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Topic: Any ASIC for eth? (Read 964 times)

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October 11, 2017, 10:29:33 AM
#11
The algorithm was chosen to be memory IO bound rather than CPU bound. Anything CPU bound can be done faster in hardware. An ASIC does not improve memory IO. details of the algorithm can be found here: https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/blob/master/Dagger-Hashimoto.md

So, ethash algorithm is the best of ASIC resistance algorithm because of memory hungry? The other algorithm can be ASIC mined anytime easily in theory, am I right?
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October 11, 2017, 10:07:46 AM
#10
yes there are many asics for eth and one of them is polaris.

you of all people know those are NOT asics, there merly gpus in a box

This is easily the funniest comment I have read all day. Thanks for that. Its true. DH is SUPER hard to ASIC mine, and basically was made for GPUs. Stick a bunch of GPUs in a box, make it look cool and you have an "Eth Asic"  Wink Wink
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October 11, 2017, 06:37:53 AM
#9
Luckily no now. Eth have antiASIC script. EthASIC are difficult to develop for dagger hashimoto, so it takes a lot of time and money.
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October 11, 2017, 06:08:57 AM
#8
ASIC resistant forever.
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October 10, 2017, 12:05:45 AM
#7
There are no ASICs for ETH because the algorithm was designed to be minable with GPUs only due to the memory it requires.
That doesn't mean that they are infeasible to make, but right now nobody has bothered making one.
You can only use GPUs to mine Ethereum.
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October 09, 2017, 11:45:58 PM
#6
need moar memory brah
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October 09, 2017, 10:56:17 PM
#5
Will there ever be an asic for eth? The evolution of bitcoin led to the appearance of these chips. Will the same future for eth?

Ethereum has no asic miner. It has been specially developed for Ethereum's systems and this is quite logical in my opinion. Because asic miner remained to me, it would increase unfair competition
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October 09, 2017, 10:07:04 PM
#4
yes there are many asics for eth and one of them is polaris.

you of all people know those are NOT asics, there merly gpus in a box
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October 09, 2017, 10:04:55 PM
#3
yes there are many asics for eth and one of them is polaris.
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October 09, 2017, 06:56:16 PM
#2
for the 1000th time no.
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October 09, 2017, 03:51:27 PM
#1
Will there ever be an asic for eth? The evolution of bitcoin led to the appearance of these chips. Will the same future for eth?
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