Step 3: Connect your rigs:The set-up depends on the machine or rig and with software, most ASICs are fast to connect to a pool. The software either lets you a GUI interface or command-line interface to set up. The easiest for newbies is the GUI interfaced tools. Some rigs do not n...
Then you download the NiceHash mining software, configure it to mine to your BTC address (provided by NiceHash), and you're all set. Your BTC will accumulate on NiceHash, and you can transfer it out whenever you like — which is a good idea since you never know if or when another ...
However, a larger consideration is theprice of bitcoinrelative to mining costs. If BTC falls in value, a profitable miner can quickly become unprofitable. When prices dip, miners may have to hold their BTC and finance mining through reserves or even loans until prices recover enough to sell pr...
I’ve been building mining rigs using Ubuntu linux for a while now. I really like the AMD RX480 cards, and recently moved my Ethereum miners to using Claymore’s mining code. I wanted to mine Zcash also, and found that the AMD R9 Fury cards were better than the AMD RX480’s. The ...