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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
So "mining" for "bit coins" is basically distributed computing? If you are mining 24 hours a day at say 500W, you are spending at least $140 a month on power....
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We only pay roughly 7 cents per kWh here (at least that's what my last bill said).
A PC pulling 500watts for 24 hours a day only works out to about $26 a month.
0.5kW x 24hours x 31days x 0.07c/kWh = $26.04
So by Tos'd's estimate of $17 every five days, you could post a profit of roughly $75 a month. That's better than a sharp stick in the eye.
The IT guys in my company have been supplying GTX460's and HD5770's in all the new PC's at work, I kind of want to install this on everyone's computer. It's not like anyone would notice a performance decrease since most people just use word and excel.