Where do I start about mining?

[mnemonik23]

Hi,

There are so many posts and different opinions about mining and honestly I am a bit lost.
Do I start solo or join the pool? What hardware do I need (for solo and pool)?

I think the main question is it still profitable to mine solo anymore?


Thanks for any advice!

[meade16]

Pool mining is best, do you have a PC?

[mnemonik23]

I have a PC, yes. But would not mind building something new for mining.

[atcx]

For scrypt-based coins (like Litecoin), you'll need some fast AMD GPUs (don't bother with Nvidia unless you already have some - they're pretty bad for mining).

For SHA256-based coins (like Bitcoin), it's all ASICs.

[EmerCoin.org]

What hardware do I need (for solo and pool)?

see Bitcoin mining miner hardware comparison

https://coinplorer.com/Hardware

[kovand11]

SHA 256 mining needs a big investment. The best Scrypt mining devices are the latest AMD cards, like R9 280x, or R9 290
Asrock build a motherboard, that can handle up to 6 cards at the same time.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-bitcoing-mining-motherboards,25092.html

The ultimate Scrypt mining rig would be that motherboard, and 6x R9 290 card.

[BitGamble]

http://www.weusecoins.com/en/mining-guide

Simple and excellent guide ,good luck my friend

Merry xmes.

[mashingtoes]

SHA 256 mining needs a big investment. The best Scrypt mining devices are the latest AMD cards, like R9 280x, or R9 290
Asrock build a motherboard, that can handle up to 6 cards at the same time.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-bitcoing-mining-motherboards,25092.html

The ultimate Scrypt mining rig would be that motherboard, and 6x R9 290 card.

In regards to the motherboard with 6 pci-e slots, can a pci-e x16 card be used (with an adapter) in a pci-e x1 slot without any performance loss? Or if there is performance loss, will it be a significant loss? Same goes for using pci-e x16 card with pci-e x8 and x4, is there any loss there?

[dogert]

http://www.weusecoins.com/en/mining-guide

Simple and excellent guide ,good luck my friend

Merry xmes.

thanks, learned a lot from that. Im just trying to figure all this out. that helped 

[infinitybo]

Hi @OP and sure, however it's even hightly recommended to join a mining pool.

[batoelrob]

Hi,

There are so many posts and different opinions about mining and honestly I am a bit lost.
Do I start solo or join the pool? What hardware do I need (for solo and pool)?

I think the main question is it still profitable to mine solo anymore?


Thanks for any advice!

Hi, i think solo-mining is Always better, maybe a bit more difficult to set-up. But you don't pay fee and you cannot lose any coins when the pool dissapears.