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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: xexio on September 10, 2013, 11:58:46 AM



Title: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: xexio on September 10, 2013, 11:58:46 AM
I interested in bought this bitcoin miner "Block Erupter Sapphire".
But my question is, how it works? I plug it into a USB port and works?


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: stylesuxx on September 10, 2013, 02:20:27 PM
Basically yes, IF you install some kind of mining software like cgminer.


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: xexio on September 10, 2013, 10:10:47 PM
But, the use of this hardware in my pc, when I mining bitcoin.
This affect a my CPU?


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: stylesuxx on September 10, 2013, 11:24:32 PM
I don't really understand your question. Can you maybe rephrase your question? 


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: xexio on September 10, 2013, 11:52:29 PM
The question is:

Once I connect the USB-miner, and put the cgminer to mine bitcoins.
This will make my CPU usage up to 100%?


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: monbux on September 11, 2013, 12:59:14 AM
But, the use of this hardware in my pc, when I mining bitcoin.
This affect a my CPU?
  It has no affect, you can choose to only mine bitcoin with this USB port ONLY.  You don't have to mine with CPU or GPU.  Just plug it in, install a miner, get all that stuff, and you're ready to go.


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: xexio on September 11, 2013, 11:24:08 AM
Ok, thanks!

But, I have another question.

For mining, what is the best hardware, a ASIC, an FPGA or a Graphic card?


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: Nigeria Prince on September 11, 2013, 11:40:29 AM
Ok, thanks!

But, I have another question.

For mining, what is the best hardware, a ASIC, an FPGA or a Graphic card?
High power graphic card is the best.


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: xexio on September 11, 2013, 01:15:17 PM
But, I read in a few web pages and forums that the ASIC is the best hardware for mining  :-\


Title: Re: How works this bitcoin miner?
Post by: b!z on September 11, 2013, 01:27:48 PM
The question is:

Once I connect the USB-miner, and put the cgminer to mine bitcoins.
This will make my CPU usage up to 100%?

no, it will mine on the usb, not cpu