Desktop PC series dubbed CoinMine are entering the
market at a time when more and more people joins the captivate world of
crypto-currencies. AMD-based system starts at $999, while the version with
Intel Core i3 and 8GB of RAM costs $1559 or more.
The main differentiating factor from other merchants is the
possibility to configure up to 3 video cards from the AMD Radeon R9 series, a most
popular choice among the crypto-currencies miners due to their high
computational performance.
In the area of Bitcoin mining, even with the strongest configuration,
this setup based on graphics cards will hardly be able to compete with specialized
hardware called ASICs. But the alternative crypto-currencies like Litecoin or
Dogecoin have adjusted their algorithm for minting new money, which makes it
much harder for manufacturers to assemble dedicated mining hardware for them.
Since the setup with several graphics cards remains the most
viable option for mining those currencies, buyers of iBuyPower’s series will be able to
get back at least a part of their investment, if they choose to mine and then sell
their generated coins in the exchanges like Cryptsy
or BTER.
As the various crypto-money are on its way to become more
popular in the near future, PC’s with more computing power focused on virtual coins
mining makes an economic sense. We can expect that more manufacturers will
follow this trend, or even choose to offer models with Bitcoin’s ASICs build in. Those “rigs” could also be
pre-installed with mining software, configured for optimal performance.
