(PS3 possibility?) Clustering

[omegaaf]

I have accumulated a number of PlayStation 3s, most of which with dead lasers, other than that nothing wrong. Now, with that said, I know you can only get ~80Mh/s out of one, but what if you were to cluster? Have them all operate as one computer? either GPU-wise or CPU-wise? would it be worth the power drawl?

[Frizz23]

No

[paraipan]

I have accumulated a number of PlayStation 3s, most of which with dead lasers, other than that nothing wrong. Now, with that said, I know you can only get ~80Mh/s out of one, but what if you were to cluster? Have them all operate as one computer? either GPU-wise or CPU-wise? would it be worth the power drawl?

Yes on the ps3 cluster, no on power draw. In this thread you have the answers https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=4704.0

Edit: Being more specific in my answer

[Gabi]

Excuse me how "clustering" them would make them better? 2 ps3 does 160mhash and consume exactly double the energy of one.

[SgtSpike]

I have accumulated a number of PlayStation 3s, most of which with dead lasers, other than that nothing wrong. Now, with that said, I know you can only get ~80Mh/s out of one, but what if you were to cluster? Have them all operate as one computer? either GPU-wise or CPU-wise? would it be worth the power drawl?

It's just math.

Say your electricity costs $0.10/kwh.  A PS3 draws 120w when mining.  It'll use 87 kwh/month in electricity, for a total expense of $8.70/month.  You could currently mine about 1 BTC/month with 80 mh/s, for a total revenue of $11.00/month.  So, you make a whopping $2.30/month per PS3 for your trouble.

Basically, no, it's not worth it.  Not in my opinion at least.  Also factor in that difficulty is continuing to increase, so it'll soon become unprofitable entirely.

If you have really cheap electricity, then it might be worth it for a while yet.

[ForceField]

The Playstation 3 is an expensive piece of hardware to replace should it overheat and/or fail. Also keep in mind that the original fat PS3 gets very hot/warm just running idle. It wasn't intended to be used at 100% load for that purpose for long periods and isn't very efficient at cooling.

Which PS3 version do you have (original fat or newer slim)?

[omegaaf]

The Playstation 3 is an expensive piece of hardware to replace should it overheat and/or fail. Also keep in mind that the original fat PS3 gets very hot/warm just running idle. It wasn't intended to be used at 100% load for that purpose for long periods and isn't very efficient at cooling.

Which PS3 version do you have (original fat or newer slim)?

all of them. i have 8 or 9 now, and I realize there are threads about it, but they are about a year old. A lot can change in a year..

[SgtSpike]

The Playstation 3 is an expensive piece of hardware to replace should it overheat and/or fail. Also keep in mind that the original fat PS3 gets very hot/warm just running idle. It wasn't intended to be used at 100% load for that purpose for long periods and isn't very efficient at cooling.

Which PS3 version do you have (original fat or newer slim)?

all of them. i have 8 or 9 now, and I realize there are threads about it, but they are about a year old. A lot can change in a year..

Sell them.  You'll make more than you would in a year of Bitcoin mining.