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Bitcoin => Hardware => Topic started by: angelo on March 30, 2013, 04:34:01 AM



Title: Does FPGA still worth $2000?
Post by: angelo on March 30, 2013, 04:34:01 AM
I am thinking to buy this FPGA from this seller to experience mining. Do you think it worths $2000?

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.1000774.8.jbkTKT&id=21616280250


Title: Re: Does FPGA still worth $2000?
Post by: buildbit on March 30, 2013, 04:40:41 AM
Considering, BFL made an update that they should be shipping late next week (doubt it, but thats what was said), 3 batches of avalons being shipped, i don't think it would be worth it.

Would take a very long time, if ever to recoup your $2000 investment.


Title: Re: Does FPGA still worth $2000?
Post by: MaddestScientist on March 30, 2013, 04:57:07 AM
No.

With 1.6GH/s, it generates about 0.12BTC per day at current difficulty.

Even if you have FREE electricity AND bitcoin difficulty never increase, it takes 185 days to pay for itself.

To me, its value is below $500  ;D


Title: Re: Does FPGA still worth $2000?
Post by: fatpan on March 30, 2013, 10:41:56 AM
this FPGA is useless

and 2rd hand is lower than $800,

it is copy ngzhang0's FPGA, we call it west melon,

and we call ngzhang , south melon(Pumpkin) :-)