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1. you're not going to mine bitcoin, you'd mine another altcoin

2. just check how much your videocards would mine ("Radeon R9" is a series of videocards, not a specific model)

3. check how much power costs

 

once you have done 2. and 3. you will probably see it won't be much profit, considering the hasrate/watt ratio.

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Hi, I recently got a new laptop that has replaced my desktop. I was thinking that maybe I could use the desktop for Bitcoin mining or something like that. It has an rx 580 8gb and I also have a Radeon r9 that I might be able to throw in also (not sure if that would work though). It also has an i5-9600k if that matters, and a 16gb ddr4. Cooling on it is really good if that’s a requirement. Is it worth it to start mining? How much money might I make? Any advice? Thanks!

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1. you're not going to mine bitcoin, you'd mine another altcoin

2. just check how much your videocards would mine ("Radeon R9" is a series of videocards, not a specific model)

3. check how much power costs

 

once you have done 2. and 3. you will probably see it won't be much profit, considering the hasrate/watt ratio.

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7 minutes ago, ZonalThrone said:

It has an rx 580 8gb and I also have a Radeon r9 that I might be able to throw in also (not sure if that would work though). It also has an i5-9600k if that matters, and a 16gb ddr4.

You'd probably make more money just selling the system.

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