So here's how I got into crypto. Started off utilizing the hashing power of my main gaming rig, nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and bedroom PC with Radeon RX 570 on a mining pool (Suprnova.cc) then decided to build my first dedicated mining rig. Went for a 6x GeForce GTX 1070 setup using a Gigabyte H110-D3A and Intel Pentium G4400 with 8GB DDR4 2133MHz. Installed Windows 10 x64 and I'm mining ZEC using EWBF 0.3.4b. Fairly decent performance, 2300+ Sol/s @ 3.4 Sols/Watt.

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Feel comfortable to share your returns?

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Very nice, I'm thinking begin with that too

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[QUOTE=Kamal;1208031]Feel comfortable to share your returns?[/QUOTE]

Certainly. So after 48 days of mining Zcash (ZEC) on Suprnova.cc (mining pool) I've earned 1.40 ZEC which at the current exchange rate of $406.76 (ZEC/USD) is $571.10 USD or $712.56 AUD. Roughly $12 per day, although I only got my six GTX 1070's going 2 weeks ago. That figure is conservative and is actually more around $20 per day with GTX 1080 Ti, RX 570 and 6x GTX 1070.

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Electricity cost here is $0.26 per KWhr and my usage has gone up around 230 units, this includes using AC more often now it's summer the temperature here gets to 38 degrees C (100+ Farenheit) so having the air con on is something I simply can't avoid.

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The best thing about the GTX 1070 rig is I run the power profile at 60% power limit so I can keep the rig stable 24/7, since I'm running a 1000W power supply right on it's limit at around 750W peak draw. Temperatures stay within the low 60's with most card's fan profiles set to Auto which keeps it both cool and quiet (to keep the wife happy etc).

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Damn that's pretty good. I've been thinking of getting into this but just not had the time to dive in to do a full study on the how-tos.

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im usually late to these types of things and dont quite understand the whole picture (crypto currency in general i guess) but it is certainly interesting and thank you for sharing your results and rig.. something to think about.

curious if a person was to make a machine, break-even point, increase in power $ (which you describe a little) per month, etc.

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Wow, some of you fellas are really late on this. Have been mining since 2014, stopped at the beginning of 2016 when the ROI ran out on the gear I had. In that time I was able to mine a total of about 16 coins. Fuck I'd be really fucking happy if those all went to me but half went to my business partner, and then I spent them all on rent when they were only worth about $500. It kinda sucks to have stopped but the ROI was just too much, damn $40-$60/month on the electric bill too. Sold the equipment but I should have just switched coins I was mining, heck now Litecoin is doing great, I didn't even know about ethereum until a year ago, and back then it wasn't worth anything. Show's how much of an early adopter I am. hehehehehe

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So I've spent the last month or so profit-switching using Awesome Miner [URL]http://www.awesomeminer.com/download.aspx[/URL] which has allowed me to diversify my cryptocurrency portfolio by allowing me to mine the most profitable coins at any given moment. I can mine let's say Zclassic on Mining Pool Hub, but select auto-exchange to BTC, ETH, LTC etc so even though I'm mining one coin I can get paid in another.

So break even point, ROI (Return On Investment), for my 6 GPU mining rig is as follows:

[TABLE="width: 359"] [TR] [TD]6 GPU Open Air Crypto Mining Fram RGB LED[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$149.99[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intel Pentium G4400 LGA1151 CPU[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$79.06[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6 PCI-e Riser Card Adapter Sets[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$46.99[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gigabyte H110-D3A motherboard + 4GB DDR4[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$264.76[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2 Gigabyte GTX 1070 Windforce OC 8GB[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$1,238.00[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gigabyte GTX 1070 ITX Mini[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$450.00[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2 Gigabyte GTX 1070 Windforce OC 8GB[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$1,366.20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]PCI-e 6 Pin to Dual 8 Pin Splitter Cable[/TD] [TD="align: right"]$25.98[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

                                                    Total Parts Cost: $3,620.98

My current mining earnings breakdown:

Miner 1: Gigabyte GTX 1080 Ti FE + EVGA Hybrid mod / 7700K $3.69 Per Day mining ETN 180 H/s, ZEC 696 H/s

Miner 2: ASUS Strix RX 570 4GB / Ryzen 1700X $3.22 Per Day mining ETN 382 H/s, ETH 26.69 MH/s

Miner 3: 6x GTX 1070 $14.92 Per Day mining ZEC 2.41 kH/s

Coin Total Per Month: $654.90 ROI: 165 days (at current earnings rate)

So I have to earn approximately $2,500 to break even, which at my current earnings rate of $21.83 per day, is roughly 114 days time.

