Ok thanks for the advice. I have a 2000W fan heater that I use in winter, because our normal heater is not enough. That runs for days without problems.
But yes, I understand that's kinda different from my pc running 24/7, so I'll make sure my socket is able to handle it.

Thx all for your replies!

I think I'll just do it the chill way and watch GPU prices the next few months. So I can build in a second GPU
in my gaming PC first with a new PSU and then try to maintain a more casual setup so I won't get charged with insane
electrical costs if they find out and charge me the extra I used.

Also I calculate the electrical costs of my city and try to assume what the company pays for it, so I know that I can afford it if they ever come to my appartement and want me to pay what I used extra.

Thx for mentioning this site. I will take a look at it! Yeah, any setup would be kinda profitable, but I also don't want to waste money in not effcient hardware.

Yes, I thought about that. I am aware that they will find out if too many people in one building start to mine. But right now I would be the first one in my building (as far as I know) and also with 90 units in one building I don't think it will stand out between the electrical stoves, fan heaters and dish washers etc. At least not with a setup for 1000€.

Yes and no. I won't buy a full blown setup with 8 GPUs or sth. because that's a) not in my price range and b) I wouldn't be the first one. I know of at least 6 other students that started to mine last year or several years ago with small steups that are mostly silent.
But if I ever happen to buy me a 12000$ ASIC-miner and use it in my small appartement, then yes I'll step up and get me a new contract and also open a sauna for everyone to use.

It's not like I live there for free. With over a 1000 Students living there, while also them beeing a big real estate company, I don't think I have to feel guilty for starting a new hobby. If they see that electrical cost gets to high for them to make profit, they will charge us, no doubt.

Hey, I'm a student located in Germany!

I thought you could help me in finding good hardware for my needs and also what to mine.
Currently I'm living in a student appartement with several units, where I don't have to pay any extra
for electrical costs. I recently started to inform myself about mining and tried to use nicehash as a starter.
That worked quite fine, but I also know that many don't like it for several reasons and in the long term I don't
want to rely on a thrid party. I used my gaming PC for a month (rtx 2080 super) and liked the results, so I decided
to start with actual mining.

I want to spend around 1000€ (~1200$), because thats what I am able to invest without getting in trouble if I loose it all.
Because I am living in a small appartement with just one room I need my mining rig to not be louder than 40-50DB,
cost under or around 1000€ and also not beeing insanly chunky.

Is there any hardware currently available that I can get in Germany in my price range that fits my needs?
I have not decided what to mine yet, guess that also depends on the hardware I can get my hands on. I also don't
have a preference in which kind of hardware I want to use as long as it meets my expectations above.


Thanks for your help!