Undervolting results thread — share your curves

For what it's worth, running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included.

Firmware updates over USB first, OTA only after you trust the supply. Learned the hard way. Convince me otherwise.

The energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic.

Difficulty grinding up is just the market telling you to find cheaper power. Anyone measuring something different?

Late to this one but second-hand S21 prices near me make repair skills worth more than new hardware.

Interesting point above. renting hashrate for ETC taught me more in 13 hours than a month of reading. Would you do it differently?

Strong disagree with the last reply — my seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved. Am I missing something obvious?

Good thread this. a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first. Am I missing something obvious?

My seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved.

Interesting point above. a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first. Curious what the group thinks.

KAS on the small rigs, KAS on the big ones — diversification of boredom. Would you do it differently?

Good thread this. the energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic. Am I missing something obvious?

Same here honestly. renting out my spare M50 paid for its own repairs this quarter.

Reading this from {place}, I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition. Convince me otherwise.

Strong disagree with the last reply — renting out my spare Bitaxe Gamma paid for its own repairs this quarter.

Been thinking about this all week. a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first. Curious what the group thinks.

This matches my experience. KAS on the small rigs, KAS on the big ones — diversification of boredom. Numbers welcome.

Cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. Numbers welcome.

Underrated topic. firmware updates over USB first, OTA only after you trust the supply. Learned the hard way. What's everyone else seeing?

Interesting point above. the real cost is never the rig, it's the 3247W nobody budgets for.

For what it's worth, multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot. Would you do it differently?

Good thread this. XMR on the small rigs, XMR on the big ones — diversification of boredom. Would you do it differently?

Same here honestly. multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot. Would you do it differently?

Underrated topic. renting out my spare M60 paid for its own repairs this quarter. Would you do it differently?

Reading this from {place}, second-hand L7 prices near me make repair skills worth more than new hardware.

Same here honestly. my seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved. Curious what the group thinks.

Same here honestly. cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. Am I missing something obvious?

For what it's worth, the energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic.

Late to this one but cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. Anyone tried the opposite?

Interesting point above. I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition. Would you do it differently?

Hot take incoming: solo mining BTC is a lottery where you keep the ticket price as expected value. I still buy the ticket. Numbers welcome.

Reading this from {place}, running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included.

Not sure I buy that. my spreadsheet says stop; a shed full of warm hashboards says continue.

Interesting point above. solo mining XMR is a lottery where you keep the ticket price as expected value. I still buy the ticket. Am I missing something obvious?

Counterpoint: my M60 has been at it for 79 days straight and the numbers at the wall still surprise me. Numbers welcome.

Underrated topic. running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included. Numbers welcome.

Late to this one but the real cost is never the rig, it's the 1453W nobody budgets for. Would you do it differently?

Reading this from {place}, multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot.

Not sure I buy that. my spreadsheet says stop; the attic full of warm hashboards says continue.

Good thread this. a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first. Curious what the group thinks.

For what it's worth, multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot. Curious what the group thinks.

Been thinking about this all week. the real cost is never the rig, it's the 3172W nobody budgets for. Anyone measuring something different?

Not sure I buy that. cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. Curious what the group thinks.

Late to this one but my seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved. Convince me otherwise.

Reading this from {place}, I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition. Numbers welcome.

Counterpoint: the energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic.

This matches my experience. running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included. Numbers welcome.

Good thread this. my S19 has been at it for 16 days straight and the numbers at the wall still surprise me. Am I missing something obvious?

Late to this one but renting out my spare KS3 paid for its own repairs this quarter. Anyone tried the opposite?

Late to this one but XMR on the small rigs, XMR on the big ones — diversification of boredom. Curious what the group thinks.

LTC on the small rigs, LTC on the big ones — diversification of boredom.

Same here honestly. pool fees look small until you count payout friction on top. Anyone measuring something different?

Reading this from {place}, my seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved.

Reading this from {place}, multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot. Convince me otherwise.

Second-hand Bitaxe prices near me make repair skills worth more than new hardware. Numbers welcome.

I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition. Numbers welcome.

Same here honestly. cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. Convince me otherwise.

Counterpoint: heat reuse in my flat is what makes the maths work for me in winter. What's your setup?

Hot take incoming: solo mining ALPH is a lottery where you keep the ticket price as expected value. I still buy the ticket. Convince me otherwise.

Strong disagree with the last reply — undervolting bought me 9% efficiency for a small hashrate haircut, and I'd do it again. Curious what the group thinks.

Strong disagree with the last reply — running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included. Would you do it differently?

Hot take incoming: insurance for rented-out rigs is decoration unless the use is named in writing. What's your setup?

Same here honestly. the energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic. Curious what the group thinks.

Difficulty grinding up is just the market telling you to find cheaper power. Am I missing something obvious?

Genuine question first: pool fees look small until you count payout friction on top. Numbers welcome.

Counterpoint: I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition. Anyone tried the opposite?

Same here honestly. difficulty grinding up is just the market telling you to find cheaper power.

Genuine question first: the noise problem is solved by distance, not gadgets. the basement was the real fix. Numbers welcome.

For what it's worth, the real cost is never the rig, it's the 1539W nobody budgets for. Numbers welcome.

Not sure I buy that. I treat mining income as a slow DCA and the mood swings stopped. Numbers welcome.

Counterpoint: a 907W night-tariff window is the closest thing to free money in home mining. Anyone tried the opposite?

Counterpoint: heat reuse in my flat is what makes the maths work for me in winter. Anyone tried the opposite?

Strong disagree with the last reply — the energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic. Would you do it differently?

Cable temperature is the diagnostic nobody checks. Warm connectors are wasted watts. Am I missing something obvious?

Strong disagree with the last reply — a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first.

Pool fees look small until you count payout friction on top. Numbers welcome.