Hello Everyone!

I have been mining for a short time for LTC coins (Running 3 XFX Radeon HD 6750) but wanted to expand into the bitcoin market. I see a lot of information for hardware prices and also cloud solutions. Currently I would like to gather hardware to do mining (since I get to control what pool gets my mining fee for using them, I like to be loyal) but wanted to see if anyone has purchased cloud services and would suggest it over acquiring hardware. Currently I don't have a budget set for hardware or cloud services (Will be running the numbers later).

If anyone has used cloud services, which sites/services would you suggest?

If you recommend hardware instead, what small rigs would you suggest to start with?

Thanks in advance!

~Jojamon