How many mines with USB miners?

[Hamuki]

Hey Guys.

How many of you are mining with the classic Antminer USBs?

I have 29 that I will start using very soon.

I just need my paycheck and then I will be getting 4 usb hubs for them.

What about you?
Please post pictures if you have any of your small farms

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[notlist3d]

Most have stopped using them.   But those who do I've seem some "lotto" mine.  Before spending a decent amount I would do some ROI math.

Sadly stick mining these day's is for knowledge and learning.  It is no longer ROI with stick miners.

[Hamuki]

Most have stopped using them.   But those who do I've seem some "lotto" mine.  Before spending a decent amount I would do some ROI math.

Sadly stick mining these day's is for knowledge and learning.  It is no longer ROI with stick miners.

Well, no plan of getting ROI but just the fun of mining and the chance to be that one lucky person that hits a block and boom 25 BTC.

Still..  It might be impossible.. Or close to it.. But who can say no to have a cool wall mount of Bitcoin miners hanging with a rasp pi

[sidehack]

I've got three stickminers running right now, but one's a BlockErupter still plugged in from TheRealSteve's contests and the other two are prototypes.

I know a guy that found a block with a USB BE but that was over a year ago. He was bench testing it and the thing had only been running for about half an hour.

[notlist3d]

I do enjoy running one for fun sometimes.  I run the Avalon Nano gets around 4.3 GHs.   

Here is the review I did on it - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022764.0

[sobe-it]

I have a few Antminer U1's when I first got into the game. They were fun to setup and monkey around with and learn the whole BTC thing. I would say don't spend alot on them or ask to get them as gifts for occasions. Get a few decent powered hubs or just one big 49 port hub that can be bought here and the over priced ebay. I ran mine off a raspberry piIf i were you I'd pool mine with the most so you can see how it works and put a few in a hub to solo mine with (you never know you may wake up to 25 BTC).

If you pool mine with them all you will bring in 0.016-0.02 BTC/Month at the current difficulty. Its not alot but it gives you something to play around with, maybe invest into an alt coin try to turn it into more.


My U1's have paid for themselves plus some and helped me invest into an ant S1 back then. I still turn them on from time to time to solo mine with. My modded U1 gets 3-4.5 GHs

[Ecnad]

Only actually running a U3 and two R-Box110's as far as USB devices go, though I have a bunch of sticks and U3's I play with from time to time

[sidehack]

I've got about seven of those R-Boxes on the shelf and a few more that need fixing. They're nice little machines.

[fullzero]

I'm running an Avalon nano.  Runs ~ 4 GH with a 120mm fan.  Technically it is not very efficient as it uses 9.6 watts all together with the pi, usb hub, nano, and fan.  If I add a few more it should go under 1 watt a GH.

[Hamuki]

I have a few Antminer U1's when I first got into the game. They were fun to setup and monkey around with and learn the whole BTC thing. I would say don't spend alot on them or ask to get them as gifts for occasions. Get a few decent powered hubs or just one big 49 port hub that can be bought here and the over priced ebay. I ran mine off a raspberry piIf i were you I'd pool mine with the most so you can see how it works and put a few in a hub to solo mine with (you never know you may wake up to 25 BTC).

If you pool mine with them all you will bring in 0.016-0.02 BTC/Month at the current difficulty. Its not alot but it gives you something to play around with, maybe invest into an alt coin try to turn it into more.


My U1's have paid for themselves plus some and helped me invest into an ant S1 back then. I still turn them on from time to time to solo mine with. My modded U1 gets 3-4.5 GHs

0.016 to 0.02 sounds like a lot for around 10GHs for a month.
I just calculated it to 0.003 a month with the same amount.
But it might be the calculator that I am using which isnt good enough.

[Hamuki]

I'm running an Avalon nano.  Runs ~ 4 GH with a 120mm fan.  Technically it is not very efficient as it uses 9.6 watts all together with the pi, usb hub, nano, and fan.  If I add a few more it should go under 1 watt a GH.

Isnt a 120mm fan a little overkill for a USB miner?
I have 4 USB fans for my rig that I will setup very soon.

