[ANN] HEX•FURY 11+Gh/s USB Stick Miner [ IN STOCK UK, EU ] Shipping Worldwide - page 8.

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Quote from: TheRealSteve on March 20, 2014, 04:26:47 PM

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Quote from: TheRealSteve on March 20, 2014, 12:46:59 PM

But can I plug that into a USB port-and-only a USB port and be off and running?

You plug it in a USB port and power 70W from a PC PSU molex connector.

That's an awful lot of words for 'no' Wink

Yeah but neither does this by looking at intron's photo. Tongue

I think he's overclocking it. The base configuration:

Quote from: LordTheron on March 19, 2014, 10:04:53 PM

Power requirement: 2-2.5A to get full speed,

:shouldn't need it. Again, it's still well outside USB2 and even USB3 spec, but not outside the norm for powered USB hubs (and I'm just talking about generic ones made to be able to charge tablets and the like that already like soaking up 2A or just refuse to charge, not the made-for-miners USB hubs).

so you are talking about 1 device per hard-to-find/expensive USB hub and charger? That is insane - why on earth would you not opt for a 60GH single board that acts the same wa and could be powered from a PCIe cable or a molex thats alreay inside your PC?

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Quote from: rob1313 on March 25, 2014, 12:12:00 AM

Quote from: LordTheron on March 25, 2014, 12:02:48 AM

Hi All,

20A USB hub is added to webstore, also tomorrow (or rather today Grin

, bloody 4am here) I'll add some USB power injectors cables. Please let me know if you have any problems with the website, still fixing minor issues.

Regards,
Lordtheron

you might want to add link to web store on main page because i don't see one there. And in your signature

well, the link is sort of there .. but you're right - you really have to be looking for it

Quote from: LordTheron on March 19, 2014, 10:04:53 PM

- Website is up now. You can order at https://www.asicrunner.com. Please report any problems.
I'm still adding more gear to the store so please check the site for updates.

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Its there, under How to order section. I will update and my signature later and make the link bit more visible.

If anyone missed it, here is the link: www.asicrunner.com

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Quote from: LordTheron on March 25, 2014, 12:02:48 AM

Hi All,

20A USB hub is added to webstore, also tomorrow (or rather today Grin

, bloody 4am here) I'll add some USB power injectors cables. Please let me know if you have any problems with the website, still fixing minor issues.

Regards,
Lordtheron

you might want to add link to web store on main page because i don't see one there. And in your signature

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Hi All,

20A USB hub is added to webstore, also tomorrow (or rather today Grin

, bloody 4am here) I'll add some USB power injectors cables. Please let me know if you have any problems with the website, still fixing minor issues.

Regards,
Lordtheron

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Quote from: madsusies on March 24, 2014, 11:00:14 AM

Quote from: LordTheron on March 24, 2014, 07:26:01 AM

Quote from: madsusies on March 24, 2014, 05:15:04 AM

You ask £160.00=263 USD for a 11Ghas usb making just 20 USD a month Cheesy

a price of all parts are 50 USD

You would be lucky to buy just a chips for $50 at the time of production Wink

Lol, i got 32 of them one cost 5€

Great, go ahead and build your own and put this guy out of business! I mean you'll have to design the board, or pay licensing fees. Then buy PCB. And components. And heatsinks. And a pick and place machine. And a reflow oven. And write the firmware. And get support into bfgminer and cgminer. Don't forget to test! And of course if you want to sell them you'll have to set up a company, build a website, and pay all relevant taxes, not to mention getting the requisite certifications (we won't mention shipping and warehousing either). I imagine you'll also have to pay rent and eat and stuff while all this is going on, so I suppose you'll need a full time job until you can bring the units to market, which is going to necessitate 90+ hour weeks for 3-4 months at least, and of course there's always the risk that your miners just won't sell for whatever reason. But as you've already implied, that kind of risk and effort don't need to be compensated - the satisfaction of bringing mining equipment to the masses is reward enough, right?

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Quote from: LordTheron on March 24, 2014, 07:26:01 AM

Quote from: madsusies on March 24, 2014, 05:15:04 AM

You ask £160.00=263 USD for a 11Ghas usb making just 20 USD a month Cheesy

a price of all parts are 50 USD

You would be lucky to buy just a chips for $50 at the time of production Wink

Lol, i got 32 of them one cost 5€

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Quote from: madsusies on March 24, 2014, 05:15:04 AM

You ask £160.00=263 USD for a 11Ghas usb making just 20 USD a month Cheesy

a price of all parts are 50 USD

You would be lucky to buy just a chips for $50 at the time of production Wink

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Quote from: madsusies on March 24, 2014, 05:15:04 AM

You ask £160.00=263 USD for a 11Ghas usb making just 20 USD a month Cheesy

a price of all parts are 50 USD

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FUN > ROI

Quote from: cscape on March 24, 2014, 05:57:07 AM

4 chips isn't enough to do a string design, so it would require a 10 Amp DC/DC converter, adding cost and board space.

