Crypto Rigs have been a massive disappointment.
The sheer volume of supplies required, constant need for electrical repair kits, insane material grinding, and the ridiculous time investment just don’t match the return.
I’ve personally counted up the materials for the maxed out system, and it just isnt worth it. Only makes around 11K in 3 days.
The Process of getting everything, supply wise + the parts i got to buy at digital den
Cost at DD: 8.4K for all supplies
Cost in Materials: 11,600 (Street price)
And that’s not even counting the silicon… which is by far the worst part.
the amount required for a maxed out rig just isn’t worth it, i’ve spent 4+ days just getting the silicon itself! In return? Roughly 11,000 in 3 days once it’s finally running.
After those 3 days, your parts are pretty cooked, so you got to make like 10 repair kits. Which cost a good bit of mats
These mats for 1 repair kit, costs roughly 1K, and if i need 9-10 of them. That literally eats up the entire profit of the crypto rig
That math is terrible.
In conclusion, crypto rigs desperately need a buff.. and honestly, it should be a significant one. Right now the effort, time, and resource sink far outweigh the reward.
Anyone else feel the same?
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triscuit_wells
May 16
I think simply just making the parts last a few weeks before needing repair would fix the issue if you don't want it to be easy/fast afk money. I would love to see the rate doubled and make it another incentive to buy a house. Maybe raise the limit each apt and house can hold as well if you don't want to up the rate it mines. But in reality, crypto is usually afk farming… theres maintenance but this is a bit ridiculous to lose money on crypto vs making money. Might as well remove it entirely.
Forked
Feb 13
I’d love more feedback!
I can definitely take the time re-review the economics here, and make more QOL adjustments - but crypto will never be easy AFK money.
ryanrainalds
Feb 13
Yeah! Totally. i completely understand, i wouldnt expect it to be easy AFK, i just think we should be actually getting a return on investment… + some
ryanrainalds
Mar 12
if youd like my personal opinion on anything, let me know!
cajun.gaming
Feb 12
Couldn’t agree more! I realized it wouldn’t be profitable when I built the tier 1 rig for like 4k+ and only made $1,450 before repairs were needed. Even tier 1 should return a profit, if not then what is the point?! Absolutely, unequivocally needs a massive boost to be relevant. You should at least be able to make your initial investment + enough to repair/build another with some left over. Until a massive boost is done to crypto I won’t be participating in crypto mining unfortunately. Thank you for someone finally saying it out loud!
ironfist753237
Feb 12
And the repair kits for t1 its too expensive and eats the profit. Too
ironfist753237
Feb 11
This is a fair statement i just realized that the other day and also i will like to add that the price for t1 repairs kits are insane too. And the money that i made by doing only t1 maybe t2 crypto i spend that money on parts and repair kits too. With no profit. Profit need a buff leave the prices like that but buff the profit. And let us find the chip that we need to build the other tiers really quickly because its almost impossible to find.