Topic: Help pick $1,500 rig - page 2. (Read 1336 times)

So the D3 Miner is listed at $1450.
To place an order you must have it in Coin form and send them a ticket right?
The calculator i'm using is listing me at Negative $103/m
Hash = 15Gh/s
PowerConsumtion = 1200W
Electricity Cost = 0.12

Is this correct? Are there actually any profitable options still out there?

The https://ibb.co/gkFiBk

This shows some of AMD's stock from their website you suggested the 470/570+ i'm seeing overwhelming options in price from $80 - $1,000+

At $.12/kwh I don't recommend the S9 anymore as difficulty keeps ramping up and your electrical cost isn't that great (I get $.065/kW in NW PA). Polaris 470/570 and up cards would be your best bet as Vega seems bad for mining, and even then profit may take a while. If you do manage to find a D3/L3 from Bitmain at MSRP then I'd take it (batches sell out in minutes though). Anything other than Bitmain's price for D3/L3 miners is an absolute ripoff most of the time.

I am given an opportunity to present a business plan (small) and if it sounds good i'll get $1,500 in funding for mining hardware.
My power cost here is $0.12 Kw/h
I was originally considering Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Litecoin as my top 3 prospects. I would like some flexibility to change to a different coin if the need arises and i know some rigs are suited only for bitcoin.
I was mostly considering GPU rig compared to an asic one.
I live on the east coast near NJ/PA area so i'm close to a Micro-Center which sells Graphics Cards in stock but they only seem to have 1-2 of any given card in stock and i was considering between 4-6 graphics cards.
My first concern is availability and pricing, even if some cards would be ideal they seem to be sold out or are being re-sold on ebay for3X the price.
The antminers are bitcoin exclusive? They are about $1,300+ and don't ship until  late November, which doesn't rule it out.
Are there any better options or guides anyone would reccomend for someone to get started?

p.s. - From the research I have done it seems impossible to tell the Hash rate of any card without having it tested first.I am a freshman college student majoring in computer science and this is exactly the type of formula I would like to study and understand in the pursuit of knowledge. Thanks.