How long does it take to solve a block with a solo miner?

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Quote from: darvil on May 15, 2011, 11:02:07 PM

how hard is it to create an MMP?

Not very hard, you just use MultiMiner:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/multiminer-a-more-efficient-way-to-mine-5210

MultiMiner also accepts RPC connections, but it lacks long polling so MMP is highly recommended. The only miner that supports MMP right now is Phoenix.

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how hard is it to create an MMP?

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Quote from: Trini8ed on May 15, 2011, 03:25:20 AM

Thanks also is solo mining or deepbit the way to go with which one is better?

Mining pools would almost always be the preferred choice.
Or MMP if you have multiple machines and want to kinda create your own mining pool.

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Quote from: Trini8ed on May 15, 2011, 03:12:44 AM

Well I have 2 5870's running the gui-miner I just setup the solo miner how long does it usually take for 750mhash to solve 1 block also how many bitcoins usually in a block? Have been using deepbit and don't know whether solo mining or deepbit would make me more bitcoins please answer my questions would love quick responses!

Using a pool is about reducing variance, in probability you'll get 3% more (pool charge for deepbit) in the long term mining by yourself. Using that setup though average will be 14 days odd (and longer soon) to earn a block of 50BTC, you might be very lucky and get it the first day, you might be unlucky and not get one in a year. I use a similar speed rig (single 5970) and think you're better off reducing the variance and getting a more known amount, especially given all the difficulty / exchange fluctuations. Recently I've been getting about 3-4 BTC a day using that setup, although use it for other stuff so it's not set aggressively. But getting payments every day or two means I can trade / sell etc more often.

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difficulty going up in 4.4 days from now.

given the increase in processing power, I expect a big jump! Get them btc's while you can...

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there are dozens of pools around.. i'm using BTCMine.com right now.. i was using bitcoinpool..
solo mining is a pain in the ass.. though if you get lucky (which is rare) its got the good payoff :p
but since you have some decent hardware but not in the gigahash range, id say pool it.

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Thanks also is solo mining or deepbit the way to go with which one is better?

Nesetalis

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er... 1 mhash is 1000khash :p
k= kilo
m= mega

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how much is 750 mhash in khash?

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http://www.alloscomp.com/bitcoin/calculator.php
use that to calculate... but its a factor of probability.. not inching your way towards completing one... you could, theoretically, get one every few seconds... or never get one at all.

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Well I have 2 5870's running the gui-miner I just setup the solo miner how long does it usually take for 750mhash to solve 1 block also how many bitcoins usually in a block? Have been using deepbit and don't know whether solo mining or deepbit would make me more bitcoins please answer my questions would love quick responses!

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