Whats up Steemit, madscientistx13 here back again for another tutorial this time on Siacoin Mining.
It is no Secret that Siacoin mining is going to change when the Obelisk asic miner is released, so lets get some mined NOW before that happens.
Before we begin if you do NOT have a good GPU/Graphics Processing Unit/ Video Card. DO NOT mine Siacoin as you will be wasting not only your TIME, but also your MONEY. (I Recommend at LEAST an RX470, RX480/580 or GTX1060-1080).
Step 1 - go to http://sia.tech/
, click DOWNLOAD
and select your operating system I will only be covering Windows OS here.
Once you download the Wallet, install the wallet like any other program.
Now Open Sia-UI.exe let it sync to the blockchain.
Click Wallet
Click Receive Siacoin write down your Siacoin address, make a Text Document etc, store this address so you can easily find it when you need it, also Make a Password for your wallet by clicking LOCK WALLET.
Step 2 - Lets go to the Mining Pool we will be using to Mine Siacoin, I personally Use and Recommend https://siamining.com
Here is the link to getting started https://siamining.com/help
I will be using Marlin here https://siamine.com/marlin
Download and Unzip Marlin if it is zipped.
Right Click on Marlin.bat and click Edit
Inside it will say the following, if not copy paste
:: Batch file sample for Marlin
:: Written by Xurious for SiaMining.com
:: Sia Address: 00091d9619f1e697ddf80e751b68baffc444e7b59eeb54e131f136711d84aebf3bc6e0b820af
:: Updated 2016-08-12
::
:: Your Payout Address.
SET address=
:: Worker Name.
SET worker=
:: Intensity. Lower values may be better for normal desktop usage.
SET intensity=28
::
marlin.exe -u %address%.%worker% -I %intensity%
Ok Where it says SET address= Put your Siacoin address from before here.
Where it says SET Worker= put a name here whatever you like.
That is it save and close
Step 3 - Run the Miner , once the miner is running go over to https://siamining.com/
Type in your Siacoin Address under START MINING NOW , in the box where it says Enter Siacoin Address and then Click GO.
This will show your Hashrate, how much you have mined, etc.
Payouts are performed daily with a minimum threshold of 500 SC, or up to every 6 hours when over 1000 SC.
Let the Miner Run, and Earn you some Siacoin , its that easy.
I hope this helps someone get to mining, making some Siacoin, and Good luck to Everyone !