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Topic: Considering buying a bitcoin miner (Read 1994 times)

legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 17, 2014, 12:34:52 PM
#31
When setting it up VIA wifi, I just have to type the IP of the ant miner in my browers to connect?  Or do I have to do it like a router and connect via hardwire?

Depends if you're close or far from the router.  I personally connect the Ant through ethernet cable direct to the router, punch in the default ip 192.168.1.99 into a browser, and voila I'm in the Antminer config.

If you're unable to connect via wireless or wired, search the forum for "Antminer setup".  There's step by step by Dogie and Sushi which should be helpful.
hero member
Activity: 1372
Merit: 783
better everyday ♥
March 14, 2014, 07:57:22 PM
#30
When setting it up VIA wifi, I just have to type the IP of the ant miner in my browers to connect?  Or do I have to do it like a router and connect via hardwire?

Depends if you're close or far from the router.  I personally connect the Ant through ethernet cable direct to the router, punch in the default ip 192.168.1.99 into a browser, and voila I'm in the Antminer config.

If you're unable to connect via wireless or wired, search the forum for "Antminer setup".  There's step by step by Dogie and Sushi which should be helpful.
legendary
Activity: 1148
Merit: 1000
March 14, 2014, 07:51:48 PM
#29
LOL I heard of him.
I was being silly with Bitcoin though.

If u havin mining problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 terahashes but my wallet's done




Haha "i've got 99 problems but ....."
Cool song

If Apple took BTC I could buy Manebjorn a few Jay Z albums...looks like he may not have ever heard of him...lol

😄😄😄😄😄😄
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 14, 2014, 09:06:18 AM
#28
When setting it up VIA wifi, I just have to type the IP of the ant miner in my browers to connect?  Or do I have to do it like a router and connect via hardwire?
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
March 13, 2014, 01:19:33 PM
#27
LOL I heard of him.
I was being silly with Bitcoin though.

If u havin mining problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 terahashes but my wallet's done




Haha "i've got 99 problems but ....."
Cool song

If Apple took BTC I could buy Manebjorn a few Jay Z albums...looks like he may not have ever heard of him...lol
legendary
Activity: 1148
Merit: 1000
March 13, 2014, 10:16:07 AM
#26
If u havin mining problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 terahashes but my wallet's done




Haha "i've got 99 problems but ....."
Cool song

If Apple took BTC I could buy Manebjorn a few Jay Z albums...looks like he may not have ever heard of him...lol
hero member
Activity: 1372
Merit: 783
better everyday ♥
March 12, 2014, 05:35:20 PM
#25
Just remembering some of the Antminer threads, there have been some issues if BTC transfer has not been received within the hour.

If your order is still pending after 2 or 3 hours, you should email [email protected] before resubmitting, then post in the main Bitmain thread https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/antminer-s1-sales-open-price-changes-daily-now-0414-btc-for-180ghs-417159 as well as PM Bitmain to see order status before re-submitting the order.

Site says Paid now, Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy.  /Dance

Congrats!  Best of luck on your investment.  Not sure on ROI, but for the pricetag and speed of delivery, it beats any pre-order delay anyday.   Smiley

I am just trying to get started learning about how to ASIC mine, I already mine Primecoin with my CPU.

While you wait for your Antminer to arrive, get your PSU ready, preferably a Corsair in the 500-600W range if you plan to overclock.
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 12, 2014, 04:14:37 PM
#24
Just remembering some of the Antminer threads, there have been some issues if BTC transfer has not been received within the hour.

If your order is still pending after 2 or 3 hours, you should email [email protected] before resubmitting, then post in the main Bitmain thread https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/antminer-s1-sales-open-price-changes-daily-now-0414-btc-for-180ghs-417159 as well as PM Bitmain to see order status before re-submitting the order.

Site says Paid now, Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy.  /Dance

Congrats!  Best of luck on your investment.  Not sure on ROI, but for the pricetag and speed of delivery, it beats any pre-order delay anyday.   Smiley

I am just trying to get started learning about how to ASIC mine, I already mine Primecoin with my CPU.
hero member
Activity: 1372
Merit: 783
better everyday ♥
March 12, 2014, 03:34:51 PM
#23
Just remembering some of the Antminer threads, there have been some issues if BTC transfer has not been received within the hour.

