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Topic: [ANNOUNCEMENT] 28nm Hercules ~500 GH/s ASIC NO PREORDERS! - page 8. (Read 15437 times)

newbie
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price ? shipping time ?

more info and video of working unit ?

it looks interesting http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=301725126
but we need more info .

coming soon it's not enough

anyway , count me in for one


http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=301725126&authType=name&authToken=GVTO&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=297061559&authType=name&authToken=MxT5&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=300018362&authType=name&authToken=vlu7&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name

UK money, US marketing, Eastern European development Huh

Let's see what they will ship...  Strange that they did not publish any technical info. 
Hope they did not just hack linkedin accounts.

good detective work... an odd mix of people.. but hopefully in a few days we'll see how it pans out.  hope its not another xcrowd.

You think this was uk money?  its possible...  perhaps middle eastern money.

they say somewhere between $1.9m invested and $2.5m invested, which seems cheap to get a 28nm asic for "only" $2.5m (the NREs, expedite fees, wafer production and system production costs are about double that in total)...  i suspect it costs a lot more to get a 28nm asic made, especially a high performance one (they said 550 GH/s) that would need high performance packaging and cooling as it needs to run very hot.   They also said it was 0.8 W/GH, which would mean the chip is nudging past the 400 watts per package that seems extremely hard to cool something that hot... only liquid cooling could do it, .. just.   unless of course its not one asic at 550 GH/s, and is a collection of slower asics that together are 550 GH/s


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BTC Olympus is a company started in the UK , our initial investment being a capital injection of $ 2.5 million $ 1.5 million in loans from financial institutions. 
Hi!
Our initial investment, that means in July, was 4 mil $. As for the chips, we use liquid cooling and we are almost ready to deliver the system.
More info coming soon

Have a great day!
hero member
Activity: 702
Merit: 500
price ? shipping time ?

more info and video of working unit ?

it looks interesting http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=301725126
but we need more info .

coming soon it's not enough

anyway , count me in for one


http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=301725126&authType=name&authToken=GVTO&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=297061559&authType=name&authToken=MxT5&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=300018362&authType=name&authToken=vlu7&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name

UK money, US marketing, Eastern European development Huh

Let's see what they will ship...  Strange that they did not publish any technical info.  
Hope they did not just hack linkedin accounts.

good detective work... an odd mix of people.. but hopefully in a few days we'll see how it pans out.  hope its not another xcrowd.

You think this was uk money?  its possible...  perhaps middle eastern money.

they say somewhere between $1.9m invested and $2.5m invested, which seems cheap to get a 28nm asic for "only" $2.5m (the NREs, expedite fees, wafer production and system production costs are about double that in total)...  i suspect it costs a lot more to get a 28nm asic made, especially a high performance one (they said 550 GH/s) that would need high performance packaging and cooling as it needs to run very hot.   They also said it was 0.8 W/GH, which would mean the chip is nudging past the 400 watts per package that seems extremely hard to cool something that hot... only liquid cooling could do it, .. just.   unless of course its not one asic at 550 GH/s, and is a collection of slower asics that together are 550 GH/s
legendary
Activity: 2702
Merit: 1468
price ? shipping time ?

more info and video of working unit ?

it looks interesting http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=301725126
but we need more info .

coming soon it's not enough

anyway , count me in for one


http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=301725126&authType=name&authToken=GVTO&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=297061559&authType=name&authToken=MxT5&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=300018362&authType=name&authToken=vlu7&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name

UK money, US marketing, Eastern European development Huh

Let's see what they will ship...  Strange that they did not publish any technical info.  
Hope they did not just hack linkedin accounts.

hero member
Activity: 702
Merit: 500
Any relation to the ill fated Xcrowd Olympus?

donator
Activity: 686
Merit: 519
It's for the children!


Lol!  Can I get that email address?

I'll confirm it works even if it errors and edit my last post.
newbie
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It works Smiley

Website says Error, but sends you an email anyway, to get you on the mailing list.  That appears to be all the info we have presently.

It is working even when it errors. Check email.
donator
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Merit: 519
It's for the children!
EDIT: It was pointed out that although the site may show Error the subscription still goes through.

sr. member
Activity: 406
Merit: 250
interestingly they don't take pre-orders and only take in bitcoin and paypal. if they follow through on their promises with below market prices that would be great. remember we need a lot more photos and videos of your working product.
legendary
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Pics of the goods please.  A pic of a black box with a silkscreened logo doesn't count.  Show the boards and chips.
legendary
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Christian Antkow
Interested, and following this development. Would like to acquire a unit.
newbie
Activity: 46
Merit: 0
Ummm, ... what planet are we living on???

"Our company is not that young, we work as a team since June 2013."

Why does everyone give a pass to these companies; so desperate for hardware? No other industry operates with such weak corporate governance coupled with a funding model based on crowd sourcing.

For the manufacturers I understand the risks of being left with obsolete hardware without the crowd sourcing, but honestly guys they are offloading ALL the the risk on the consumer.

