This funny virtual coin with the image of the Japanese doggie Shiba Inu today was in the center of attention of miners, since even owners of computers that do not differ in special power can mine dogecoin.
Is “dog money” easy to get?
The attention of cryptocurrency miners was unexpectedly attracted by the only cryptocurrency in the world created for the sake of laughter.
Dogikoin (which, incidentally, is a branch of litecoin) is good in that even the owner of a not-so-powerful computer can mine it. In 2017, the total turnover of “dog coins” amounted to one hundred and twelve million.
How to mine dogecoin for beginners?
To start earning dogikoin, Network old-timers recommend that their inexperienced brethren first decide on a program through which mining will occur. For example, owners of video cards manufactured by Nvidia, in most cases, recommend the CUDAminer program.
In order for the program to start working and generate passive income, its developers want to receive information from users regarding their personal data, as well as the address of the pool. In some cases, the program requests information about the graphic chip installed on the user's PC.
A beginner should have no difficulty finding a pool. From the list of sites you need to choose one, register and create a virtual worker. And most importantly, do not forget to automate the withdrawal of earned funds.
The next step of the newly made miner is to create a bat-file (mining will not start without performing this action) and fill it with information of a certain kind. How effective this type of earnings is is not known for certain. Reviews of people who have used this method of earning can be described as mutually exclusive: enthusiastic reviews are interspersed with negative ones.
The answer to the question of beginners who want to become cryptocurrency miners (in particular, Dogecoin): “How to mine without spending money on buying equipment?” - found a long time ago. This is notorious cloud mining, a method that provides for the rental of already installed and operating capacities.
Mining features
The formation of new dogecoin blocks takes only two minutes (it takes six and ten minutes to generate lightcoins and bitcoins, respectively), so you can mine it even on a simple computer or laptop.
In addition, a pool member and a lone miner, whose computer is equipped with an NVidia or ATi video card, can also get dogoins. Miners with many years of experience note that the AMD graphics card achieves the best results.
Mining without investments. Experienced Miner Recommendations
For novice miners who want to learn how and where to mine Dogecoin without investing personal funds in the purchase of equipment, it is better to use cranes or join cloud mining participants.
Another tip from experienced entrepreneurs: it is advisable to store earned DOGE in a virtual wallet downloaded from the official website (dogecoin.com) and installed on a PC.
How to mine using a video card. Expert Advice
In 2014, at one of the thematic forums, a list of the latest computer components was published, which was collected specifically for Dogecoin mining. We advise newcomers who have earned the first capital to take care of their own mining rig, consisting of four R9 290 video cards, as well as a power supply from any manufacturer (power - at least 1275 watts), any storage device (hard drive), motherboard (for example , Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7), 8 gigabyte memory block, four PCI-E loops.
Particular attention was paid to the need to purchase loops. Since video cards overheat during mining, it is not recommended to connect them directly to the motherboard, even if cryptocurrencies are mined in the winter season in an unheated room.
But back to the graphics card models. We do not consider the R9 290 the best option, but we can explain why our choice fell on this particular model. The fact is that in the event of a cryptocurrency market crash , when the computer needs to be urgently sold, the latest video card model will quickly attract the attention of potential buyers.
Which video card is better?
As mentioned above, the R9 290 graphics card is not the best option for mining. Experienced miners chose this model, as mentioned above, for reinsurance. This model was also chosen because it is the most acceptable option in terms of matching the performance of the mining farm and the cost of costs.
During the discussion, it turned out that advanced users consider the R9 280 or 7970 model to be the best option for mining.
Which video cards are most suitable for mining
If you believe the published information, the most suitable and beneficial for mining are video cards:
- Sapphire Radeon RX 470. Specifically, this device, as far as one can judge from the advertising text, is ideally suited for completing a new type of mining farm.
- Radeon RX 570. This high-performance model is in many ways superior to the previous, but the main advantage is an improved cooling system.
- GTX 1060 and GTX 1070. The latest model is recognized as the best mining graphics card of 2017.
The manufacturer of all these models is Nvidia. According to experts, the GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 are among the most productive and practical.
Now there’s something to find out: how to mine dogecoin on an old computer?
Is mining now accessible to everyone?
There is good news for those who want to mine dogecoin on the Nvidia graphics card. If you believe the information released on the Web at the beginning of last year, this type of earnings is now available for owners of old equipment. Moreover, as a “machine” printing cryptocurrency, not all components will be involved, but only a video card. Experts say that if the card issued by Nvidia is no more than 3-4 years old, it is suitable for mining.
If the miner is a beginner and is going to take his first steps on a personal computer, then he should make sure that a 64-bit version of Windows is installed on his PC.
True, on such equipment only certain types of cryptocurrencies will be mining. In particular, ether and dogikoin coins are named.
How to mine dogecoin using Nvidia graphics cards through the CUDAminer program
After the user downloads and installs on his computer a console program for mining CUDAminer, and then goes through a simple registration procedure, he will only have to enter the received identification code in the dedicated box. After that, according to information released on the Web, the program begins to mine Dogecoin itself.
It should be noted that information about this method of earning is alarming for three reasons:
- individual pools indicated as suitable for mining on older computers are perceived by browsers as “fraud sites”;
- participants in the discussions, commenting and supplementing the online instruction on how to mine Dogecoin, are limited only to providing their links for downloading programs and joyful messages about passively earned coins. Perhaps, it will be easy for experienced miners to understand this information mess, but such instruction is unlikely to help novice miners;
- some users join the discussion just for the sake of a short line like: “I tried, remembered ... it turned out!”
The authors of the reviews, reporting the incorrect operation of the projects specified in the earnings instructions, immediately redirect users to their affiliate links - to new, "working" sites. We answered the question of how to mine dogecoin (instructions are given in the article). The question of how much the miner earns remains open.