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Topic: 336MH/s USB Miner.. Worth it? xD (Read 3142 times)

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November 09, 2014, 03:52:54 AM
#30
a true believer will mine solo Smiley
legendary
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November 09, 2014, 02:13:49 AM
#29
Waste of time, its like using GPU to mine Bitcoin. You are better off using the money to buy BTC directly.
legendary
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November 08, 2014, 10:06:47 PM
#28
4*336=1.344 Gigahashes/Second.
I don't think it's worth it, considering your electricity bills, and your computer speed is gunna slow down a lot.
USB miners don't slow down the computer and they would use 20W total extra.

 Probably only 10 watts unless he clocked them up somehow but I think you would need to change the crystal.
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November 08, 2014, 10:04:02 PM
#27
don't waste time with less than 100GH,

You don't make anything with less than that,

But, if you wan to try "lottery"... put it mining  "solo".... and if you found a block, burn your house  Grin

Don't even waste your time with 100GH. Anything under 10THs is virtually nothing.
legendary
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November 08, 2014, 10:02:44 PM
#26
Current network hashrate = 294062893 GH/s
Your hasrate (0.336 GH/s X 4) = 1.344 GH/s

 yours/network = 1/218796795

but there are 144 blocks found per day (on average) so

 144/218796795 = 1/1519422

You have a one in 1.5 million chance of hitting a block on any given day so over 14 days (or about a diff period) you stand a 1 in 107 thousand chance.  Go for it!  It would cost a dollar a month for the electricity - you can't even buy a lottery ticket for a buck anymore - over the month your odds would be a little worse than 1 in 50,000 of solving a block.  Go for it! Why not?

-ck
legendary
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November 08, 2014, 09:39:48 PM
#25
4*336=1.344 Gigahashes/Second.
I don't think it's worth it, considering your electricity bills, and your computer speed is gunna slow down a lot.
USB miners don't slow down the computer and they would use 20W total extra.
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November 08, 2014, 09:16:09 PM
#24
Hey BTCForums..

I am getting 4 USB miners from someone on this forum and first of I just wanted them as a collectors item..

But..

Would it in anyway be worth running these small miners.
You know.. For the chance of hitting a block Wink

Tell me what you think!! Smiley



~Hamuki

4*336=1.344 Gigahashes/Second.
I don't think it's worth it, considering your electricity bills, and your computer speed is gunna slow down a lot.
legendary
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November 08, 2014, 09:02:29 PM
#23
Hey BTCForums..

I am getting 4 USB miners from someone on this forum and first of I just wanted them as a collectors item..

But..

Would it in anyway be worth running these small miners.
You know.. For the chance of hitting a block Wink

Tell me what you think!! Smiley



~Hamuki

Really, thats worse then buying lottery. The chances for you to strike lottery is higher...

You can do math and explain it, but some people will never stop it.   They dream more then they care about ROI.   

I love thumb drive miners but they have not been cost efficient for a while.
legendary
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November 08, 2014, 08:49:56 PM
#22
Hey BTCForums..

I am getting 4 USB miners from someone on this forum and first of I just wanted them as a collectors item..

But..

Would it in anyway be worth running these small miners.
You know.. For the chance of hitting a block Wink

Tell me what you think!! Smiley



~Hamuki

Really, thats worse then buying lottery. The chances for you to strike lottery is higher...
legendary
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November 08, 2014, 05:30:53 PM
#21
Can you even solve a block in 10 min at sub 10Ghash....

Why wouldn't u pool mine with these...


I don't but some dream they will hit a bock solo.   Even pool 4 of the block erupters is very very small no days.
legendary
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November 06, 2014, 11:28:51 AM
#20
Can you even solve a block in 10 min at sub 10Ghash....

Why wouldn't u pool mine with these...
legendary
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November 02, 2014, 11:06:53 AM
#19
USB miner? Cmon, its not worth it even with free electricity..

Its for fun..

Why does everyone think of $$$..



Maybe because you asked in your thread title if it was "Worth it?"

If you ask me, I think that building a 2011-style GPU rig is more fun.

Or how about leasing a 42U cabinet in a datacenter and filling it up with top of the line 12-core per socket Xeon servers to build a CPU farm? If you got tired of mining you could always repurpose it to find Mersenne prime numbers.
GPU Rigs are adaptable and able to mine new alt coins (sure pump and dumps but whatever).

