newbie decisions and long term strategy
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Hi Burst-Team,
I'm a newbie here and I got a hand me down computer with the stats below.
i5-3470 @3.2ghz
16GB ram
2TB HD
No extra GPUPlots:
1TB (part of my 2TB drive on machine)
8TB external - plotting as we speak
my 8TB external drive is taking a very long time to plot (24 hours = 20% ~2TB)I use a CPU plotter (Xplotter) and i get ~7k nonces/min
mining my 1 TB reads between 60-70MB/sI basically have the beginners setup and everything for plotting/mining are running smoothly
However, one quick look and i see 8TB externals have the best value per TB at $200 bucks or less.
If i had $200 bucks to spend...what should my next purchase be?
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8TB external - I know I should probably go with this option till i hit some critical mass
good - more space, more plots, more deadlines, more chances at burst
bad - it will take me a long time to plot and i feel that i will miss out on deadline submissions -
Value GPU - I look on newegg and I see that i can get a 4GB GTX 1050 TI for about $160
good - increased mining/plotting speeds will allow me to scale
bad - i dont need it right now -
CPU upgrade to i7 - I know this is probably in the 350-400 range
good - increased speed for plotting/mining
bad - too expensive/dont need it right now
What should i buy next? What should my methodology be as i begin to scale?
I read a lot of post where folks can just buy the perfect machine all in 1 shot, I dont have those resources. I'm hoping the good folks here can share their Burst growing experiences/pains.Many Thanks!
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@00kakamora How many drives can you system take internally? I've got a community buy going for 8TB WD internal drives @ $177:
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@haitch I'm "supposed" to have 3 bays but it looks like i can only fit 1 more.
I am assuming these are WD 8TB RED drives. Is there a link/post where i can sign up?
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@00kakamora not the Reds, the drives that go into the external "My Books". https://forums.burst-team.us/topic/6215/bulk-purchase
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@haitch From your referral to purchase drives, your answer to my post is to stock up on HDs and focus on that?
Is there a critical mass of HDs that I should hit before I consider GPU based plotting/mining or CPU upgrade?
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@00kakamora The more drives you have, the better your earning outlook is.
As for CPU/GPU upgrades - it depends, If you can mine your entire plot under 1 minute, you're good. You may benefit from an upgrade, but it'll be marginal if CPU mining and unpredicatable if GPU.
