During the recent NiceHash miner blackout I decided to try available alternatives. I've had two requirements:
From several options that I've tried only WinMiner fit the bill. And it did that easily.
Here is the outcome of last several days.
I am running it on my desktop machine (Intel I7 with 32 GB of RAM and GTX 1050 graphic card.
The miner is not working all the time. It is active in the computer's idle time mostly.
The procedure is really straightforward:
That's it, honestly.
Yes, you can fine tune it, of course.
Here are some options.
The coins mined:
Miners used:
Mining mode:
The withdrawal limit is $10 or more with various options. SInce I didn't reach the limit yet I can't confirm it. I will do this in a day or so and write a follow up article about it.
The options and minimums to withdraw are:
There is none.
Why there isn't one, WinMiner makers?
I like it. It works. When the final step, withdrawal, will come through too, I will be a happy camper.
So far, I recommend it.
You can imagine that registrations are plenty. There is a waiting time to be accepted. You can leave the client running and it will try to connect to mining pools from time to time.
I don't know how long the wait is these days. Give it a week or so. Be patient.