If your order is still pending after 2 or 3 hours, you should email [email protected] before resubmitting, then post in the main Bitmain thread https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/antminer-s1-sales-open-price-changes-daily-now-0414-btc-for-180ghs-417159 as well as PM Bitmain to see order status before re-submitting the order.

Site says Paid now, Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy.  /Dance

Congrats!  Best of luck on your investment.  Not sure on ROI, but for the pricetag and speed of delivery, it beats any pre-order delay anyday.   Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 12, 2014, 03:20:45 PM
#22
Just remembering some of the Antminer threads, there have been some issues if BTC transfer has not been received within the hour.

If your order is still pending after 2 or 3 hours, you should email [email protected] before resubmitting, then post in the main Bitmain thread https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/antminer-s1-sales-open-price-changes-daily-now-0414-btc-for-180ghs-417159 as well as PM Bitmain to see order status before re-submitting the order.

Site says Paid now, Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy.  /Dance
hero member
Activity: 1372
Merit: 783
better everyday ♥
March 12, 2014, 03:02:40 PM
#21
Just remembering some of the Antminer threads, there have been some issues if BTC transfer has not been received within the hour.

If your order is still pending after 2 or 3 hours, you should email [email protected] before resubmitting, then post in the main Bitmain thread https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/antminer-s1-sales-open-price-changes-daily-now-0414-btc-for-180ghs-417159 as well as PM Bitmain to see order status before re-submitting the order.
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 12, 2014, 02:37:42 PM
#20
Just ordered 6 Antminers from Bitmain and 3 power supply units from Tigerdirect for about $4,500.  1080 gigs of hashing power.  As for the heat that they will generate in my apt..........

So Bitmaintech.com is a good site eh?

Furthermore how long does it usually take for the miner to get to you?

Depends where you're located.  I'm on the east coast of the US, it arrived in 5 days after I placed my order.

Do you know if they are sticky about that must pay within an hour?  I sent it from my exchange(probably a bad idea.. o well) and it will probably take 1-2 hours :S.
newbie
Activity: 25
Merit: 0
March 12, 2014, 01:48:10 PM
#19
If u havin mining problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 terahashes but my wallet's done




Haha "i've got 99 problems but ....."
Cool song
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
March 12, 2014, 12:08:51 PM
#18
Congrats and Happy Mining.

Gonna buy one tonight Cheesy :O!
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 12, 2014, 09:26:59 AM
#17
Gonna buy one tonight Cheesy :O!
hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1004
Glow Stick Dance!
March 11, 2014, 03:48:34 PM
#16
If it's legit, I'd get the used Jupiter if you're worried about heat and power consumption.  A bunch of Ants will be power pigs.
legendary
Activity: 1862
Merit: 1011
Reverse engineer from time to time
March 11, 2014, 03:42:05 PM
#15
I am considering getting one Ant, the question is do you think it will pay itself off? Firstly by pay itself off I don't mean in USD spent, but in Bitcoin spent. Would it be able to make back 1 bitcoin at least?

Secondly, I see a lot of people buying so the diff will go up, some calculators tell me that with a 30% diff jump it WILL pay itself off in 3 months(excluding VAT,PSU purchase).
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 11, 2014, 09:58:28 AM
#14
Just ordered 6 Antminers from Bitmain and 3 power supply units from Tigerdirect for about $4,500.  1080 gigs of hashing power.  As for the heat that they will generate in my apt..........

So Bitmaintech.com is a good site eh?

Furthermore how long does it usually take for the miner to get to you?

Depends where you're located.  I'm on the east coast of the US, it arrived in 5 days after I placed my order.

I am in Canada.. dang seems like a solid delivery time.. I am exctied to get paid tomorrow lol.
hero member
Activity: 1372
Merit: 783
better everyday ♥
March 11, 2014, 09:00:32 AM
#13
Just ordered 6 Antminers from Bitmain and 3 power supply units from Tigerdirect for about $4,500.  1080 gigs of hashing power.  As for the heat that they will generate in my apt..........

So Bitmaintech.com is a good site eh?

