Looking into the GTX 970 now, they seem to be for sale everywhere. Will do some research on those.
Pure computing power:970=1060 3gb
980=1060 6gb
980ti=1070
7970=970=1060 on equihash.
edit:
7970 does 25-30MH on low epoch coins.
Topic: Just 1 card, FREE electricity, budget, what would you get ? (Read 1231 times)
970=1060 3gb
980=1060 6gb
980ti=1070
7970=970=1060 on equihash.
edit:
7970 does 25-30MH on low epoch coins.
Yeah, heard the 1080Ti before but it is very pricey right now ..... ROI would take a year probably.
What do you guys think of a R9 295x2 ?? It's old but supposed to be very powerfull and since electricity is free in my case that could be an option.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
I am aware that you can't mine ETH forever and i might even end before i could ROI a premium GPU like the above.
Ofcourse there is plenty to be mined besides ETH. Looking at alternatives to mine would AMD or Nvidia be the choice ?
Thanks
What do you guys think of a R9 295x2 ?? It's old but supposed to be very powerfull and since electricity is free in my case that could be an option.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
I am aware that you can't mine ETH forever and i might even end before i could ROI a premium GPU like the above.
Ofcourse there is plenty to be mined besides ETH. Looking at alternatives to mine would AMD or Nvidia be the choice ?
Thanks
But that's the thing tho, you can't really predict ROI since you can't predict the price of Crypto. If not a 1080ti then i'd suggest you get a 1070 or even 1060, second hand quality and be sure to get it from a gamer and not a previous miner.
I always thought electronics didn't have much wear and tear but i get the heat/cold expansion could do some damage ?
Noticed that most will advertise them as 'didn't do any mining' but you will never know for certain. Guess new would be the only wau to rules that out.
Thanks @Tunctioncloud for suggesting the PowerColor Devil 13, never knew that badboy existed. The powerdrain is indeed ridiculous but i couldn't care less (might need a serious PSU though, $$$) Could not find any for sale. Oh well.
Looking into the GTX 970 now, they seem to be for sale everywhere. Will do some research on those.
Thanks again to all people who are helping out and making suggestions !
Yeah, heard the 1080Ti before but it is very pricey right now ..... ROI would take a year probably.
What do you guys think of a R9 295x2 ?? It's old but supposed to be very powerfull and since electricity is free in my case that could be an option.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
I am aware that you can't mine ETH forever and i might even end before i could ROI a premium GPU like the above.
Ofcourse there is plenty to be mined besides ETH. Looking at alternatives to mine would AMD or Nvidia be the choice ?
Thanks
What do you guys think of a R9 295x2 ?? It's old but supposed to be very powerfull and since electricity is free in my case that could be an option.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
I am aware that you can't mine ETH forever and i might even end before i could ROI a premium GPU like the above.
Ofcourse there is plenty to be mined besides ETH. Looking at alternatives to mine would AMD or Nvidia be the choice ?
Thanks
But that's the thing tho, you can't really predict ROI since you can't predict the price of Crypto. If not a 1080ti then i'd suggest you get a 1070 or even 1060, second hand quality and be sure to get it from a gamer and not a previous miner.
Take a big nasty dual GPU AMD such as 390x2. It produces a big hashrate but it consume so much that it is not widely used anymore. But in case you are not worried about that, go with this one !
What do you guys think of a R9 295x2 ?? It's old but supposed to be very powerfull and since electricity is free in my case that could be an option.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
295x2 used to be in 300-400€ area but right now the street price is higher. Not worth it if they they are close to 1080ti prices imo.
Nvidia 970 could be a good option too if you find them cheap.
Yeah, heard the 1080Ti before but it is very pricey right now ..... ROI would take a year probably.
What do you guys think of a R9 295x2 ?? It's old but supposed to be very powerfull and since electricity is free in my case that could be an option.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
I am aware that you can't mine ETH forever and i might even end before i could ROI a premium GPU like the above.
Ofcourse there is plenty to be mined besides ETH. Looking at alternatives to mine would AMD or Nvidia be the choice ?
Thanks
What do you guys think of a R9 295x2 ?? It's old but supposed to be very powerfull and since electricity is free in my case that could be an option.
I did find some used, bot cheap ofcourse but $150 less than a 1080TI. Maybe i need to flex that budget a bit.
I am aware that you can't mine ETH forever and i might even end before i could ROI a premium GPU like the above.
Ofcourse there is plenty to be mined besides ETH. Looking at alternatives to mine would AMD or Nvidia be the choice ?
Thanks
Get a 1080ti. Will benefit you in the Future too.
Question, What would be the best GPU to get on a budget ? (looking at used cards atm)
How much is your budget?
