Topic: Non-Bitcoin Uses for Old ASIC Miners? (Read 14382 times)
Using an old ASIC for heating is an obvious way to earn something from obsolete hardware. Even the oldest ASIC is more efficient that an electric space heater. An unwanted byproduct of course is noise.
Been trying to figure out a great way to use the heat from mining for a long time. Current winners are: fruit dryer, algae farming and sauna
There are indeed many SHA256-based coins out there, you can use your miner to mine these with no problems. However in most cases mining will be unprofitable, since their value is too low.
I believe that soon enough we will have more SHA 256 altcoins out there in the market that will also be profitable to mine.
sorry for bumping such an old topic but i read posts on a few different forums that suggested that these asic miners could be used for mining any sha256 coin, of which there are many.
does anyone have any experience with this?
thanks.
Yes, it's possible as they were designed to be SHA256 miners after all. Just point the miner to the sha256 pool of your choice and it will mine for you there. Don't expect massive improvements, though- Bitcoin is usually the most profitable sha256 coin to mine, although Peercoin is sometimes more profitable. does anyone have any experience with this?
thanks.
sorry for bumping such an old topic but i read posts on a few different forums that suggested that these asic miners could be used for mining any sha256 coin, of which there are many.
does anyone have any experience with this?
thanks.
does anyone have any experience with this?
thanks.
As per my experience due to what the ASICs tend to do and presuming SHA256 is everything it claims to be.
Actually they are not generic hashing chips and any sort of quickly hashing every file is not applicable.
They couldn't even do a single SHA256 hashing of a few bytes, as the hash isn't actually returned.
The output of a SHA256 hashing is supposed to be sufficiently unpredictable that any task you think you could accelerate by exploiting what the ASICs do and working back from there is also not going to fly.
Actually they are not generic hashing chips and any sort of quickly hashing every file is not applicable.
They couldn't even do a single SHA256 hashing of a few bytes, as the hash isn't actually returned.
The output of a SHA256 hashing is supposed to be sufficiently unpredictable that any task you think you could accelerate by exploiting what the ASICs do and working back from there is also not going to fly.
1. create a new crypto currency based on bitcoin and mine it...
How difficult to do is that really ? Compared to say developing a small app ?
(Not planning to do it, just want to know out of interest)
I have a budget in the hundreds of thousands to spend on outdated bitcoin mining hardware, please spread this message about; I need 2 Mega Watts of equipment!
This is a great opportunity to shift a huge quantity of equipment that has outlived it's useful life and which is now too inefficient to mine. To clarify 2 Mega Watts is 2,000 kW which is 2,000,000 watts. It's the power draw that we are interested in not the hash rate. The hash rate is just an added bonus.
Ideally looking for all rack mountable miners but this is not critical. Ideally need power supply's and controllers included, if these can be provided we are happy to negotiate a higher price. I understand that this is a very large quantity of miners, please only get in touch if you have a significant proportion of the whole quantity, let's say 500kW or more.
This is a great opportunity to shift a huge quantity of equipment that has outlived it's useful life and which is now too inefficient to mine. To clarify 2 Mega Watts is 2,000 kW which is 2,000,000 watts. It's the power draw that we are interested in not the hash rate. The hash rate is just an added bonus.
Ideally looking for all rack mountable miners but this is not critical. Ideally need power supply's and controllers included, if these can be provided we are happy to negotiate a higher price. I understand that this is a very large quantity of miners, please only get in touch if you have a significant proportion of the whole quantity, let's say 500kW or more.
So you would like to use it for heating something ? maybe another purpose of miners ? Share with us what would you do with them ?
I am interested in buying more miners too, just for fun, not in that quantity though.
I have a budget in the hundreds of thousands to spend on outdated bitcoin mining hardware, please spread this message about; I need 2 Mega Watts of equipment!
This is a great opportunity to shift a huge quantity of equipment that has outlived it's useful life and which is now too inefficient to mine. To clarify 2 Mega Watts is 2,000 kW which is 2,000,000 watts. It's the power draw that we are interested in not the hash rate. The hash rate is just an added bonus.
Ideally looking for all rack mountable miners but this is not critical. Ideally need power supply's and controllers included, if these can be provided we are happy to negotiate a higher price. I understand that this is a very large quantity of miners, please only get in touch if you have a significant proportion of the whole quantity, let's say 500kW or more.
