Getting a new PS 5 in March so I am considering using my old PC as a mining rig instead of selling it. Currently have an I3 9100f, and GTX 1660 Super. Found this link not sure how much electricity costs but assuming I can make 1.5 dollars a day (12 hours mining) that's around R 8000k in a year which is slightly below the PC's value so it seems to make sense. You guys find Ethereum or bitcoin more profitable ?
NiceHash - Leading Cryptocurrency Platform for Mining and Trading
Hey there.
First off, take Nicehash calculator results with a grain of salt.
The profits they are showing are a bit inflated.
(FYI: approximate power costs +- R1.92, depends on where you stay or if you're using a prepaid meter
)
For example. I'm mining with a GTX 1080ti.
Nicehash is showing I'll earn R67 a day, but the app on my PC shows R56.
To match the price on Nicehash calculator, I had to adjust my power cost to 5.4.
Using that same equation for your card shows that you could earn +-R36 a day / R1200 a month.
So yeah, it will be worth it to use it for mining, at least for now
ETH is worth mining with NVIDIA cards, but as another user said, all of this might change when ETH 2.0 comes out.
Hope this helps.
FYI, I ain't no expert. This is my personal opinion from my personal experience in the last month I've mined.