I can run two machines with 64GB RAM & 20 Core CPUs for the whole year 24/7. Do you still think the return will be less than 1%? I am just wondering how others do mining.
Bitcoin mining is done with clusters of specially designed ASICs these days. GPU mining, let alone CPU mining, isn't viable by a long shot. I'd be shocked if you got any payout at all from a mining pool with it.