To mine or not to mine?

[AlmostNotable]

I just ordered new computer parts from Amazon: Ryzen 1700, GTX 1080, 16GB ram, some itx mobo and an itx case. I wanted a small PC for easy transportation when I move to university next month. At university I won't be using my computer most of the time and electricity is free, so the question is, should I mine? I could have it running for 20(?) hours a day. Don't know much about mining. 

[aisle9]

If you have free power and a GPU you don't care about, sure, why not?

[TheGlenlivet]

Look into Folding @ home.  You can make a little $$$ and get some Karma for it.

[Technomancer__]

1 minute ago, TheGlenlivet said:

Look into Folding @ home.  You can make a little $$$ and get some Karma for it.

i already have it

i didnt know you could get money with it

how does it work?

[AlmostNotable]

7 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

If you have free power and a GPU you don't care about, sure, why not?

Wait, I care about my GPU.. Does it damage my GPU?  

[TheGlenlivet]

4 minutes ago, Ethocreeper said:

i already have it

i didnt know you could get money with it

how does it work?

http://foldingcoin.net/

https://curecoin.net/

These are the 2 ways I know of.  There are probably more.

[Technomancer__]

2 minutes ago, AlmostNotable said:

Wait, I care about my GPU.. Does it damage my GPU?  

yea using your gpu damages it

 

basically heat damages it which is generated when your using it

[TheGlenlivet]

3 minutes ago, AlmostNotable said:

Wait, I care about my GPU.. Does it damage my GPU?  

It will push your CPU and GPU to 100% and sit it there until you tell it to stop.  But, you can tune it to the level you want with MSI afterburner and some settings in the folding client.

[aisle9]

17 minutes ago, AlmostNotable said:

Wait, I care about my GPU.. Does it damage my GPU?  

If your GPU is running right near the thermal threshold 24/7 (and mining in an ITX case it will be), yes, you could eventually start to degrade the card's performance. You won't fry it unless you're doing something really dumb, but you will take life off of it.

[DildorTheDecent]

22 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

http://foldingcoin.net/

https://curecoin.net/

These are the 2 ways I know of.  There are probably more.

Out of the two curecoin is the only one really worth anything. 

 

Super easy to get too. 

[AlmostNotable]

Just now, DildorTheDecent said:

Out of the two curecoin is the only one really worth anything. 

 

Super easy to get too. 

How much is 'really worth anything'? More than etherum mining? 

[DildorTheDecent]

13 hours ago, AlmostNotable said:

How much is 'really worth anything'? More than etherum mining? 

no. not that much. Biggest plus is that it gets you into folding which is arguably better than mining. 

 

curecoin: $0.25 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/curecoin/

zcash: $242.94 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/zcash/

etherum: $331.10 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/

[TheGlenlivet]

16 hours ago, TheGlenlivet said:

You can make a little $$$

I did say a LITTLE $$$!