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kcal63
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August 07, 2014, 02:16:12 AM |
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Yes you can click on the statistics link on the left side of page to see the current pool stats which will tell you when the last block was found, current server time, time on current block and lots of other good stuff.
Its best to go offline at the beginning of a block and then join back in since the pool-hopping check penalizes leaving before end of block more (higher reward for later shares). You still get rewarded for all shares submitted but the reward is larger for later shares.
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AFlatMinor
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August 07, 2014, 02:19:17 AM
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Thanks mate! Good to know. Is this to prevent pool hopping. Yes, you lose yours shares very quickly Do i have to stay in the pool for the whole round. Yes at the end of the round you will only get whatever is in the "expected" field And if so how can i tell when a round is starting/ending so i know not to switch off my rig! If you can figure that out please let me know  Thanks so much |
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Finnius
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August 07, 2014, 02:21:30 AM |
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Thanks AFlatMinor - you guys are great! Thanks for the help. I would have been mining for days on and off for nothing.
So what is the next best thing to slushs pool that will let me keep my rewards even if i dont finish the round etc. I was really keen on slushs but perhaps BTCGuild?
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syrota
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August 07, 2014, 02:34:20 AM |
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F... Slush!!!
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CraftyMiner
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August 07, 2014, 02:38:32 AM |
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Back to load balancing again... Incredible how 10 mins into load balancing and expected Slush payout has halved despite 24 hours of full speed contributions! Hmmm...
You know, this is something... I have noticed the inverse as well - I plugged in a new miner 11 hours in, effectively doubling my hashrate, and an hour later the pool found a block and I got a payment proportional to if the new miner had been mining the whole 12 hours. It seemed my share of the payout was calculated on the past hour - not the whole 12 hours I had been mining at 50%. |
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syrota
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August 07, 2014, 02:51:43 AM |
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Eklipse found block at a speed of 840Th. I think that somewhere we switched and we are working for someone else and not for yourself.
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Finnius
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August 07, 2014, 03:15:59 AM |
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So what is the best PPS pool still around. I was going to go deepbit - but they don;t have stratum.
Does BTC Guild only have PPLNS system now? If so would that work for me - when i switch off my miners, would my rewards remain?
Thanks
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iTzCorky
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August 07, 2014, 03:24:56 AM |
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FINALLY!!! lol
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Finnius
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August 07, 2014, 03:27:20 AM |
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FINALLY!!! lol Finally what? They have stratum? |
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syrota
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August 07, 2014, 03:33:59 AM |
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FINALLY!!! lol
100% I go, GL all  |
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iTzCorky
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August 07, 2014, 03:35:13 AM |
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FINALLY!!! lol Finally what? They have stratum? No slush breaking that block finally lol |
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August 07, 2014, 03:42:41 AM |
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Whats up i go on vacation and poof no work... Should have stayed on vacation.
I soooo miss being over 105% luck on this pool...it is like slush's pool is your crazy bi-polar girlfriend...sure the sex is great....but these 'cutoffs' out of spite...the 'evil/crazy looks'.....I mean really slush.....I just 'glanced' at that other pool it meant nothing! Searing I know what you mean... I have a bi-polar girlfriend. Great sex. Evil looks. |
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Hitmouse
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August 07, 2014, 03:53:42 AM |
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I am calculating this current round to run about 5 hours +-. Lets see how far off I am.
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August 07, 2014, 05:17:26 AM |
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I am calculating this current round to run about 5 hours +-. Lets see how far off I am.
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Finnius
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August 07, 2014, 06:18:13 AM |
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If slush's pool penalizes people for leaving not staying, whats to stop someone joining the round right at the end doing a few Gh/s then getting the same 'estimated reward' as they would if they were there mining all the time on that round? Is that how it works?
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August 07, 2014, 07:00:23 AM |
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Just noticed that one of my miners found a block; 313457. That's the first block I've found and I've been mining since March |
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Finnius
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August 07, 2014, 07:01:38 AM |
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COOL!
so are you mining solo? or so you mean you found the block somehow through slushs pool?
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Trammel
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August 07, 2014, 07:06:50 AM |
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COOL!
so are you mining solo? or so you mean you found the block somehow through slushs pool?
No, found it as part of the pool effort. It's the first time they've found one, quite chuffed |
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Finnius
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August 07, 2014, 07:08:20 AM |
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So slushs pool hasn't found a block since march?
I am new to mining - i thought the pool found a block every 'round'?
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cowchaser
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August 07, 2014, 07:21:49 AM |
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Slush says: "Estimated reward"... meaning it's an estimation only.. from what I can see based on the current hashrate of your miner(s)
You don't get the "Estimated reward" at the end of the block but in most cases something close to that.
After finishing a block, which can take over a day as we witnessed multiple times recently, you´ll see the status of the block change to processing. Only then every share you participated is calculated and the final payout determined.
I´m not sure of the exact calculation method for the estimated reward but it seems that it´s related mostly to your average hashrate. This explains why the estimation start to drop to zero after you switch pools or switch off your miners. However upon finalizing the block you´ll still get your rightful share...
BTW it´s a know factor that payouts on Slush vary greatly, there´s simply not enough mining power (about 3 % of the total available) to sustain steady payouts.. so it all comes down to luck..
If you're looking for more steady payouts you should either opt for load balancing or entirely switch to a larger pool.
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