That is not the way it's supposed to work.


p.s. If you really do ship on order you are an exception to the rule and good for you Smiley
We did not crowd fund, thats why we were quiet so far. We will ship on order! That's a sure thing!

The specs looks fairly decent, and in line with current tech.  Is there any option to purchase the Herculus ASIC, and develop our own system?  Are you able to give us a rough timeline, like Q2 2014, or something similar?
We haven't thought this thorough. We will probably have some resellers for the ASIC by mid 2014, i don't know if it will be for 28nm or for 20nm. Until that point we are focusing on our first and second batch to have it ready for shipment.
But yes, it's an interesting ideea.
Thank you for the interest.
full member
Activity: 138
Merit: 102
Ummm, ... what planet are we living on???

"Our company is not that young, we work as a team since June 2013."

Why does everyone give a pass to these companies; so desperate for hardware? No other industry operates with such weak corporate governance coupled with a funding model based on crowd sourcing.

For the manufacturers I understand the risks of being left with obsolete hardware without the crowd sourcing, but honestly guys they are offloading ALL the the risk on the consumer.

That is not the way it's supposed to work.


p.s. If you really do ship on order you are an exception to the rule and good for you Smiley
full member
Activity: 168
Merit: 100
The specs looks fairly decent, and in line with current tech.  Is there any option to purchase the Herculus ASIC, and develop our own system?  Are you able to give us a rough timeline, like Q2 2014, or something similar?
newbie
Activity: 46
Merit: 0
Website says Error, but sends you an email anyway, to get you on the mailing list.  That appears to be all the info we have presently.

Our policy was and still is, not to throw information (like prices) until we are sure of it.
We are sure of:
  • Our Poseidon machine will be equipped with Hercules ASIC
  • Hercules which is capable of more than 500 Gh/s hashing power.
  • Power consumption is less than 0.9 w/gh/s
  • Payment will be with Bitcoin and 90% Paypal. If not Paypal, another payment gateway like Dwolla, Payza, 2CO.
  • Our first batch will be IN HAND with NO PREORDERS
  • If you pay with Bitcoin your Privacy will be protected with us!!! and you will be able to use Split Payments
  • Our Prices will not be inflated

For all the users considering getting one i urge you not to be scammed. You are a no name company and you expect use to just go and layout half bitcoin with no proof of any unit, no proof of any asic, less then 1 week on bitcoin, site only up for 2months?

I understant your point of view and i embrace it. Everybody should be aware of scams. I personally have been reading this forum for monts and we know that our customers are very wise people. We guarantee you that we will provide proofs of product working and every information needed BEFORE we open sales! Please give us the benefit of doubt, until then. I promise you all we will try to fulfill our mission, which is 100% costumer satisfaction
legendary
Activity: 1630
Merit: 1000
Website says Error, but sends you an email anyway, to get you on the mailing list.  That appears to be all the info we have presently.

Our policy was and still is, not to throw information (like prices) until we are sure of it.
We are sure of:
  • Our Poseidon machine will be equipped with Hercules ASIC
  • Hercules which is capable of more than 500 Gh/s hashing power.
  • Power consumption is less than 0.9 w/gh/s
  • Payment will be with Bitcoin and 90% Paypal. If not Paypal, another payment gateway like Dwolla, Payza, 2CO.
  • Our first batch will be IN HAND with NO PREORDERS
  • If you pay with Bitcoin your Privacy will be protected with us!!! and you will be able to use Split Payments
  • Our Prices will not be inflated

For all the users considering getting one i urge you not to be scammed. You are a no name company and you expect use to just go and layout half bitcoin with no proof of any unit, no proof of any asic, less then 1 week on bitcoin, site only up for 2months?
newbie
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Like others have said, if posts act as a placeholder for queue, put me down in line subject to pricing details.
newbie
Activity: 46
Merit: 0
Website says Error, but sends you an email anyway, to get you on the mailing list.  That appears to be all the info we have presently.

Our policy was and still is, not to throw information (like prices) until we are sure of it.
We are sure of:
  • Our Poseidon machine will be equipped with Hercules ASIC
  • Hercules which is capable of more than 500 Gh/s hashing power.
  • Power consumption is less than 0.9 w/gh/s
  • Payment will be with Bitcoin and 90% Paypal. If not Paypal, another payment gateway like Dwolla, Payza, 2CO.
  • Our first batch will be IN HAND with NO PREORDERS
  • If you pay with Bitcoin your Privacy will be protected with us!!! and you will be able to use Split Payments
  • Our Prices will not be inflated
full member
Activity: 168
Merit: 100
Website says Error, but sends you an email anyway, to get you on the mailing list.  That appears to be all the info we have presently.
newbie
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Subscription on your sites errors for me. And no other info to be found? Sure, I'll wait in line. Smiley
Post your email, click once, wait 2-3 seconds for confirmation.
If still does not work, contact us at: [email protected]

Thank you.
http://www.btcolympus.com
newbie
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Subscription on your sites errors for me. And no other info to be found? Sure, I'll wait in line. Smiley
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