looking at getting into mining but dont know where to start

208grom · February 17, 2018

so i have a 980 ti 6gb and i dont pay for electricity. is it even worth mining with that gpu? if so where do i start? i have no clue what to download or anything any help is appreciated

r2724r16 · February 17, 2018

Use Nicehash to mine. https://www.nicehash.com/profitability-calculator/nvidia-gtx-980-ti?e=0&currency=CAD

Swealteek · February 17, 2018

3 minutes ago, 208grom said:

so i have a 980 ti 6gb and i dont pay for electricity. is it even worth mining with that gpu? if so where do i start? i have no clue what to download or anything any help is appreciated

Its calt google.

Budget wat you want to do how mutch you want to invest how mutch your willing to lose

mintlou · February 17, 2018

No it's not worth getting on the mining train with 1 consumer grade PC. You are too late.

There might be some Cryptos that might make you a bit of cash, but people looking into this now have no idea what they are doing and are complete amateurs looking to make a quick buck.

Not trying to be rude, that's just how I see this situation.

FireClawGames · February 17, 2018

1 hour ago, 208grom said:

so i have a 980 ti 6gb and i dont pay for electricity. is it even worth mining with that gpu? if so where do i start? i have no clue what to download or anything any help is appreciated

So first you'll have to figure out which coin you want to mine you could use a site like WhatToMine (980 Ti isn't on the list so you might need to do some digging to get the correct values) to see which one is the most profitable at the time. You should choose a coin and stick with it. You'll have to get a wallet, get mining software, and then choose a pool to mine to

For example if you were to mine Ethereum I'd recommend using Exodus or MyEtherWallet if you don't want to download the blockchain. For mining software I'd recommend PhoenixMiner or ethminer for Nvidia cards. As for a pool a pretty safe bet would be ethermine or nanopool. All of them should have tutorials that should be enough to get you started, but if you need more help feel free to post again.

I've also done some research on the 980 Ti when it comes to mining and it seems like you might have some trouble initially. This post on Reddit might help you if you have a low hashrate.

1 hour ago, Rasbir Singh said:

Use Nicehash to mine. https://www.nicehash.com/profitability-calculator/nvidia-gtx-980-ti?e=0&currency=CAD

Nicehash is really easy to set up and it's good if you aren't interested in really getting into it, but I wouldn't recommend using it because of how ownership of coins work with them, the fact that a ton of Bitcoin has been stolen from the before, and their fees.