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legendary
Activity: 1022
Merit: 1003
December 04, 2015, 11:26:06 AM
#27
For setting up a farm that size, you can roughly double your electrical cost to factor in rent, insurance, maintenance, staff/security.  You should be able to get cheaper electricity than that if you sit down the the utility provider for a bulk commercial rate.  You are not factoring the block reward halving of next year or difficulty increases into your calculations.  Also, you will likely have to pay import duty/taxes on the purchased equipment.  You will have to educate yourself considerably more before moving ahead with a project of this magnitude.  

Also, do you think your rich uncle would be impressed that you have to consult with stranger on the internet to advise his multi-million dollar investment?  You are not quite ready.  Start small, get a feel for it, and read more.

sr. member
Activity: 481
Merit: 250
December 03, 2015, 05:44:33 AM
#26
Hello Guys,

First of all thank you all for your valuable feedbacks. I have again recalculated my figures based on 100 Spondoolies SP50s. This is the link to that calculation. Could you guys please have a look at this ?

https://btcserv.net/bitcoin-mining-calculator?hashrate=11&hashrate_unit=peta¤cy=USD&difficulty=65848255180&block_value=25.00&btc_rate=324.53&watt=1657000&kwh_cost=4.2&kwh_currency=INR&hardware_cost=5000000&hardware_currency=USD&pps=0.000000000152

Also, the place of the proposed server farm is kind of a hilly area with snow peaked mountains surrounding it. Average temperature during summers is maximum: 22C and during winters is 2c. Will it reduce my cooling costs.

Based on the calculation, the website did not factor in bitcoin halving which will occur in 6 months time. You will need to manually calculate using excel if you want to factor in the halving.

Will take few months to set up miners this scale. Make sure you don't save cost on your wiring Smiley.
legendary
Activity: 1498
Merit: 1030
November 23, 2015, 05:21:53 AM
#25
The low ambient temperatures will allow you to just run fans for cooling, which will lower your cooling cost and will let you run the miners a little harder most of the year.

 You STILL need lower electric cost to be able to be competative, especially at the scale you are contemplating.

 For referance, MegaBigPower pays less than 3 cents / KWH on their big Washington state farm (how much less depends on if it is located in Chelan county at a little under 3 cents/KWH or in Douglas county which is close to 2.5 cents/kwh).
alh
legendary
Activity: 1846
Merit: 1052
November 22, 2015, 04:41:48 PM
#24
I would be truly stunned if you could actually buy a dozen SP50 miners and have them delivered, much less 100 of them. So far there are no public price numbers nor delivery dates. It appears that the merger with BTCS isn't likely to yield the result they both hoped for.

Unless you have a an inside source, how do you know what it would cost to purchase 100 SP50 miners? When would they be delivered? I really like Spondoolies equipment, it's just that the SP50 compounds the entire speculative nature of your enterprise.

I wish you the best of luck, you are going to need it.
hero member
Activity: 770
Merit: 500
Forza Roma
November 22, 2015, 03:48:05 PM
#23
By the time you can get a farm built out from scratch it will be too close to the halving. You probably don't realize how long its going to take to do the upgrades to electrical, cooling, and general infrastructure modifications on that kind of project. And who on earth is going to loan you that kind of money? Id be afraid for my life if something on that scale failed to return for the investors. This project is also too large for one or even two people to set up in a timely fashion. I'd say it's a bad move. Profitable mining is coming to a quick end.  Undecided

The starting up phase on this scale will take you months if not more.

My advice is to start small with 100 miners or so and get a feeling for it. When you are experienced ask you questions. Is it worth it?  If yes expand, else you can easily sell your stuff off.
sr. member
Activity: 338
Merit: 251
November 21, 2015, 05:22:02 PM
#22
By the time you can get a farm built out from scratch it will be too close to the halving. You probably don't realize how long its going to take to do the upgrades to electrical, cooling, and general infrastructure modifications on that kind of project. And who on earth is going to loan you that kind of money? Id be afraid for my life if something on that scale failed to return for the investors. This project is also too large for one or even two people to set up in a timely fashion. I'd say it's a bad move. Profitable mining is coming to a quick end.  Undecided
legendary
Activity: 1500
Merit: 1002
Mine Mine Mine
November 21, 2015, 03:19:59 PM
#21
rule of thumb : don't know, don't touch !

