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Published in · 6 min read · Jan 3, 2022
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After reading this post you will be able to generate some extra income using your Graphics Card instead of having it on idle on your computer!
Before you begin you need to know there are few precautions you have to take into account and I will talk about them in more detail at the end of the article, so I recommend you read that section before you start GPU mining.
You might be asking yourself if this is worth trying and which coins could you efficiently mine with your Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU.
Following the guidelines described in this post you will be able to mine with your RTX 3060:
- Ethereum
- Cardano ADA
- Solana
- Ravencoin
- Ethereum Classic
- Shiba Inu
- Doge
- Binance BNB
- Polygon Matic and many more coins.
How is this possible ? I thought these coins were supposed to be unmineable. Keep reading below !!
Step 1: Get a Wallet and a public address so you can receive funds in the blockchain for the coin you want to mine.
Use your Binance account, Crypto or Guarda Wallet. Create the accounts on the links below if you don’t have one.
Binance Account
Crypto.com
Guarda
Other options might include Atomic Wallet, Exodus, Trustwallet.
There are paper wallets and other web wallets.
If you chose Metamask.io for example then it is recommended you add some networks to it like the Binance Smart Chain and also Polygon, in this way you will be able to use Metamask to interact with those blockchains.
Step 2: Download The Unmineable Software.
Before downloading the file, set some folder exclusions on Windows Defender, in your antivirus and also in your browser so you can download the file without being bothered with notifications of dangerous files.
Official Unmineable software can be downloaded from this site: Unmineable Download
Download the MFI version (Miners files included).
Step 3: Extract and Run Unmineable as Administrator.
The unmineable software is just one executable file, it already contains all the configurations so it is the best and easiest way to mine any Crypto.
Run the file as an Administrator in windows.
It looks exactly like this when you run it:
You can select GPU cards.
It will take you to the second screen where you will enter your Bitcoin Gold BTG Address and also the code which will allow you to drop your Dev Fee from 1% to 0.75%.
Use the code: e4xd-wmzl to drop your Dev Fee from 1% to 0.75% (it makes a difference).
Your screen should look like this:
Once you click on the Start button, you should see a similar screen:
At this point I would recommend you to click the option at the bottom to display the logs (Looks like a sheet of paper), here click Force Stop.
Then click the Settings Icon (Looks like a cog wheel), in the screen that pops up you want to double check a few things:
- Make sure the algorithm selected is ETCHASH if you are mining with 4GB cards, use ETHASH for cards with 6GB or more, if you selected CPU everything is ready to start mining no need to select anything.
- Make sure the Code e4xd-wmzl is showing in the referral box (Recommended, not mandatory).
- Set a name for your worker (The computer you are mining from).
- Set your mining Intensity at the top, I would recommend High for those periods when you are not using the computer.
It looks similar to this:
Click on the Save & Restart button to start mining !!
Once it starts you can check the speed of your Graphic card or CPU which shows as the Current Hashrate.
Also you can click on the stats button on the top right to go directly to the Unmineable website where you can check your balance and request a manual payment.
note it is recommended you change a few settings in Windows, increase the windows virtual memory, there’s people that disable the Updates and also disable sleeping mode, hibernation or anything that could turn off the computer while it is not in use.
When using a Laptop, make sure it has some battery or is plugged so it won’t shut down.
Consider monitoring the Temperature of the GPU, try not to exceed 70C on the GPU and 95C on the memory, you can use hardware monitor to check the temperatures or MSI Afterburner which you can also use to set an Overclocking profile and get better hashrates on your RTX 3060 when mining.
Congrats, if you are using Unmineable you are now a miner !!
Now you can Log into Unmineable to check your stats:
Unmineable.com is a mining Pool which allows you to mine with your CPU using RandomX or GPUS using Etchash or Ethash and pay you in any coin you select.
In order to check your balance, log into Unmineable and then select the coin you want to mine. In this example, Bitcoin Gold.
Then you can select the Tab that reads RandomX or ETCHAS or ETHASH depending on your algo, and enter your address in the box that reads “Enter your address to check your stats:”.
After doing this you will see the balance on your account and you will even be able to request a payment.
