Tips for Miners

[BitcoinBarrel]

Include your tips and tricks here! Maybe we can help each other out.

Tip 1: Computer Beeps and monitor won't turn on

Could be a worn out power supply OR your RAM may not be properly seated.

Tip 2: Use --rotate 15 in CGMiner to rotate different Pools every 15 minutes.

Tip 3: Look for pools with referral programs for Bonus shares.

Tip 4: GPU Mining is still profitable 

[cowandtea]

Include your tips and tricks here! Maybe we can help each other out.

Tip 1: Computer Beeps and monitor won't turn on

Could be a worn out power supply OR your RAM may not be properly seated.

Tip 2: Use --rotate 15 in CGMiner to rotate different Pools every 15 minutes.

Tip 3: Look for pools with referral programs for Bonus shares.

Tip 4: GPU Mining is still profitable 

thanks for the tips but seems like buying bitcoin and litecoin directly is a better deal now cause the price just drop half....

[Jcw188]

What's the reason for rotating every 15 mins between pools?  Can you get more income that way because you're increasing the pools giving you BTC?  Or does it just decrease variance?

[DrG]

What's the reason for rotating every 15 mins between pools?  Can you get more income that way because you're increasing the pools giving you BTC?  Or does it just decrease variance?

Decreases variance.  Better solution would be to have the miners stay on different pools with backups.  Jumping around PPLNS pools leads to more variance.

[BitcoinBarrel]

You can also rotate between Solo mining and Pools.

[DrG]

You can also rotate between Solo mining and Pools.

Like going to work every day and buying lottery tickets 

[yntro]

Tip 2: Use --rotate 15 in CGMiner to rotate different Pools every 15 minutes.

Tip 3: Look for pools with referral programs for Bonus shares.

Thank you I will try that.