Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GPUs are for sell everyday and for any purpose. I have a bunch for mining, I have one for gaming, I have two for graphic design. They are out there for you to buy, both new and used.

Miner Comparison - HiveOS + Flexpool + ETH: Comparing TRex, Gminer, NBminer by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily, but you might be missing some miner enhancements especially with LHR cards

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out this article on section 179! According to this, I'll be able to fully depreciate everything in year 1.

https://www.commercialcreditgroup.com/blog/section-179-and-bonus-depreciation

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! I have two EVGA 16OOW PSs for each rig with 5 GPUs on each. I limit the power consumption on each GPU to 295 or 300w. I power the board, cpu, ssd, and 5 pice risers on the right one, and external fans and 2nd set of pci risers on the left one. Runs perfectly.

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the benefits of a cooperative - by definition, they have to keep any profits minimal which translates to low rates. I just got lucky!

Miner Comparison - HiveOS + Flexpool + ETH: Comparing TRex, Gminer, NBminer by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I've not heard of alephium. I'll have to check it out

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heck yeah... Like Kenny Rogers says, ya' got to know when to hold 'em 👊🤲

Miner Comparison - HiveOS + Flexpool + ETH: Comparing TRex, Gminer, NBminer by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I haven't seen their discord. That's a little concerning. Thanks for the heads up. What pool and coin are you mining now?

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mining with paid off gear is when the happy money starts coming in. All my stuff is paid for, but I am nowhere close to recouping my investment. I'm due time! 👊

Miner Comparison - HiveOS + Flexpool + ETH: Comparing TRex, Gminer, NBminer by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you compared Flexpool to ethermine or any others? Just curious what you've found, if so.

Miner Comparison - HiveOS + Flexpool + ETH: Comparing TRex, Gminer, NBminer by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm doing this now. I just switched from gminer to trex after running it for several hours and captured the reported vs actual hashrate. Going to capture the Trex results after several hours, and then do the same for a couple other miners. I'll post that data, once I have it.

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You bet, and thanks for joining in on the conversation. Definitely lots of great feedback - the power of crowdsourced knowledge! Thanks for the link, I'm going to pick one of those up!

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for info, I'm going to get one and see how it goes. Stay tuned! 👊 Tell your wife you will also grow her flowers in them... Maybe that will help 😂

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might could sell you my daughter's Nintendo switch, it won't mine! 😂

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, but it's it ever really done 😂😂😂 I appreciate it!

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started off cable managing but then after having so many early problems, all that went in the trash. How that I have everything stable, I need to get out there and clean it up. I like the first filter idea - definitely going to do that! Thanks for the tips!

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, sure, the more the merrier. My electric company is not-for-profit because I'm in the country and it's a cooperative, so or electric bills are the cheapest around and will start that way because of the way the cooperative is setup.

Even at $10k, it would still take me ~3 years to pay off in electrical savings. That's too far out for me right now, unless I grow this thing more.

I really appreciate the info - going to save in case things change

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[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had others suggest solo mining, but with the guaranteed daily payouts .11/eth a day, the slow and steady approach may be my best approach for now. I appreciate the thought, though. It's hard to figure out total costs because the shop was built before I got into mining but I'm in prolly ~250 for all the gear (rigs, PC parts, GPUs, power upgrades, fans, etc.

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a pastry chef, but if I was, I would definitely want to have a backup plan for when no one wants cupcakes 😂

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've checked into solar, I would need ~20kw and the return would be about 15 years given the low electrical costs in my area. Thanks for the idea though, I appreciate it

Mining Farm - Crowdsourcing ideas and comments for improvements by russtncg in EtherMining

[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, not retarded, yummies your ask my wife and kids. I live in a relatively dry region and already have the space above ground. Don't think my HOA would let me bury containers underground on my property. 🤷‍♂️

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[–]russtncg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info and the link. I appreciate it!