Hey guys,
New to bitcoin mining. Joined slush's pool. This is just kinda something im playing with and dont expect to make any real money off of it. Currently running m gpu and getting about 75 Mhash/s. I dont really want to continue to use my GPU to mine. I was looking into ASICMiner Block Erupter 335 mh/s for around 25 dollars used. My question is are there any compatibility issues i will have with these or should it just be a plug in and mine type of deal? Like i said, i dont expect to make money just playing around, not trying to invest a couple grand into a unit to hash for me.
Thanks. Red
Also be aware that the minimum payout is 0.01BTC at slush's Pool, others have similar minimum payout limits. You'll have to check that before joining one with small hardware.
Whatever hardware you look into needs to be able to make this limit within a timeframe that is acceptable to you.
Otherwise, you'd have to buy more than one device, that is a cost question (since none of these devices can ever even remotely ROI, you increase your losses with each additional device; you need to decide if the mining adventure is worth the price).
Some examples of available, small miners if you started mining with them today (based on projected difficulty increases)336MH/s Block Erupter :
March ~0.001 BTC in remaining month + April ~0.00074 BTC/month + May ~0.00042 BTC/month + Jun ~0.00024 BTC/month = ~0.0024 BTC in 4 months
That thing will never make it to minimum payout, if only one is used.1.6GH/s Antminer U1 :
March ~0.0047 BTC in remaining month + April ~0.0035 BTC/month + May ~0.0020 BTC/month + Jun ~0.0012 BTC/month = ~0.0114 BTC in 4 months
That device will take about 3 months to reach 0.01 BTC, possibly won't generate another minimum payout due to diff increase.2.0GH/s Antminer U2 :
March ~0.0059 BTC in remaining month + April ~0.0044 BTC/month + May ~0.0025 BTC/month + Jun ~0.0015 BTC/month = ~0.0143 BTC in 4 months
That device will take about 2 months to generate 0.01 BTC, likely will generate one more minimum payout due to diff increase.4.5GH/s TwinFury :
March ~0.0131 BTC in remaining month + April ~0.0100 BTC/month + May ~0.0057 BTC/month + Jun ~0.0033 BTC/month = ~0.0321 BTC in 4 months
That device will take about 2.5 weeks to generate 0.01 BTC, still useful for a few more minimum payouts.5.0GH/s BiFury :
March ~0.0146 BTC in remaining month + April ~0.0111 BTC/month + May ~0.0063 BTC/month + Jun ~0.0036 BTC/month = ~0.0356 BTC in 4 months
That device will take about 2 weeks to generate 0.01 BTC, still useful for a few more minimum payouts.