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Days to break even: 259.72 Day(s) (can vary greatly depending on the current exchange rates)

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So I am looking at building a budget litecoining mining setup based off of 2 7950 GPU's.  What kind of profits are you guys posting from similar GPU setups?  I just want to see if this would be worth it...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uetj

 

Some parts are missing because I already have them.

 

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That APU is most likely going to bottleneck the crossfire... I really can't tell you what to get, if a 6300 or a 8150, or 8350

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dont get xfx 7950

edit am getting about 1300~ khs

edit 2 if you pay the electricity bill you wont make much profit.

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That APU is most likely going to bottleneck the crossfire... I really can't tell you what to get, if a 6300 or a 8150, or 8350

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its for mining not gaming .... 

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That APU is most likely going to bottleneck the crossfire... I really can't tell you what to get, if a 6300 or a 8150, or 8350

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it wont be in crossfire its for mining the cpu won't bottleneck 

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dont get xfx 7950

 

Cheapest one for the performance.  What would you recommend I replace it with?

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You know just trying to pay my way through grad school with a mining rig lol.  I have heard estimates that I could break even with the start up cost in about two months, but what do you guys think?

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Cheapest one for the performance.  What would you recommend I replace it with?

well i suggest msi gigabyte or asus (am using asus) 

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You know just trying to pay my way through grad school with a mining rig lol.  I have heard estimates that I could break even with the start up cost in about two months, but what do you guys think?

 

I think it's a stupid idea and you'd better invest the start up cost in something else ...

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I think it's a stupid idea and you'd better invest the start up cost in something else ...

 

That's fair enough, and I certainly appreciate you would tell me that.  

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well i suggest msi gigabyte or asus (am using asus) 

 

The DC2 card?

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Days to break even: 259.72 Day(s) (can vary greatly depending on the current exchange rates)

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Better buy the coins directly then selling them when the price goes high .

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Days to break even: 259.72 Day(s) (can vary greatly depending on the current exchange rates)

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Ah so definitely not worth it.  Could I ask where you calculated that at?  I know the article I was referencing prior to this was a couple of months old. 

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Ah so definitely not worth it.  Could I ask where you calculated that at?  I know the article I was referencing prior to this was a couple of months old. 

http://www.coinwarz.com/calculators/litecoin-mining-calculator/?h=1200.00&p=600.00&pc=0.10&pf=0.00&d=867.94465802&r=50.00000000&er=0.02331000&hc=640

you need to include the power cost as well .

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Awesome, thanks for your help!

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Awesome, thanks for your help!

am not paying for the electricity so this 4.5 $ i make a day are free and at the end of the day am still left with 2 gpus that i can sell if mining is not worth the stress.

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That APU is most likely going to bottleneck the crossfire... I really can't tell you what to get, if a 6300 or a 8150, or 8350

@CoolBeans we need you help!

If you have the budget get a 8350 if not 6300 and the 8150 is outdated.
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Ah so definitely not worth it.  Could I ask where you calculated that at?  I know the article I was referencing prior to this was a couple of months old. 

 

Guess what it will probably be like in a few months from now ...

 

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I wonder how many parents will get angry at their kids when they see the electricity bill.

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