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Message 1840498 - Posted: 7 Jan 2017, 0:35:08 UTC



The ~5 bitcoins that were donated last year went primarily to buying replacement hard drives. With the number of drives we have running we lose quite a few over the course of a year. It was nice not to need to dip into cash to replace them. We've started a new mining effort on Bitcoin Utopia . If you've got mining equipment and want to help out, please join the effort.The ~5 bitcoins that were donated last year went primarily to buying replacement hard drives. With the number of drives we have running we lose quite a few over the course of a year. It was nice not to need to dip into cash to replace them. ID: 1840498 ·

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Message 1840599 - Posted: 7 Jan 2017, 12:12:12 UTC

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We're not gonna fight them. We're gonna transcend them. Anyone has estimations what revenue generated by different devices (CPU, GPU, smartphones?, dedicated ASIC) per Wh ?We're not gonna fight them. We're gonna transcend them. ID: 1840599 ·

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Message 1840643 - Posted: 7 Jan 2017, 15:42:51 UTC - in response to Message 1840599. No numbers on that that I know of. Though asic is the only way to go. All else would be a total waste, doubly so. No real contribution and wasted other opportunities. ID: 1840643 ·

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Message 1840690 - Posted: 7 Jan 2017, 20:09:34 UTC

Last modified: 7 Jan 2017, 20:10:47 UTC There are no tasks for CPU/GPU/smartphones, ASIC miners are much much faster. I had chance to crunch some GPU tasks in the past when they were available, and it turned out that Nvidia GTX 1070 has similar speed as ASIC miner 333MH/s. And this 333MH/s miner is pretty old model - some people runs 1TH+ miners now, which are at least 3,000 times faster. Sorry, if you want to help you need to have ASIC miner. Please check eBay, AliExpress or any other similar sites, you should find some nice miners there. Make sure they are at least 1GH or faster, there are many slower ones there. And make sure that Bitcoin Utopia will work with it, there is list of supported miners in FAQ on BU site. In general you should look for USB and PCIe ones, most of them are supported by BU. ID: 1840690 ·

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Joined: 15 Dec 16Posts: 2Credit: 79,754RAC: 0 Message 1840725 - Posted: 7 Jan 2017, 22:58:25 UTC How does an old guy running Windows 8.1 hook this on to SETI@home? Unable to find the Bitcoin task on the Project list. ID: 1840725 ·

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Message 1840733 - Posted: 7 Jan 2017, 23:44:10 UTC - in response to Message 1840725. You're right. Bitcoin Utopia isn't in BOINC Manager's Project list. What you can do though is copy and paste the Project URL http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinutopia/ in your Add Project wizard. ID: 1840733 ·

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Joined: 15 May 99Posts: 9Credit: 15,674,908RAC: 0 Message 1840789 - Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 5:55:53 UTC - in response to Message 1840690.

Last modified: 8 Jan 2017, 5:57:50 UTC That's a pity. I run a cluster with more than 3,800 cores, including a stack of GPU blades. That will be doubling in the next few weeks.. So far I have not found any interest from the SETI folks to have me contribute with the cluster. This is yet more of the same... :( ID: 1840789 ·

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Message 1840791 - Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 6:10:18 UTC - in response to Message 1840789.

Last modified: 8 Jan 2017, 6:10:38 UTC That's a pity. I run a cluster with more than 3,800 cores, including a stack of GPU blades. That will be doubling in the next few weeks.. So far I have not found any interest from the SETI folks to have me contribute with the cluster. This is yet more of the same... :(

?

Install BOINC, attach them to the project, let them crunch. Grant

Darwin NT Install BOINC, attach them to the project, let them crunch.GrantDarwin NT ID: 1840791 ·

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Joined: 20 Aug 99Posts: 30Credit: 70,655,757RAC: 24 Message 1840794 - Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 6:46:42 UTC - in response to Message 1840498. If I knew what hard drives you guys needed by model number I'd be more likely to send you one or two. ID: 1840794 ·

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Joined: 13 May 02Posts: 14Credit: 18,937,378RAC: 7 Message 1840796 - Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 7:13:24 UTC - in response to Message 1840498. Good morning!



In the Notices section of BOINC ( just running SETI@home) the new notice on Bitcoin Utopia has an embedded weblink to BitCoin Utopia, which

according to my Norton Security is 'unsafe' and connects to a malicious website. This may or may not be a false positive for Norton Security, but it would be a good idea surely to rectify the situation, which if not resolved, can only impact the success of this cause? Just saying . . . . . ID: 1840796 ·

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Joined: 14 Jun 14Posts: 1Credit: 298,282RAC: 0 Message 1840813 - Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 13:04:58 UTC Hi All



I added Bitcoin Utopia to my project list after reading the notice yesterday, and everything seemed to be going fine at first. The work unit was scheduled to take between 2 and 3 hours, and by the time the first three hours were up it had nearly finished. Things then started getting a little weird - it started running slower and slower, and now it's using a paltry proportion of CPU time and has been reporting that it's on 100% progress for the last 10 hours or so of runtime, with the job still not having completed. Is this anything to be concerned about, or is this normal behaviour for this particular application?



