Topic: ANTMINER S2 Discussion and Support Thread - page 58. (Read 355730 times)

Quote from: Biodom on June 04, 2014, 11:21:48 PM

Curious how you both think the S2 is a better deal

Price
S2: $2359, 1000GH = $2.36 per GH
SP10: $2795, 1400GH = $2.00 per GH

Power
S2: 1000 GH, 1000W = 1w/GH
SP10: 1400 GH, 1200W = 0.85w/GH

PS Both are beaten on price by the A1 clones, which can be had for around $1800, or $1.80 per GH (if only all the dealers weren't sketchy)

S2: $2359, 1000GH = ~~$2.36~~ per GH $2359,-400kupon=$1959

SP10: $2795, 1400GH = ~~$2.00~~ per GH ~~$2795~~ $2,695.00 + shipping for $193.00.=$2,888.00

S2: =$1.96 per GH
SP-10 =$2.06 per GH

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Wierd problem with my S2:

slot#1 does not hash (ever!-no green light blinking)

moving boards around did not help
using a brand new powerboard did not help
even connecting fans to a neighboring set of pins did not help (one set is free in my miner)
reconnecting beaglebone, ethernet cable did not help
making sure that all PCIE connectors are tight did not help
reimaging the microSD card did not work
connecting new power supply with all-new PCIE cables did not help

the only thing not done yet is updating the firmware (which is already current, dated 4/10/14).

Any suggestions? this is a crazy problem to have, and it wasn't fixed by a new powerboard as I hoped. i am out of ideas.
The other 9 boards/blades are hashing

Any suggestions?

Hi Biodom,
We are so sorry to hear the trouble, please send your order ID to [email protected] to double check your shipping address, we will provide you a retunring address and send you new hash board soon.

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Wierd problem with my S2:

slot#1 does not hash (ever!-no green light blinking)

moving boards around did not help
using a brand new powerboard did not help
even connecting fans to a neighboring set of pins did not help (one set is free in my miner)
reconnecting beaglebone, ethernet cable did not help
making sure that all PCIE connectors are tight did not help
reimaging the microSD card did not work
connecting new power supply with all-new PCIE cables did not help

the only thing not done yet is updating the firmware (which is already current, dated 4/10/14).

Any suggestions? this is a crazy problem to have, and it wasn't fixed by a new powerboard as I hoped. i am out of ideas.
The other 9 boards/blades are hashing

Any suggestions?

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Quote from: samsonn25 on June 04, 2014, 11:06:42 PM

Quote from: bit_NINj4 on June 04, 2014, 11:02:19 PM

PM me if you have a valid S2 coupon code. Same nick @ bitmaintech.com

For a sec it looked like you [email protected] was gonna give away some coupons. lol

If you have one, I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands for some BTC

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Quote from: Biffa on June 04, 2014, 07:00:11 PM

It could be that you may be able to overclock the S2 with a better power supply, but from the people who I have seen try it you only get a measly 10% increase and at the risk of much higher HW errors. These aren't Jupiters that you can push to 50-60% overclocks, the entire design ethos around the S2 is different, these are basically underclocked S1 antminers crammed into a single box. I think the backplanes and power components on the boards just aren't built to handle more power higher currents.

I'll second this observation. Seems like the limiting factor is the number of VRMs per asic chip on the boards, not the backplanes or other components. I tried it at 225 mhs with an evga 1300 and ran into high H/W errors.

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Quote from: Biffa on June 04, 2014, 08:21:47 PM

When people say that the rig is pulling 1050 they mean using their watt-o-meter, all the slightly lower efficiency means is that it pulls a few Watts more from the wall.

1050 watts at the wall in the case of the PSU on the S2 would mean its probably providing 916W to the miner (87.3% efficient) in fact in order to provide 1000W to the miner it would be pulling 1154W from the wall Shocked

My kill-a-watt reports just on ~ 9 amps on a US 120v circuit for the S2, when cranking ….

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Quote from: Darthswan on June 04, 2014, 09:38:25 PM

Quote from: klondike_bar on June 04, 2014, 09:06:26 PM

Quote from: bit_NINj4 on June 04, 2014, 11:02:19 PM

The SP10 is such a crappy deal compared to the Antminer S2

Yep, their reluctance (or greed) to reduce the price while everyone was pissed off with BM has cost them greatly. What's better, sell 1 miner for $500 profit or 10 miners for $200 profit... spondoolies definitlely missed the boat here...

Curious how you both think the S2 is a better deal

Price
S2: $2359, 1000GH = $2.36 per GH
SP10: $2795, 1400GH = $2.00 per GH

Power
S2: 1000 GH, 1000W = 1w/GH
SP10: 1400 GH, 1200W = 0.85w/GH

PS Both are beaten on price by the A1 clones, which can be had for around $1800, or $1.80 per GH (if only all the dealers weren't sketchy)

Does the Spondoolies price include shipping?

