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Title: Best available (or soon to be available) alternative to ASIC? Post by: tinyapps on March 25, 2013, 05:56:32 AM What current or truly-soon-to-be-released hardware would make a good alternative to waiting for ASIC hardware? That is, is there any hobbyist configuration that could come close to rivaling ASIC without an astronomical electric bill?
Title: Re: Best available (or soon to be available) alternative to ASIC? Post by: Vladimir on March 25, 2013, 05:57:56 AM Better ASICs.
Title: Re: Best available (or soon to be available) alternative to ASIC? Post by: tinyapps on March 25, 2013, 06:15:15 AM Thanks, Vladimir. After finding this comparison of ASICs and video cards, I see what you mean:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison) EDIT: I'm sure most folks here have seen this, but for others who stumble onto this thread, this is worth reading: Miner problem: big changes are coming for Bitcoin's working class http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/16/3649784/bitcoin-mining-asics-block-reward-change (http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/16/3649784/bitcoin-mining-asics-block-reward-change) |