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alh
legendary
Activity: 1843
Merit: 1050
May 24, 2016, 05:50:34 PM
#23
Does Bitmain ever ship anything for FREE?

Looks to me like a fatal flaw in an otherwise plausible scam......  Smiley
hero member
Activity: 686
Merit: 500
May 24, 2016, 04:24:23 PM
#22
For what it's worth, the posted link doesn't seem to go anywhere useful at all. While not in the market for an S9, I though it would be interesting to look.

http://ob//17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

The URL looks a little malformed to me........
It is an OpenBazaar URL
More infor here: https://openbazaar.org/
alh
legendary
Activity: 1843
Merit: 1050
May 24, 2016, 03:39:20 PM
#20
For what it's worth, the posted link doesn't seem to go anywhere useful at all. While not in the market for an S9, I though it would be interesting to look.

http://ob//17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

The URL looks a little malformed to me........
legendary
Activity: 3738
Merit: 3848
May 24, 2016, 03:38:31 PM
#19

This is in the offer:
Quote
BITMAIN ANTMINER S9 Batch 1 with 9.63th/s
Shipping from 26th May 2016


S9 Specifications:
1. Hash Rate: 9.63 TH/s ±5%
2. Power Consumption: 1350W + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25C ambient temp)
3. Power Efficiency: 0.15 J/GH + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25°C ambient temp)
4. Rated Voltage: 11.60 ~13.00V
5. Chip quantity per unit: 114x BM1396
6. Dimensions: 301mm(L)*123mm(W)*155mm(H)
7. Cooling: 1x 12038 fan
8. Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C
9. Network Connection: Ethernet
10. Default Frequency: 800M
Notes:
1.   Power consumption figures will vary with your PSU’s efficiency, the ambient operating temperature and the accuracy of the power meter.
2.   PSU: A power supply unit is not included, and you will need to provide an ATX PSU. There are 3 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input on each hashing board and all 3 are required. Do not connect more than one PSU to the same hashing board!
Bitmain recommends the APW3-12-1600-B2 power supply for use with the S9. One power supply support one S9.
3. Separate power supply to control board: there is one additional 6pin PCI-e connector on the IO board which must be connected to the PSU to get power. Be sure to power on the miner after ALL the 10 PCIE connectors connected to power supply. When using differnt PSU and you want to power off the miner, be sure to disconnect all the PSU from power.

Can anybody confirm this?

I can confirm that I am not paying more than $700 for 9.6th S9 and even that is a little overpriced.
It is just numbers.
legendary
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
May 24, 2016, 02:43:29 PM
#18

This is in the offer:
Quote
BITMAIN ANTMINER S9 Batch 1 with 9.63th/s
Shipping from 26th May 2016


S9 Specifications:
1. Hash Rate: 9.63 TH/s ±5%
2. Power Consumption: 1350W + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25C ambient temp)
3. Power Efficiency: 0.15 J/GH + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25°C ambient temp)
4. Rated Voltage: 11.60 ~13.00V
5. Chip quantity per unit: 114x BM1396
6. Dimensions: 301mm(L)*123mm(W)*155mm(H)
7. Cooling: 1x 12038 fan
8. Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C
9. Network Connection: Ethernet
10. Default Frequency: 800M
Notes:
1.   Power consumption figures will vary with your PSU’s efficiency, the ambient operating temperature and the accuracy of the power meter.
2.   PSU: A power supply unit is not included, and you will need to provide an ATX PSU. There are 3 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input on each hashing board and all 3 are required. Do not connect more than one PSU to the same hashing board!
Bitmain recommends the APW3-12-1600-B2 power supply for use with the S9. One power supply support one S9.
3. Separate power supply to control board: there is one additional 6pin PCI-e connector on the IO board which must be connected to the PSU to get power. Be sure to power on the miner after ALL the 10 PCIE connectors connected to power supply. When using differnt PSU and you want to power off the miner, be sure to disconnect all the PSU from power.

Can anybody confirm this?
hero member
Activity: 896
Merit: 500
May 24, 2016, 02:13:44 PM
#17
"before that we need a long term test process to make sure the stable perfomance"

AKA we're going to build lots and mine with them, before selling them? Tongue

That is also what I thought. That could be the reason why the difficulty rose so fast in the last few weeks.
sr. member
Activity: 546
Merit: 253
legendary
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
May 24, 2016, 10:28:12 AM
#15
Antminer S9 is sold on OpenBazaar for 4.8 BTC:

ob://17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

Update:
I don't know if this is legit, better use escrow if you're going to buy one!
legendary
Activity: 2212
Merit: 1001
May 21, 2016, 09:23:20 PM
#14
There's been all kinds of talk about trying to start up an independent ASIC, but you'd have to get in with guys like kilo17 and PlanetCrypto for a better discussion of the financial and administrative requirements. I'd really like to work on a project like that but right now every resource I have is put to use just keeping the lights on in my shop and getting current projects taken care of.

I got a bunch of lotto tickets,if I win I'll be stopping by to chat with ya  Cool

(don't hold your breath, but ya never know  Cheesy  )
sr. member
Activity: 546
Merit: 253
May 21, 2016, 07:51:45 PM
#13
Waiting on the community could take a very long time. At least bitmain is going to provide us something. Bitfury has all but abandoned the small miner. Bw is launching something in June. Hopefully we will see something soon.
legendary
Activity: 3318
Merit: 1848
Curmudgeonly hardware guy
May 21, 2016, 06:44:51 PM
#12
There's been all kinds of talk about trying to start up an independent ASIC, but you'd have to get in with guys like kilo17 and PlanetCrypto for a better discussion of the financial and administrative requirements. I'd really like to work on a project like that but right now every resource I have is put to use just keeping the lights on in my shop and getting current projects taken care of.
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1068
May 21, 2016, 05:59:36 PM
#11
Nah... happy waiting without feeding Bitmain
...and I have faith in community initiatives!

What i mean is. You seem to say you can just wait for Sidehack to release the product. But Sidehack is waiting for companies such as Bitmain to decide to sell him chips. Without those he can't make the boards. Which means by waiting for Sidehack you are effectively waiting for Bitmain or Bitfury in the first place... Therefore you will wait for a long (indefinite, potentially infinite) time.

Sidehack can't make his own ASIC chips. You'd need much more money, R&D, then manufacture and probably other stuff i'm not aware of.

If you had that kind of money, maybe Sidehack would know where to start, but i don't. And i think the existing funding is too low by a figure or two.
full member
Activity: 206
Merit: 100
May 21, 2016, 05:31:00 PM
#10
Nah... happy waiting without feeding Bitmain
...and I have faith in community initiatives!
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1068
May 21, 2016, 04:31:41 PM
#9
So, we will wait... for "GekkoMiner" Wink

You will probably be waiting for a long, long time, sadly. =/
full member
Activity: 206
Merit: 100
May 21, 2016, 03:49:18 PM
#8
So, we will wait... for "GekkoMiner" Wink
legendary
Activity: 3318
Merit: 1848
Curmudgeonly hardware guy
May 21, 2016, 03:44:30 PM
#7
Probably both.
full member
Activity: 206
Merit: 100
May 21, 2016, 03:23:43 PM
#6
...or AKA we're going to sell them when you can't make ROI? Wink
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1068
May 21, 2016, 03:16:41 PM
#5
"before that we need a long term test process to make sure the stable perfomance"

AKA we're going to build lots and mine with them, before selling them? Tongue
sr. member
Activity: 546
Merit: 253
May 21, 2016, 02:03:01 PM
#4
I don't think I'll buy any more s7's. I have a feeling the s9 will be out fairly soon.
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