proverb of the day : early bird gets the worm
sr. member
Activity: 322
Merit: 250
November 21, 2015, 02:11:46 PM
#20
if you really do this keep posting for me its very fun to see the profit of mining into hardware the most relable thing to get btcs roll
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
November 21, 2015, 02:08:15 PM
#19
Hello Guys,

First of all thank you all for your valuable feedbacks. I have again recalculated my figures based on 100 Spondoolies SP50s. This is the link to that calculation. Could you guys please have a look at this ?

https://btcserv.net/bitcoin-mining-calculator?hashrate=11&hashrate_unit=peta¤cy=USD&difficulty=65848255180&block_value=25.00&btc_rate=324.53&watt=1657000&kwh_cost=4.2&kwh_currency=INR&hardware_cost=5000000&hardware_currency=USD&pps=0.000000000152

Also, the place of the proposed server farm is kind of a hilly area with snow peaked mountains surrounding it. Average temperature during summers is maximum: 22C and during winters is 2c. Will it reduce my cooling costs.

Try to use this calculator:
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/calculator
do not forget to fill all fields. Spondoolies does not have anything in stock, noone know if there will be something in stock at all.

Lower temperatures will lower your overall costs, you will spend less money for cooling those miners.
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
November 21, 2015, 01:31:07 PM
#18
Hello Guys,

First of all thank you all for your valuable feedbacks. I have again recalculated my figures based on 100 Spondoolies SP50s. This is the link to that calculation. Could you guys please have a look at this ?

https://btcserv.net/bitcoin-mining-calculator?hashrate=11&hashrate_unit=peta¤cy=USD&difficulty=65848255180&block_value=25.00&btc_rate=324.53&watt=1657000&kwh_cost=4.2&kwh_currency=INR&hardware_cost=5000000&hardware_currency=USD&pps=0.000000000152

Also, the place of the proposed server farm is kind of a hilly area with snow peaked mountains surrounding it. Average temperature during summers is maximum: 22C and during winters is 2c. Will it reduce my cooling costs.
sr. member
Activity: 481
Merit: 250
November 21, 2015, 10:19:17 AM
#17
Dont forget that Bitcoin halving is coming, by the time you get your investors and your mining equipment. You might only have few months left and no body know what happen after that but miner is sure to be at disadvantage.
legendary
Activity: 3248
Merit: 1070
November 21, 2015, 02:48:11 AM
#16
I would encourage you to scale everything back by at least a factor 10. Furthermore I would suggest you consider just buying some BTC. If the price increases, then great. If the price decreases, then there is zero chance that the mining farm you've proposed would make money either.

buying don't increase your bitcoin stash increase only your bitcoin value in the future unless you are good at trading, with mining he can increase his coins amount if he play well his moves

and he can always sell his miners in case of trouble, especially the new one but also the s5 is still good
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1000
November 20, 2015, 05:15:59 PM
#15
$0.064 actually this a prety high rate, which makes your venture risky. Honestly i would cancell your deal if you can't negotiate a more protifable rate.
Certainly if you are in India.

Remember you need to buy cooling equipment, PSU's etc. too. That will your tiny margin even more less.

Then there are people you have to hire for covering downtime, repairs etc.

One thing to keep in mind is PSU's and cooling equipment last multiple generations if you get quality.  That is the nice thing as this point unless it's a S7 that needs 10 PCIE I have a few PSU's waiting to be used.   Also cooling equipment I'm set in my mining area and it paid for it's self all summer.   

The great news is winter I will actually be available turn off some of my cooling gear... so a little extra savings.  But come next summer assuming still profitable I will be able to mine and use it all again. 

Just like getting my mining area wired, security, etc.  This was a one time thing.   And last's multiple generations. 
sr. member
Activity: 406
Merit: 250
November 20, 2015, 04:54:47 PM
#14
I would encourage you to scale everything back by at least a factor 10. Furthermore I would suggest you consider just buying some BTC. If the price increases, then great. If the price decreases, then there is zero chance that the mining farm you've proposed would make money either.

I have to believe that there are less risky ways to invest a million dollars, and will produce a better return.

As for for how much you'll need to convert to fiat along the way, that will depend on your costs. I am assuming that you have to pay for rent, cooling (at least fans), electricity and the like in something other than BTC. While it would be nice to calculate "Return on Investment"  strictly in BTC, that's rather foolish since there is virtually no place that will accept BTC for the associated costs (e.g. rent, electricity).
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Have you not heard from
https://www.piixpay.com/web/

That's some good advice. Start small and when it works buy more.

