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Topic: 500Mh/s worth trying to solo mine? - page 2. (Read 4151 times)

newbie
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July 01, 2011, 04:03:54 AM
#4
Well, I would basically like to first recover the cost of the 2nd grphx card I just got and the new case on it's way.  After that I'm looking at a 2nd system with triple crossfired cards.  But I didn't think 135 days was the wait time.  That's a little long, however, it seems more profitable to make $825 in 4 months than to keep pooling at the rate I'm going now.

I found a few calculators out there but they all give different results.  Is 135 days the average time if running at 500Mh/s?  Or just in general?  How is this calculated when taking the difficulty into account?  Sorry about all the math questions but it would be nice to be able to figure out my odds (I know luck is a variable in the math)...

Also, if I solo mine, is it possible to shut down the computer for a bit or does it HAVE to run non-stop until it finds a block?  I found sites with people arguing both sides of this one.
newbie
Activity: 70
Merit: 0
July 01, 2011, 03:52:30 AM
#3
how patient are you?  if you can wait 135 days to solve an average block, then it may be.
legendary
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Merit: 1012
Democracy is vulnerable to a 51% attack.
July 01, 2011, 03:50:05 AM
#2
Just got my 2nd graphics card in and with them slightly overclocked +90 Mhz I'm getting 500Mh/s.

Is it worth trying to solo mine at this point or should I wait until my new coolermaster case arrives so I can crank the overclock higher?  Or wait even longer for my new motherboard and 3rd graphics card to come in?

Cheers
It depends why you're mining. Do you prefer a steady small income? Or do you prefer a small shot at $825?
newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
July 01, 2011, 03:48:13 AM
#1
Just got my 2nd graphics card in and with them slightly overclocked +90 Mhz I'm getting 500Mh/s.

Is it worth trying to solo mine at this point or should I wait until my new coolermaster case arrives so I can crank the overclock higher?  Or wait even longer for my new motherboard and 3rd graphics card to come in?

Cheers
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