Thanks for all your replies.
When I started this topic, I didn't know at all, that mining altcoins with graphic card, to get BTC, was profitable.

At home, in my personal computer I already have a GTX 1060.
I tested out and I get 0.008 to 0.009 BTC (~1.43€) per day with a total consumption of 153watts (0.58€ per day) at the wall.
Even at home, where I pay my electricity bill, it is still profitable to use my GTX 1060.

At the location where I have 400watts of free power, I decided I will use a RX480.
I bought one at 200€.
With the rest of the computer it should consume 240 watts at the wall and is similar to an GTX 1060. So I'm thinking I could "mine" 0.008 to 0.009 BTC per day also.
If I went for my initial plan, and bought an Antminer S7 (~350€) and underclocked it, I could of mined 0.00072117 BTC per day (1.6Th/s @ 400 watts).

I ended up paying less, using less power and mining more.
Thanks !

Thanks for all your replies.

I already had a spare computer, so I ended up buying a Radeon RX480 to mine altcoins and exchange them in Bitcoins.

A RX480 (~200€) with the rest of the computer consumes 240 watts and can "mine" 0.008 to 0.009 BTC per day.
If I went for an Antminer S7 (~350€) and underclocked it, I could of mined 0.00072117 BTC per day (1.6Th/s @ 400 watts).

I ended up spending less, using less power and getting more BTC per day.

Thanks for your suggestions.
I'm glad I asked, I wasn't considering altcoin mining at all.


@newmz I didn't know at all about the Baikal CUBE units. The front costs is to much for me at the moment. i only have 300-350€ and prefer to buy a graphic card. Also have a spare computer on which I can put the graphic cards.

@Cereberus NiceHash mining software looks like a very convenient and easy way. I'll probably use it.

@Vaccinus @JaredKaragen @Cereberus I already have a spare computer with 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 and 3x PCIe 2.0 x1. I just need a graphic card. I'll probably start with one or two RX480, they're cheep and mine well.

I created a topic in the Altcoin section : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1913541.0

Hello,

I can get 400 watts of free electricity.
I've been mining for one year with a Bitcoin miner at 270Gh/s. It has a 1.4 W/Gh/s ratio. It mines, at the moment, 0.00012124 BTC per day.
I'm looking to replace it with something that will mine more, but with the same 400 Watts consumption.
If I get an Antminer S7 (~350€) and underclock it, I can mine 0.00072117 BTC per day (1.6Th/s @ 400 watts).


I created yesterday a topic in the Bitcoin section.
Several people told me to mine an Altcoin to convert it to Bitcoin.


I'm a total stranger to Altcoins.
My goal would be to Mine an Altcoin and convert it to Bitcoin. And with that method, achieve a mining rate of more then 0.00072117 BTC per day.

What altcoin miner uses a maximum of 400 watts (or that can be underclocked to use less then 400 watts) ?
What would be the best miner, new or second hand, available in Europe ?
Which Altcoin to mine ?

Thanks

I'm not really a fan of altcoins.
I stick to Bitcoin.

Thanks for the heads up.

To bad
The 0.1 W/Gh/s is really nice but I wanted to use less power/watts, then the stock ~1300watts.

Hello,
I couldn't find my answer on Bitmain's website.

Is it possible to change the frequency, to underclock or overclock, the S9-13.5TH/s and S9-11.5TH/s, that are sold at the moment on Bitmain's webshop ?

Thanks

Thanks for the heads up.

What the miner makes per day, in fiat equivalent, doesn't bother me.
As long as it mines Bitcoins, that's the only thing that counts for me.


The Antminer S3 does indeed use less then 400 Watts and runs at 441 Gh/s, that a 0.77Gh/s ratio.
Better then what I have now.

I looked up the other Antminer products and it seems you can underclock them to use less Watts.
An underclocked Antminer S5 or Antminer S7 looks interesting.



I saw some recent USB miner, but the price is just too much; 60€ for 25Gh/s (GekkoScience 2Pac).
Is there any other miners that can be underclocked ?

Hello,

I can get 400 watts of free electricity.
I've been mining for one year with a miner at 270Gh/s. It has a 1.4 W/Gh/s ratio.

I'm wondering if I can get a miner with a better W/Gh/s ratio and that uses a maximum of 400 watts (or that can be underclocked to use less then 400 watts).
What would be the best miner, new or second hand, available in Europe ?

Thanks,
mat542

I'm searching to replace my burnt PCI-E connector on one of the cubes.
Is this good (don't look at the picture, look at the description) : http://www.mouser.fr/ProductDetail/TE-Connectivity-AMP/3-794620-6/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMuzXLcWrSfMr8EAzPo2lDeyO5JtAjp%252bNTo%3d

Un conseil : Ne pas dépenser de l'argent pour des mineurs.

Day 2, Order 7x, Paid 3 June, Received today in France.
Somebody tried to collect my packages at the UPS center.
Fortunately UPS asked for an ID and he just went away. Be careful !

I found this after work :


Dammit, I hate UPS !!!
I never received a call and never called them.
It's too late now to call, I hope that it isn't an other person that is trying to get my miners !

The 3rd of June. First day first served.

But a friend of mine ordered the 3rd of June and paid the 7th of June.
He was also Day 2 shipping and will also be recieving is miner today.

Yes

France

Order #7x
Day 2 shipping
Got UPS tracking number.
Delivery date (given by UPS) : tomorrow.

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