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Topic: ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread - page 296. (Read 710164 times)

hero member
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Whats the difference between the g2 and g1 besides price?

Aren't you the guy who pretends to buy/sell amazon cards?
legendary
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'The right to privacy matters'
Could someone please help me!!!!

I bought this power supply http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Certified)
To power (1) Antminer S3 and possibly overclock it.

I've been hearing that the PCI-E connections are daisy chained and It can't handle the antminer.. could someone please confirm this?

I want to buy another Antminer s3... Should I

A) Buy another 500-600W PSU?

B) Return the EVGA 500W and buy a EVGA 1000W G2?

Please help me as I have no idea wtf is going on.
  return that buy this

http://www.amazon.ca/Supernova-1300G2-Atx12V-1300-watt-120-G2-1300-Xr/dp/B00COIZTZM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407529987&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+1300

runs 3 s-3's
newbie
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Whats the difference between the g2 and g1 besides price?
legendary
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Merit: 1000
Could someone please help me!!!!

I bought this power supply http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Certified)
To power (1) Antminer S3 and possibly overclock it.

I've been hearing that the PCI-E connections are daisy chained and It can't handle the antminer.. could someone please confirm this?

I want to buy another Antminer s3... Should I

A) Buy another 500-600W PSU?

B) Return the EVGA 500W and buy a EVGA 1000W G2?

Please help me as I have no idea wtf is going on.

Return it for the 1000W G2.
member
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What is the best pool to use for the S3? I want to make sure I use my Antminer as efficiently as possible. Thank you in advance.
newbie
Activity: 42
Merit: 0
Could someone please help me!!!!

I bought this power supply http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Certified)
To power (1) Antminer S3 and possibly overclock it.

I've been hearing that the PCI-E connections are daisy chained and It can't handle the antminer.. could someone please confirm this?

I want to buy another Antminer s3... Should I

A) Buy another 500-600W PSU?

B) Return the EVGA 500W and buy a EVGA 1000W G2?

Please help me as I have no idea wtf is going on.
newbie
Activity: 41
Merit: 0
I fired up a new S3 and it has a newer firmware date of "Mon Jul 28 13:12:00 CST 2014"

My 6 Batch 5s all have that same firmware. DOn't know why they don't put it on their website. I'd like to flash it to by Batch 1s.
sr. member
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I fired up a new S3 and it has a newer firmware date of "Mon Jul 28 13:12:00 CST 2014"
hero member
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Since there is only 2 pcie cables.. Which adaptors would I get to make 4? Should I get two sata to pcie or?
Thank you!

You only need two cables. Not really sure why there are 4 sockets. Mine all run at 490GH/s or better at 250. Each with just 2 cables plugged in and each with a corsair m750cx.


1. did you connect another miner to 2 remaining connectors? If not, what's the advantage?
2. how stable are they at 250mhz? I have a couple S3 that do great on 237.5 and was thinking of upping them to 250. Thanks.

Not sure if there is any advantage by using 2 connectors - maybe uses less power? I suppose the question should really be - why would you want to use 4 when 2 will do?

I notice an x on 1 of the 4 miners every now and then - especially when the weather is hot - but it still mines at 490 GH/s even with the x. After I reboot it it's 502 GH/s. The other three are 490, 494 and 501 with no x's.
hero member
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Anyone tried running Antminer on DC battery?
Do you know what's the input range of an S3?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8246189
sr. member
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If I were you I wouldn't peddle these miners here, most people in this thread are smarter than that. There is also a glaring violation of Amazon T&Cs (I'll let you figure that out for yourself), so you probably won't last long there.

You're right, I'll remove my posts. Regardless, I am impressed by the demand for these.
legendary
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https://bpip.org
Holy smokes these AntMiner S3s are popular. We just sold our 200th S3 and it's only been 22 days since receiving our first batch (includes Amazon sales). Bitmain has got to be one of the most profitable mining manufacturers ever.

If I were you I wouldn't peddle these miners here, most people in this thread are smarter than that. There is also a glaring violation of Amazon T&Cs (I'll let you figure that out for yourself), so you probably won't last long there.
legendary
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Well, all four are up and running on stock 218.75 will post back this time tomorrow to let everyone know what my avgs look like which right now looks promising, all climbing to 400+.

Might actually do a small update around 10pm my time which is 7.5 hrs but this time tomorrow will tell for sure.
newbie
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Holy smokes these AntMiner S3s are popular. We just sold our 200th S3 and it's only been 22 days since receiving our first batch (includes Amazon sales). Bitmain has got to be one of the most profitable mining manufacturers ever.

Amazing, you buy from bitmain, then jack up the price to sell to people who don't know better...helluva guy.

Most of our customers just want to use credit cards. We never hide the true manufacturer or how easy it is to buy direct. We're meeting a demand that isn't being met elsewhere.

Coiningsolutions.com blow your prices right out of the water lol
sr. member
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full member
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Holy smokes these AntMiner S3s are popular. We just sold our 200th S3 and it's only been 22 days since receiving our first batch (includes Amazon sales). Bitmain has got to be one of the most profitable mining manufacturers ever.

Amazing, you buy from bitmain, then jack up the price to sell to people who don't know better...helluva guy.
sr. member
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legendary
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Mine are with my collo guy, I messed up the PW and cant get in now lol.

What do I tell him to do to factory reset these so I can get back in with root/root ?

Reset button right next to the LEDs.  What's a "collo guy" anyway?  Smiley
Collocation / hosting guy... I also fixed it without the reset.

Still want to know how to fix this needing to log in to every page when I switch tabs thing.
legendary
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Mine are with my collo guy, I messed up the PW and cant get in now lol.

What do I tell him to do to factory reset these so I can get back in with root/root ?

Reset button right next to the LEDs.  What's a "collo guy" anyway?  Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1081
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OK I'll over clock my s3 with the evga 500 with only 2 connections and hopefully I don't burn the house down.

Again, just monitor your PCIe cables for a few hours or more to see if they get hot to the touch before deciding to leave them unattended.

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