7970 can do about 2€/ day so 60€ would be 30 days, 80€ 40 days and so on...
Budget is around 350 euros (400 dollars)
Was thinking of finding 3x HD 7970 3GB cards ... Or is 3GB Obsolete very soon ?
I wanted to start out with 1 card, but i have space in my casing and the mobo supports it, maybe 3 cheap 7970's will net me more power in the end than just 1x R9 390.
I am just thinking out loud and a total noob. Feel free to comment if this doesn't make any sense.
I think 3GB is more than enough for mining ETH now and future. I remember I saw somewhere that mentioned about the calculation of ETH, ETH will go into POS before 4GB is needed.
Question, What would be the best GPU to get on a budget ? (looking at used cards atm)
How much is your budget?
7970 can do about 2€/ day so 60€ would be 30 days, 80€ 40 days and so on...
Budget is around 350 euros (400 dollars)
Was thinking of finding 3x HD 7970 3GB cards ... Or is 3GB Obsolete very soon ?
I wanted to start out with 1 card, but i have space in my casing and the mobo supports it, maybe 3 cheap 7970's will net me more power in the end than just 1x R9 390.
I am just thinking out loud and a total noob. Feel free to comment if this doesn't make any sense.
Question, What would be the best GPU to get on a budget ? (looking at used cards atm)
How much is your budget?
7970 can do about 2€/ day so 60€ would be 30 days, 80€ 40 days and so on...
Thank you all for responding !
I started looking at the 7990 but it is NOT very easy to find here in Holland. Even on Ebay in other countries you don't find them for a bargain.
I mean, they are 4 year old cards and eventhough they don't say it thet probably mined the shit out of them.
1080TI would be great but way out of my budget, they are asking crazy prices for them these days.
Would 2x crossfire HD 7970 make any sense ? These i can find at a good price.
I started looking at the 7990 but it is NOT very easy to find here in Holland. Even on Ebay in other countries you don't find them for a bargain.
I mean, they are 4 year old cards and eventhough they don't say it thet probably mined the shit out of them.
1080TI would be great but way out of my budget, they are asking crazy prices for them these days.
Would 2x crossfire HD 7970 make any sense ? These i can find at a good price.
Crossfire is not necessary for mining, and can often reduce performance and/or create a number of different problems.
7970s were once the flagship single-GPU cards, but as always, whether or not they're worth it largely depends on the price you can get them for. Back when GPU mining BTC and LTC was profitable, 7950s were actually more popular since the 7970s usually didn't offer a performance increase that justified the additional cost & power.
However, you'll want to check your options carefully. The GPU mining scene today isn't exactly the same as it was with BTC/LTC. Now, the amount of graphics RAM is more important. It's only a matter of time before 3GB cards become obsolete for Ethereum. (There are 6GB 7970s floating around, though.)
Check out hashrates for mining performance on other cryptos, such as Zcash.
Thank you all for responding !
I started looking at the 7990 but it is NOT very easy to find here in Holland. Even on Ebay in other countries you don't find them for a bargain.
I mean, they are 4 year old cards and eventhough they don't say it thet probably mined the shit out of them.
1080TI would be great but way out of my budget, they are asking crazy prices for them these days.
Would 2x crossfire HD 7970 make any sense ? These i can find at a good price.
I started looking at the 7990 but it is NOT very easy to find here in Holland. Even on Ebay in other countries you don't find them for a bargain.
I mean, they are 4 year old cards and eventhough they don't say it thet probably mined the shit out of them.
1080TI would be great but way out of my budget, they are asking crazy prices for them these days.
Would 2x crossfire HD 7970 make any sense ? These i can find at a good price.
I would also suggest an AMD 7990, you can easily find some used ones. Whatever you buy, keep it mind that it should be more than 2Gb, 4Gb would be ideal. With a 2Gb you cannot mine Ethereum which is probably the most efficient to mine at the moment. I have 2x 2gb Cards and the most profitable right now is ZCash, don't do the same mistake like I did.
The problem with 4GB cards are they are overpriced, since everyone wants to mine ETH. For someone on a budget, the much better value is with 2GB cards. I was mining ZEC with my Pitcarin 2GB cards and switched to UBIQ, which another Ethash coin. It's currently at epoch 6 and has 80 sec block times, so you can mine it with 2GB cards for a long time to come. UBIQ is a nice coin with a low diff and great roadmap. It's a little less profitable to mine than ETH currently, but you can accumulate a lot of coins and IMO it has a much better chance of going up substantially from the ~$1.50 it's at now than ETH does. With free power, you are looking at around $35/month in profit at the current price.
http://whattomine.com/coins/173-ubq-ethash?utf8=%E2%9C%93&hr=20&p=150&fee=2&cost=0.10&hcost=0.0&commit=Calculate
Since you have FREE electricity, then should get a powerful GPU card for mining. 1080ti is a good card to mine zcash, full load ~350w (depends on card), noise level is low too.
