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The game today as we mine is cheap power is king and lots of cheap gear can be found how do we cope as miners.
As I have time and time again emphasized, whatever you mine, ie profits, is determined by your ability to manage power cost, therefore the ultimate game will be cheapest source of power in the world and where (location)...
My group's mining operations lifeline is entirely dependent on cheap hydro-power in Labrador.
I am working on a geo-thermal power project currently, and i hope I can give more info on this soon.
Phil's solar power project is also a very good strategy to circumvent the power cost eating into your mining profits.
As far as GPUs vs ASICS vs FGPAs, ultimately its all about diversity and advancement in tech -- thats why we are all in the mining business.
Let's keep Phil's thread civil -- its an important resource for all of us to share info, not bashing ground. All tech has their merits, pros-cons etc.
Speaking of diversity, curious as to people's thoughts about Mineority, which is open for registration and plan purchases (you own the GPU, you are not just paying for hash power). On the hardware side, their prices seem fair but not something that I would want to jump at. Still, much easier than trying to do 4U builds on your own. I like their RX 570 with custom passive cooling; perfect for 3U/4U builds. Not ready to buy 20 at that price, however, but it is reasonable. The biggest plus to their proposal is that you get automatic access to their optimizations if you host with them, and I suspect that they have some nice ones for Vega.