- Nov 30, 2012
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So I was reading about bit coin mining and was thinking about getting into it. I use to be part of distributed computing and was always curious about the hardware and apps used so bit coin mining seems like a great hobby and maybe a way to turn a profit. Now keep in mind I don't pay for electricity. The only thing I will be paying for is a powered USB hub and a ASIC USB card to mine hashes.
My question: Is it worth it? Should I go solo or join a pool? The first USB card I will get will cost $150 and calculate about 2.6 GH/s. (Giga Hashes per second). How about the software? Is it hard to configure and what about the ASIC card. Do I have to program it?
That's all the questions I have for now.
My question: Is it worth it? Should I go solo or join a pool? The first USB card I will get will cost $150 and calculate about 2.6 GH/s. (Giga Hashes per second). How about the software? Is it hard to configure and what about the ASIC card. Do I have to program it?
That's all the questions I have for now.