user2552: For example if mining with Deepbit is there a minimum time one must run cgminer to have anything added to their Deepbit account balance?

user13700: Deepbit allows PPS (pay per share) or Prop (proportional) mining. Under PPS, you get credited for each share you mine. Under Prop, you get credited after the pool finds a block, with the 25 BTC split proportionally among the miners based on how many shares they have. Since Deepbit has 1% of the total hashrate (according to Blockchain.info), on average it will take 100 * 10 min = 16 hours to find a block, though I stress this is only an average and variance can be very high. So if you choose Prop, you'll get paid every 16 hours, on average.

2552: <p>For example if mining with Deepbit is there a minimum time one must run cgminer to have anything added to their Deepbit account balance?</p>
 13700: <p>Deepbit allows PPS (pay per share) or Prop (proportional) mining. Under PPS, you get credited for each share you mine. Under Prop, you get credited after the pool finds a block, with the 25 BTC split proportionally among the miners based on how many shares they have. Since Deepbit has 1% of the total hashrate (according to <a href="https://blockchain.info/pools" rel="nofollow">Blockchain.info</a>), on average it will take 100 * 10 min = 16 hours to find a block, though I stress this is only an average and variance can be very high. So if you choose Prop, you'll get paid every 16 hours, on average.</p>
