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Topic: ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread - page 280. (Read 710164 times)

legendary
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Bit of column A and bit of column B I'd imagine
full member
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My B6 (shipping date 12 Aug) shows shipped. Paid last Friday. B6 is not sold out. S3 sales slowing down or production ramping up?
member
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One of my S3 Antminers is not mining!

I mean it's mining at 0.5 GH/s or so!!!

Also the Fan speed of both blades is very huge!!!

Any clue what's wrong with it?



I would open the unit, check the connections, and inspect the boards.
If you don't find anything, I would re-flash the firmware.
You can also try turning the unit on and off, and reboots from the GUI.
member
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Hey

Anyone run their s3 on their sides and stacked?

Any issues?

Yes, 2 if them and I've noticed no change in anything by putting them on their sides.


sr. member
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I didn't wanna start a big discussion about altcoins here!
I just was curious what y'all was "mining".

I'm still in at BTC with my S1/S3/X-1 :-)
still BTC sir
lately, the jump on the diff. quite small
so its still the best choice to mine BTC directly
sr. member
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I didn't wanna start a big discussion about altcoins here!
I just was curious what y'all was "mining".

I'm still in at BTC with my S1/S3/X-1 :-)
sr. member
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Whats the "best" altcoin for right now ??

This is really the wrong forum for this kind of question. But let me answer anyways, lol.

I have "mined" NXT with SHA ASICs in the past and did very well. I say "mined" in quotes because you can't directly mine NXT since it's POS not POW. Essentially you mine at a multipool (hashrate.org) that mines other SHA coins and then exchanges them for NXT.

so.... u mean the best for now is... NXT???
coz the question is "Whats the "best" altcoin for right now ??"  Cheesy
hero member
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Glow Stick Dance!
Whats the "best" altcoin for right now ??

This is really the wrong forum for this kind of question. But let me answer anyways, lol.

I have "mined" NXT with SHA ASICs in the past and did very well. I say "mined" in quotes because you can't directly mine NXT since it's POS not POW. Essentially you mine at a multipool (hashrate.org) that mines other SHA coins and then exchanges them for NXT.
copper member
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Clueless!
well, other SHA-256 coins arent that stable...
its too risky to mine other coins, while you can profit more than when you mine btc or you can loss more than 50% of your estimated profit

I think the question here is, if it makes sense to mine an altcoin with a S3 once it's not profitable to mine BTC any more.


lurking on this forum...don't have an antmimer (yet) have a knc jupiter 550gh oct 2013 and I too would like to know
of altcoins of the sha256 type that MAY make sense for me getting an antmimer maybe? (chicken?) or keeping my knc unit popping along after say
next month (as a comparison so to speak on slush my current 567.4gh Jupiter is getting 0.013 btc per day at 93% luck more or less just so
you guys can make a rough comparison kinda/sorta)

thanks will go back to lurking after antminer toys...*hard to man up and get 2* don't ya know..funny how I was a heck of a lot
braver with BTC at 1K usd huh?

Searing

Whats the "best" altcoin for right now ??

For long term its Darkcoin, but it's not profitable always.Lifespan of altcoins very short. One need to mine new potentially promising coins and sell quickly as staying longer is big risk.Due to recent scams altcoins are suffering badly.

thanks for the tip ..probably need to look into this to keep either the knc jupiter going longer (my poor baby) and/or a couple antminers...creative yeah
that is what I need to be .......stupid 588 btc is too low to help me man up on this)

Searing
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Whats the "best" altcoin for right now ??

For long term its Darkcoin (not SHA256), but it's not profitable always.Lifespan of altcoins very short. One need to mine new potentially promising coins and sell quickly as staying longer is big risk.Due to recent scams altcoins are suffering badly.
full member
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well, other SHA-256 coins arent that stable...
its too risky to mine other coins, while you can profit more than when you mine btc or you can loss more than 50% of your estimated profit

I think the question here is, if it makes sense to mine an altcoin with a S3 once it's not profitable to mine BTC any more.

I wanted to know how you guys maximise your profitability.Either by mining only bitcoins or mix of other SHA-256 coins with it.As by different calculaters the average revenue per antminer s3 is $6 and considering the increase in difficulty how will one get ROI on it?
full member
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Wanna buy a Tesla? Visit TeslaBargain.com first!
well, other SHA-256 coins arent that stable...
its too risky to mine other coins, while you can profit more than when you mine btc or you can loss more than 50% of your estimated profit

I think the question here is, if it makes sense to mine an altcoin with a S3 once it's not profitable to mine BTC any more.
sr. member
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Whats the "best" altcoin for right now ??
sr. member
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Planning to buy 2 antminers s3. Is this profitable enough to start mining?
If you get them now you go a good shot.

Thanks.

Do you guys mine only bitcoin or also some sha256 coins?

How is other SHA- 256 coins doing in terms of profitability?

well, other SHA-256 coins arent that stable...
its too risky to mine other coins, while you can profit more than when you mine btc
or you can loss more than 50% of your estimated profit

Thanks.

From you guys past 3 to 6 months experiences, Will you suggest BTC mining (starting with antminers s3)? Actually i am from alt coin background and wanted to diversify my risk.

well, even if we mine BTC, its still a risk...
all risks here... if you want to try gambling with the alt coin, then maybe you should try mine alt coin and wait they shoot thru the roof
for me, its a bigger risk than mining btc
sr. member
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Bitmaintech.com IS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Probably because they have all the BTC they need..! :-)
maybe....
or maybe..............
orrrrr maybe...............

well, lets see what'll happen..
hope its just their website down for maintenance, or something like that
if they want to do it like BFL, maybe they dont need to shut down their website...

full member
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Planning to buy 2 antminers s3. Is this profitable enough to start mining?
If you get them now you go a good shot.

Thanks.

Do you guys mine only bitcoin or also some sha256 coins?

How is other SHA- 256 coins doing in terms of profitability?

well, other SHA-256 coins arent that stable...
its too risky to mine other coins, while you can profit more than when you mine btc
or you can loss more than 50% of your estimated profit

Thanks.

From you guys past 3 to 6 months experiences, Will you suggest BTC mining (starting with antminers s3)? Actually i am from alt coin background and wanted to diversify my risk.
newbie
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Bitmaintech.com IS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Probably because they have all the BTC they need..! :-)
sr. member
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Cryptocurrency Evangelist
Bitmaintech.com IS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


One of my S3 Antminers is not mining!

I mean it's mining at 0.5 GH/s or so!!!

Also the Fan speed of both blades is very huge!!!

Any clue what's wrong with it?



try to flash the new firmware bro

Thanks Bro,

I have the last firmware in bitmain site.

any firmware after that?

sr. member
Activity: 266
Merit: 250
Planning to buy 2 antminers s3. Is this profitable enough to start mining?
If you get them now you go a good shot.

Thanks.

Do you guys mine only bitcoin or also some sha256 coins?

How is other SHA- 256 coins doing in terms of profitability?

well, other SHA-256 coins arent that stable...
its too risky to mine other coins, while you can profit more than when you mine btc
or you can loss more than 50% of your estimated profit
sr. member
Activity: 266
Merit: 250
Bitmaintech.com IS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


One of my S3 Antminers is not mining!

I mean it's mining at 0.5 GH/s or so!!!

Also the Fan speed of both blades is very huge!!!

Any clue what's wrong with it?



try to flash to the new firmware bro
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