Hello nice people of the internet,
I have been redirected from the old thread to here.
As a complete newbie I am looking forward to mine Zero coin. It looks like it has some nice profit and also would like to support the community as much as I can ^^
I am thinking to buy some good GPUs via second hand deals. There are not many sources that I could come up with which covers mining Zero coin. So embrace yourselves when I direct some stupid questions.
First and foremost is there an actual documentation or guideline which I can follow to mine zero coins? I was thinking to mine ETH but heard that Zero is much more profitable. Is that true (cause also Zero went from 0.8 to 0.55 USD)?
Is there a way to calculate my expected equihashzero? If not can you throw some numbers at me using 580/480 or 1050Ti/1060? Have been told that its not the same with equihash, but is there any mapping?
About the profitability how much do you make with a x6 GPU rig? And as a n00b myself, should I avoid mixing Nvidia/AMD? Is that a problematic combo?
Any gear advices are also much appreciated. Currently trying to get my hands on some good deals (also a little risky since they are second hands) so that I can build up a rig hopefully.
I have zillions of other questions which will need a hand or two when I actually get my hands on the hardware. Hopefully you guys can give me some of your hands! I sometimes cannot help but feel lost!
Feel free to address any of the questions asked above. Any effort is extremely appreciated.
Thank you for your understanding!
Have a good week!
PS. I am thinking not to use a monitor and possibly boot Linux thru USB. Is this actually doable?
Welcome in our community!
I will write down some rules I am trying to follow mining zero here:
1. Never use 4BG card (unless you already have it ... but even then try to swap with 8GB)
2. 1060 seems to be the best option considering price/hashrate - but try to avoid it, it is very hard to stabilize (unless you are programmer and know how to deal with).
3. Use Ethos - this is the most stable way to mine zero.
My personal choice would be 480 or 1070/Ti - but it is all up to you.
All this is rules for me - not for you of course
You are welcome to join our pool at
http://zero.forgetop.com . The pool is built with miners profitability in mind.
There is estimated earning section - you will know pretty much right now what you will get as reward.
Happy mining!
P.S. Better buy ethOS, there is free torrent files on the internet, most of them are cracked to steal your hashrate... the 39$ price is always preferable...