Thanks very much

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Joined: 8 Apr 09Posts: 2Credit: 391,953RAC: 0 Message 1840837 - Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 16:41:53 UTC Why not just directly donate Bitcoins to 1DuKPGnQ16TJpDUKS1CgWvrdVKtRTGPgir rather than encourage users to just do work with their non-existent ASICs? Most users in SETI & BOINC forum here will be approaching the new project with a GPU/CPU. We, the Gridcoin community, voted to removed Bitcoin Utopia (BU) from our whitelist of projects that will give tasks eligible for reward. The project got removed because of their campaigns becoming non-transparent-for-profit and no longer doing former campaigns like the one that was just re-opened for SETI. The donation of Bitcoin is something that remains to be a volatile one, albeit tax-free. I like how BU has been moving back into the right direction, IMO.



Also, when can I actually donate Gridcoins to SETI@home ? YOYO already accepts donations for both coins. ID: 1840837 ·

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Message 1840854 - Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 18:31:08 UTC - in response to Message 1840789.

Last modified: 8 Jan 2017, 18:31:33 UTC That's a pity. I run a cluster with more than 3,800 cores, including a stack of GPU blades. That will be doubling in the next few weeks.. So far I have not found any interest from the SETI folks to have me contribute with the cluster. This is yet more of the same... :(

What do you mean? What interest you want to see/get?



There is constant need of additional computing power in project.

Why just not to connect you cluster to SETI project and do crunching? What prevents?? SETI apps news

We're not gonna fight them. We're gonna transcend them. What do you mean? What interest you want to see/get?There is constant need of additional computing power in project.Why just not to connect you cluster to SETI project and do crunching? What prevents??We're not gonna fight them. We're gonna transcend them. ID: 1840854 ·

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Joined: 28 Nov 15Posts: 1Credit: 4,922,904RAC: 4 Message 1840983 - Posted: 9 Jan 2017, 7:22:41 UTC - in response to Message 1840733. I added http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinutopia/

to my project list in BOINC and so far I haven't received any 'Tasks.'

Using a Mac if that helps.

Would appreciate some help.



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Message 1840987 - Posted: 9 Jan 2017, 7:53:22 UTC

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Have a look here.



https://www.hobbymining.com/mining-hardware/

Note this paragraph.





Bitcoin Mining Without Hardware?

Itâ€™s still technically possible to mine bitcoins without dedicated mining hardware. However, youâ€™ll earn less than one penny per month. Mining bitcoins on your computer will do more damage to your computer and wonâ€™t earn a profit. So, itâ€™s not worth it unless youâ€™re just interested to see how the mining process works. Youâ€™re best bet is to buy dedicated hardware like the Antminer S7 or Antminer S9. Having had a look around it seems that if you want to make more than $1 a year you need specialist Bitcoin "miners"Have a look here.Note this paragraph. ID: 1840987 ·

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An Antminer S9 w/ 1600W PSU is about $3700aud here and consumes 1375W.



An Antminer S7 w/ 1600W PSU is about $1100aud here and consumes 1278 W. While 3 of these maybe as powerful as 1 S9 and slightly cheaper to buy that's 3834 W required to run them.



So I can safely say that I'm out.



Cheers. I did a bit of homework and came across this article out of many, https://99bitcoins.com/antminer-s9-review/ , and then I went looking at prices here.An Antminer S9 w/ 1600W PSU is about $3700aud here and consumes 1375W.An Antminer S7 w/ 1600W PSU is about $1100aud here and consumes 1278 W. While 3 of these maybe as powerful as 1 S9 and slightly cheaper to buy that's 3834 W required to run them.So I can safely say that I'm out.Cheers. ID: 1841000 ·

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Joined: 4 Aug 99Posts: 71Credit: 30,888,293RAC: 15 Message 1841168 - Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 5:45:32 UTC - in response to Message 1840983. I added http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinutopia/

to my project list in BOINC and so far I haven't received any 'Tasks.'

Using a Mac if that helps.

Would appreciate some help.



Thank You



I have the same issue.



iMac Corei7 4.0 ghz 32 GB DDR3 ram with AMD Radeon R9 M290X with 2 gigs video ram.



I'm routinely running 9 Seti @ Home blocks simultaneously but the event log for Bitcoin Utopia part of the project just keeps saying:

"Got 0 new tasks - No Tasks Sent"



Ideas? I have the same issue.iMac Corei7 4.0 ghz 32 GB DDR3 ram with AMD Radeon R9 M290X with 2 gigs video ram.I'm routinely running 9 Seti @ Home blocks simultaneously but the event log for Bitcoin Utopia part of the project just keeps saying:"Got 0 new tasks - No Tasks Sent"Ideas? ID: 1841168 ·

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Joined: 4 Jan 00Posts: 19Credit: 2,262,059RAC: 2 Message 1841383 - Posted: 11 Jan 2017, 10:52:51 UTC Bitcoin's future?

I seem to recall from history that the Dutch had a similar "bubble" based on the value of Tulip Bulbs!

lol Life is not a rehearsal ID: 1841383 ·