Mining Help

[Righter]

What kind of Rig would you need to start mining? Is it worth it?

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[nachius]

Please do a search on the forums and post a more specific question.  This question could be any number of things.  SHA256 vs. Scrypt. Budget, experience, knowledge, there are many many variables to this seemingly simple question and you will get both fact and opinion in the responses you receive.

Simply put it is difficult to get a ROI mining right now so if you are only looking for a profitable return on your money it would be best to do your own research.  If you are just looking to learn more and participate start with usb miners and go from there.

[Coef]

Simply put it is difficult to get a ROI mining right now so if you are only looking for a profitable return on your money it would be best to do your own research.

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Don't expect to get easy profit in bitcoin/altcoin mining, and be sure to check some profit calculators.

[ManeBjorn]

If you are looking to do so as a hobby to start out the Ant miner U1 USB sticks are a good way to go to get familiar with mining.  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=496007.0
They are inexpensive and there are several group buys setup depending on where you live.
If you want something more powerful the Ant Miner S1 is a 180 gh/s to 200 gh/s unit that is affordable at $750+ depending on the group buy or seller.

The main thing you want to do is buy something that is shipping as pre-orders you don't mine until they can deliver and during that time they have your money.

If you can afford it this would be a nice miner to have. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=500969.0

Good luck and happy mining.  It is fun.

[crypto33]

What kind of Rig would you need to start mining? Is it worth it?

Don't listen to people to tell you what you 'should have done' by looking for info elsewhere your new to the game and thats okay, you asking in the right place anyway thats for sure. These people, lets call them the "noob tribe" as it seems to be a favourite word of theirs, need to help beginners not put them off.

I know i have just signed up to Bitcointalk but have been involved in cryptos for some time so feel free to PM me if you need any help.

[ManeBjorn]

Well said.
Everyone gets into mining for different reasons and not all of them are looking for ROI but instead things like just to get BTC and to have a fun hobby.  That is why i gave him the advice I did.
I am actually loving mining even though I only have 100 gh/s.  It is fun to setup and tweak.  My Gen 1 Avlon I updated the firmware last night and got some help and boom it is now at 83 gh/s from a max of 73 gh/s, running cool and quiet.  It was fun.
I love reviewing new products as well and have published some reviews.
It's so much fun and the community is great.
I hope he gets into mining and enjoys it as much as I do.

What kind of Rig would you need to start mining? Is it worth it?

Don't listen to people to tell you what you 'should have done' by looking for info elsewhere your new to the game and thats okay, you asking in the right place anyway thats for sure. These people, lets call them the "noob tribe" as it seems to be a favourite word of theirs, need to help beginners not put them off.

I know i have just signed up to Bitcointalk but have been involved in cryptos for some time so feel free to PM me if you need any help.

[n2004al]

If you want to mine bitcoin I suggest that you begin with cloud mining. Mining with your stuff is expensive e complicated for beginners. With cloud mining you pay the money and get the bitcoins. Choose a good service and go... If you want a site name for cloud mining this is one that is showed serious until now. Here the reflink: http://pbmining.com?ref=h2002al

But to be sure do a research yourself...

[Swifft1]

Well said.
Everyone gets into mining for different reasons and not all of them are looking for ROI but instead things like just to get BTC and to have a fun hobby.  That is why i gave him the advice I did.
I am actually loving mining even though I only have 100 gh/s.  It is fun to setup and tweak.  My Gen 1 Avlon I updated the firmware last night and got some help and boom it is now at 83 gh/s from a max of 73 gh/s, running cool and quiet.  It was fun.
I love reviewing new products as well and have published some reviews.
It's so much fun and the community is great.
I hope he gets into mining and enjoys it as much as I do.

This is the reason I'm thinking about it.


I just want to tickle my brain a bit, sort of some "self education".

Thought I'd go with a Dualminer, USB hub, fan and a netbook.
Mine Bitcoin/Litecoin at the same time. I think it'd be neat to see how it all works.

For earning BTC? I bought 2 contracts for someone else to do the work for me. I don't have the time nor funds to go heavy with this. But I really do want to learn more about it in a "hands-on" fashion.