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February 11, 2014, 02:47:33 PM
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Hello im new on "Bitcointalk" i am not new to cryptocurrencies, im thinking of investing money (500/600$) into mining but im not sure. Would i buy "Asic Miners" or just make a whole new pc and mine using "Gpu", would it matter what coin i mine? What would a cheap setup cost for a GPU miner.

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February 11, 2014, 04:51:05 PM
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If you only have $600 just invest it straight into buying coins

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February 11, 2014, 06:21:31 PM
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If you only have $600 just invest it straight into buying coins
I agree as the difficulty is so high,it's best to avoid buying miners as they simply won't pay off for most people and also you can make a better profit by investing that $600 into BTC directly. Smiley

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February 12, 2014, 01:14:02 AM
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Just buy BTC directly now is a better.

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February 12, 2014, 03:22:33 AM
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Hello im new on "Bitcointalk" i am not new to cryptocurrencies, im thinking of investing money (500/600$) into mining but im not sure. Would i buy "Asic Miners" or just make a whole new pc and mine using "Gpu", would it matter what coin i mine? What would a cheap setup cost for a GPU miner.

thanks

You have two likely scenarios:

A) Buy 1 BTC now. In a year you'll have 1 BTC.
B) Buy a miner now. In a year you'll have .8 BTC.

Which sounds better to you?

Buy & Hold
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February 12, 2014, 10:28:44 AM
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That's the best explanation I heard so far and shortest by far, thank you.

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February 12, 2014, 11:47:22 AM
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Hello im new on "Bitcointalk" i am not new to cryptocurrencies, im thinking of investing money (500/600$) into mining but im not sure. Would i buy "Asic Miners" or just make a whole new pc and mine using "Gpu", would it matter what coin i mine? What would a cheap setup cost for a GPU miner.

thanks

You have two likely scenarios:

A) Buy 1 BTC now. In a year you'll have 1 BTC.
B) Buy a miner now. In a year you'll have .8 BTC.

Which sounds better to you?

Funny, with just one Antminer @ 180GH I made a little over 0.6BTC and it has only been working for a little under 3 weeks.

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February 12, 2014, 12:59:22 PM
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Start with a gpu miner, 2 cards for start and mine scrypt coins, if you want, you can exchange them to BTC.
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February 12, 2014, 05:27:58 PM
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Which miner gives you the most bang for your buck?
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February 12, 2014, 05:33:48 PM
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Which miner gives you the most bang for your buck?

Neptune from kncminer.com

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February 12, 2014, 06:45:35 PM
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"Which miner gives you the most bang for your buck?"

The one that's hashing RIGHT NOW is the miner that gives you the most bang for your buck, not the one that you pre-order and wait 6 months for.

OP also only has $600 to spend. I believe a KNC Neptune is a bit out of his league price-wise.
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February 12, 2014, 06:51:33 PM
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Let me put this in a different perspective.

I have invested about 100 GHs in ASIC mining, plus 3+ MHs in GPU. Altogether, I receive about 0.06 btc a day from mining.

I had spent a bit over 2 BTC into a couple of groupbuys on KNC Jupiters; I receive about 0.02 A WEEK from the two groupbuy shares--so far, I have made about 35% of the 2 BTC I had sunk into the groupbuy pre-orders. Needless to say, I will never break even with the pre-order groupbuys,

Never waste your btc on pre-orders.
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February 12, 2014, 08:53:26 PM
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Which miner gives you the most bang for your buck?

Neptune from kncminer.com

Neptune is way over-priced.

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February 12, 2014, 08:57:28 PM
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Funny, with just one Antminer @ 180GH I made a little over 0.6BTC and it has only been working for a little under 3 weeks.

Ants are by far the best deal at this moment. But whether they can break-even is questionable. Difficulty continues to rise exponentially, which means you only have a few weeks to break even before income drops too low to make a difference.

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February 12, 2014, 09:00:38 PM
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Eh. Difficulty seems to be holding at 20% maybe less, seems that all the super miners (Monarch, Cointerra, Black Arrow, Blue Toilet, etc) are running either late or under specs.

Best way is to go to a calculation site like bitcoinwisdom, enter the parameters, and trust the numbers. Numbers tend not to lie.
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February 12, 2014, 09:25:46 PM
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Funny, with just one Antminer @ 180GH I made a little over 0.6BTC and it has only been working for a little under 3 weeks.

Ants are by far the best deal at this moment. But whether they can break-even is questionable. Difficulty continues to rise exponentially, which means you only have a few weeks to break even before income drops too low to make a difference.

