How to use NiceHash mining software to earn bitcoins in just a few clicks.

@blockcodes Steemit exclusive guide

• Disclaimer: Following this guide won't make you rich. So if you were hoping to become a steemillionaire overnight, this is not the article for you. However, if you are looking to earn a few extra bucks each day from your idle PC's, for doing next to zero work, keep reading.

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How much $$$ can you make?

As of August 12th, 2016 NiceHash’s miners have earned $30,387,066 which can be verified on the bitcoin blockchain. Nicehash Miner will automatically mine the most profitable coin, so you are always maximizing your profits. Using the Nicehash calculator, I created a table of the most popular GPUs. Find yours below to see what you could be earning a day/week/month/year with your idle PCs/MACs. I used a standard electricity cost of $0.10 / kWh, so depending on your local electircity rates results may vary.

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Profitability table	Income	Outcome	24hr Profit	7 days	30 days	1 Year
AMD Radeon RX480 $259.99 · Fry's Electronics	0.00306708 BTC/Day (+1.79 USD/Day)	0.00061725 BTC/Day (-0.36 USD/Day)	+0.00244983 BTC/Day (+1.43 USD/Day)	+0.01871426 BTC (+10.91 USD)	+0.07835727 BTC (+45.70 USD)	+0.95334674 BTC (+556.02 USD)
AMD Radeon R9 390 $274.99 · Newegg.com	0.00361148 BTC/Day (2.11 USD/Day)	0.00090530 BTC/Day (-0.53 USD/Day)	+0.00270618 BTC/Day (+1.58 USD/Day)	+0.02069951 BTC (+12.07 USD)	+0.08665739 BTC (+50.54 USD)	+1.05433163 BTC (+614.92 USD)
AMD Radeon R9 380X $179.00 · eBay	+0.00259402 BTC/Day (+1.51 USD/Day)	-0.00082300 BTC/Day (-0.48 USD/Day)	+0.00177102 BTC/Day (+1.03 USD/Day)	+0.01382874 BTC (+8.07 USD)	+0.05773059 BTC (+33.67 USD)	+0.70238880 BTC (+409.65 USD)
NVIDIA GTX1080 [FE] $699.99 B&H Photo-Video-Audio	+0.00501917 BTC/Day (+2.93 USD/Day)	-0.00062137 BTC/Day (-0.36 USD/Day)	+0.00439780 BTC/Day (+2.56 USD/Day)	+0.03369502 BTC (+19.65 USD)	+0.14059466 BTC (+82.00 USD)	+1.71056840 BTC (+997.65 USD)
NVIDIA GTX970 $304.99 · Newegg.com	+0.00276415 BTC/Day (+1.63 USD/Day)	-0.00075376 BTC/Day (-0.44 USD/Day)	+0.00201039 BTC/Day (+1.18 USD/Day)	+0.01593748 BTC (+9.39 USD)	+0.09010549 BTC (+53.08 USD)	+1.09628343 BTC (+645.77 USD)

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What is Nicehash miner

• Super easy to use, start mining in one click.
• Crazy simple graphical user interface (GUI).
• Automatically switches to the most profitable coin based on your specific CPU & GPU
• Pays you directly to your bitcoin wallet.
• While you leave your computer idle, you are literally earning Bitcoins.

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How to turn your PC into a money making machine

3 easy steps download, extract, and run the miner. There is no installation required.

• Download latest Nicehash miner

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• Locate and Extract zip.

• Run NiceHashMiner.exe as administrator.

• Select your Bitcoin wallet and nearest server.

• The first time you need to run the benchmark test, so the software can pick the most profitable coin for your specific hardware.

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• Click Start to mine.

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Enjoy your new money making machine. :D

img used with permision by @inkha

Congratulations, that's it. You will receive Bitcoin payments according to Nicehash's payments schedule.
The program will run in the background and most likely you will never notice it is there chugging away earning you sweet bitcoins. If it ever crashes, NiceHash will automatically recover and continue mining.

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