Bummer. Tri•Fury it is, then Wink

( yes, I'm joking )

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Quote from: TheRealSteve on March 24, 2014, 05:47:51 AM

( no, seriously, I'd love to see more of these. There's a gap in my list that would be filled nicely with a QUAD•FURY )

4 chips isn't enough to do a string design, so it would require a 10 Amp DC/DC converter, adding cost and board space. For the same space and price, you could make a 6 chip string design like we did.

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Then clearly there's mad profit to be made - you should get on that right now

Indeed. Obviously, the problem is not the cost of the components, it's the availability.

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Quote from: madsusies on March 24, 2014, 05:15:04 AM

You ask £160.00=263 USD for a 11Ghas usb making just 20 USD a month Cheesy

I think you're being overly optimistic with that $20/month, but let's check...

device	analysis	financial positive ROI, ever?
HEX•FURY	https://tradeblock.com/mining/a/1849086c8c	nope, duh. Why would you even think that's a factor when buying a Stick Miner?
Other device	https://tradeblock.com/mining/a/ec26b8d936	no?

I didn't bother with shipping costs and accessories required, e.g. powered USB hub or PC power supply
So, between two devices that are unlikely (though it's Bitcoin, stranger things have happened) to give a financial positive ROI, which would I rather have? Heck, I'll take a HEX•FURY

Quote from: madsusies on March 24, 2014, 05:15:04 AM

a price of all parts are 50 USD

Then clearly there's mad profit to be made - you should get on that right now

( no, seriously, I'd love to see more of these. There's a gap in my list that would be filled nicely with a QUAD•FURY )

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You ask £160.00=263 USD for a 11Ghas usb making just 20 USD a month Cheesy

a price of all parts are 50 USD

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Quote from: intron on March 23, 2014, 03:16:30 PM

Quote from: wttbs on March 23, 2014, 02:46:12 PM

Quote from: intron on March 20, 2014, 03:31:03 AM

Congrats!

And here a nice picture of a beefed-up USB hub.
The low-cost adjustable 5V/5A power supply
allows for easy overclocking.

http://i.imgur.com/P6xF8hB.jpg

Make sure to apply sufficient forced air cooling,
hex•furys will run hot while overclocked;)

intron

(PS: The connectors sticking out from the
device are for firmware debugging only.
They will normally not be present.)

PSUs like these one?
5V 5A http://dx.com/p/5v-5a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-172347
5V 6A http://dx.com/p/5v-6a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-149660
5V 20A Grin

http://dx.com/p/5v-20a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-124499

Or this 5V/30A PSU with a USB hub that was
adapted to carry high currents:

Just playing around a bit...

Nice one!!!

I use 8 Hex on this 20A hub. It is limited to max 2A per port so no overclocking there but works very nice and stable. If you have this hub, you can hack it to bypass 2A per port limit and use 8 hex with full 20A. Ill post some more photos later.

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Hi All,

Webstore is up now. Please visit https://www.asicrunner.com. First post is updated with details and some small changes.

LordTheron,

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Quote from: wttbs on March 23, 2014, 02:46:12 PM

Quote from: intron on March 20, 2014, 03:31:03 AM

Congrats!

And here a nice picture of a beefed-up USB hub.
The low-cost adjustable 5V/5A power supply
allows for easy overclocking.

http://i.imgur.com/P6xF8hB.jpg

Make sure to apply sufficient forced air cooling,
hex•furys will run hot while overclocked;)

intron

(PS: The connectors sticking out from the
device are for firmware debugging only.
They will normally not be present.)

PSUs like these one?
5V 5A http://dx.com/p/5v-5a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-172347
5V 6A http://dx.com/p/5v-6a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-149660
5V 20A Grin

http://dx.com/p/5v-20a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-124499

Or this 5V/30A PSU with a USB hub that was
adapted to carry high currents:

Just playing around a bit...

wttbs

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Quote from: intron on March 20, 2014, 03:31:03 AM

Congrats!

And here a nice picture of a beefed-up USB hub.
The low-cost adjustable 5V/5A power supply
allows for easy overclocking.

Make sure to apply sufficient forced air cooling,
hex•furys will run hot while overclocked;)

intron

(PS: The connectors sticking out from the
device are for firmware debugging only.
They will normally not be present.)

PSUs like these one?
5V 5A http://dx.com/p/5v-5a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-172347
5V 6A http://dx.com/p/5v-6a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-149660
5V 20A Grin

http://dx.com/p/5v-20a-iron-case-power-supply-silver-ac-110-220v-124499

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Quote from: ZBC3 on March 23, 2014, 11:59:47 AM

I apologize if I missed it, but did you say if it would be supported by cgminer? Where did you see the pricing? I must have looked over it.

The protocol is exactly the same as for the bi*fury devices (and also the same for the One String Miner), so cgminer already supports them.

First post has been updated with prices, by the way.

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I apologize if I missed it, but did you say if it would be supported by cgminer? Where did you see the pricing? I must have looked over it.

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Quote from: cscape on March 22, 2014, 02:44:11 PM

Maybe not on price, but it's easy to beat them on customer service.

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