[sobe-it]

0.016 to 0.02 sounds like a lot for around 10GHs for a month.
I just calculated it to 0.003 a month with the same amount.
But it might be the calculator that I am using which isnt good enough.

antminer u1 gets ~1.8-2.0 GH/s..... so 29 of them should get you 50-58 GH/s

[Hamuki]

0.016 to 0.02 sounds like a lot for around 10GHs for a month.
I just calculated it to 0.003 a month with the same amount.
But it might be the calculator that I am using which isnt good enough.

antminer u1 gets ~1.8-2.0 GH/s..... so 29 of them should get you 50-58 GH/s

Wait.. Then I gave the wrong name.. Sorry!

Its the classic 336 MH/s miners.

[NeuroticFish]

Then they are Block Erupters: http://www.amazon.com/ASICMiner-Block-Erupter-USB-Sapphire/dp/B00CUJT7TO

[Kyle1836]

If you plan on making the money you spent, it'll never happen. If you plan on just doing it for fun, I also wouldn't recommend it as it'll cost you in the electricity aspect, not to mention the absurd price on these USB miners. The chances of finding a block, is VERY, VERY, VERY low. If I were you, get a RockMiner R-Box (the older version) it does 32-38Gh/s I believe, and it'll cost you the same price as if you were to buy two USB miners. If I were you, stick to Scrypt algorithm if you really want to mine using USB sticks.

[Hamuki]

If you plan on making the money you spent, it'll never happen. If you plan on just doing it for fun, I also wouldn't recommend it as it'll cost you in the electricity aspect, not to mention the absurd price on these USB miners. The chances of finding a block, is VERY, VERY, VERY low. If I were you, get a RockMiner R-Box (the older version) it does 32-38Gh/s I believe, and it'll cost you the same price as if you were to buy two USB miners. If I were you, stick to Scrypt algorithm if you really want to mine using USB sticks.

Well, this is just for fun.. And using these with a rasp pi does not take a lot in electricity costs.

I would love to get some small scrypt miners, but they are just too expensive..

10MH/s for over 50$ and they use like 360W is just a no go.

[Ecnad]

I've got about seven of those R-Boxes on the shelf and a few more that need fixing. They're nice little machines.

They really are! On day 5 with no problems. Occasional failure to respond (1-2 times a day) but cgminer resets it within seconds. 136gh average each!

[Kyle1836]

If you plan on making the money you spent, it'll never happen. If you plan on just doing it for fun, I also wouldn't recommend it as it'll cost you in the electricity aspect, not to mention the absurd price on these USB miners. The chances of finding a block, is VERY, VERY, VERY low. If I were you, get a RockMiner R-Box (the older version) it does 32-38Gh/s I believe, and it'll cost you the same price as if you were to buy two USB miners. If I were you, stick to Scrypt algorithm if you really want to mine using USB sticks.

Well, this is just for fun.. And using these with a rasp pi does not take a lot in electricity costs.

I would love to get some small scrypt miners, but they are just too expensive..

10MH/s for over 50$ and they use like 360W is just a no go.

In order to be a successful miner, one must have cheap electric. I have free electric, so I run a Zeus Thunder X3 @ 1050W. But the best option for you would to invest into PoS coins, that are decent and sell them one you stake them for awhile.

[Hamuki]

If you plan on making the money you spent, it'll never happen. If you plan on just doing it for fun, I also wouldn't recommend it as it'll cost you in the electricity aspect, not to mention the absurd price on these USB miners. The chances of finding a block, is VERY, VERY, VERY low. If I were you, get a RockMiner R-Box (the older version) it does 32-38Gh/s I believe, and it'll cost you the same price as if you were to buy two USB miners. If I were you, stick to Scrypt algorithm if you really want to mine using USB sticks.

Well, this is just for fun.. And using these with a rasp pi does not take a lot in electricity costs.

I would love to get some small scrypt miners, but they are just too expensive..

10MH/s for over 50$ and they use like 360W is just a no go.

In order to be a successful miner, one must have cheap electric. I have free electric, so I run a Zeus Thunder X3 @ 1050W. But the best option for you would to invest into PoS coins, that are decent and sell them one you stake them for awhile.

I am staking Litedoge atm which is pretty good.
Will be setting up my Raspberry Pi tomorrow for my staking machine and hopefully make some money with it

[Hamuki]

I've got about seven of those R-Boxes on the shelf and a few more that need fixing. They're nice little machines.