Even so buying 100 bitcoins and having bitcoin doubles in 1 year, would mean your double your money. In no way you can double your money with S7's Even with a great discount.
sr. member
Activity: 280
Merit: 250
November 20, 2015, 04:33:19 PM
#13
$0.064 actually this a prety high rate, which makes your venture risky. Honestly i would cancell your deal if you can't negotiate a more protifable rate.
Certainly if you are in India.

Remember you need to buy cooling equipment, PSU's etc. too. That will your tiny margin even more less.

Then there are people you have to hire for covering downtime, repairs etc.
legendary
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1003
November 20, 2015, 03:26:44 PM
#12
I would encourage you to scale everything back by at least a factor 10. Furthermore I would suggest you consider just buying some BTC. If the price increases, then great. If the price decreases, then there is zero chance that the mining farm you've proposed would make money either.

I have to believe that there are less risky ways to invest a million dollars, and will produce a better return.

As for for how much you'll need to convert to fiat along the way, that will depend on your costs. I am assuming that you have to pay for rent, cooling (at least fans), electricity and the like in something other than BTC. While it would be nice to calculate "Return on Investment"  strictly in BTC, that's rather foolish since there is virtually no place that will accept BTC for the associated costs (e.g. rent, electricity).
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Have you not heard from
https://www.piixpay.com/web/
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1000
November 20, 2015, 01:35:13 PM
#11
I am planning for raising capital to the worth of $ 3 Million (INR. 180000000).

How do you plan on raising this much capital?   Do you have an actual investor who in interested or are you just assuming you will find someone?

I just think that is a lot of capital, and yes it has a ton of opportunity.  Just curious how set in stone your backing in.


I actually know a rich relative. He is an investor of a kind. And always seek for better opportunities for investment. If I will be able to impress him, then I could expect at least $ 3M. What if I invest in 3,000 miners, will I be more profitable for a span of consider 2 years?

Miner's have a lifespan in 2 years a miner is obsolete and most likely will only be worth scrap, unless a way to upgrade chips.   It is the nature of BTC asics they just have a life that goes fast.

I think I agree with alh you need to scale back until you dealt with miners a little more.  Start small with a few.... see how it goes.  Then really go in if you want but keep in mind the place you get electricity is important just as much as miner if not more.

Electricity price can kill ROI in some cases.  For 3 Million... I would guess your thinking about doing your own data center... there is just a lot there to learn beforehand.
alh
legendary
Activity: 1846
Merit: 1052
November 20, 2015, 01:16:41 PM
#10
I would encourage you to scale everything back by at least a factor 10. Furthermore I would suggest you consider just buying some BTC. If the price increases, then great. If the price decreases, then there is zero chance that the mining farm you've proposed would make money either.

I have to believe that there are less risky ways to invest a million dollars, and will produce a better return.

As for for how much you'll need to convert to fiat along the way, that will depend on your costs. I am assuming that you have to pay for rent, cooling (at least fans), electricity and the like in something other than BTC. While it would be nice to calculate "Return on Investment"  strictly in BTC, that's rather foolish since there is virtually no place that will accept BTC for the associated costs (e.g. rent, electricity).
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
November 20, 2015, 11:50:21 AM
#9
Idea is worth to be considered, to get more miners you must contact bitmain directly if you choose s7's, only they can tell you if it is possible to get that insane amount of miners. And yes, that will be a huge work to set them up and all that mess with psu's too.
legendary
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1003
November 20, 2015, 11:21:37 AM
#8

I actually know a rich relative. He is an investor of a kind. And always seek for better opportunities for investment. If I will be able to impress him, then I could expect at least $ 3M. What if I invest in 3,000 miners, will I be more profitable for a span of consider 2 years?

I thought that you do not spend your own  money.

The biggest problem is with  purchase of the miners.  Or do you imagine that you go to Bitmain webpage , put the total for quantity 1000 and buy it ?
You can not put a single order amount more than 300 Produkts
300x S7 = 1419 BTC
 ( 456818.67 USD ) + shipping ( 12092.01 USD )
Also, you will need to 300 PSU  46500 USD + shipping

The whole idea of yours is too utopian. And not just big numbers,This required big work.
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