It's really too bad. If it wasn't for the price, the S4 would be the perfect next step for me in mining hardware. It's rack mountable and within the remaining amp budget that I've got at a colo facility. But at nearly 4 BTC shipped, it's insanely expensive.
Instead I've bought some BTC and will hold onto it.
Maybe the stars will align and BTC's price will recover in time for the next S4 batch announcement, but I'm not holding my breath.
It's really too bad that there's nothing out there like the deal we got with the S3. I bought into batch 3, and will ROI in a couple of weeks (with free power).
Topic: ANTMINER S4 Discussion and Support Thread - page 152. (Read 301481 times)
If you don't count the energy costs in, you can get positive ROI in a couple of months.
It should produce about 0.88 BTC per month (http://en.bitmakler.com/Bitcoin___mining). So what couple of monthes are you talking about? 
Bitmain, do you have a decibel reading on the S4 yet? You warn:
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
considering that there is a free or $0.99 apple iphone app that does it-why not post an actual reading?
it will be 70db or more that is why
then it is not a home based miner, but too underpowered to be a datacenter horse.
Next gen datacenter miner will have to be ~30Th for $10K
Bitmain, do you have a decibel reading on the S4 yet? You warn:
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
considering that there is a free or $0.99 apple iphone app that does it-why not post an actual reading?
it will be 70db or more that is why
Bitmain, do you have a decibel reading on the S4 yet? You warn:
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
considering that there is a free or $0.99 apple iphone app that does it-why not post an actual reading?
Bitmain, do you have a decibel reading on the S4 yet? You warn:
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
* Stable but a little bit noisy
With those large fans and that server psu it appears this is geared more for a Data Center Environment could you please give a decibel reading for those who intend to run a S4 at home to decide if it is reasonable? Thanks.
Can't login on the bitmain site - is it just me?
I can log in, just nothing I can buy!I just get a spinning circle 'Waiting for passport.bitmain.com' and nothing happens - rest of the site seems fine - just the login...
Can't login on the bitmain site - is it just me?
I can log in, just nothing I can buy!I just get a spinning circle 'Waiting for passport.bitmain.com' and nothing happens - rest of the site seems fine - just the login...
Can't login on the bitmain site - is it just me?
I can log in, just nothing I can buy! Is 18awg the same as 18a?
No. AWG = American Wire Gauge. The higher the number, the smaller the effective cross sectional area of the wire, and the less current it can handle. (I'd say something about the metric measurements here, but they're only slightly more sane)You should be able to find heavy duty C13 cords easily up to 14AWG (120V/18A), or 1.5mm² (240V/9A) (can't hurt to go beefier, other than a buck or two on the price of the cable)
Can't login on the bitmain site - is it just me?
Hello, needs the S4 a normal C13 cable (like a PC power supply) to power?
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Yes, judging by the picture it's C13. You'll need a 14GA C13 if running on 120V, or standard 18GA if 240v.
I'm in the UK and I can't seem to find a 16a c13.
Could someone provide a couple of links to the correct cable needed for the S4?
if you are in UK you should have 220V power source, so 18awg is just fine
Thanks, I have in Austria 230V, so the current is no problem. I also have C13 cabels there is writen on 10A so if its C13 on the miner I know its no problem, because 10A at 230V is 2300W.
Hello, needs the S4 a normal C13 cable (like a PC power supply) to power?
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Yes, judging by the picture it's C13. You'll need a 14GA C13 if running on 120V, or standard 18GA if 240v.
I'm in the UK and I can't seem to find a 16a c13.
Could someone provide a couple of links to the correct cable needed for the S4?
if you are in UK you should have 220V power source, so 18awg is just fine
Hello, needs the S4 a normal C13 cable (like a PC power supply) to power?
Like this:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/IEC_60320_C13.svg/80px-IEC_60320_C13.svg.png
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Like this:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/IEC_60320_C13.svg/80px-IEC_60320_C13.svg.png
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Yes, judging by the picture it's C13. You'll need a 14GA C13 if running on 120V, or standard 18GA if 240v.
I'm in the UK and I can't seem to find a 16a c13.
Could someone provide a couple of links to the correct cable needed for the S4?
Hello, needs the S4 a normal C13 cable (like a PC power supply) to power?
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Yes, judging by the picture it's C13. You'll need a 14GA C13 if running on 120V, or standard 18GA if 240v.
Hello, needs the S4 a normal C13 cable (like a PC power supply) to power?
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Like this:
I ask because Bitmain write 16A and C13 is normaly not rated for 16A.
Apologies, I didn't mean two with couple, I obviously had the german equivalent in mind, which means "some".
ROFLMAO. That's what everyone said a year ago.
Ready for a friendly bet?
Diff. won't continue to rise as it does.
ROFLMAO. That's what everyone said a year ago.
Ready for a friendly bet?
I like your Jokes.
Just withdraw your bet or all the smart guys will jump in and bet against you.
Hope you are a multi billionaire to pour that much.
well, I'm not aware I placed one, but, are you interested?
Apologies, I didn't mean two with couple, I obviously had the german equivalent in mind, which means "some".
ROFLMAO. That's what everyone said a year ago.
Ready for a friendly bet?
Diff. won't continue to rise as it does.
ROFLMAO. That's what everyone said a year ago.
Ready for a friendly bet?
I like your Jokes.
Just withdraw your bet or all the smart guys will jump in and bet against you.
Hope you are a multi billionaire to pour that much.
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