Been looking into bitcoin mining for some time, but didn't take the plunge till last week, I hope I didn't wait to long. But I am currently mining with 2 x5850's with and average rate of 463Mhash/s, and am thinking about upgrading to 2 x7950's or 7970's just don't know how much that will improve my rate and if the upgrade would be worth it.
I figure I will throw in a picture of my current rig, will post it in the pictures topic once I clear the newbie status. I also read through the first few posts in the "Don't Trust Anyone" thread, and am curious to see if the online exchanges have gotten any more trustworthy in the year since that has been written. Specifically MT.Gox as that is where I plan to sell my coins at and exchange.bitparking.com as that is where I plan to trade the namecoins for bitcoins. If those aren't trustworthy or there are better ones I am always open to advice.
I figure I will throw in a picture of my current rig, will post it in the pictures topic once I clear the newbie status. I also read through the first few posts in the "Don't Trust Anyone" thread, and am curious to see if the online exchanges have gotten any more trustworthy in the year since that has been written. Specifically MT.Gox as that is where I plan to sell my coins at and exchange.bitparking.com as that is where I plan to trade the namecoins for bitcoins. If those aren't trustworthy or there are better ones I am always open to advice.
You can match that MHash rate with a single 7950, fyi.
Thank you, I was trying to find hashrates on the 7950/7970's but google was kicking my ass. I did do some clocking and optimizing last night and am now averaging 566/Hhashs with the two cards. And plan on adding three more cards to the rig just not sure which ones yet. But so far I think this is a pretty good way to retire my old gaming rig.
I did notice in your screenshot that it appears you're using the cards in a Crossfire configuration. The advice I've heard is to not use Crossfire for a mining rig. I don't have multiple cards, though, so it's never been an issue for me.
