Thanks for the advice, and the link. Got a few questions. I've never played the exchange game. I've gpu mined bitcoin on an old laptop via Bitparking, which made me jack shit but was fun, and cpu mined a couple of alts. My experience is limited.
So, why TEK in particular? Several others, Unobtanium for one, seemed more profitable (at least per coin), so I wondered there.
Also, for solo mining is it desirable to set up a private pool or just let CGminer do the job?
And one last thing, how difficult is it to set up a public pool? That looks like a project I'd be interested in for the future.