Topic: [Antminer S1 Sales open] Price changes daily, now 0.414 BTC for 180GH/s - page 125. (Read 346286 times)

Quote from: wpgdeez on March 15, 2014, 12:28:02 PM

So hey, once i have an antminer set up, running , and adjusted,....
how long can i expect it to function properly before i have to re-tweak it?
...1hr? 1day? 1week? 1 month? Undecided

id appreciate an inbox, would make it easier to find your reply,... thanx Grin

And your question is?
When can you overclock?

If that is the question then whenever you want.

NOPE... by retweak i did not mean overclock...
if i leave the house and come back two weeks later.. will things still be running smoothly?

Bro with an Antminer you CANNOT go wrong.
Unless you do it intentionally.

OK... what happens when power is down for 5 min?....... self ressurecting?
if i start up ten of these and leave for seven months, how many will still be on the job when i return?

Yes, unless there's a problem with your power supply, an S1 will come back online and resume hashing. Personally, I have all of my miners plugged into a UPS to prevent these small interruptions to mining.

thanx to the three of you for replies...
i'll be along with more dumb questions as things progress Cool

"what's the difference between dchp and a dipstick?" Grin

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The most important part is to look at the 12v rail for the PSU. Make sure it have at least 31 amps per S1 or it will blow. If you want to run 2 Ants find a PSU that can do 70 amps to give you some overhead.

Also, not all PSUs have one 12v rail. If you get one that has multiple, be mindful of your wiring.

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Quote from: Sergey1024 on March 15, 2014, 12:06:35 PM

Can I pay by credit card AntMiner S1?

Bitmain sells S1 priced in BTC.

Does your Credit Card pay out in BTC?

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The most important part is to look at the 12v rail for the PSU. Make sure it have at least 31 amps per S1 or it will blow. If you want to run 2 Ants find a PSU that can do 70 amps to give you some overhead.

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Quote from: mdude77 on March 15, 2014, 11:29:38 AM

Quote from: guitarphil on March 15, 2014, 11:25:10 AM

Are you running the 2 pci-e off 1 physical cable? I have one connection to my PSU that has 2 PCI-e off it. I was running this way but read it was bad so I switched to having one pci-e cable off 2 molex connectors. Now I read that having the molex to pci-e isn't enough power and isn't safe. What would be the best method of powering them?

I would not use the molex to PCIx to power an Ant. The molex cables aren't designed to feed that kind of power.

I think using two PCIx on the same cable (without adapters) from the PSU should be fine. The manufacturer intended them both to be used on a high end GPU, so you should be fine.
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molex has only 1 yellow (12V) line, and is generally only safe for 50-80W (rated at 60W usually). A pci-e 6-pin has 3 12V lines so it can handle a lot more power. Quality cables tend to be 16AWG or 18AWG and are needed if the antminer is going to draw 160-200W per port.

cheap chinese cables or molex-pci / atx-pci cables tend to be poor quality and often are 20AWG or even 22AWG (I has an atx-pci with 4->3 12V wires burst into flames in minutes. It was marked as 18AWG but during its autopsy the wiring looked like it was probably a 22AWG it was so thin) AVOID THESE

tldr; use one dedicated pci cable per antminer, and make sure its a good quality/brand

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Quote from: guitarphil on March 15, 2014, 11:53:03 AM

I need to order another psu for my 2 ants on the way. Would you recommend a single 500w for each or just going with a 850 corsair?

Better efficiency psu will save you some on the power bill if that's a concern for you. For me RM1000 saves roughly $6-7+ at 0.22 kwh in New York ... but its costly to buy. When I'm done with mining, this probably goes into a future desktop rig I'll build or an S2

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Anyone know what shopping cart bitmain using?
Sushi have the same but what is it?

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Quote from: oztusk on March 15, 2014, 12:00:52 PM

Quote from: oztusk on March 15, 2014, 12:00:52 PM

So hey, once i have an antminer set up, running , and adjusted,....
how long can i expect it to function properly before i have to re-tweak it?
...1hr? 1day? 1week? 1 month? Undecided

id appreciate an inbox, would make it easier to find your reply,... thanx Grin

And your question is?
When can you overclock?
If that is the question then whenever you want.

NOPE... by retweak i did not mean overclock...
if i leave the house and come back two weeks later.. will things still be running smoothly?

Bro with an Antminer you CANNOT go wrong.
Unless you do it intentionally.

OK... what happens when power is down for 5 min?....... self ressurecting?
if i start up ten of these and leave for seven months, how many will still be on the job when i return?

Unless your power supply is not capable of running the antminer fully, or you overclock it unstably (generally anything past 375MHz needs a bit of extra airflow) - these miners are rock solid.

If the power goes out and then comes back, they will boot up just fine. no lost settings, no weird smoke or errors.

Ive had mine run for weeks or even months without changing the settings - during that time there have been several power outtages and many (brief) internet disconnections. The miner resumes work once it has booted up (takes about 90 seconds) and has internet

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Can I pay by credit card AntMiner S1?

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So hey, once i have an antminer set up, running , and adjusted,....
how long can i expect it to function properly before i have to re-tweak it?
...1hr? 1day? 1week? 1 month? Undecided

id appreciate an inbox, would make it easier to find your reply,... thanx Grin

And your question is?
When can you overclock?

If that is the question then whenever you want.

NOPE... by retweak i did not mean overclock...
if i leave the house and come back two weeks later.. will things still be running smoothly?

Bro with an Antminer you CANNOT go wrong.
Unless you do it intentionally.

OK... what happens when power is down for 5 min?....... self ressurecting?
if i start up ten of these and leave for seven months, how many will still be on the job when i return?

Yes, unless there's a problem with your power supply, an S1 will come back online and resume hashing. Personally, I have all of my miners plugged into a UPS to prevent these small interruptions to mining.

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