Topic: 1GH/s, 20w, $700 (was $500) — Butterflylabs, is it for real? (Part 2) - page 36. (Read 146909 times)
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January 22, 2012, 10:07:36 PM
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January 22, 2012, 10:06:33 PM
Just had a chat to Sonny, pertinent bits:
I also asked about delivery dates:
Amazing what you can find out when you simply ask, isn't it.
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Hi Simon,
The PCB is indeed larger. It's now 100x100. We've moved all the components from the bottom up to the top (saving PCB manufacture and assembly cost) and created enough space for our 2nd on board regulator. We were at 50w. Now we're at 120w.
The enclosure has been redesigned as well to fit. Consequently, we were able to move up to a 92mm fan as you suggested. That gives us more airflow with an even lower db rating of 27. It's whisper quiet.
I should have a photo for you tomorrow (possibly tonight).... but I may be too damned excited to remember to send it until we get past the immediate workload.
The PCB is indeed larger. It's now 100x100. We've moved all the components from the bottom up to the top (saving PCB manufacture and assembly cost) and created enough space for our 2nd on board regulator. We were at 50w. Now we're at 120w.
The enclosure has been redesigned as well to fit. Consequently, we were able to move up to a 92mm fan as you suggested. That gives us more airflow with an even lower db rating of 27. It's whisper quiet.
I should have a photo for you tomorrow (possibly tonight).... but I may be too damned excited to remember to send it until we get past the immediate workload.
I also asked about delivery dates:
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As long as everything tests out as we expect, deliveries will begin the end of this week.
Amazing what you can find out when you simply ask, isn't it.
January 22, 2012, 10:00:27 PM
Do you guys realize that this thread is 50 pages and a product still hasn't come out yet?
It really goes a long way in explaining the gossipy, jumpy and judgmental community we have here.
Don't forget the first seventy-some-odd pages before the split...
I think everyone is just really excited about this new product!
Who's got their tracking info? Tomorrow was the day.
I don't know. The FPGA Roundup had that listed. Either way, UPS Ground is 7-10 days, implying shit should be going out in the next day or two to make delivery by the end of the month.
January 22, 2012, 09:54:42 PM
Do you guys realize that this thread is 50 pages and a product still hasn't come out yet?
It really goes a long way in explaining the gossipy, jumpy and judgmental community we have here.
Don't forget the first seventy-some-odd pages before the split...
I think everyone is just really excited about this new product!
Who's got their tracking info? Tomorrow was the day.
January 22, 2012, 09:46:39 PM
Do you guys realize that this thread is 50 pages and a product still hasn't come out yet?
It really goes a long way in explaining the gossipy, jumpy and judgmental community we have here.
Don't forget the first seventy-some-odd pages before the split...
I think everyone is just really excited about this new product!
Who's got their tracking info? Tomorrow was the day.
January 22, 2012, 09:35:39 PM
Do you guys realize that this thread is 50 pages and a product still hasn't come out yet?
It really goes a long way in explaining the gossipy, jumpy and judgmental community we have here.
Don't forget the first seventy-some-odd pages before the split...
I think everyone is just really excited about this new product!
January 22, 2012, 09:01:16 PM
Do you guys realize that this thread is 50 pages and a product still hasn't come out yet?
It really goes a long way in explaining the gossipy, jumpy and judgmental community we have here.
Don't forget the first seventy-some-odd pages before the split...
January 22, 2012, 08:56:37 PM
Has anyone heard of what the warranty is for any of Butterfly Labs products??
BFL stated on the forum that it would honor a 6-month warranty and that they would update the website to that effect. They have not updated the website yet, so I'm not sure how 'official' the 6 months is.
You'll find BFL's official warranty post here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.650173
Official...posted to the world in a thread dedicated to trolling BFL...
Do you guys realize that this thread is 50 pages and a product still hasn't come out yet?
It really goes a long way in explaining the gossipy, jumpy and judgmental community we have here.
So do I start making the Half Life 3 jokes now? (fucking gaben)
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January 22, 2012, 08:48:26 PM
Has anyone heard of what the warranty is for any of Butterfly Labs products??
