Topic: Bitmain looks like they're releasing a 15GH/s DASH miner called the AntMiner D3 - page 189. (Read 299754 times)

Yup, even though the batch page for D3 says litecoin, bitcoin only......  I can't use bank wires for a month or so.  I'm still trying to get them to fix my paying, expired order from last batch of D3's

Confirmed. And I successfully added got through checkout this time! Thanks!

They are in stock NOW BUT they are only accepting USD wire, no LITECOIN or BITCOIN...

MUCH RESPECT n HONOR TO CHAN !!!    thx friend --

has helped me through this crazy sale --- I could have even grabbed through the china site thx to his perfect instructions ---   but i needed to get the wire to china --- so i had to hold up this time --

but true thx to u Chan - thx 4 honesty n kind vibes !


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InvisibleFriend / Kind Recordings

You're seeing a clash between conventional wisdom and actual testing results. Conventional wisdom dictates that you should not run a power supply at 100% of the maximum rated output. This is absolutely true for consumer grade PSUs, such as the EVGA 1600w you're talking about. Server grade PSUs, on the other hand, are actually capable of outputting 100% of their rated power 24/7. When actually tested, the APW3++ was able to reach ~1600W on 110v without issue. I 100% WOULD NOT DO THAT since you'd be running way too many amps on what is likely a 15-amp cicuit. But that does imply that the APW3++ can reliably handle 1200W on a 110v circuit without issue. I've mined with hundreds of power supplies and typically see a 5-10% failure rate after 30-days with consumer grade ATX PSUs. I've only had 2 of Bitmain's PSUs out of over 300 go bad thus far (across all 4 models). I'm fairly certain that Bitmain's APW3++ is only rated at 1200W for 110v because they know that most 110v circuits are only 15amp and 1200w = 10.9 amps. Since you should never use more than 80% of a circuit's capacity, a 15amp circuit should really only be loaded with 12 amps worth of devices. Had they rated the APW3++ for 1300w, they know that people would attempt to use them for the S9, which can easily spike to 1450 watts and go above that 12amp limit.

tl;dr I think bitmain is under-advertising the APW3++'s technical limits to prevent people from overloading their home circuits - which is good.

Saving $25 dollars in a year is negligible to me.

My only worry is doing damage to the unit should I decide to run it on a 110v with the bitmain PSU.

I would not skimp on a PSU. Remember, if, for example, you use 1kw, getting an equal platinum PSU over gold will save you 25$ per year @ 0.15$ kwh. A high quality and very efficient PSU pays itself in the long run. I learned this the hard way. 

Whats with the two-sided consensus on this though.  Shouldn't there be one definite answer? One group of people say it's fine, the other say "your running the risk"

It's a big deal for me because Evga 1600w PSU's are actually quite expensive.

Try this:



Works pretty well, but you have to use it to get results.

we order one ... but I asked my ma to pray that it go through ... says payment accepted ... now we wait and see

September 15th in China, anyone gotten a shipping notice yet?

Why don't you copy and paste the post because no one knows what you're referring to. Maybe there's a language barrier I don't know, but telling people to read through a thread that is 100's of pages long isn't really that helpful. "Buddy". Also, if our IP's are Geo Blocked all the back door tactics in the world aren't going to change that. Thank you.

when is the first wave of d3 hitting the streets? or are they already in the wild?
does it even make sense to order now for late November?
are they going to add d3 to hashnest?

i regret not hitting the proceed button on the first batch xD

What will stop the logjam is stopping the people who claim units and don't plan on paying.  Once that stops everyone who plans on really buying will have a chance

I agree, psu's are so cheap why skimp on the wattage to protect your investment, especially if you are already planning on buying a new psu for these...

Exceeding a power supply's rated capacity is never a good idea.  While there is usually headroom built in you're asking for the PSU to fry and likely take your equipment it's powering with it.

I'd strongly recommend anyone on 110V to get a power supply rated at 1500-1600W at least on 110V, not running a 1200W rated supply at max.

Thank you lets pray for roi. XD

I gave you guys all details on how to buy from bitmain! Im not no reseller trying to eat off people here! I handed you guys the "KEYS" on how to secure a purchase from bitmain.. and now u ask me to "give you info" and say im cryptic?  really unbelievable members on here.. not a single thank you but criticism.

Shall i hold your hands to the washroom also?

" If it involves buying through you at a markup then no thanks. Not interested."
Thanks, read this thread and my post before you start acting up there buddy.  

Like i said! Fcking unblievable!

Why so Cryptic? Why don't you give us the info? If it involves buying through you at a markup then no thanks. Not interested.

It is not a server issue. They are selling 20,000 units out in less than 30 minutes regularly. The also just "supposedly" upgraded their servers. SOMEONE is buying a lot of servers and most of the veterans from this forum are NOT buying them. Of course someone is going to squirt through the logjam here and there. We've all done it. That doesn't change the fact that the majority of European and USA based buyers are getting routinely shut out over the last 4-5 batches. Our IP's are Geo Blocked. There is NO DOUBT about that.