Title: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: george.bend on July 04, 2018, 04:23:22 PM Hi!
Someone has this antminer for Ethereum or not yet? Do you expect it to have any impact on the Ethereum mining difficulty? Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: elissa on July 04, 2018, 04:46:49 PM Bitmain said they will deliver the first machines in July, but I don't think they will make any difference. It is not so profitable to mine right now
Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: george.bend on July 04, 2018, 04:55:54 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards.
Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: suchmoon on July 04, 2018, 07:53:48 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: whoismoses on July 04, 2018, 08:16:43 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. They are not cheaper, at least not if you count shipping and import fees and you live in the US. I only say US cause that is where I did the calculations. You can easily find cards that for $260-$275 today. 6 x $275 = $1650 + $400 for other parts That is about $100 less cost of the asic with PSU + shipping + import fees. Benefits of the gpus... more algos, more fun Benefits of the asic... Uses slightly less electricity, less hassle I'm not saying one is better than the other, however if GPUs drop by 10-20% next month like everyone is saying... GPUs will be the clear choice. Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: shield132 on July 04, 2018, 08:41:46 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Even if it is a very little bit profitable than gpu, my vote for gpu mining in anyway. I have bad history with asics, they damage easily. GPU's work very well and are easy to sell after use in mining. Also for example if you buy GTX 1080ti, you have possible chance of great roi. For example this winter it could return invested money in two month if you would mine on nicehash or on other coins. Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: Eternu on July 04, 2018, 09:38:48 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Even if it is a very little bit profitable than gpu, my vote for gpu mining in anyway. I have bad history with asics, they damage easily. GPU's work very well and are easy to sell after use in mining. Also for example if you buy GTX 1080ti, you have possible chance of great roi. For example this winter it could return invested money in two month if you would mine on nicehash or on other coins. Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: shield132 on July 04, 2018, 10:39:18 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Even if it is a very little bit profitable than gpu, my vote for gpu mining in anyway. I have bad history with asics, they damage easily. GPU's work very well and are easy to sell after use in mining. Also for example if you buy GTX 1080ti, you have possible chance of great roi. For example this winter it could return invested money in two month if you would mine on nicehash or on other coins. Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: leowonderful on July 04, 2018, 11:30:17 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Even if it is a very little bit profitable than gpu, my vote for gpu mining in anyway. I have bad history with asics, they damage easily. GPU's work very well and are easy to sell after use in mining. Also for example if you buy GTX 1080ti, you have possible chance of great roi. For example this winter it could return invested money in two month if you would mine on nicehash or on other coins. Prices are supposedly going to drop further sometime next month or so, so at the very least you might get down to the $700 that most people are paying right now or lower. Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: Didi CC on July 05, 2018, 12:25:54 AM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Even if it is a very little bit profitable than gpu, my vote for gpu mining in anyway. I have bad history with asics, they damage easily. GPU's work very well and are easy to sell after use in mining. Also for example if you buy GTX 1080ti, you have possible chance of great roi. For example this winter it could return invested money in two month if you would mine on nicehash or on other coins. Prices are supposedly going to drop further sometime next month or so, so at the very least you might get down to the $700 that most people are paying right now or lower. Here in the Netherlands a 1080 Ti on our Graiglist still does between 750 and 900 US Dollar ( second hand ) In shops the price is dropping, but not as much as on the other side of the ocean, still about 850 to 950 for a nice 1080 Ti. ( it could be that Turbo's are cheaper, but I prefer at least 2 fans and even better 3 :) Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: adaseb on July 05, 2018, 12:59:29 AM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Even if it is a very little bit profitable than gpu, my vote for gpu mining in anyway. I have bad history with asics, they damage easily. GPU's work very well and are easy to sell after use in mining. Also for example if you buy GTX 1080ti, you have possible chance of great roi. For example this winter it could return invested money in two month if you would mine on nicehash or on other coins. Prices are supposedly going to drop further sometime next month or so, so at the very least you might get down to the $700 that most people are paying right now or lower. If you are looking into ROI you should also consider the residiaul value of the GPU when its time to sell it. Basically Nvidia GPUs are very easy to sell and they fetch a pretty price even for a used one. However the flagship models like the 1080Ti they usually depreciate at a higher rate than the mid-tier cards like the 1070. Reason being is that most gamers prefer the mid tiered cards and there is a huge demand for them at the gamer market. Basically the best GPU right now to buy for ETH mining would be the 570 4gb, however checking my local stores and Newegg, they are still overpriced or out of stock. Its not worth buying a 1080Ti if you are planning on mining ETH with it. IT was very good on Equihash but thanks to Bitmain that was ruined for many. Title: Re: Is the antminer for Ethereum on the market yet? Post by: Eternu on July 05, 2018, 12:55:56 PM But still, they are cheaper than a mining rig composed of graphics cards. The first batch for $800 was cheaper. At the current price it's close enough to a GPU rig that it doesn't seem to be worth it. First deliveries should start July 16. Even if it is a very little bit profitable than gpu, my vote for gpu mining in anyway. I have bad history with asics, they damage easily. GPU's work very well and are easy to sell after use in mining. Also for example if you buy GTX 1080ti, you have possible chance of great roi. For example this winter it could return invested money in two month if you would mine on nicehash or on other coins. Prices are supposedly going to drop further sometime next month or so, so at the very least you might get down to the $700 that most people are paying right now or lower. |