ANTMINER S2 Discussion and Support Thread - page 201.

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Quote from: VonSpass on March 25, 2014, 02:04:25 PM

Quote from: Biffa on March 25, 2014, 04:42:36 AM

Quote from: VonSpass on March 25, 2014, 04:21:04 AM

Hey Bitmain; can we have an idea as for when more Antminer S2 units will be available? It seems all S2 batches are sold out at the moment...

They aren't comfortable doing pre-orders too far into the unknown future. Let them get the ones out they have sold now, get some on the shelf and build up some stock to avoid regressing into pre-order nightmare.

OK I understand but if they are not going to make more S2 units available anytime soon or at least let me know when they will be, I will turn to other competing solutions; I am ready to make a move, like, now.

Suggest you make your move, but be careful there isn't much out there that is real and affordable. Forget Hashfast, Cointerra, BlackArrow, Advanced, Bitmine.ch, all of them are either delayed, incompetent, scams or just full already.

The Chinese Dragon miners 1TH are probably your best bet, they are selling from stock, but its a bit of a leap of faith, a gamble if you like, but thats the only way really. Take a calculated gamble with one of them and see what happens, then if it works out ok keep going.

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Quote from: Biffa on March 25, 2014, 04:42:36 AM

Quote from: VonSpass on March 25, 2014, 04:21:04 AM

Hey Bitmain; can we have an idea as for when more Antminer S2 units will be available? It seems all S2 batches are sold out at the moment...

They aren't comfortable doing pre-orders too far into the unknown future. Let them get the ones out they have sold now, get some on the shelf and build up some stock to avoid regressing into pre-order nightmare.

OK I understand but if they are not going to make more S2 units available anytime soon or at least let me know when they will be, I will turn to other competing solutions; I am ready to make a move, like, now.

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Quote from: smooth on March 25, 2014, 12:40:56 PM

Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 12:22:26 PM

you can do any of these right now:
Buy 3 antminers and undervolt = 400GH / 500W / 2.7BTC

Has someone developed a method for undervolting the S1? Doesn't this require a hardware mod?

just a pencil mod on R3 (or was it R12?). 8 pencil mods per S1 unit.

but the reality is that underclocking/volting an s1 doesnt make monetary sense right now. In about 2 months it will make more sense if power is a limitation and as power costs begin to catch up to the profit of mining

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Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 12:22:26 PM

Quote from: crazyates on March 25, 2014, 09:53:13 AM

Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 09:41:07 AM

Quote from: hanti on March 25, 2014, 08:46:21 AM

i would like to have some s2 mini or something 400-500gh/s and 400-500W Wink

^go out and buy a few antminers to undervolt. 1TH+ is necessary if you are serious about equipment that will run for 6months+

I'm excited about this, but not everyone has the ability to be able to do this.

of course, i understand that. however, it would not really be in bitmain's interests to start up another R&D plus production line for an S1.5 model.

you can do any of these right now:
Buy 3 antminers and undervolt = 400GH / 500W / 2.7BTC
Buy 2 antminers and no overclock = 400GH / 800W / 1.8BTC
Buy an antminer S2 unit = 1000GH / 1kW / 6.3BTC (sold out, and will take about 10 days longer to receive a batch 2 even if you did order)
Buy 7 antminers and undervolt = 960GH / 1.1kW / 6.5BTC

personally, the S2 makes sense if you want:
a) included PSU ($200 expense for nice ATX vs $50 if you were modding server gear)
b) fewer cords (1 ethernet and 1 power, verses 7 ethernets for a comparable hashrate of underclocked S1 units)
c) simpler control (1 IP address rather than 7)
d) better density (S1 units can be a bit tricky to stack and have wires going in all directions to the PSU)

I ordered a batch 2 unit, but in retrospect almost wish i went with multiple S1 units instead. REALLY hoping that the S2 can overclock past 1.15TH if given good airflow and an extra 300W

on that note: I would be willing to sell my Batch 2 pre-order at the right price - PM me if you want to offer AT LEAST 6.85BTC for it

klondike, I am starting to regret my purchases of the s2 as well....especially since 2 days later spoondoolies tech went on sale and now I was tapped out. Dam. So I go with an Army of Ants for now. Now I am waiting on "Neptunes" for my Queen Ants to sit on, as my soldier ants sit on my jupiter.

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I would ask that Bitmain remembered CE certificate because there may be problems in the EU, the customs office.

