Quote from: NotFuzzyWarm on Today at 02:32:00 AM

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I don't think this is how braiins works

Yes, it is. Just check the terms on their site.
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When you use Braiins OS, we collect a 2-2.5% dev fee (depending on the hardware model) by directing that percentage of your hashing power to our pool. It’s up to you which pool you mine with for the remaining 97.5-98%.

They do say that if you are using Braiins and mine to their pool then there is 0% pool fee - but you still pay the DevFee.

Now if you are switching pools between Braiins and here all the time - then I have no idea what happens. That said, this convo should be carried on in the Braiins thread - not here as it is definitely off topic.

That's not what I meant, and you're right. They do snag a portion of your hash but in turn *if* you mine on their pool it is reimbursed in the form of bonus.

What I meant to clarify is it sounded like this diversion affects your odds of mining up a solo block, this in itself is not true. It also makes it per ASIC and how you plan to deploy it, for example an older S9 does have a low power mode already but you can further decrease it with an after market o/s like braiins. You can also crank it up to hash out a lot more, I was just clarifying my case where I mined on several pools without issue and yes gave up some hash for it, so comes to user and their goals.

For me I managed to I average below 21w per TH, stock would do about 28w per. So I am saving about 25% power costs and all together (without bonus if I would mine on braiins) dropped 20% in hashing. So for me, it makes the gain greater than the fee.