They really are! On day 5 with no problems. Occasional failure to respond (1-2 times a day) but cgminer resets it within seconds. 136gh average each!

How much does those miners cost?
Is it worth getting them?

How much power to day take?

[sidehack]

They're about 1W/GH device-level. So not great, but not terrible for playing with. They're also pretty quiet.

[Geiger]

I am new to all this.  What does "Staking" mean?  Thanks for your patience.

[Ecnad]

I got them for $40 each but they usually run about 59. Takes around 100w to power them, so not that efficient by today's standards. I had a couple PCI-e slots left on my C1's power supply, so they are riding along there.

I like them because they are good for alt-coin launches, and reliable low-hash miners do really well on the rental sites. People who are just playing around will pay a little more per gig for a low-hash miner when they don't have the BTC for the big miners. Mine are rented out about 80% of the time and adding to my overall hashrate when not rented.

[Kyle1836]

I am new to all this.  What does "Staking" mean?  Thanks for your patience.

You can search up "Proof of Stake" coins, and you earn money (that currency) and your securing the network against a 51% attack. The more currency you have, the more you get.

[Hamuki]

I am new to all this.  What does "Staking" mean?  Thanks for your patience.

Check out LiteDoge

Buy some coins and let them sit in a open wallet.
Then you will get blocks just like mining.

Instead of hashrate  with mining then the amount of coins you have become your hashrate.

So the more coins you have, the higher is the chance of getting blocks.

[alh]

I think Block Erupters can be great fun to tinker with. I would also say that you can have every bit as much fun with 8-10 as you do with 59. Getting the first half dozen to work reliably on a hub with a Raspberry Pi feels really good. The next 50 are just an exercise in frustration, in my experience. The same applies for U1's and U2's which are even better devices. It just stops being fun trying to manage dozens of these devices.

[Hamuki]

I think Block Erupters can be great fun to tinker with. I would also say that you can have every bit as much fun with 8-10 as you do with 59. Getting the first half dozen to work reliably on a hub with a Raspberry Pi feels really good. The next 50 are just an exercise in frustration, in my experience. The same applies for U1's and U2's which are even better devices. It just stops being fun trying to manage dozens of these devices.

Well.. I will be getting some USB hubs soon I can use for this.
I bought some that sadly did not deliver enough power to the USBs so I need to buy some new ones

[fullzero]

Isnt a 120mm fan a little overkill for a USB miner?
I have 4 USB fans for my rig that I will setup very soon.

I made my own usb power adapter; so its running at 5v.  It's silent and effective.

[notlist3d]

Isnt a 120mm fan a little overkill for a USB miner?
I have 4 USB fans for my rig that I will setup very soon.

I made my own usb power adapter; so its running at 5v.  It's silent and effective.

Can you share a picture?  That is interesting to make your own, sounds like neat project.

[fullzero]

It's very easy.  Cut the usb cord from an old keyboard or mouse (or take it apart).  Strip the red and back wires on the usb cable and on the 2 from your fan.  Twist the wires together and cover each pair.  You can even attach an adapter end like I did to make it modular.

I also use 4 hinges to keep the fan stable; hinges are cheap at home depot.

[notlist3d]

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It's very easy.  Cut the usb cord from an old keyboard or mouse (or take it apart).  Strip the red and back wires on the usb cable and on the 2 from your fan.  Twist the wires together and cover each pair.  You can even attach an adapter end like I did to make it modular.

I also use 4 hinges to keep the fan stable; hinges are cheap at home depot.


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Wow nicely done on it.  Looks great thanks for sharing it.

Even already has a fan definitely ready to for with some USB miners.  Very nice.

[Hamuki]

It's very easy.  Cut the usb cord from an old keyboard or mouse (or take it apart).  Strip the red and back wires on the usb cable and on the 2 from your fan.  Twist the wires together and cover each pair.  You can even attach an adapter end like I did to make it modular.

I also use 4 hinges to keep the fan stable; hinges are cheap at home depot.

That is so cool! xD

I might do that with some coolers I have laying around.
Will come in handy for the summer to cool us off when we sweat at the computer xD