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Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 12:22:26 PM

you can do any of these right now:
Buy 3 antminers and undervolt = 400GH / 500W / 2.7BTC

Has someone developed a method for undervolting the S1? Doesn't this require a hardware mod?

klondike_bar

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Quote from: crazyates on March 25, 2014, 09:53:13 AM

Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 09:41:07 AM

Quote from: hanti on March 25, 2014, 08:46:21 AM

i would like to have some s2 mini or something 400-500gh/s and 400-500W Wink

^go out and buy a few antminers to undervolt. 1TH+ is necessary if you are serious about equipment that will run for 6months+

I'm excited about this, but not everyone has the ability to be able to do this.

of course, i understand that. however, it would not really be in bitmain's interests to start up another R&D plus production line for an S1.5 model.

you can do any of these right now:
Buy 3 antminers and undervolt = 400GH / 500W / 2.7BTC
Buy 2 antminers and no overclock = 400GH / 800W / 1.8BTC
Buy an antminer S2 unit = 1000GH / 1kW / 6.3BTC (sold out, and will take about 10 days longer to receive a batch 2 even if you did order)
Buy 7 antminers and undervolt = 960GH / 1.1kW / 6.5BTC

personally, the S2 makes sense if you want:
a) included PSU ($200 expense for nice ATX vs $50 if you were modding server gear)
b) fewer cords (1 ethernet and 1 power, verses 7 ethernets for a comparable hashrate of underclocked S1 units)
c) simpler control (1 IP address rather than 7)
d) better density (S1 units can be a bit tricky to stack and have wires going in all directions to the PSU)

I ordered a batch 2 unit, but in retrospect almost wish i went with multiple S1 units instead. REALLY hoping that the S2 can overclock past 1.15TH if given good airflow and an extra 300W

on that note: I would be willing to sell my Batch 2 pre-order at the right price - PM me if you want to offer AT LEAST 6.85BTC for it

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Quote from: Two4D on March 25, 2014, 11:53:34 AM

Can someone from EU tell me how much custom taxes is needed to be paid?

It will be the tax rate of your country based on the declared value + handling charge of the courier. So for the UK, assuming a Batch 1 declared value of $3,899/£2,360 the fees will be around £480.

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Can someone from EU tell me how much custom taxes is needed to be paid?

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Quote from: romang on March 25, 2014, 11:50:09 AM

Quote from: rausvi15 on March 25, 2014, 09:47:46 AM

it is time that BTC finally rise up to 1000USD Grin

I'm looking for $2000

10.000 !

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Quote from: rausvi15 on March 25, 2014, 09:47:46 AM

it is time that BTC finally rise up to 1000USD Grin

I'm looking for $2000

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Quote from: rausvi15 on March 25, 2014, 09:47:46 AM

it is time that BTC finally rise up to 1000USD Grin

+1000

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Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 09:41:07 AM

Quote from: hanti on March 25, 2014, 08:46:21 AM

i would like to have some s2 mini or something 400-500gh/s and 400-500W Wink

^go out and buy a few antminers to undervolt. 1TH+ is necessary if you are serious about equipment that will run for 6months+

I'm excited about this, but not everyone has the ability to be able to do this.

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it is time that BTC finally rise up to 1000USD Grin

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Quote from: hanti on March 25, 2014, 08:46:21 AM

i would like to have some s2 mini or something 400-500gh/s and 400-500W Wink

^go out and buy a few antminers to undervolt. 1TH+ is necessary if you are serious about equipment that will run for 6months+

The S1 was 4.75BTC at first. now its less than 1/5th of that. The S2 will cost 1BTC in only a few months

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Quote from: hanti on March 25, 2014, 08:46:21 AM

i would like to have some s2 mini or something 400-500gh/s and 400-500W Wink

Indeed , it would be really nice Tongue

I am just wondering if anybody already received the S2, maybe people from the first batch? I managed to order in the second batch, just curious about the S2's design.

Oh and btw, BITMAIN support is hard working solving our problems. They replyed my emails and now my order has been sent to shipping Cool

We have to be a little more patient.

Thanks BITMAIN for your time and work, I really appreciate. Wink

Cheers.

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i would like to have some s2 mini or something 400-500gh/s and 400-500W Wink

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Quote from: VonSpass on March 25, 2014, 04:21:04 AM

Hey Bitmain; can we have an idea as for when more Antminer S2 units will be available? It seems all S2 batches are sold out at the moment...

They aren't comfortable doing pre-orders too far into the unknown future. Let them get the ones out they have sold now, get some on the shelf and build up some stock to avoid regressing into pre-order nightmare.

VonSpass

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Hey Bitmain; can we have an idea as for when more Antminer S2 units will be available? It seems all S2 batches are sold out at the moment...

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Quote from: klondike_bar on March 24, 2014, 08:47:28 PM

Quote from: DevonMiner on March 24, 2014, 05:47:17 PM

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I suspect...

S1 in stock because they are probably liquidating their old farm.

I agree ... I have received recent Ants that had been used ... removing the fans showed a lot of dust, and I had to clean them ... but they hash away and work fine, so I'm happy.

grab an air duster can - youll be able to blow away all the dust and other crud with minimal work. Also works well from desktop/GPU/laptop systems to clear out the dust that accumulates over weeks or months (most of my gpu heatsinks released a small cloud of dust when blasted)

Think about it if u had a product that can basically print money wouldn't u use it until it was sold etc I can't blame them for that. Instead of them rotting on shelves.

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