Today was the day it happened!
My transformer arrived!!!! I am so stoked to finally be solo mining Bitcoin! 😎
Let me take you through the journey of the setup.
Receiving the miner
On July 14th I received my new NerdQaxe++ Bitcoin Miner.
I was SO excited!
But the happy time was over quite fast as I couldn't use the miner.
Unboxing
As I was opening the parcel, I was pleased to see how well it had been packed by BitcoinMerch. Props to them for handling packaging so well!
When I first opened up the package, I saw some red stuff underneath the packaging. Awesome!
I had ordered the miner on a red stand.
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After having removed the huge airpads (nice name, huh?), seeing the miner more clearly and realizing there's more in the parcel than just a miner and power supply.
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In total, the package contained
- 1 NerdQaxe++ Bitcoin Miner
- 1 power supply
- Bitcoin coin (obviously not a real one 😆)
- 1000 Venezuelan Bolivars
- 2 bitcoin stickers
When I opened the power supply, I saw that I could not plug it in because it had a US plug.
Bummer!!
The setup
Fast forward to today, August 2nd, and I received my transformer, making it possible to plug my miner in for the very first time.
Oh yes, baby! We're LIVE!
I've been waiting for this moment for a long, long time. Feels like 4 months, although "only" being roughly 19 days.
It was time to get to it!
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It has been done!
The plug is now ready to be put directly in the socket. So... let's go!
Powering up the miner
As soon as I turned on the electricity, the miner turned on.
OH YES!
The excitement is hanging thick in the air.
I went on and set up the miner as described in countless tutorials, and before I knew what was going on, I had to restart the miner and...
BOOM!!!
No, it didn't blow up - thankfully! 😆
It started mining!
 39 seconds into mining, 0 GH/s |  13 minutes into mining, 5 TH/s |
With a power consumption of 80-85W this hashrate is pretty damn good!
It is said, that the hashrate of this is on 4.8 TH/s without overclocking. I have decided to let it be the standard rate, as overclocking would increase power consumption to about 115W. Not a lot more, but still enough to increase heat, noise and whatnot.
It has been stable at 54° C, and it was even at 5.4 TH/s at one point. I managed to get an image of that 😎😆
 my current setup - will be upgraded |  closeup of 5.4 TH/s |
What's next?
You guessed it:
Hit a block!
Imagine hitting a block within the first month of solo mining from home.
Talk about a dream come true!!
If I, which I truly hope, hit a block before January 14th, I will give away 0.1 $BTC
No clue yet how I’ll do it, but let’s see if the block fairy visits first 💯
Just imagine!
One thing is for sure, it will be for Lions 🦁 (For newcomers, this means people who use the InLeo platform)
Thank you for reading.
Feel free to drop questions, tips, or share your own mining setup in the comments.
Cover image is AI generated