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mrbigA (OP)
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July 23, 2015, 04:29:36 PM |
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I have access to free power, what is your suggestion for me? how should I mine? what will be best for me?
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hodedowe
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July 23, 2015, 05:01:52 PM |
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You need to decide this for yourself based on your budget for miners and storage/airflow capabilities.
How much do you want to spend on miners? Where will you put them? Is it a small room that will overheat in 20 minutes or a large ventilated facility?
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mrbigA (OP)
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July 23, 2015, 05:46:57 PM |
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Thank you. actually the heat will be no issue. I prefer to build a miner, is that possible?
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July 23, 2015, 09:36:34 PM |
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Thank you. actually the heat will be no issue. I prefer to build a miner, is that possible?
If power and heat aren't an issue then buy a shit load of S1's (or any other outdated inefficient hardware) and used server psu's  . |
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July 23, 2015, 09:40:35 PM |
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Thank you. actually the heat will be no issue. I prefer to build a miner, is that possible?
Not really. Only "building" would be if you got like usb stick miners and put it together. But still you are not building the miner. Most will be a all in one. I suggest looking at S3 or newer miners and really go with a budget in your head. |
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July 23, 2015, 09:50:21 PM |
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Sorry I assumed because you mentioned building a miner that cost might be an issue.
As notlist3d suggests S3's are a good buy or better still S5's or any Spondoolies if your budget allows.
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July 23, 2015, 09:58:24 PM |
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Sorry I assumed because you mentioned building a miner that cost might be an issue.
As notlist3d suggests S3's are a good buy or better still S5's or any Spondoolies if your budget allows.
I don't mean to hijack the thread, but out of curiosity: considering free power, and a couple of S3's, how long would you realistically have to wait before you could expect ROI? Also, are there any reliable sites that show such calculations, and do they take into account rising difficulty? Thanks. (I'm sure this has been answered often enough before, but I have very little knowledge of mining, unfortunately  ) |
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July 23, 2015, 10:02:27 PM |
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Sorry I assumed because you mentioned building a miner that cost might be an issue.
As notlist3d suggests S3's are a good buy or better still S5's or any Spondoolies if your budget allows.
I don't mean to hijack the thread, but out of curiosity: considering free power, and a couple of S3's, how long would you realistically have to wait before you could expect ROI? Also, are there any reliable sites that show such calculations, and do they take into account rising difficulty? Thanks. (I'm sure this has been answered often enough before, but I have very little knowledge of mining, unfortunately ) No problem, try http://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency where you can enter your specific details and get fairly accurate expected returns . |
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July 23, 2015, 10:21:45 PM |
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You could have at least given an indication of your budget. Pleas provide more information if you are serious about this.
Apart from mining bitcoins - can be calculated as soon as you know your budget - there are other things you can do with free electricity. (For example build a server and sell out VPS, VPN accounts, cloud storage and backup systems for friends and family, possibly a bit larger user group. Rent out space for other people's small servers etc etc.)
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July 23, 2015, 10:48:21 PM |
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Thanks hedgy73.
Well again it all depends on what your plan is but before you go buying s3's they may not be the most gh/s per dollar and you'll need a power supply. Is heat and noise an issue for you?
Hmm, not really. If I were to go ahead with this (and I'm not even sure I would be able to get free power at this point in time), they wouldn't be set up anywhere those would be a problem - well, noise wouldn't at least; not sure about the heat, particularly during summer, but I guess that's what the AC is for.
You could have at least given an indication of your budget. Pleas provide more information if you are serious about this.
Apart from mining bitcoins - can be calculated as soon as you know your budget - there are other things you can do with free electricity. (For example build a server and sell out VPS, VPN accounts, cloud storage and backup systems for friends and family, possibly a bit larger user group. Rent out space for other people's small servers etc etc.)
Well, as far as budget goes, at the moment, I wouldn't be willing to spend more than about 2 BTC; but, as I said above, I'm still not even sure I would be able to get free power (possibly through some sort of arrangement with a couple of friends; if that doesn't work out, then I guess this would never be profitable with my budget and usual power costs around here) - so, I'm basically just looking at the options for now (in that regard, thanks for the other suggestions you posted, though I'm not sure your post was directed at me or at mrbigA  ). |
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xstr8guy
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July 24, 2015, 07:45:31 AM |
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Why do so many people continue to try to answer these ridiculous questions?!
There is NO such thing as "free power" unless you're stealing it. You are either in a dorm, rented office/apartment, stealing it from mom or in a military barracks. And you have access to a VERY limited amount of power until it's noticed by authorities/parents before it's questioned and ended.
So why build a whole hypothesis on what to do with your "free power"?
Your biggest problems other than "free power" (that will be quickly taken away) will be cooling and noise. A small dorm room/office/basement/barracks will become a very noisy sauna that will be unbearable to endure.
So please, stop with this stupid scenario!
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mrbigA (OP)
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July 24, 2015, 08:18:34 AM |
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Thank you. I appreciate all the answers, I think I'll go with S3 |
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xstr8guy
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July 24, 2015, 08:34:46 AM |
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Thank you. I appreciate all the answers, I think I'll go with S3 Enjoy your noisy sauna while you can!  It is a dry heat. So, there's that. |
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July 24, 2015, 08:53:42 AM |
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Thank you. I appreciate all the answers, I think I'll go with S3 Get a decent PSU. Don't make a mistake some do and get some horribly cheap PSU. Server PSU's have become pretty popular lately. And seem to be cheaper then ATX. |
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July 24, 2015, 12:02:04 PM |
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Thank you. I appreciate all the answers, I think I'll go with S3 Enjoy your noisy sauna while you can! It is a dry heat. So, there's that. only because we are in summer, those things in winter are very good for heating the whole house you have two things in one, better than wasting electricity with a stove for sure  |
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xstr8guy
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July 24, 2015, 03:21:02 PM |
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Thank you. I appreciate all the answers, I think I'll go with S3 Enjoy your noisy sauna while you can! It is a dry heat. So, there's that. only because we are in summer, those things in winter are very good for heating the whole house you have two things in one, better than wasting electricity with a stove for sure True, but many people have cheap natural gas heating, myself included. And I live in an area that doesn't really have winter. When I ran my miners last winter, I still had to open windows and use fans. And I used the A/C more than a few times, lol. |
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