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Topic: Should I restart Antminer S5s? (Read 650 times)

legendary
Activity: 3416
Merit: 1865
Curmudgeonly hardware guy
June 10, 2017, 08:17:07 AM
#5
See if you can fetch a cheap S7 and undervolt it to 4TH/1KW. Burns twice the power of an S5 for four times the hashrate and probably less noise.

Course I don't know that you can find a cheap S7 anymore, a year ago they were going for about $300 but things are crazy now.
newbie
Activity: 63
Merit: 0
June 06, 2017, 11:45:05 PM
#4
The s5 is way underpowered for todays standards my friend. The only reason I would fire up such a miner is if I had free electicity or a solar panel array.

I agree from what I am calculating. Even if my electric was free, as I see it, just the wear and tear on the power supply would eat up what little profit they would produce.

Thanks all for the replies.
legendary
Activity: 1680
Merit: 1010
Professional Native Greek Translator (2000+ done)
June 06, 2017, 03:08:50 PM
#3
The s5 is way underpowered for todays standards my friend. The only reason I would fire up such a miner is if I had free electicity or a solar panel array.
hero member
Activity: 496
Merit: 500
June 06, 2017, 03:06:38 PM
#2
 I'm waiting for a working Antminer S5 hashing board because one of them stopped working.
 I run it in times when electricity is cheaper (at night and at weekends ).
 You just have to see what your electricity contract is (single rate, bi-hour ...), at least that's what happens here in Portugal  Grin
newbie
Activity: 63
Merit: 0
June 06, 2017, 10:42:19 AM
#1
Until now I have selling my Antminer S5s.

Should I consider restarting them?

Electric here is 14 cents per kW.

EDIT - Happened to thing of this handy calculator

https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/calculator/btc?HashingPower=1&HashingUnit=TH%2Fs&PowerConsumption=500&CostPerkWh=0.14

It does not look promising.
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