What is a good GPU for bitcoin mining/mild gaming?

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Hi, the the subject says it all but i need a good GPU for under 200 dollars (B-day money :)

by the way, i have a motherboard with integrated Radeon HD 4250 on it, can i do a hybrid Crossfirex?

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There isn't one. Bitcoin needs more than that to even become remotely worth while.

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What would i need to extend my budget to in order to make it worthwile?

thanks by the way for the reply :)

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To be perfectly honest I wouldn't bother with bitcoin unless you have at least two HD 5870s.

That should give you about 700Mhash/second. Even with two 5870s, you may find that you're mining so slowly that it's not worth it.

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660?

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lol Nvidia and bitcoin

bitcoin isn't worth it unless you already have a 5xxx and 6xxx GPU and free electricity

don't buy anything you can't mine with your current setup, that is how I made $500 and a 5850

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

I mined for a month on a 240GT and a 4870 and got a 5850, the mined with all that for 2 weeks and got another one, this was over a year ago, unless you have some kind of FPGA already then you're going to be stuck mining for a while

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I was going to sell my 5770, but it looks like it has a new purpose.

I have a core2duo e660 and 4gb of g.skill lying around, now I just need a cheapish power supply and a small form factor motherboard and I can start mining with out interupting my gaming rig.  Slow but any extra income is welcome.

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do you pay for electicity, because  you'll only make about a dollar a day

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i do not so electricity use is not a problem, i just want to try out bitcoin

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would two 5770's work, i just found one on newegg for $99? electricity use is not a problem i don't pay for it

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nevermind that, i didn't notice it doesn't suppurt crossfirex

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okay since you're getting it for gaming I'll recommend one that's also good for bitcoin, do you live in the US?

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yes, massachusetts

thanks for the link in your previous reply to TheGentleman it was very helpful 

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go on Ebay and get 2 5870s they sell for about a 100 a pop, a 5850 is a close second, the 6xxxx equivelents are slower at bitcoin and nvidia,7xxx, and 4xxx cards are terible at it

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Thaks for the suggestion, would i be able to do a hybrid crossfire conigureation with two radeon 5870 and a HD 4250?

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nope  but you can have the 2 5870s mining full blast when you aren't gaming and use the 4250 for web browsing, genereal use, old games/emulators, HD movies, the 4250 does not support open CL so you can't use it for mining