In order to use the nicehash miner to mine with your GPU, you need to specify the numbers of Graphic cards you're using (starting from 0) Step 1: Open the " nheqminer_zcash " file Replace " eu" for your location, " ZEC-ADDRESS" for your zcash wallet address (transparent address) and lastly replace " -t 8" for the number of threads you want to use Nheqminer_zcash.exe -l eu -u ZEC-ADDRESS -t 8 Step 2: In order to start mining with your CPU type or paste the following command with the required modifications: one to get paid in Bitcoin ( nheqminer), and another one to get paid directly in zcash ( nheqminer_zcash). The NiceHash miner comes with 2 versions. You can check your CPU core count by opening the Task Manager and going to the performance section. In order to use this miner, you must specify how many cores you have for maximum performance. If you're looking for a good zcash mining pool, you can check out zcash mining pools here.
Part 1 - Download Step 1: Click here to download the Nicehash miner. You can also "mine" Zcash with a cloud mining contract with Genesis Mining or Hashflare. This miner allows us to mine both with CPU and GPU and it was made using a Windows computer, but it will also work on Linux based machines. Since we want to keep our newly mined ZEC, we're using the second option. Come test the waters on a Zcash pool! All you have to do is follow this guide! We are going to use the NiceHash open source miner, which allows us to mine for BTC or for ZCash.
Zcash mining is getting pretty popular but solo mining can get pretty lonely.
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We will soon create a guide on how to use this miner. The Genoil miner is currently giving better results in GPU mining.