# Does pool choice matter?
**URL:** https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/does-pool-choice-matter/24571
**Category:** Mining
**Created:** [December 20, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/does-pool-choice-matter/24571 "2017-12-20T21:16:30Z")
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### Author:  [@Glockshna](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Glockshna)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/does-pool-choice-matter/24571/1 "2017-12-20T21:16:30Z")
Hey everyone,
I’m pretty new to mining. I’ve been mining to Nanopool with my 1080Ti when I’m not using it but as the prices are going up I’m considering getting a bit more serious about it and maybe building a rig. One question I have is whether pool choice matters and how all that works. How big of a farm would you need to realistically be able to discover blocks yourself?
Any insight would be appreciated!
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### Author:  [@nekkidtruth](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/nekkidtruth)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/does-pool-choice-matter/24571/2 "2017-12-20T22:57:05Z")
It doesn’t matter if the hashrate is spread out. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. There are a few larger pools and a few smaller ones which make the bulk of the hashrate on the network.
The network hashrate is about 340 **Million** Sol/s. In order for you to find a block consistently you would need at last 300 **Thousand** Sol/s. That’s ignoring luck all together.
For the sake of showing the math, a GTX 1080 Ti average 750 Sol/s. 300,000 Sol/s divided by 750 Sol/s and you get 400. You would need 400 1080 Ti’s to get 300KSol/s. A 1080 Ti is roughly $800-$1000 so you would need close to $400,000 to get that.