GPU mining is very risky now that even scrypt has ASICs available. It will only be a matter of time before X11/X13/N have ASICs (assuming those coins survive to warrant ASIC development). I would say GPU mining is only a somewhat safe bet if you have free electricity. Barring that you're better off buying/speculating.
even with free electricity GPU mining will likely not even be worth your time. you can still miner some x11 /x13 coins with gpus.
profit is not what it used to be, but also isnt something to be thrown away either.
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It may be profitable, but so is standing outside a supermarket begging for money.
If those X11/X13 coins go belly up in a 10 day period (we've seen alts come crashing down since 2011), then you're left holding 10, 20, 30 or however many cards you bought. If you have a nice GPU that you game with and mine part-time you can't go wrong. If you build out a farm now you're risking a lot more than last year at this time.
For me, I would spend my assets trying to build a crypto business. The largest holders of coins besides the early whales are the bitcoin/litecoin businesses.
