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Quote from: xiangfu on May 22, 2012, 09:17:14 PM

Checkout this: (another 40 Icarus for sale)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-another-batch-of-40-icarus-sold-out-82958

Insider information on an upcoming project?

you mean Lancelot ? https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/fpga-development-board-lancelot-accept-bitsteam-developers-orders-79835

I believe more info will come in short time.

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Quote from: xiangfu on May 22, 2012, 09:17:14 PM

Checkout this: (another 40 Icarus for sale)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-another-batch-of-40-icarus-sold-out-82958

Insider information on an upcoming project?

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Checkout this: (another 40 Icarus for sale)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-another-batch-of-40-icarus-sold-out-82958

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Quote from: ngzhang on May 19, 2012, 01:03:09 PM

a 130nm mining ASIC can fuck all fpgas to shit.

Now you're speaking my 'language'! Shocked

cheers

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Quote from: antirack on May 19, 2012, 11:37:55 PM

Spartan 6 is now 4 years into its lifespan if I am not wrong. Does anybody know the price history of it the past few years?

about 50% off

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Spartan 6 is now 4 years into its lifespan if I am not wrong. Does anybody know the price history of it the past few years?

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We will stand and fight.

i really think 28nm FPGAs are still 1 year away.
usually, XILINX's FPGA will reduce the price to an "acceptable range" 2 years after first distribution. notice that until now, 28nm FPGAs are still can not do a quantity buying.
means: dismal speaking, until 2014 we will not have high cost-performance 28nm FPGAs.
by 2014, i think ASICs will also come out. a 130nm mining ASIC can fuck all fpgas to shit.

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Quote from: coblee on May 17, 2012, 11:50:37 AM

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Quote from: allinvain on May 17, 2012, 02:34:57 AM

Hmm, yeah, it's a bit hard to value the Icarus boards now that the new Lancelot boards are about to be released.

Also may I ask why you are selling them? Looking to replace them with BFL Singles?

I'm interested as well but the asking price seems a bit high.

Well, make me an offer.

There's nothing wrong with my 2 icarus boards. Compared the the BFL Singles, the break even time is just long. Of course, if I just let it mine for a year or 2, I will likely make my money back and it will keep "printing money". But I'm just kind of testing the water to see if I can get a good enough price for these right now.

Are these boards Rev1, 2 or 3?

I already sold these. Thanks.

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Quote from: coblee on May 17, 2012, 11:50:37 AM

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Quote from: allinvain on May 17, 2012, 02:34:57 AM

Hmm, yeah, it's a bit hard to value the Icarus boards now that the new Lancelot boards are about to be released.

Also may I ask why you are selling them? Looking to replace them with BFL Singles?

I'm interested as well but the asking price seems a bit high.

Well, make me an offer.

There's nothing wrong with my 2 icarus boards. Compared the the BFL Singles, the break even time is just long. Of course, if I just let it mine for a year or 2, I will likely make my money back and it will keep "printing money". But I'm just kind of testing the water to see if I can get a good enough price for these right now.

Are these boards Rev1, 2 or 3?

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Quote from: allinvain on May 17, 2012, 09:22:09 AM

Quote from: bulanula on May 17, 2012, 05:46:25 AM

Good luck selling your FPGAs. It's what I have been saying ALL along but some of you don't listen.

Once the new generation like Lancelot comes out then your Icarus becomes useless but now since mining is profitable it is OK but good luck selling Cheesy

I don't think they are _useless_ but "older generation" (a more appropriate term would be "older revision" or something like that) boards will get discounted typically. If there are certain physical changes to the new Lancelot board that make it more desirable than Icarus in spite of perhaps being bitstream compatible then no doubt miners would want the newer board and people selling Icarus boards will have to accept a lower price. It's the way the free market works.

That is what I meant. 28nm GPUs will have higher price and price retention compared to old 40nm GPUs like 5xxx.

Same with FPGAs and all chips. New technology is usually cheaper and faster than old tech.

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I am expecting a new bitstream for Icarus to be released soon, not sure yet how or who or when! Hopefully in maximum 1 month by ngzhang! By then Icarus would be as valuable as Lancelot if not as valuable as BFL singles in terms of hash rate / electricity consumption!

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Quote from: allinvain on May 17, 2012, 02:34:57 AM

Hmm, yeah, it's a bit hard to value the Icarus boards now that the new Lancelot boards are about to be released.

Also may I ask why you are selling them? Looking to replace them with BFL Singles?

I'm interested as well but the asking price seems a bit high.

Well, make me an offer.

There's nothing wrong with my 2 icarus boards. Compared the the BFL Singles, the break even time is just long. Of course, if I just let it mine for a year or 2, I will likely make my money back and it will keep "printing money". But I'm just kind of testing the water to see if I can get a good enough price for these right now.

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Quote from: bulanula on May 17, 2012, 05:46:25 AM

Good luck selling your FPGAs. It's what I have been saying ALL along but some of you don't listen.

Once the new generation like Lancelot comes out then your Icarus becomes useless but now since mining is profitable it is OK but good luck selling Cheesy

I don't think they are _useless_ but "older generation" (a more appropriate term would be "older revision" or something like that) boards will get discounted typically. If there are certain physical changes to the new Lancelot board that make it more desirable than Icarus in spite of perhaps being bitstream compatible then no doubt miners would want the newer board and people selling Icarus boards will have to accept a lower price. It's the way the free market works.

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Aside: I've made some changes to the Icarus code in cgminer.
With the right options you should be able to use any Icarus type device that is faster or slower than the standard Rev3 Icarus.
(It must have 2 FPGAs and of course accept the same work data and return the same nonce reply as an Icarus Rev3)
Re: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.904930
I'd of course be interested to hear from anyone with a non standard bitstream Icarus or one of the Icarus clones and any success or failure.

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Quote from: bulanula on May 17, 2012, 05:46:25 AM

Once the new generation like Lancelot comes out then your Icarus becomes useless but now since mining is profitable it is OK but good luck selling Cheesy

Maybe you can explain why Icarus becomes useless ? It is bitstream compatible to Lancelot and uses the same fpga's.

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Quote from: bulanula on May 17, 2012, 05:46:25 AM

Good luck selling your FPGAs. It's what I have been saying ALL along but some of you don't listen.

Once the new generation like Lancelot comes out then your Icarus becomes useless but now since mining is profitable it is OK but good luck selling Cheesy

If a new generation of fpga's would make the old ones useless, wouldn't the new generation gpu's the old ones useless?

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Good luck selling your FPGAs. It's what I have been saying ALL along but some of you don't listen.

Once the new generation like Lancelot comes out then your Icarus becomes useless but now since mining is profitable it is OK but good luck selling Cheesy

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Hmm, yeah, it's a bit hard to value the Icarus boards now that the new Lancelot boards are about to be released.

Also may I ask why you are selling them? Looking to replace them with BFL Singles?

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Quote from: allinvain on May 16, 2012, 10:25:24 PM

Quote from: coblee on May 16, 2012, 06:47:10 PM

I have 2 icarus boards for sale. PM me if interested.

How much and are you willing to accept bitcoins?

I'm in the US. I was looking for 210 btc shipped to US, but I don't know what the demand is for this so I'm willing to negotiate.

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Quote from: coblee on May 16, 2012, 06:47:10 PM

I have 2 icarus boards for sale. PM me if interested.

How much and are you willing to accept bitcoins?

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