You can always mine for another coin Wink
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February 14, 2014, 07:43:50 PM
Last edit: February 14, 2014, 08:06:07 PM by UntouchedApple
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thanks for all answers, i will spend 2500-3000$ into mining. I cant come that far with only 600$  Wink

which ones are good for mining of these gpus


thanks btw sorry for the long post

MSI N760 TF 2GD5/OC
GeForce GTX 760
2 GB GDDR5
€ 219,99

MSI GTX 770 Gaming
GeForce GTX 770
2 GB GDDR5
€ 279,90

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified
GF GTX 780
3 GB GDDR5
€ 525,05

NVIDIA Quadro K2000
Quadro K2000
2 GB GDDR5
€ 457,50

NVIDIA Quadro K600
Quadro K600
1 GB GDDR3
€ 157,39

ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC
GeForce GTX 780
3 GB GDDR5
€ 441,94

Asus R7 240-2GD3-L
Radeon R7 240
2 GB DDR3
€ 69,90

Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X OC
Radeon R9 270X
2 GB GDDR5
€ 166,99

AMD FirePro V3900
FirePro V3900
1 GB DDR3
€ 105,54

AMD FirePro W7000
FirePro W7000
4 GB GDDR5
€ 802,65

Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 '13Series
Radeon HD 7870
2 GB GDDR5
€ 147,9

(demo) Sapphire HD7850 OC
Radeon HD 7850
€ 179,00

Asus HD7790-DC2OC-1GD
Radeon HD 7790
1 GB GDDR5
€ 109,94

Matrox M9120
M9120
512 MB DDR2
€ 235,65

P690 PCIe x16
MGA P690
128 MB DDR2
€ 150,15
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February 14, 2014, 08:52:54 PM
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thanks for all answers, i will spend 2500-3000$ into mining. I cant come that far with only 600$  Wink

which ones are good for mining of these gpus


thanks btw sorry for the long post

MSI N760 TF 2GD5/OC
GeForce GTX 760
2 GB GDDR5
€ 219,99

MSI GTX 770 Gaming
GeForce GTX 770
2 GB GDDR5
€ 279,90

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified
GF GTX 780
3 GB GDDR5
€ 525,05

NVIDIA Quadro K2000
Quadro K2000
2 GB GDDR5
€ 457,50

NVIDIA Quadro K600
Quadro K600
1 GB GDDR3
€ 157,39

ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC
GeForce GTX 780
3 GB GDDR5
€ 441,94

Asus R7 240-2GD3-L
Radeon R7 240
2 GB DDR3
€ 69,90

Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X OC
Radeon R9 270X
2 GB GDDR5
€ 166,99

AMD FirePro V3900
FirePro V3900
1 GB DDR3
€ 105,54

AMD FirePro W7000
FirePro W7000
4 GB GDDR5
€ 802,65

Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 '13Series
Radeon HD 7870
2 GB GDDR5
€ 147,9

(demo) Sapphire HD7850 OC
Radeon HD 7850
€ 179,00

Asus HD7790-DC2OC-1GD
Radeon HD 7790
1 GB GDDR5
€ 109,94

Matrox M9120
M9120
512 MB DDR2
€ 235,65

P690 PCIe x16
MGA P690
128 MB DDR2
€ 150,15

F*** GPU's get Scrypt Asics.

There are some available in the forums.
GPU's cost too much, waste too much electricity and if you think you can sell them afterwards... well I don't know, think again....


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February 14, 2014, 08:59:40 PM
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Now you tell me. I just spent a whole $50 for a broken 5970 or whatever it is. Because I'm guessing people are blowing out the (*%#*@&%*$@&%$(& and it's not a complex fix. Maybe.

Ah well, always late to the dance :-) But it keeps me from being too bored.

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February 19, 2014, 01:21:23 PM
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thanks for all answers, i will spend 2500-3000$ into mining. I cant come that far with only 600$  Wink

which ones are good for mining of these gpus


thanks btw sorry for the long post

MSI N760 TF 2GD5/OC
GeForce GTX 760
2 GB GDDR5
€ 219,99

MSI GTX 770 Gaming
GeForce GTX 770
2 GB GDDR5
€ 279,90

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified
GF GTX 780
3 GB GDDR5
€ 525,05

NVIDIA Quadro K2000
Quadro K2000
2 GB GDDR5
€ 457,50

NVIDIA Quadro K600
Quadro K600
1 GB GDDR3
€ 157,39

ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC
GeForce GTX 780
3 GB GDDR5
€ 441,94

Asus R7 240-2GD3-L
Radeon R7 240
2 GB DDR3
€ 69,90

Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X OC
Radeon R9 270X
2 GB GDDR5
€ 166,99

AMD FirePro V3900
FirePro V3900
1 GB DDR3
€ 105,54

AMD FirePro W7000
FirePro W7000
4 GB GDDR5
€ 802,65

Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 '13Series
Radeon HD 7870
2 GB GDDR5
€ 147,9

(demo) Sapphire HD7850 OC
Radeon HD 7850
€ 179,00

Asus HD7790-DC2OC-1GD
Radeon HD 7790
1 GB GDDR5
€ 109,94

Matrox M9120
M9120
512 MB DDR2
€ 235,65

P690 PCIe x16
MGA P690
128 MB DDR2
€ 150,15

F*** GPU's get Scrypt Asics.

There are some available in the forums.
GPU's cost too much, waste too much electricity and if you think you can sell them afterwards... well I don't know, think again....




Why do you think gpu's are not worth it ? There is sha-3 coins, which can be mined only using gpus.
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