I also heard that the 1.4TH/s is very dependent on your power setup, but I haven't checked in to the accuracy of this claim.

its close to $200 to ship the SP10, and realistic values are closer to 1.25TH on 120V and 1.4TH on 208/240V. It is also the volume of a blow dryer when running. The design itself and the efficiency is terrific on it though

DC usage with 208V is ideal

Don't happen to have a voucher the deal gets better.

$400 voucher and/or bitmain will work with you. You could cook breakfast on the SP10 and it howls like a banshee … definitely begs for a DC home which is an additional expense.

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Looking to buy 3 S2 units and 3 S1 units.

PM me if you have coupons.

Thanks

Rob Cool

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PM me if you have a valid S2 coupon code. Same nick @ bitmaintech.com

For a sec it looked like you [email protected] was gonna give away some coupons. lol

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PM me if you have a valid S2 coupon code. Same nick @ on bitmaintech.com

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Not many indeed because there were not alot of buyers for the latest s2, and those that have them are waiting to see if there is a dramatic price drop this week or next. So their coupons might be in addition to another 200-300

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Quote from: klondike_bar on June 04, 2014, 09:06:26 PM

The SP10 is such a crappy deal compared to the Antminer S2

Yep, their reluctance (or greed) to reduce the price while everyone was pissed off with BM has cost them greatly. What's better, sell 1 miner for $500 profit or 10 miners for $200 profit... spondoolies definitlely missed the boat here...

Curious how you both think the S2 is a better deal

Price
S2: $2359, 1000GH = $2.36 per GH
SP10: $2795, 1400GH = $2.00 per GH

Power
S2: 1000 GH, 1000W = 1w/GH
SP10: 1400 GH, 1200W = 0.85w/GH

PS Both are beaten on price by the A1 clones, which can be had for around $1800, or $1.80 per GH (if only all the dealers weren't sketchy)

S2 has lots of coupon on the wild, makes it a much better deal.

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The SP10 is such a crappy deal compared to the Antminer S2

Yep, their reluctance (or greed) to reduce the price while everyone was pissed off with BM has cost them greatly. What's better, sell 1 miner for $500 profit or 10 miners for $200 profit... spondoolies definitlely missed the boat here...

Curious how you both think the S2 is a better deal

Price
S2: $2359, 1000GH = $2.36 per GH
SP10: $2795, 1400GH = $2.00 per GH

Power
S2: 1000 GH, 1000W = 1w/GH
SP10: 1400 GH, 1200W = 0.85w/GH

PS Both are beaten on price by the A1 clones, which can be had for around $1800, or $1.80 per GH (if only all the dealers weren't sketchy)

Does the Spondoolies price include shipping?

I also heard that the 1.4TH/s is very dependent on your power setup, but I haven't checked in to the accuracy of this claim.

its close to $200 to ship the SP10, and realistic values are closer to 1.25TH on 120V and 1.4TH on 208/240V. It is also the volume of a blow dryer when running. The design itself and the efficiency is terrific on it though

DC usage with 208V is ideal

Don't happen to have a voucher the deal gets better.

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The SP10 is such a crappy deal compared to the Antminer S2

Yep, their reluctance (or greed) to reduce the price while everyone was pissed off with BM has cost them greatly. What's better, sell 1 miner for $500 profit or 10 miners for $200 profit... spondoolies definitlely missed the boat here...

Curious how you both think the S2 is a better deal

Price
S2: $2359, 1000GH = $2.36 per GH
SP10: $2795, 1400GH = $2.00 per GH

Power
S2: 1000 GH, 1000W = 1w/GH
SP10: 1400 GH, 1200W = 0.85w/GH

PS Both are beaten on price by the A1 clones, which can be had for around $1800, or $1.80 per GH (if only all the dealers weren't sketchy)

Does the Spondoolies price include shipping?

I also heard that the 1.4TH/s is very dependent on your power setup, but I haven't checked in to the accuracy of this claim.

its close to $200 to ship the SP10, and realistic values are closer to 1.25TH on 120V and 1.4TH on 208/240V. It is also the volume of a blow dryer when running. The design itself and the efficiency is terrific on it though

DC usage with 208V is ideal

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The SP10 is such a crappy deal compared to the Antminer S2

Yep, their reluctance (or greed) to reduce the price while everyone was pissed off with BM has cost them greatly. What's better, sell 1 miner for $500 profit or 10 miners for $200 profit... spondoolies definitlely missed the boat here...

Curious how you both think the S2 is a better deal

Price
S2: $2359, 1000GH = $2.36 per GH
SP10: $2795, 1400GH = $2.00 per GH

Power
S2: 1000 GH, 1000W = 1w/GH
SP10: 1400 GH, 1200W = 0.85w/GH

PS Both are beaten on price by the A1 clones, which can be had for around $1800, or $1.80 per GH (if only all the dealers weren't sketchy)

Does the Spondoolies price include shipping?

I also heard that the 1.4TH/s is very dependent on your power setup, but I haven't checked in to the accuracy of this claim.

no include shipping last I heard

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