BFL stated on the forum that it would honor a 6-month warranty and that they would update the website to that effect. They have not updated the website yet, so I'm not sure how 'official' the 6 months is.
You'll find BFL's official warranty post here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.650173
Official...posted to the world in a thread dedicated to trolling BFL...
Do you guys realize that this thread is 50 pages and a product still hasn't come out yet?
It really goes a long way in explaining the gossipy, jumpy and judgmental community we have here.
January 22, 2012, 08:35:39 PM
Has anyone heard of what the warranty is for any of Butterfly Labs products??
BFL stated on the forum that it would honor a 6-month warranty and that they would update the website to that effect. They have not updated the website yet, so I'm not sure how 'official' the 6 months is.
You'll find BFL's official warranty post here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.650173
Official...posted to the world in a thread dedicated to trolling BFL...
January 22, 2012, 08:25:45 PM
Has anyone heard of what the warranty is for any of Butterfly Labs products??
BFL stated on the forum that it would honor a 6-month warranty and that they would update the website to that effect. They have not updated the website yet, so I'm not sure how 'official' the 6 months is.
You'll find BFL's official warranty post here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.650173
January 22, 2012, 06:07:47 PM
Frankly, I can't wait to get rid of these GPUs, making noise and sucking electricity.
Tell me about it
January 22, 2012, 05:48:10 PM
Has anyone heard of what the warranty is for any of Butterfly Labs products??
BFL stated on the forum that it would honor a 6-month warranty and that they would update the website to that effect. They have not updated the website yet, so I'm not sure how 'official' the 6 months is.
Thanks!! That's better than the other FPGA's
I know I read about the warranty somewhere here,but couldn't find it again in this thread.
January 22, 2012, 05:30:07 PM
Looks like they really redesigned the VRM farm
Yes, and as @sadpandatech observed the new board is now physically larger. It definitely won't fit in their original enclosure.
It is pretty clear from the Rev A and Rev B photos that the board is physically larger. The mounting holes won't fit into the original enclosure dimensions. I suspect the new enclosure will look similar, only slightly wider and deeper; at least 2cm on a side. Height should remain the same at 70mm.
With the larger size, I'm hoping BFL will replace the 80mm fan with a 92mm version ... they certainly have the real-estate now. And, with the added power requirements, a larger fan would certainly help.
Frankly, I can't wait to get rid of these GPUs, making noise and sucking electricity.
January 22, 2012, 05:21:07 PM
Has anyone heard of what the warranty is for any of Butterfly Labs products??
BFL stated on the forum that it would honor a 6-month warranty and that they would update the website to that effect. They have not updated the website yet, so I'm not sure how 'official' the 6 months is.
January 22, 2012, 05:19:52 PM
Looks like they really redesigned the VRM farm
Yes, and as @sadpandatech observed the new board is now physically larger. It definitely won't fit in their original enclosure.
It is pretty clear from the Rev A and Rev B photos that the board is physically larger. The mounting holes won't fit into the original enclosure dimensions. I suspect the new enclosure will look similar, only slightly wider and deeper; at least 2cm on a side. Height should remain the same at 70mm.
With the larger size, I'm hoping BFL will replace the 80mm fan with a 92mm version ... they certainly have the real-estate now. And, with the added power requirements, a larger fan would certainly help.
January 22, 2012, 05:18:36 PM
Has anyone heard of what the warranty is for any of Butterfly Labs products??
Icarus has a 48 hour warranty,for almost $600 that's not good enough for me.
Icarus has a 48 hour warranty,for almost $600 that's not good enough for me.
January 22, 2012, 05:08:27 PM
Looks like they really redesigned the VRM farm
Yes, and as @sadpandatech observed the new board is now physically larger. It definitely won't fit in their original enclosure.
[Edit: now that I looked more closely at the photos, the new board does look bigger, hope it doesn't affect delivery dates, I mean 4-6 weeks after all]
January 22, 2012, 04:43:43 PM
Looks like they really redesigned the VRM farm
Yes, and as @sadpandatech observed the new board is now physically larger. It definitely won't fit in their original enclosure.
January 21, 2012, 07:00:13 PM
Looks like they really redesigned the VRM farm
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