Maybe just one last question- how do these two relate to each other? I mean I’d expect these numbers to be very much the same and yet, nanopool values differ from the ebwf-miner. Care to elaborate please? Thx
and yet in nanopool I see the following:
Oct 8th 03:59:59 (5 hours ago) 1560
Oct 8th 02:59:59 (6 hours ago) 1560
Oct 8th 01:59:59 (7 hours ago) 1592
Oct 8th 00:59:59 (8 hours ago) 1456
Oct 7th 23:59:59 (9 hours ago) 1480
Oct 7th 22:59:59 (10 hours ago) 1488
Oct 7th 21:59:59 (11 hours ago) 1576
Oct 7th 20:59:59 (12 hours ago) 1496
Oct 7th 19:59:59 (13 hours ago) 1544
Pool caclulate hashrate based on shares and not actually sol/s, so if your pool is calculating a bit more that’s some “extra” hash right there!
Your cost are pretty high and are pretty risky, but still have some profit margin, if you are patient enough you should continue, if your not willing to wait 16-18 months for some actual profit than not now.
I would suggest you find a better region in your country that has better eletricity costs (rent a 100-200$ garage?). I have a small mining farm in a town close to mine, I pay 8 cents kW/hour less and have rigs connected to a mobile router (80$ + 15$/month internet connection)
If you decide to continue to mine than yes, built your self a new rig. Not only it’s a better solution, but actually “sweating” for your mining solution gives you more confidence and energy to continue to study and do more.
I feel 10 years younger ever since I start working my ass around my mining company 
Thanks Joe,
Since you’re so responsive, maybe you could also elaborate on below estimation? How realistic is this 6mth curve?
If what it depicts is highly probable, then it is sure as hell not worth investing in just a small number of cards.
mycryptobuddy assumes some pretty substantial difficulty increases per month (do you recall what yours was set at?). It’s hard to comment intelligently on this without knowing the exact assumptions (rise in difficulty / month, for example), but the general shape of the curve is likely to be correct. As I mentioned, in July, my hash power was “predicted” to pull in more like 3.75-4.25 coins / month, and now I’m much closer to 2.5-3. Taking the averages (4 and 2.75, that’s a 32% reduction in coin generation rate over ~2.5 months. That being said, for 2x 1080 Ti, at current network difficulty, that estimate is pretty close with what I’d expect for monthly earnings.
As I hinted at above, there has been news recently that has shone the spotlight on ZEC a bit more, and with increased attention comes increased mining competition. In addition, there are pending changes to the second largest cryptocurrency (Ethereum) on the horizon that may result in a lot of orphaned hashing power looking for a place to go, and ZEC is likely to be one of those places. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know for sure what is actually going to happen.
Just wanted to be clear something up regarding occasional gaming on the GPUs. You can certainly do this, but there is absolutely no way to game and mine simultaneously. You probably already suspected that , but I thought it was worth mentioning. Also, it is not recommended to mine with cards actively connected by SLI (software configured); having the connection disabled but leaving the bridge in place is fine (at least, that has been my experience).
highly sure probable as hell.
anyways:
I say that no estimates can be taken into account, only time will tell.
I believe in zcash potential and I’m keeping my coins for the long run, so only time will tell.
If you think of mining instead of working and “live” by selling off coins right away I.
Don’t forget that graphics cards have real value, they don’t just disappear over time
Still zcash value is not taken into account. And zcash value is undoubtly under it’s real potential, 14k?
I know this is the common counterpoint, and it’s certainly valid, but my point is this: real wealth accumulation comes from acquisition of leverage (acquisition of coins) and valuation. Like you, I do believe ZEC has a place in the crypto ecosystem and a strong future outlook, but that’s regarding valuation. The outlook for small-time mining is not so rosy, I believe. All cryptocurrencies have mining windows: periods of time where it is reasonably easy to build your base. 2017 was/is that for ZEC; I really don’t think your rate of acquisition by mining will be anything to brag about come mid-2018. There’s not a doubt in my mind ZEC will be worth more then than it is now, and who knows, price, could even outpace difficulty, but the only way to really build a strong position will be through fiat infusion at low prices, selling at a profit, and then reinvesting when it comes back down. If you’ve put a megaton of money into a mining rig that can’t generate many coins fast enough for you to take advantage of these swings, your value accumulation will slow to a crawl.
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Really nice words right there, I 100% agree with your post!
Cannot agree more, thank you both
