Any coins that can be mined with a laptop?

joblo

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Quote from: adaseb on December 28, 2019, 01:03:41 AM

Also I don't know if its true or a myth but you shouldn't leave a battery connected to the charger at all times because it reduces number of lifecycles. Its best to run the battery down completely and then recharge it fully from time to time. I heard this was an issue with Apple laptops in particular not sure about other PCs.

Heat will accelerate aging of everything inside, not just the battery, though a battery failure
can be more dramatic.

The drain fully before recharge, as well as always recharge fully, rules applied to old NiCad batteries
in the 1960's. The theory was they developped a memory of their charging range. I'm not sure
it was ever true but my father told me that when he I got me a set for my Johnny Express.

What is true now is battery capacity diminishes with age and use.

But the OP doesn't care about all that.

adaseb

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Quote from: Temido2222 on December 25, 2019, 07:00:47 PM

The battery is more likely to fail because of sitting on its charger 24/7

No, this is not what I am saying.

The battery might explode or leak if its running too hot from the temperature coming from the CPU of the laptop. Generally the battery is facing down and the laptop usually sits on a surface like a table and doesn't have much room to vent. So with constant high usage it might run hotter and hotter and with bad ventilation, explode.

Also I don't know if its true or a myth but you shouldn't leave a battery connected to the charger at all times because it reduces number of lifecycles. Its best to run the battery down completely and then recharge it fully from time to time. I heard this was an issue with Apple laptops in particular not sure about other PCs.

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Quote from: NeuroticFish on December 27, 2019, 10:57:56 AM

If you plan to mine while also working on that laptop, Monero could be an option, since XMR Stak miners don't use all CPU and you can easily do office work on it.
Of course, you'll have to check the actual profitability...

And you can still mine ETH or RVN depending on which video card you have, I recommend afterburner to adjust clocks / temperatures.

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If you plan to mine while also working on that laptop, Monero could be an option, since XMR Stak miners don't use all CPU and you can easily do office work on it.
Of course, you'll have to check the actual profitability...

crairezx20

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I think you can mine in a laptop without getting high CPU temperature and far from damage by adding an external GPU.
There are many guides on youtube that you can follow how to install external GPU.

Check this guide here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM3D3cZmqn0

togoshigekata

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Check out CPU Miners Club, they track CPU Coins

Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/cc4jCB6

Telegram: https://t.me/CPUtalk

CPU Coin Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkp8tfUK70Fs-HsdKL9PJpEcpcYhnMO0cKylyV8QVt0/edit#gid=0

Tipstar

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Smart World Global Token

Nimiq https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/nimiq/
and JSEcoin https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/jsecoin/
are some of the coins my friends prefer to use with their CPU. But I'm not a huge fan of CPU mining as you can get those coin very cheap with small amount of money if you believe they would have a future.

Temido2222

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Quote from: ViceOfBTC21 on December 24, 2019, 02:52:38 PM

There are also cooling pads available, even putting it in the fridge if the wifi can
pass through the walls.

Don't put things that produce heat in the fridge/freezer. Condensation will kill the laptop and the constant heat will work the fridge's compressor to death.

Quote from: adaseb on December 25, 2019, 12:29:54 AM

I think the biggest issue with mining with a laptop is not the extreme temperatures and the poor cooling but its actually the battery that can explode due to extreme heat.

The battery is more likely to fail because of sitting on its charger 24/7

adaseb

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I think the biggest issue with mining with a laptop is not the extreme temperatures and the poor cooling but its actually the battery that can explode due to extreme heat. The CPU and GPU usually have a kill temperature when reached it just sends a command to the bios which shuts it down right away to prevent any further damage. So the issue isn't with the bad fans or poor thermal design. There are many people who got malware on their laptop which makes them run at 100% CPU anyways all day and night.

The battery however is a different story and depending where its mounted in the laptop can be an issue if it reaches extreme heat. Remember what happened to those faulty Samsung Galaxy Note phones a few years back that had defective batteries? It lead to severe bodily damage.

So if you still decide to mine, just remove the battery. Hopefully its not a Macbook which has a non-removable battery. It will still work without the battery attached.

black1ight

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I'm mining beam on the 1070 and veruscoin on 4 threads of the cpu on my alienware laptop. . Had to attach a small fan below the laptop to increase airflow. . :-)

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Quote from: ViceOfBTC21 on December 24, 2019, 02:52:38 PM

Yes, I'm completely aware that it will destroy my laptop, no matter what.

If you know, I would like cryptocurrencies for whom miner allows me to set maximum temperature of CPU/graphical card.

Given your disclaimer it's no different than a desktop. It's all about the CPU specs: number of cores, clock speed,
cache size etc, except the specs are lower on a laptop. Any advice for a desktop applies to a laptop, it's just another
x86_64 CPU.

As you seem to be aware cooling is a bigger problem on a laptop. Choosing a "cool" currency to mine
is a bit misleading because it means your CPU is not performing at it highest efficiency. A better comparison
would be to compare at equal temperatures by reducing the number of threads on the "hot" coin to match
the cool coin. Then you can compare the hashrates and determine the profitability on equal terms.

Then when you add more threads to the hot coin it's like having a bigger CPU but much hotter.

There are things you can do to improve cooling. If you live in the northern hemisphere there's the obvious
at this time of year. There are also cooling pads available, even putting it in the fridge if the wifi can
pass through the walls.

ViceOfBTC21

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Yes, I'm completely aware that it will destroy my laptop, no matter what.

If you know, I would like cryptocurrencies for whom miner allows me to set maximum temperature of CPU/graphical card.

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