Can someone point me in the right direction?

[Sinikal]

Hey all, new to the forums here 

Im looking at getting into mining for fun and to make some side cash. I've been lurking around the forums for a little while now and I'm wondering what you guys would suggest...

1. Not really wanting to do GPU mining due to the next jump in difficulty + power consumption. (Texas heat is gonna kill my electric trying to keep my cards cool)
2. Interested in ASCI mining, but not sure where to find what I need to do it. BFL doesnt seem like a good option, especially the delay in shipping for the Jalapeno. My next option would be a DIY Klondike build? I havent read much on it so if anyone has any experience with the Klondike please inform!
3. I've been looking at USB mining but not sure where to find a good link to purchase (since ebay apparently hates bitcoin stuff). Does anyone have a good tutorial in getting started with USB's? Also thoughts on USB mining once the difficulty jumps? I like that its low power, low heat, good space saver, but how well does it work?

Any sort of direction / advice / links would be great.

Thanks! 

[Juneteenth]

check your messages

[shibaji]

These are the only options at the moment:

1. Buy shares of various miners at bitfunder or btct
2. Get into DYI completed board purchase plan

Anything else is a losing proposal.

[Kaepora]

Hey all, new to the forums here 

Im looking at getting into mining for fun and to make some side cash. I've been lurking around the forums for a little while now and I'm wondering what you guys would suggest...

1. Not really wanting to do GPU mining due to the next jump in difficulty + power consumption. (Texas heat is gonna kill my electric trying to keep my cards cool)
2. Interested in ASCI mining, but not sure where to find what I need to do it. BFL doesnt seem like a good option, especially the delay in shipping for the Jalapeno. My next option would be a DIY Klondike build? I havent read much on it so if anyone has any experience with the Klondike please inform!
3. I've been looking at USB mining but not sure where to find a good link to purchase (since ebay apparently hates bitcoin stuff). Does anyone have a good tutorial in getting started with USB's? Also thoughts on USB mining once the difficulty jumps? I like that its low power, low heat, good space saver, but how well does it work?

Any sort of direction / advice / links would be great.

Thanks! 

Small time mining operations in Bitcoin are basically a no go soon. Would you consider an altcoin like LTC?

[jrblevin]

Here are two recent threads from the Mining board that you might find useful:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=204322.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=220411.0

[Sinikal]

Small time mining operations in Bitcoin are basically a no go soon. Would you consider an altcoin like LTC?

Yea id be willing to mine altcoins, Im not really sure how to read charts though on which to mine which days. Or should i just stick with Lightcoin?