Everyday I check the price/marketcap etc. of FTC on coinmarketcap.com, but now it just shows question marks. I’ve never seen this before. Does anyone know why?

Well I got my video card in the mail, been mining for less than a week, and I’ve already earned over 10 feathercoins! Voltage and temperature are all under control. Now FTC just needs to rise to $12/coin for me to make my money back. ;)

Here are the specs on my PSU…

Type
TFX12V v2.3

Maximum Power
300W

Fans
8cm Double Ball Bearing

PFC
Active

Main Connector
24Pin

SATA Power Connector
2

Haswell Support
No

Efficiency
> 82%

Energy-Efficient
80 PLUS BRONZE Certified

Over Voltage Protection
Yes

Input Frequency Range
47 - 63 Hz

MTBF
>100,000 Hours

Approvals
CUL, TUV, CB, CE, FCC, C-tick

Dimensions
6.9" x 3.3" x 2.8"

Features

Features
• Pentium 4 ready with P4 connectors
• Forward converter circuit
• High efficiency and reliability
• Low ripple & noise
• Super low noise fan control
• Short circuit protection on all outputs
• Over power protection
• 100% hi-pot test
• 100% burn in, high temperature cycled on/off

[quote name=“T4rQu1N” post=“39709” timestamp=“1386192879”]Don’t take this the wrong way, but you need to do your research! nVidia cards are terrible for mining. They don’t operate in the same way (shaders, memory allocations and such), so trust, stick to Radeons. Also, the advice here is to deffo get a decent PSU, it will save you money in the long run. I run a rig with two cards and an 850w PSU, and that is barely acceptable. You’ll need at least a 450w to run one high end card as no PSU is 100% efficient. They aren’t that much more expensive!
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Thanks, what PSU do you suggest for this computer: [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220375]www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220375[/url]

[quote name=“AmericasLastHope” post=“39446” timestamp=“1386145256”]I guess that’s something I really don’t understand. The benchmark for that card is WAY higher than the one for the AMD I posted earlier. What makes the AMD ones so much better for hash rates?
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This one is cheaper than the one I posted earlier, and has a peak wattage of 75, but it’s also an AMD 7750. This should be the best of both worlds right? I will get a better hash rate, and not have to worry about blowing my PSU?

[url=http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?scriteria=BE60385&pagetitle=DIAMOND%20BV750%20Radeon%20HD%207750%20800MHz%20Core%201GB%20GDDR5%20SDRA#.Up-BCuJGZ60]http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?scriteria=BE60385&pagetitle=DIAMOND BV750 Radeon HD 7750 800MHz Core 1GB GDDR5 SDRA#.Up-BCuJGZ60[/url]

[quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39387” timestamp=“1386130261”]
It’d be great for gaming, but you’d never hit the hash rate an AMD will.
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I guess that’s something I really don’t understand. The benchmark for that card is WAY higher than the one for the AMD I posted earlier. What makes the AMD ones so much better for hash rates?

[quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39313” timestamp=“1386116757”]
I was speaking in general price to performance to hash rate about the r9 270x. You’re out of luck when it comes to a computer of that size. Your best option is that 7750 if you want to hash, but really you’ll only be making like 3-5 FTC a day. The whole wattage envelope won’t ratio out your power bill when including all other parts.
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What about this one? It’s a little out of my price range, but this should get a better hash rate right?

[url=http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX670DCMOC2GD5/]http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX670DCMOC2GD5/[/url]

[quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39293” timestamp=“1386113078”]Should be fine, there lays a chance you’ll fizzle it. Powersupplies when rated for a wattage also include a +/- operational percentage. Since no one powersupply actually holds up at exactly the stated watts. Next thing I’d fear is the temps.[/quote]

The specs for that card say:

System Requirements
300W (or greater) power supply recommended

400W power supply (or greater) recommended for AMD CrossFire technology in dual mode

If my PSU is only 250 watts, I don’t want to risk frying it. Would I be safe getting this, and just lowering the intensity, or is it not even worth it? According to videocardbenchmark.net this card is nowhere close to the card you posted earlier, but in price there’s not much difference…

Videocard Name Passmark G3D Mark (higher is better) Rank (lower is better)
Radeon HD 7750 1635 95
Radeon R9 270X 4356 21

[quote name=“Sparkyte” post=“39277” timestamp=“1386111696”]
Referring to best card according to Tom’s Hardware for Hash/Watt ratio is a R9 270x. 142 watt draw chugging out at 563 kh! :) 3.9 hashes per watt.

[url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-17.html]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-17.html[/url]
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Anyone know where I can get a low profile version of this?

[quote name=“angloblaxon” post=“39267” timestamp=“1386110660”]
before you dive into mining you need to do your homework.

That computer has a low profile case. You will be quite limited with what you can purchase due to this (unless you use risers and leave the card hanging out)

That computer has an unknown PSU inside. You need to find out your watts. Not the peak watts either…
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According to the specs the PSU is a 250W (80 Plus Bronze). This card is low profile, would it get me a decent hash rate? [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129271]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129271[/url]