GPU sadly is dead for most.  Electricity price costs more then they make for most.  And that does not even factor in the cost of the GPUs
donator
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October 29, 2014, 01:13:56 AM
#18
USB miner? Cmon, its not worth it even with free electricity..

Its for fun..

Why does everyone think of $$$..



Maybe because you asked in your thread title if it was "Worth it?"

If you ask me, I think that building a 2011-style GPU rig is more fun.

Or how about leasing a 42U cabinet in a datacenter and filling it up with top of the line 12-core per socket Xeon servers to build a CPU farm? If you got tired of mining you could always repurpose it to find Mersenne prime numbers.
legendary
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October 29, 2014, 01:11:58 AM
#17
Not enough zeros.
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It's Not Enough
October 28, 2014, 10:00:35 PM
#16
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legendary
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The Concierge of Crypto
October 28, 2014, 09:03:23 PM
#15
uhhhh.. my house is worth more than a block right now.
hero member
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It's Not Enough
October 28, 2014, 03:48:55 PM
#14
don't waste time with less than 100GH,

You don't make anything with less than that,

But, if you wan to try "lottery"... put it mining  "solo".... and if you found a block, burn your house  Grin
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 11:05:18 AM
#13
This is definitely the easiest and safest way to go about for solomining if you want to use a pool. Like others have said CK is totally trustworthy but don't forget this is essentially pointing them at the lottery, is there a chance you'll hit? Yes, Is it likely? No, don't expect to ever see 25 btc waiting for you in your wallet.

Agreed CK is trustworthy and he is saving you time even since he sit up a pool.  He deserves a thanks if anything from those playing lotto on it.
legendary
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The Concierge of Crypto
October 28, 2014, 09:38:46 AM
#12
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October 28, 2014, 09:36:10 AM
#11
Just point it to Con Kolivas solo pool:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/yh-solockpoolorg-2-fee-solo-mining-usade-255-blocks-solved-763510

You get 99.5% of the 25 BTC reward.  Why trust him?  Because he's the dam guy that writes the code of the mining software(cgminer) that runs on 90% of all Bitcoin miners!   Tongue

Basically he's a reputable entity in this necessary mining space, works pretty much for tips, the 0.5% fee is nothing in the grand scheme of things, and is also a moderator in this here forum.
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 08:53:29 AM
#10
USB miner? Cmon, its not worth it even with free electricity..

Its for fun..

Why does everyone think of $$$..

hero member
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October 28, 2014, 08:50:29 AM
#9
USB miner? Cmon, its not worth it even with free electricity..
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 08:28:34 AM
#8
Link to the specific pool please..?
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 08:27:39 AM
#7
You need to set up a full node. Basically you will run your own pool. If you can't be bothered, use ck's pool. It's designed as a fall back or for solo miners.

Yea.. But what I question is...

Lets say you are the one lucky guy who hits a block..
How do I know that the pool wont just never pay me? (Scam, ban me, stop existing)

I need somekind of security Wink

But ill google that pool real fast Smiley
legendary
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The Concierge of Crypto
October 28, 2014, 08:25:08 AM
#6
You need to set up a full node. Basically you will run your own pool. If you can't be bothered, use ck's pool. It's designed as a fall back or for solo miners.
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 08:17:35 AM
#5
No.  It is almost impossible.   

You can do it, but it would be like trying to win the lotto.

Yea.. But sometimes it happens that you win Tongue

I have a topic about this and solo minning on old equipment, there are solo pools out there where you get all 25 btc (so it's simple to do) and 4 usb miners would be like 20w so why not?

Why not just solo mine without a pool like that?
legendary
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The Concierge of Crypto
October 28, 2014, 08:05:30 AM
#4
run it on ck's pool. If you win the "lotto", then you'll see 25 BTC in your wallet.
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 08:04:26 AM
#3
No.  It is almost impossible.   

You can do it, but it would be like trying to win the lotto.

Yea.. But sometimes it happens that you win Tongue
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 08:03:52 AM
#2
No.  It is almost impossible.   

You can do it, but it would be like trying to win the lotto.
legendary
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October 28, 2014, 02:22:36 AM
#1
Hey BTCForums..

I am getting 4 USB miners from someone on this forum and first of I just wanted them as a collectors item..

But..

Would it in anyway be worth running these small miners.
You know.. For the chance of hitting a block Wink

Tell me what you think!! Smiley



~Hamuki
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