Agree on the last part that ASIC is better then radiator, but my family don't like the ASIC smell, dont even know if it is hazard.
Uhoh, what miner do you have that smells?
I used 2x "silence modded" BFL Singles to heat my house last winter, they only supplied half of the heat required during the - months, but now I have 2x BFL Monarches on the way so I think I will be able to go all ASIC for heat this winter, at worst I'll boot up the Singles too...
3 things that REALLY are good arguments for the Monarches:
- USB, I have the router in the cold attic and I wan't to use my already stable PC to Router WiFi, all other miners have ethernet port = cable mess, holes in the walls/roof OR multiple unstable RPi/Beagle WiFi radiating crap... hubs are better than switches.
- Silence! The water cooling of these beasts is apparently super silent = good for being able to heat the bedroom!
- Dynamic clock, you can run them like so:
GH___ | W____ | W/GH |
550 | 339 | 0.62 |
600 | 368 | 0.61 |
650 | 432 | 0.66 |
700 | 471 | 0.70 |
730 | 530 | 0.73 |
780 | 609 | 0.78 |
Which means I will buy a PC thermometer and clock them automatically to get the right temp.