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December 08, 2017, 11:29:05 PM
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Can i use a Bitcoin Asic mining hardware with 1TH to mine ethereum classic or other alt coins? Or can i just mine bitcoin with bitcoin hardware?
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December 08, 2017, 11:34:04 PM
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No. ASIC's are specialized mining hardware. BTC Asic can only mine SHA-256 algorithm coins. ETH/ETC  is a Ethash algorithm coin that can only be mined with GPU or CPU.
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December 08, 2017, 11:59:42 PM
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Quote from: Netverkskort on December 08, 2017, 11:29:05 PM
Can i use a Bitcoin Asic mining hardware with 1TH to mine ethereum classic or other alt coins? Or can i just mine bitcoin with bitcoin hardware?
It it better to mine ETC with GPU especially AMD RX 570,580. Dont use ASIC for ETHASH Algorithm.
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December 09, 2017, 12:17:57 AM
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Thanks for the fast and good answers guys. Cheesy
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