Furthermore how long does it usually take for the miner to get to you?

Depends where you're located.  I'm on the east coast of the US, it arrived in 5 days after I placed my order.
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 11, 2014, 07:30:58 AM
#12
Just ordered 6 Antminers from Bitmain and 3 power supply units from Tigerdirect for about $4,500.  1080 gigs of hashing power.  As for the heat that they will generate in my apt..........

So Bitmaintech.com is a good site eh?

Furthermore how long does it usually take for the miner to get to you?
jr. member
Activity: 59
Merit: 10
March 11, 2014, 05:32:00 AM
#11
Antminers are ok for now, however you need to check the power consumption as well. If you get a miner for cheap, but it costs you twice the electricity, then it is not a good deal.

legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
March 11, 2014, 01:09:21 AM
#10
Time to order and industrial A/C unit as well it seems. 
That will be a beast of a setup.
Happy Mining.

Just ordered 6 Antminers from Bitmain and 3 power supply units from Tigerdirect for about $4,500.  1080 gigs of hashing power.  As for the heat that they will generate in my apt..........
full member
Activity: 210
Merit: 100
March 11, 2014, 12:59:42 AM
#9
Just ordered 6 Antminers from Bitmain and 3 power supply units from Tigerdirect for about $4,500.  1080 gigs of hashing power.  As for the heat that they will generate in my apt..........
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
March 10, 2014, 10:29:07 PM
#8
That must be some electric bill you have.
Do you run them in a data center or a custom home setup?

If u havin mining problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 terahashes but my wallet's done



legendary
Activity: 1148
Merit: 1000
March 10, 2014, 10:04:01 PM
#7
If u havin mining problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 terahashes but my wallet's done


hero member
Activity: 1372
Merit: 783
better everyday ♥
March 10, 2014, 04:28:42 PM
#6
Just get 4 Ants, overclock each to 200 GH/s, and you'll have 800 GH/s for less than $2500.

Boom done!   Grin
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 10, 2014, 04:26:04 PM
#5
I've been looking at an ant miner and a Jupiter KNCMiner .  Any opinions?

I am leaning towards the Jupiter KNCminer, they are asking $3400.00 and claim 680GH/s, it seems like a good buy to me.

You're looking at $5 a gigahash with the KNC miner you are looking at, look at bitmain for the antminer at $3.4 a gigahash.
https://www.bitmaintech.com/productDetail.htm?pid=00020140107162747992Ce5uBuxW06D6

Also, I don't know of many people selling a KNC miner right now at the price you stated, so be wary of a scam.


Sweet jesus.. that's a good price..  I might just buy 2-4 of these.. DDAMN..  Tempting.. 
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 10, 2014, 04:23:12 PM
#4
I was going to buy from kijiji.  Was going to have them mine it for a bit before I bought it.

Any other suggestions?

$5/gighash eh.. sounds good, Thanks!
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
March 10, 2014, 04:14:24 PM
#3
Keep in mind too that the Ant's are shipping fast.  You can have one in a couple days and it seems there are always delays with KNC.


I've been looking at an ant miner and a Jupiter KNCMiner .  Any opinions?

I am leaning towards the Jupiter KNCminer, they are asking $3400.00 and claim 680GH/s, it seems like a good buy to me.
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1057
SpacePirate.io
March 10, 2014, 03:58:22 PM
#2
I've been looking at an ant miner and a Jupiter KNCMiner .  Any opinions?

I am leaning towards the Jupiter KNCminer, they are asking $3400.00 and claim 680GH/s, it seems like a good buy to me.

You're looking at $5 a gigahash with the KNC miner you are looking at, look at bitmain for the antminer at $3.4 a gigahash.
https://www.bitmaintech.com/productDetail.htm?pid=00020140107162747992Ce5uBuxW06D6

Also, I don't know of many people selling a KNC miner right now at the price you stated, so be wary of a scam.
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1000
March 10, 2014, 03:50:56 PM
#1
I've been looking at an ant miner and a Jupiter KNCMiner .  Any opinions?

I am leaning towards the Jupiter KNCminer, they are asking $3400.00 and claim 680GH/s, it seems like a good buy to me.
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