations only., Dogecoins, and, on the other hand, are three Scrypt-based cryptocurrencies that are the best cost-benefit for beginners. At the current value of Litecoin, a person might earn anywhere from 50 cents to 10 dollars per day using consumer level mining hardware. Dogecoins and Feathercoins would yield slightly less profit with the same mining but are becoming more popular daily., too, can also be a reasonably decent return on your investment of time and energy.

Understanding the is probably where you need to begin; this article focuses on mining scrypt coins. Also, be sure you are in a country.

Lifewire A Beginner's Guide. Mining with 4 GPU video cards can net you around $8.00 to $10.00 per day. A free mining software package.

Is It Worth It to Mine Cryptocoins? As a hobby venture, yes, cryptocoin mining can generate a small income of perhaps a dollar or two per day.

In particular, the digital currencies mentioned above are very accessible for regular people to mine, and a person can recoup $1000 in hardware costs in about 18-24 months. As a second income, no, cryptocoin mining is not a reliable way to make substantial money for most people. The profit from mining cryptocoins only becomes significant when someone is willing to invest $3000-$5000 in up-front hardware costs, at which time you could potentially earn $50 per day or more. Set Reasonable Expectations If your objective is to earn substantial money as a second income, then you are better off purchasing cryptocoins with cash instead of mining them, and then tucking them away in the hopes that they will jump in value like gold or silver bullion.

If your objective is to make a few digital bucks and, then you just might have a slow way to do that with mining. Smart miners need to keep electricity costs to under $0.11 per kilowatt-hour; mining with 4 GPU video cards can net you around $8.00 to $10.00 per day (depending upon the cryptocurrency you choose), or around $250-$300 per month. The two catches are 1) the up-front investment in purchasing 4 ASIC processors or 4 AMD Radeon graphic processing units, and 2) the market value of cryptocoins. Now, there is a small chance that your chosen digital currency will jump in value alongside Bitcoin at some point. Then, possibly, you could find yourself sitting on thousands of dollars in cryptocoins. The emphasis here is on 'small chance', with small meaning 'slightly better than winning the lottery'.

If you do decide to try cryptocoin mining, definitely do so as a hobby with a very small income return. Think of it as 'gathering gold dust' instead of collecting actual gold nuggets. And always, always, do your research to. How Cryptocoin Mining Works Let's focus on mining 'scrypt' coins, namely Litecoins, Dogecoins, or Feathercoins.

The whole focus of mining is to accomplish three things: • Provide bookkeeping services to the coin network. Mining is essentially 24/7 computer accounting called 'verifying transactions'. • Get paid a small reward for your accounting services by receiving fractions of coins every couple of days. • Keep your personal costs down, including electricity and hardware. The Laundry List: What You Will Need to Mine Cryptocoins You will need ten things to mine Litecoins, Dogecoins, and/or Feathercoins. • A free private database called a coin wallet. This is a password-protected container that stores your earnings and keeps a network-wide ledger of transactions.

• A free mining software package,, typically made up of cgminer and stratum. • A membership in an online, which is a community of miners who combine their computers to increase profitability and income stability. • Membership at an, where you can exchange your virtual coins for conventional cash, and vice versa.

• A reliable full-time connection, ideally 2 megabits per second or faster speed. • A hardware setup location in your basement or other cool and air-conditioned space. • A desktop or custom-built computer designed for mining. Yes, you may use your current computer to start, but you won't be able to use the computer while the miner is running.

A separate dedicated computer is ideal. Tip: Do not use a laptop, gaming console or handheld device to mine. These devices just are not effective enough to generate income. • An ATI graphics processing unit () or a specialized processing device called a mining ASIC chip. The cost will be anywhere from $90 used to $3000 new for each GPU or ASIC chip. The GPU or ASIC will be the workhorse of providing the accounting services and mining work. • A house fan to blow cool air across your mining computer.

Mining generates substantial heat, and cooling the hardware is critical for your success. • Personal curiosity. You absolutely need a strong appetite for reading and constant learning, as there are ongoing technology changes and new techniques for optimizing coin mining results.

The most successful coin miners spend hours every week studying the best ways to adjust and improve their coin mining performance.

Create account. • Register, or login if you already have account 2. Download a miner. • Intel/ATI/AMD CGMiner: • NVIDIA Cudaminer: • Minerd CPU Miner Mac/Linux/Windows.

Configure your miner. If your using Linux, Then type the following into the console:• CGMiner./cgminer --scrypt -I 13 -o stratum+tcp://stratum.aikapool.com:7929 -u UserName. WorkerName -p WorkerPassword• BFGMiner./bfgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://stratum.aikapool.com:7929 -u UserName. WorkerName -p WorkerPassword If you want to mine on a Windows Operating System, then you'll need to create a batch file to start your miner.

Simply open notepad and then copy and paste the following:• CGMiner cgminer --scrypt -I 13 -o stratum+tcp://stratum.aikapool.com:7929 -u UserName. WorkerName -p WorkerPassword• BFGMiner bfgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://stratum.aikapool.com:7929 -u UserName.

WorkerName -p WorkerPassword• MinerD minerd -a --scrypt -t 6 -s 4 -o stratum+tcp://stratum.aikapool.com:7929 -u UserName. WorkerName -p WorkerPassword• Cudaminer For NVIDIA Cards cudaminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.aikapool.com:7929 -u UserName. WorkerName -p WorkerPassword You then need to change '-u UserName.Worker -p Worker password' to reflect your own account. Eg, '-u Steve.StevesWorker -p StevesWorkerPassword' then go to 'File >Save as' and save the file as 'RunMe.bat' in the same folder containing your miners application files. You are now ready to mine, double click on 'RunMe.bat' to start mining. If you want, you can create additional workers with usernames and passwords of your choice 4.

ZClassic ZCL Mining Loans there. Create a Gulden address to receive payments. • Downloading the client & block chain: Download the Gulden client from.

GameCredits GAME Mining Desktop Pc. Generate a new address and input it on your account page to receive payments. Advanced CGMiner settings / FAQ • Scrypt readme• Don't set intensity too high, I=11 is standard and safest.

Higher intensity takes more GPU RAM. Check for hardware errors in CGMiner (HW). HW=0 is good, otherwise lower intensity.

• Set shaders according to the readme (or look at your graphic cards specifications). CGMiner uses this value at first run to calculate thread-concurrency. Easiest way to get this optimized is to use same settings as others have used here:. • There's also an interesting project which gives you a GUI for CGMiner. Windows only it seems. • Here's a great how to get up and running with Xubuntu.