System Requirements
You can use any computer: desktop or laptop.
The Windows operating system is the easiest to use. You can't mine on Mac OS, and if you're using Linux, you probably already know how to mine.
You can connect to the Internet as you like. It is important to have a stable connection, but the speed, whether it is 100 Mbit/s or 512 Kbit/s, does not matter. You can connect via cable, WI-Fi or USB.
PC mining
There is only one essential requirement: a good graphics card with at least 6GB of RAM. The most affordable graphics cards that meet the mining requirements are Nvidia 1060 6GB and AMD RX 480 8GB.
Some people say that PCs are not for mining: your graphics card and other parts would break, you would lose your warranty, etc. Actually, there is no difference between mining on a platform and on a PC.
They both have the same parts: the motherboard, the processor, the operating system, the hard drive, and the graphics card. The only difference is that miners mount 6 to 8 or even more graphics cards in a computer (as opposed to one graphics card in a normal PC) and leave the case open, usually they also add some fans for better cooling.
Mining with Laptop
Things are a little less rosy with laptops. Graphics cards in laptops are often less powerful than those in desktop computers. To mine on a laptop, there is the same requirement: a graphics card with at least 6 GB of RAM. It is not always easy to find such a laptop. However, the last three years saw the launch of a large number of 6GB GPU laptops. Take a look at the Dell G5-5590 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or Lenovo Legion with 1660Ti Mobile.
How to create a Bitcoin wallet address?
This step is crucial. You must understand that in the cryptocurrency business you are alone against the whole world. If you lose your wallet, no one is going to help you. Losing a Bitcoin wallet is like losing cash, if not worse. Sometimes you may get your cash back, but it is impossible to get Bitcoin back.
Let's install the Coinomi wallet. You don't need to share any identification or personal information to do that. There are many other wallets on the market, and this is not an advertisement - Coinomi is just a reliable solution. It is available on any operating system including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android.
Bitcoin mining on Windows
Download the quickstart file from the 2Miners pool. This file is completely safe: you can always find it on the group's website.
Open the Settings folder, then go to the Nvidia or AMD folder, depending on which one you have.
Right click on the eth-pool.bat file and choose to edit it with Notepad. If you don't see that option, first open Notepad and then open eth-pool.bat from there.
Ethereum or Bitcoin mining equipment
Professional miners know that you can no longer mine Bitcoin on GPUs. And some of you probably also noticed something strange. For example, you may have noticed the Ethereum icon instead of Bitcoin on the calculator screenshot in the previous section.
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