I don't know much about mining nowadays, but most miners now use what is called ASIC, application specific integrated circuits, which means that our general purpose computers, no matter how powerful, aren't cutting it anymore.
If you want to mine something, start by searching for non-asic profitability and see what you come up with c;
Greatly appreciated info in your reply @ecoinstant. Thank-you!!
My pleasure! I wouldn't mind reading an article about what you find!