Aikouka
Lifer
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Bitcoins? Don't mine those, at all. Seriously, not worth it.
Ethereum? Try scoring a used 290 from a reputable reseller on eBay. My personal recommendation is to run it at 900 MHz GPU and 1175 MHz RAM flashed to a 390 BIOS with voltage lowered as far as you can manage without instability (-100 mV is common; at that clockspeed, you might be able to do better, though you will see voltage use scale with clockspeed so be careful how you approach this matter). Use it to mine ZEC, then if you really want ETH (ZEC prices are also rising like mad), exchange your ZEC for ETH on an exchange like Poloniex. Then move the ETH off-exchange to a private wallet.
Are there specific paths that you'd suggest depending on what hardware you have available? I replaced a 1080 Ti due to disliking the lack of DVI, and my plan was to sell the card. However, due to placing the AIO water cooler on it, I'm slightly hesitant to sell it. So, if I could build a simple machine (I have a Z170 and Skylake CPU lying around) and use the card to mine some coins, which pays off the card... I'm fine with that too. I've also got a three existing machines with good dGPUs... 1080 Ti, 1080 and 1060.