Re: Lottery mining: a cost-benefit analysis
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I'm fairly jealous of the electricity costs elsewhere in the world. I believe even the US has some decent rates compared to the UK. I'd probably throw a lot more at it if it wasn't so expensive. Even running 50TH's units costs a little bit each month. I think I might get carried away though, and end up having a shed/garage full of them.
In the UK if you stacked 6 nerdqaxe++'s you could be north of £100 a month with the consumption at the wall. They generally take around 90-100W at the wall at stock settings. Tuning them you might get a bit less. Hydro units seem to draw less power from my observation, which I assumed with the additional components wouldn't be true. Also, could be just lucky with those units I suppose.
I think 25-30THs might be the sweet spot for cost, contributing a tiny amount of power to the network to benefit it, but also be in it to win it.
You could potentially get fancy, and build a bigger case for them and have a positive airflow. Seems a bit overkill for lottery mining though.
In the UK if you stacked 6 nerdqaxe++'s you could be north of £100 a month with the consumption at the wall. They generally take around 90-100W at the wall at stock settings. Tuning them you might get a bit less. Hydro units seem to draw less power from my observation, which I assumed with the additional components wouldn't be true. Also, could be just lucky with those units I suppose.
I think 25-30THs might be the sweet spot for cost, contributing a tiny amount of power to the network to benefit it, but also be in it to win it.
I'd recommend reading reviews of the equipment. Inexperienced users often buy this type of equipment, thinking it requires no maintenance.
If you plan to use it as a heater, be sure to clean it of dust.
True, but 10 minutes every fortnight / month depending on your risk tolerance should do it. Obviously, every time you're doing maintenance there's a small risk of breaking things just by handling them, and the cleaning process itself. I'm assuming a lot of people go for a lot longer with their maintenance schedules. If you plan to use it as a heater, be sure to clean it of dust.
You could potentially get fancy, and build a bigger case for them and have a positive airflow. Seems a bit overkill for lottery mining though.
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I'm fairly jealous of the electricity costs elsewhere in the world. I believe even the US has some decent rates compared to the UK. I'd probably throw a lot more at it if it wasn't so expensive. Even running 50TH's units costs a little bit each month.
If you stacked 6 nerdqaxe++'s you could be north of £100 a month with the consumption at the wall. They generally take around 90-100W at the wall at stock settings. Tuning them you might get a bit less. Hydro units seem to draw less power from my observation, which I assumed with the additional components wouldn't be true. Also, could be just lucky with those units I suppose.
I think 25-30THs might be the sweet spot for cost, contributing a tiny amount of power to the network to benefit it, but also be in it to win it.
If you stacked 6 nerdqaxe++'s you could be north of £100 a month with the consumption at the wall. They generally take around 90-100W at the wall at stock settings. Tuning them you might get a bit less. Hydro units seem to draw less power from my observation, which I assumed with the additional components wouldn't be true. Also, could be just lucky with those units I suppose.
I think 25-30THs might be the sweet spot for cost, contributing a tiny amount of power to the network to benefit it, but also be in it to win it.