Current earnings as of (26/02/2018 ) i.e. 73 days = $1,130 AUD, this is segmented into 4 main coins:

BTC 0.01631393 $204.66 ETH 0.10503916 $111.67 LTC 0.462037 $120.52 ZEC 1.41171691 $692.94

I've also purchased a TREZOR hardware wallet and can't speak more highly of it. Easy to use, secure and peace of mind knowing my cryptocurrency is safe offline and in cold storage. If you're wondering what I'm talking about visit: [URL]https://trezor.io/[/URL] [ATTACH=CONFIG]12754[/ATTACH]

Found this useful? Buy me a beer :) [B]BTC:[/B] 37DoqUagemkdy4KemmU31akBhQiuN5wpUv [B]ETH:[/B] 0x36E5E2652e54585F706eF5E7c360e1Cd820e67AD [B]LTC:[/B] MNcWQCLsmGrRHf68C4b5ZUXKADYgpmTzS6 [B]ZEC:[/B] t1VmkHUYS4RsSWFUy8JwDmr8jRbrX28GZDz

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now that fees are down to a decent/manageable level for the user..how has that affected you're mining income ?

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There is a bitcoin atm in a shopping centre near me !! :)

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OK well I thought I'd post an update. With the recent decline in crypto currency prices I have decided to turn my rig off since the cost of electricity here in Western Australia makes it not worth mining. Also since I was mining equihash the difficulty had increased dramatically since I first started and inevitable effect of ASIC's joining the network was another reason I decided to give GPU mining away. While I had switched my GTX 1080Ti over to x16r algo and successfully mined a heap of Ravencoin, I decided to turn both it and my dual 570 ETH PC off as well. I certainly won't be in a hurry to sell any of my gear, but for now it's more practical to invest in the crypto currencies with fiat currency rather than burning electricity by GPU mining, at least since my electricity isn't free and is quite pricey. Ready for the "I told you so" from all those non-believers out there, however I still view crypto currency positively and hope it continues to gain popularity and usage, and well at least I made enough to buy a RTX 2080Ti :D

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What I find interesting is how many crypto miners are bragging about their crypto mining computer setups, posting videos on social media like instagram, telling the world how great their setup is. Is it just that so few people understand how to mine that it doesn't matter if they share, or are they trying to actually spread the word on mining or on crypto currencies in general.

Also curious what the long term outcome of crypto currencies are. Seems like a way to launder money, avoid taxes and buy untraceable items that may or may not be above the law. Is it supposed to help capitalism or is it a way to diminish the Feds power?

I know that was a lot of questions, but I think most people who don't deal with crypto currency are wondering these things. Thanks!

(perhaps try to figure out how to cheaply power your system using solar panels?)

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Avoid taxes? do tell :lol:

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^was waiting for you to chime in first [URL="https://news.bitcoin.com/the-government-dilemma-how-to-tax-something-one-pretends-does-not-exist/"]

The Government Dilemma: How To Tax Something One Pretends Does Not Exist - Bitcoin News[/URL]

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[QUOTE=REDROCK;1213733]^was waiting for you to chime in first [URL="https://news.bitcoin.com/the-government-dilemma-how-to-tax-something-one-pretends-does-not-exist/"]

The Government Dilemma: How To Tax Something One Pretends Does Not Exist - Bitcoin News[/URL][/QUOTE]

read that, now I'm thoroughly confused!

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Anyone still into mining? Or care to share any crypto investing 101? Basically where does a novice start??

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Thought I'd post an update since it's been a while since my last post.

Still have my setup and thanks to Ravencoin fork I'm now back mining Kawpow at similar profitability as Ethereum.

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In reply to REDROCK, I don't brag as my setup isn't very flash. I don't post much on social media with respect to my interest in cryptocurrency. I follow a couple of people on YouTube that keep me entertained, for example Vosk and Doug Polk.

As for your question about long term viability of cryptocurrency, as I've previously mentioned, I have a couple of hardware wallets and use them occasionally. But IMO uptake of using cryptocurrency everyday isn't great, that's not to say it doesn't have potential. Especially in these uncertain times when handling cash with COVID19 wreaking havoc everywhere would make adoption of cryptocurrency very handy.

With respect to laundering money or not paying taxes I think you will find, especially here in Australia, the authorities are pretty on to catching people doing nefarious things with cryptocurrency. [URL]https://www-coindesk-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.coindesk.com/50-year-old-australian-woman-charged-exchanging-over-3m-bitcoin-crypto?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&amp=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coindesk.com%2F50-year-old-australian-woman-charged-exchanging-over-3m-bitcoin-crypto[/URL]

But I'll leave you to make up your own mind. For now, with the ASIC's restricted once more from the network I'm happily mining Kawpow until the situation changes and would recommend everyone at least look into what cryptocurrency offers. Get a wallet, HODL some coins who knows what the future may bring.

Finally, with respect to solar panels. Yes that would be a great idea. There are videos showing people doing it already: [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2fhHdeN_5E[/URL]

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My mind has changed since then - I think it’s great - congrats on capitalizing!

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This thread has aged epically. U.S. banks are reportedly going down. At least 2 so far.

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stablecoins imo... you´ll catch them at a low price these days.