I'm a proud owner of a single Avalon for 2 weeks today. I've
reviewed different mining pools but currently I really love Slush's pool because of the following:
- Auto Payouts
- Email Authentication (so if someone hacks my account and tries to change my address, I'll receive an email verification)
- The live worker data and graphs (so I can keep an eye on it at work)
- Slush's pool is frequently up and running
- Stratum
I'm interested in running in a merged mining pool for about a week or two so I can compare the payouts of Slush's BTC mining vs another pool's merged BTC+NMC. I've had great luck so far with Slush's pool, on average 1.9 BTC/day (70.4 GH/s), but I'm interested to see what payouts I would get with the Avalon.
I am certainly closer to a newb than I am a pro. From what I understand about mining with an Avalon, it is in my best interest to find a pool that supports Stratum. Naturally, I also would like to least amount of fees. Could anyone comment on their experiences with merged mining?
- What pool(s) are you mining on?
- What is your average hashrate?
- What is your daily average BTC payout?
- What is your daily average NMC payout?
- What reward type is best for an Avalon miner?
- Any other advice for merged mining?
I understand that Slush's pool is simply one of the best, a 2% fee is well spent. Slush also shares the transaction fees (according to the wiki) which adds a little value. I have no intention on jumping to another pool
just because they have merged mining, it has to be worth the move. If other users comment with their data, it would help me make a better decision. I appreciate any help.
-iammagicmike
