Re: Need Opinions - Best SHA256 ASIC for mining in my office - Quiet yet profitable
I just started using my only S3 i have left this way . but today i went to BTC Guild to check my balances and it is shutting down on the 30 of this month and it looks like for good this time he won't sell it .
Antminer S5 is probably the way to go. If you can buy a used one at around $350 and have cheap electricity, it's not too bad. You'll need to underclock it and put in a quieter fan though.
it will be too noisy .
buy this fan:
http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Cooler-Computer-Cooling-FHP-141/dp/B00A460TK6/ref=sr_1_1?
buy a used s-3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antminer-S3-/301661789143?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463c719bd7
this psu but some one may find better for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
My cost for you is under 200 and you will most likely lose money. due to your cost of power.
At the op no gear for sale will profit for your kwatt cost. (I am pretty sure not certain this is true.)
Since you are going to lose money in most cases buy a used antminer s-3 for 85 usd buy a silverstone 141 mm fan for 16 bucks
get a small quiet psu . and then run the s-3 in balance.
I would then run the s-3 in balance I will show you what I mean.
see this post
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=763510.msg11617555#msg11617555
a screen shot that shows how the s-3 splits hash to 3 spots 140gh each 2 earn a little money 1 could win a block.
this will run quiet use under 400 watts and cost under 200 usd . most likely you will lose money
I need something fairly quiet, yet profitable to mine w/ power costs of $.09 - $.1/kwh. My office is a suite in a building that is kept very cool (as we have dentists w/ their required machinery, etc.), so heat isn't too much of an issue. My electric is a write-off, so I want a way to have a steady income of BTC whilst maintaining decent profitability (doesn't have to be the latest and greatest).
Maybe Scrypt ASICs are a possibility, but my focus at this moment is SHA256.
Thanks for your help/opinions!
Maybe Scrypt ASICs are a possibility, but my focus at this moment is SHA256.
Thanks for your help/opinions!
Antminer S5 is probably the way to go. If you can buy a used one at around $350 and have cheap electricity, it's not too bad. You'll need to underclock it and put in a quieter fan though.
it will be too noisy .
buy this fan:
http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Cooler-Computer-Cooling-FHP-141/dp/B00A460TK6/ref=sr_1_1?
buy a used s-3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antminer-S3-/301661789143?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463c719bd7
this psu but some one may find better for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
My cost for you is under 200 and you will most likely lose money. due to your cost of power.
At the op no gear for sale will profit for your kwatt cost. (I am pretty sure not certain this is true.)
Since you are going to lose money in most cases buy a used antminer s-3 for 85 usd buy a silverstone 141 mm fan for 16 bucks
get a small quiet psu . and then run the s-3 in balance.
I would then run the s-3 in balance I will show you what I mean.
see this post
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=763510.msg11617555#msg11617555
a screen shot that shows how the s-3 splits hash to 3 spots 140gh each 2 earn a little money 1 could win a block.
this will run quiet use under 400 watts and cost under 200 usd . most likely you will lose money