I would also suggest an AMD 7990, you can easily find some used ones. Whatever you buy, keep it mind that it should be more than 2Gb, 4Gb would be ideal. With a 2Gb you cannot mine Ethereum which is probably the most efficient to mine at the moment. I have 2x 2gb Cards and the most profitable right now is ZCash, don't do the same mistake like I did.
The problem with 4GB cards are they are overpriced, since everyone wants to mine ETH. For someone on a budget, the much better value is with 2GB cards. I was mining ZEC with my Pitcarin 2GB cards and switched to UBIQ, which another Ethash coin. It's currently at epoch 6 and has 80 sec block times, so you can mine it with 2GB cards for a long time to come. UBIQ is a nice coin with a low diff and great roadmap. It's a little less profitable to mine than ETH currently, but you can accumulate a lot of coins and IMO it has a much better chance of going up substantially from the ~$1.50 it's at now than ETH does. With free power, you are looking at around $35/month in profit at the current price.
http://whattomine.com/coins/173-ubq-ethash?utf8=%E2%9C%93&hr=20&p=150&fee=2&cost=0.10&hcost=0.0&commit=Calculate
This is a really interesting idea. I guess you have to scrounge ebay?
Yep, but they seeemed to have vanished. A month ago you could find used HD 7850 2GB cards for less than $50.
I would also suggest an AMD 7990, you can easily find some used ones. Whatever you buy, keep it mind that it should be more than 2Gb, 4Gb would be ideal. With a 2Gb you cannot mine Ethereum which is probably the most efficient to mine at the moment. I have 2x 2gb Cards and the most profitable right now is ZCash, don't do the same mistake like I did.
The problem with 4GB cards are they are overpriced, since everyone wants to mine ETH. For someone on a budget, the much better value is with 2GB cards. I was mining ZEC with my Pitcarin 2GB cards and switched to UBIQ, which another Ethash coin. It's currently at epoch 6 and has 80 sec block times, so you can mine it with 2GB cards for a long time to come. UBIQ is a nice coin with a low diff and great roadmap. It's a little less profitable to mine than ETH currently, but you can accumulate a lot of coins and IMO it has a much better chance of going up substantially from the ~$1.50 it's at now than ETH does. With free power, you are looking at around $35/month in profit at the current price.
http://whattomine.com/coins/173-ubq-ethash?utf8=%E2%9C%93&hr=20&p=150&fee=2&cost=0.10&hcost=0.0&commit=Calculate
This is a really interesting idea. I guess you have to scrounge ebay?
I would also suggest an AMD 7990, you can easily find some used ones. Whatever you buy, keep it mind that it should be more than 2Gb, 4Gb would be ideal. With a 2Gb you cannot mine Ethereum which is probably the most efficient to mine at the moment. I have 2x 2gb Cards and the most profitable right now is ZCash, don't do the same mistake like I did.
The problem with 4GB cards are they are overpriced, since everyone wants to mine ETH. For someone on a budget, the much better value is with 2GB cards. I was mining ZEC with my Pitcarin 2GB cards and switched to UBIQ, which another Ethash coin. It's currently at epoch 6 and has 80 sec block times, so you can mine it with 2GB cards for a long time to come. UBIQ is a nice coin with a low diff and great roadmap. It's a little less profitable to mine than ETH currently, but you can accumulate a lot of coins and IMO it has a much better chance of going up substantially from the ~$1.50 it's at now than ETH does. With free power, you are looking at around $35/month in profit at the current price.
http://whattomine.com/coins/173-ubq-ethash?utf8=%E2%9C%93&hr=20&p=150&fee=2&cost=0.10&hcost=0.0&commit=Calculate
The squirrel fan'd ASUS 4GB 290X card modded with the Stilt bios. This card is noisy and needs to be in a cool ambient.
I would also suggest an AMD 7990, you can easily find some used ones. Whatever you buy, keep it mind that it should be more than 2Gb, 4Gb would be ideal. With a 2Gb you cannot mine Ethereum which is probably the most efficient to mine at the moment. I have 2x 2gb Cards and the most profitable right now is ZCash, don't do the same mistake like I did.
IMO, the best bang-for-buck for a quick ROI is with a Pitcarin series card like the HD7850. You can get used 2GB cards for about $50-$60 and mine UBIQ at 20 MH/s, almost as good as a 1060 3GB card at 1/5 the price. With free power you are looking at a ROI of less than two months.
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