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Title: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: Pea on July 01, 2014, 08:56:07 AM Hi.
Just getting back into mining after previously mini in with GPU. I can get 2x block erupter cubes for £125 or an antminer s1 for £225 What would you guys go for ? I can see that the antminer hashes a lot higher, but is it worth the initial investment ? Any help appreciated. Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: DrG on July 01, 2014, 09:35:25 AM I know you have VAT but 225 pounds sounds was overpriced for the S1, especially since most people are having to undervolt/underclock them now. Try looking in the marketplace and buy one locally - should be a lot cheaper.
Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: Pea on July 01, 2014, 09:59:21 AM Yeh that price was used and included vat (eBay)
Would you say the block erupter cube is not worth it now ? Due to the difficulty ? Would you suggest an antminer S1 as the bare minimum ? Will try and source one cheaper what sort out price would you say I should be looking at ? Cheers. Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: argovian on July 02, 2014, 02:22:04 PM Personally I would chose the Antminer S1. It looks like in a few days you'll probably be able to pick one up on Ebay ~$150.
Either way you have to have a PSU on, by looking at the Block Erupter Cube setup. It would seem the best use of power would be the S1. Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: BTC_Fundamentals on July 02, 2014, 07:58:31 PM S1 offcorse, cube comes with too many problems and getting hotter too
Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: Pea on July 03, 2014, 06:17:48 PM Thanks guys, Antminer S1 it looks like it is then !
Will try and find one cheaper ... so they are worth around £200ish then ? And would I make my money back + profit before the difficulty got too hard ? Cheers. Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: xray on July 04, 2014, 05:09:26 AM S1 is the most solid robust piece of mining kit ever made and undervolt possible
Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: Pea on July 04, 2014, 09:10:40 AM Great,
I have managed to pick one up with around 8 weeks use for £125 .. Is that a good enough deal ? Cheers. Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: ALToids on July 04, 2014, 11:49:47 AM Great, I have managed to pick one up with around 8 weeks use for £125 .. Is that a good enough deal ? Cheers. Not a bad deal. Since this next jump will be minimal you might make your money back. Don't expect a profit. if it comes it will be icing on the cake. Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: Pea on July 04, 2014, 11:56:29 AM Great, that fills me with confidence :)
New to mining so I think this will be a good unit to get me into it and just have a "play" around .. As long as I dont loose too much money i'll be happy. Thanks for the help. Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: philipma1957 on July 04, 2014, 12:53:49 PM Great, that fills me with confidence :) New to mining so I think this will be a good unit to get me into it and just have a "play" around .. As long as I dont loose too much money i'll be happy. Thanks for the help. yes it is a good starter miner and there are more then one thread on setup. it restarts after a blackout. it allows for 3 pools in case a pool drops . setup info https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=344970.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=589429.0 a few you tubes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akw9GAeIH5k ---- setup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72FU4Z_n0B4 ----- clock speed changes use it with my thread above Title: Re: Block erupter cube OR antminer S1 Post by: Pea on July 05, 2014, 08:32:02 PM Thanks for the help
Up and running at the moment .. I am using BTC Guild Pool ..is that a good decision, or would i benefit from Slush's pool more ? One quick question for those using BTC Pool .. Within the worker there is a minimum difficulty by default it is on 4 ... Should I leave it as is if mining with 1x Antminer S1 ? Does it make a difference ? Many thanks. |