Will my college dorm room be able to handle 3000W? - page 2.

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Quote from: onlinemerchant on August 12, 2014, 12:52:36 AM

Quote from: teamlottowin on August 12, 2014, 12:47:48 AM

I would buy a fish tank instead. You clearly don't know what you are getting into

While I don't entirely know what I'm getting into, I'm willing to learn. I've always been interested in mining bitcoin so I might as well give it a try. Your comments are not useful so please do not post on this thread.

How for from the world are you? He gave a solid advice and you just flame back? Not very nice!

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Quote from: onlinemerchant on August 12, 2014, 12:52:36 AM

Quote from: teamlottowin on August 12, 2014, 12:47:48 AM

I would buy a fish tank instead. You clearly don't know what you are getting into

While I don't entirely know what I'm getting into, I'm willing to learn. I've always been interested in mining bitcoin so I might as well give it a try. Your comments are not useful so please do not post on this thread.

I'm pretty sure newbies aren't allowed to tell full members what they can and can not do. Wink

Especially when that are 100% correct.

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Quote from: teamlottowin on August 12, 2014, 12:47:48 AM

I would buy a fish tank instead. You clearly don't know what you are getting into

While I don't entirely know what I'm getting into, I'm willing to learn. I've always been interested in mining bitcoin so I might as well give it a try. Your comments are not useful so please do not post on this thread.

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I would buy a fish tank instead. You clearly don't know what you are getting into

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Quote from: onlinemerchant on August 12, 2014, 12:22:38 AM

Since clearly the 3000W miner is no longer viable, does anyone know any smaller miners that still offer a pretty good return? I don't want to use USB miners because they don't offer a good return. Thanks!

Maybe yous should check zenminer site.
Some of my friend use zenminer to host their miner. But I dunno if it profitable or not because I haven't try it myself.

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Quote from: Gogreen on August 12, 2014, 12:24:02 AM

3000w are you dreaming? It should be around half 1400w or lower. Do not take the risk of endangering other people life. There is a thing call Fire!

So you are saying that a 1400w miner would be viable?

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3000w are you dreaming? It should be around half 1400w or lower. Do not take the risk of endangering other people life. There is a thing call Fire!

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I dont think you should do it health and safety etc especially in a college lol.

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Since clearly the 3000W miner is no longer viable, does anyone know any smaller miners that still offer a pretty good return? I don't want to use USB miners because they don't offer a good return. Thanks!

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I think that's a bad idea
3KW is too damn high for college dorm

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Normal people put their ring in a separate room, with extra ventilation and I guess with electrical instalations suitable for the miners. 3000W is more or less the heat generted by 30 people, not counting the noise, so I guess your and your miner won't survive the first night.

If you want mine while in college room, I guess you should get some USB miners.

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Thanks for all the info guys. I guess I probably shouldn't buy it then. Undecided

Oh well, do any of you guys have some smaller good alternatives? Since I have a single room the noise and heat won't be an issue. I can turn down the A.C as far as I want. What bitcoin mining rig/scrypt mining rig should I get that delivers a return on investment? Any ideas?

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Quote from: Hfleer on August 12, 2014, 12:04:14 AM

Quote from: juju on August 12, 2014, 12:01:56 AM

Quote from: Hfleer on August 11, 2014, 11:51:45 PM

That won't help if they are on the same circuit. I doubt his room will have two of those.

True, and since its a single room the likely hood of that is very slim, if it was a 3 person room, perhaps.

Yes, but a 3 person room has 2 other persons inside it. Cheesy

Imagine your roommate mining 24/7 and your room has 90 db and 40c constantly.

haha, I also thought about how terrible a single dorm room would be with a rig running 24/7.

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Quote from: juju on August 12, 2014, 12:01:56 AM

Quote from: Hfleer on August 11, 2014, 11:51:45 PM

That won't help if they are on the same circuit. I doubt his room will have two of those.

True, and since its a single room the likely hood of that is very slim, if it was a 3 person room, perhaps.

Yes, but a 3 person room has 2 other persons inside it. Cheesy

Imagine your roommate mining 24/7 and your room has 90 db and 40c constantly.

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Quote from: Hfleer on August 11, 2014, 11:51:45 PM

That won't help if they are on the same circuit. I doubt his room will have two of those.

True, and since its a single room the likely hood of that is very slim, if it was a 3 person room, perhaps.

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depends on where you live. but in a dorm I would still say thats too much.

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3kw for a dorm room is too much, they were not built for these kind of things. And even if they can handle 3kw electricity draw, your second problem would be to deal with 3kw of heat dumped in your room. Really, this is a bad idea for a dorm. Be considerate of your roommates too.

PS - this belongs in the MINING section.

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Also..

Do you know how loud and hot these things are? You will be deaf and cooked within a week!

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Sorry to break it but I don't think that would be a good idea man! You should probably ask them

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Quote from: juju on August 11, 2014, 11:50:00 PM

Quote from: onlinemerchant on August 11, 2014, 11:05:25 PM

Hi, I'm new here. I was thinking of buying this miner:
http://gawminers.com/collections/all-miners/products/shipped-pre-order-september-6-th-s-spondoolies-tech-sp30-yukon-batch-1

and bringing it to college to use it. I live in a single room in a building that was created in the last 5 years. While I don't know much about electricity and the like, I am worried that the miner I was going to buy will draw too much electricity. I wouldn't want to cause a short or something like that. I do not want to damage the room's electrical circuits/wall outlets. I guess my main question is whether I'd be able to plug my bitcoin miner into a wall outlet and begin using it or if I'd need to take special precautions? Would I have to use both the plugs that are provided with the miner? Or could I just plug it into one outlet? Also do you guys have any tips I should keep in mind? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Google says:
UK power outlet is rated at 240V and at 13A which works out to ~3120W
North America, a 120V receptacle is going to be on a 20A breaker; so ~2400W

Probably not, but maybe you could split the units draw between two outlets?

edit: Updated Information

That won't help if they are on the same circuit. I doubt his room will have two of those.

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