Quote from: RenegadeMind on April 13, 2013, 02:10:24 PM

Quote from: fastfored on April 13, 2013, 02:07:36 PM

where to start? thats the question.. reading i see cpu replaced by gpu. now its aisc... how do i know where to start? any help appreciated thanks

Research. And lots of it. There are lots of numbers posted out there, but you need to compile a lot and figure out what fits your budget and expectations.

been lookin for a few days. gets confusing.

Early Bitcoin client versions allowed users to use their CPUs to mine. The advent of GPU mining made CPU mining financially unwise. The option was therefore removed from the Bitcoin client.

GPU Mining is drastically faster and more efficient than CPU mining. See the main article: Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU. A variety of popular mining rigs have been documented.

FPGA mining is a very efficient and fast way to mine, comparable to GPU mining and drastically outperforming CPU mining. FPGAs typically consume very small amounts of power with relatively high hash ratings, making them more viable and efficient than GPU mining. See Mining Hardware Comparison for FPGA hardware specifications and statistics.

ASIC Mining: An application-specific integrated circuit, or ASIC, is a microchip designed and manufactured for a very specific purpose. ASICs designed for Bitcoin mining were first released in 2013 and (at the time of this writing) are in the hands of a very limited number of miners. For the amount of power they consume, they are expected to be vastly faster than all previous technologies and will likely make GPU mining financially unwise.

1.) so i should be looking at asic setups? or fpga? have no hardware really, except 2 yr old x64 wndows box, 3.4ghz cpu, no "good" gpu yet...

2. whats difference between bitcoin and litecoin? post i saw says nothing... maybe im just not understanding.. thanks