This is a great opportunity to shift a huge quantity of equipment that has outlived it's useful life and which is now too inefficient to mine. To clarify 2 Mega Watts is 2,000 kW which is 2,000,000 watts. It's the power draw that we are interested in not the hash rate. The hash rate is just an added bonus.
Ideally looking for all rack mountable miners but this is not critical. Ideally need power supply's and controllers included, if these can be provided we are happy to negotiate a higher price. I understand that this is a very large quantity of miners, please only get in touch if you have a significant proportion of the whole quantity, let's say 500kW or more.
this is working?
1. create a new crypto currency based on bitcoin and mine it...
2. replicate the blockchain network state on a previous moment of time and play mining on it
3. by using any of the above play the 51% attack on your own setup
2. replicate the blockchain network state on a previous moment of time and play mining on it
3. by using any of the above play the 51% attack on your own setup
Using S1s last winter and S3s this winter helped offset the heating bills, although I preferred the WiFi ability of the S1 to having CAT6 and switches run across the main floor of the house... We also hung clotheslines in the miner room to offset using the dryer. Not exactly innovative uses for old ASICs but we've offset some of the power use a bit.
I have 2 knc titan miners 650.1mh for scrypt....the only thing I can tell you for sure is I knocked 35 bucks even off my budget each month last
winter (Minnesota) from the previous years heating bill
but at 12c kwh elec price at 2500w you still lose as a space heater (but hey you need a space heater for the ice fishing shed or the garage this is the way to go)
I can hear it now...'no honey I'm not in the garage to avoid you ..and no I'm not wasting money on using electric heat...see I'm running the old asic miner for coin!"
(like that would work)
If you have pictures of heating a ice fishing shead with an asic please share
. I think that would be a great picture with poles and tackle around, ice, then a asic warming it up.not quite at that point yet maybe next year thou..a well insulated ice shack I'm pretty sure you'd be golden!
I envy folk with a 'cough' house/shed near a 'free wi fi' starbucks...indeed
my setup below all the pics
http://lostgonzo.imgur.com/
the knc jupiter 567gh on the bottom shelf is a doorstop now...but yeah it would probably heat an ice fishing shack ..you need a hot spot connection on your cell phone to get
on the Internet but some of those shacks are pretty cushy with the generators and all....so yeah it would work as well as a regular space heater I'd imagine...
edited: 11/25/15 due to ice shack pic dropping off and added comment.
I have 2 knc titan miners 650.1mh for scrypt....the only thing I can tell you for sure is I knocked 35 bucks even off my budget each month last
winter (Minnesota) from the previous years heating bill
but at 12c kwh elec price at 2500w you still lose as a space heater (but hey you need a space heater for the ice fishing shed or the garage this is the way to go)
I can hear it now...'no honey I'm not in the garage to avoid you ..and no I'm not wasting money on using electric heat...see I'm running the old asic miner for coin!"
(like that would work)
If you have pictures of heating a ice fishing shead with an asic please share
. I think that would be a great picture with poles and tackle around, ice, then a asic warming it up. I have 2 knc titan miners 650.1mh for scrypt....the only thing I can tell you for sure is I knocked 35 bucks even off my budget each month last
winter (Minnesota) from the previous years heating bill
but at 12c kwh elec price at 2500w you still lose as a space heater (but hey you need a space heater for the ice fishing shed or the garage this is the way to go)
I can hear it now...'no honey I'm not in the garage to avoid you ..and no I'm not wasting money on using electric heat...see I'm running the old asic miner for coin!"
(like that would work)
1 kW miners produce the same amount of heat as a 1 kW space heater?
ahh depends on efficiency of chip and something will be consumed by fans but generally yes, if you had 1kW input to some computer, you had 90% of it as "waste heat"
anyway, difference is, that space heater is silent...ahh but not generating btc:)
Well, every kind of electric generated heat, uses a lot of energy... If you have electric heater that uses 1 KW, you could use 1KW of miners and get same heat generated
1 kW miners produce the same amount of heat as a 1 kW space heater?
Well, every kind of electric generated heat, uses a lot of energy... If you have electric heater that uses 1 KW, you could use 1KW of miners and get same heat generated, but with some bitcoin and noise as side product 
Nope. ASIC Bitcoin miners do one thing and one thing only: mine Bitcoin.
( and any other coin that uses the exact same mining parameters, algorithm, etc. )
( and any other coin that uses the exact same mining parameters, algorithm, etc. )
Actually, and speaking from experience,
old asic miners are excellent heaters,
however, they consume a lot of electricity,
so, it's up to you if you think it's worth it
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