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Topic: Starting Mining (Suggestions please?) (Read 756 times)

donator
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June 13, 2014, 05:05:50 PM
#9
If you do start mining, support P2Pool.  Feel free to use our 0% fee node.  Wink

Just point your miner at nastyfans.org:9332 and use your bitcoin address for your username.
DrG
legendary
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June 13, 2014, 10:37:55 AM
#8
You're not missing anything. Most miners are running in the red.   Those that aren't probably know the hardware vendor. Buy a cheap miner and mine for fun.  If it's not fun, spend money on something else.
sr. member
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June 13, 2014, 07:37:34 AM
#7
I've only started recently researching bitcoin mining, and I'm looking for suggestions. I've run a few calculations, and from the rigs and ASICs I've seen available, I don't see anyway I could turn a profit. I feel like I must be missing something obvious here. Many ASIC sellers seem to be unreliable, and preorders make most new products very cost inefficient. I'm new to mining, I want to make a profit, and I'm willing to spend up to $1500 on starting hardware. Energy here is a mere $.081/kWh as well. I've been using http://www.bitcoinx.com/profit/ to take a look at some potential ASICs, but I just don't see where the profit is. It can be done, and I want to know how.

I've already done a deal of research on the topic, and understand the basics. What else can I do? I'm currently looking at the AntminerS1 for ~$320, what would that calculate to? Each of the sites I've checked for profitability give a vary wide variance.

I'm open to any suggestions. Should I go for it?

Just buy some usb miner and mine for fun, if you are looking for profit then none is profitable.
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June 13, 2014, 07:24:13 AM
#6
I suggest you start mining new issues right out of the gate  you can still solo mine those and get a lot of coins by getting a lot of solo blocks mined and actually make a profit but you do have to wait till the coins hit an exchange that is worth it or unload them on a bad exchange if you have a nice lot of coins .
hero member
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June 12, 2014, 08:48:34 AM
#5
First suggestion...use a better calculator!

https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/calculator


https://tradeblock.com/mining/


Second suggestion...don't bother starting!  Home miner gone by the dodo.  You need several TH/s to even consider making a profit.
full member
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June 12, 2014, 06:46:31 AM
#4
Best suggestion is not to start mining.... buy coins directly..
hero member
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June 12, 2014, 02:46:08 AM
#3
You've come to the right place! My suggestion... find a different hobby.
newbie
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June 12, 2014, 12:06:44 AM
#2
More and more seems to be pointing towards Bitcoin mining no longer being a profitable endeavor for hobbyists. Especially with th/s ASICs coming out... How do you all make it work?
newbie
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June 11, 2014, 07:31:17 PM
#1
I've only started recently researching bitcoin mining, and I'm looking for suggestions. I've run a few calculations, and from the rigs and ASICs I've seen available, I don't see anyway I could turn a profit. I feel like I must be missing something obvious here. Many ASIC sellers seem to be unreliable, and preorders make most new products very cost inefficient. I'm new to mining, I want to make a profit, and I'm willing to spend up to $1500 on starting hardware. Energy here is a mere $.081/kWh as well. I've been using http://www.bitcoinx.com/profit/ to take a look at some potential ASICs, but I just don't see where the profit is. It can be done, and I want to know how.

I've already done a deal of research on the topic, and understand the basics. What else can I do? I'm currently looking at the AntminerS1 for ~$320, what would that calculate to? Each of the sites I've checked for profitability give a vary wide variance.

I'm open to any suggestions. Should I go for it?
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