Topic: is anyone aware of this ASICMiner BOX - page 2. (Read 4131 times)
i'll need some solar panels to offset electricity costs after winter...
I would have rather seem them continue the Erupters and hubs then this. Its not aimed at the beginner
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If this is the case then sidehack's usual skills should be able to push one of these to a theoretical limit of 45ghs, with improved power handling also it should not go much more than the 500w.
Question is with dual pcie for power only, how's it going to do that; as someone else stated, pcie only does 75w per lane.
Either way a disappointment from them, I was expecting a new product, not the same thing as before in a shinny new box.
320-500W wtf... so this is nothing more than the 5ghs blades that were only available in china earlier this year? same chips, same inefficiency, just packaged up to look like a bfl little single.... 
must say im very disappointed in ASICMiner right now...
must say im very disappointed in ASICMiner right now...If this is the case then sidehack's usual skills should be able to push one of these to a theoretical limit of 45ghs, with improved power handling also it should not go much more than the 500w.
Question is with dual pcie for power only, how's it going to do that; as someone else stated, pcie only does 75w per lane.
Either way a disappointment from them, I was expecting a new product, not the same thing as before in a shinny new box.
agreed AM has made enough money off us with this outdated tech.... was expecting much more from them...
Right. My three overclocked blades run about 400W at 44.7GH - not exactly efficient, but it's winter and this house has electric heat so I'd be paying for those watts anyway. With the compactness of the box it's gonna be fun figuring out how to heatsink these better; already got some good ideas and the modularity of the device should make hacking and testing easy.
Qouting another member from a different thread:
If this is the case then sidehack's usual skills should be able to push one of these to a theoretical limit of 45ghs, with improved power handling also it should not go much more than the 500w.
Question is with dual pcie for power only, how's it going to do that; as someone else stated, pcie only does 75w per lane.
Either way a disappointment from them, I was expecting a new product, not the same thing as before in a shinny new box.
320-500W wtf... so this is nothing more than the 5ghs blades that were only available in china earlier this year? same chips, same inefficiency, just packaged up to look like a bfl little single.... must say im very disappointed in ASICMiner right now...
must say im very disappointed in ASICMiner right now...If this is the case then sidehack's usual skills should be able to push one of these to a theoretical limit of 45ghs, with improved power handling also it should not go much more than the 500w.
Question is with dual pcie for power only, how's it going to do that; as someone else stated, pcie only does 75w per lane.
Either way a disappointment from them, I was expecting a new product, not the same thing as before in a shinny new box.
Maybe, depends on power handling and cooling ability.
Shares and hosted mining is lame. For me half the fun is having and playing with the hardware. Actually, pretty much all the fun is having and playing with the hardware - the reason I'm looking into getting one of these boxes is so I can tear it apart and make it work better than anyone expects.
But yeah for people whose primary interest is just buying in and making money, look at that guy's group buy.
But yeah for people whose primary interest is just buying in and making money, look at that guy's group buy.
I can see you just dying to throw a 16,384 Mhz crystal in one....
Are those boxes ready to ship?
better to look at this groupbuy, because https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=233624.1680
There is a upgrade module. 1BTC=7 shares=around 50Ghs. Better than the box. We are getting paid for this groupbuy, but buying the module is at your own risk. Don't blame me if you lose your money.
There is a upgrade module. 1BTC=7 shares=around 50Ghs. Better than the box. We are getting paid for this groupbuy, but buying the module is at your own risk. Don't blame me if you lose your money.
you fucking serious? Why don't you look into ragingazn628's history.. It will make you CRINGE!
nice , thanks. now how to get 50?
Shares and hosted mining is lame. For me half the fun is having and playing with the hardware. Actually, pretty much all the fun is having and playing with the hardware - the reason I'm looking into getting one of these boxes is so I can tear it apart and make it work better than anyone expects.
But yeah for people whose primary interest is just buying in and making money, look at that guy's group buy.
But yeah for people whose primary interest is just buying in and making money, look at that guy's group buy.
ffs people haven't learned anything from the usb miners 
better to look at this groupbuy, because https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=233624.1680
There is a upgrade module. 1BTC=7 shares=around 50Ghs. Better than the box. We are getting paid for this groupbuy, but buying the module is at your own risk. Don't blame me if you lose your money.
There is a upgrade module. 1BTC=7 shares=around 50Ghs. Better than the box. We are getting paid for this groupbuy, but buying the module is at your own risk. Don't blame me if you lose your money.
Looking the pictures over, looks to be six boards with 16 chips apiece for a total of 96 chips, the same as three blades. A stock blade runs off 12MHz, with a theoretical limit of 10.752GH so three would run 32.256GH max. The V1 blades had a secondary oscillator at 14.318MHz with a limit of 12.83GH so three would run 38.49GH max. The boards in the Cube also appear to have two installed oscillators.
I'm gonna guess the Cube is 96 of their standard BE100 chips on six boards, running 12MHz primary and 14.318MHz overclocked. Two VRMs on each board, my guess is in one of two configurations. Possibly they run in parallel each powering a bank of 8 with software-selectable voltage output tied to oscillator selection, or if one runs stock 1.05V and one runs 1.20V such that when "high speed" is selected in software it automatically drives the secondary VRM and disables the primary.
If it's the case that they're the same BE100 ASICs present on Blades and USB BEs, then the power consumption is going to be the same as everything else - in the neighborhood of 250W for stock 30GH operation. Using an automotive blade-style fuse could be seen as a convenience for replacements without requiring disassembly, or because it's easier to find 20+A fuses in automotive than standard SMD or tube packaging?
The only question I have presently throwing that power estimate around, is the twin six-pin power connectors. If this is to be used with a standard ATX power supply and twin PCIe power leads, the six-pin connector is only required to supply 75W of power giving this a total intake capacity of 150W.
Looking forward to hearing more official information, and definitely getting my hands on a couple to play with.
I'm gonna guess the Cube is 96 of their standard BE100 chips on six boards, running 12MHz primary and 14.318MHz overclocked. Two VRMs on each board, my guess is in one of two configurations. Possibly they run in parallel each powering a bank of 8 with software-selectable voltage output tied to oscillator selection, or if one runs stock 1.05V and one runs 1.20V such that when "high speed" is selected in software it automatically drives the secondary VRM and disables the primary.
If it's the case that they're the same BE100 ASICs present on Blades and USB BEs, then the power consumption is going to be the same as everything else - in the neighborhood of 250W for stock 30GH operation. Using an automotive blade-style fuse could be seen as a convenience for replacements without requiring disassembly, or because it's easier to find 20+A fuses in automotive than standard SMD or tube packaging?
The only question I have presently throwing that power estimate around, is the twin six-pin power connectors. If this is to be used with a standard ATX power supply and twin PCIe power leads, the six-pin connector is only required to supply 75W of power giving this a total intake capacity of 150W.
Looking forward to hearing more official information, and definitely getting my hands on a couple to play with.
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It's a 38Ghs machine sold at taobao.com for 1999 CNY, which is around 1BTC now.
It's a 38Ghs machine sold at taobao.com for 1999 CNY, which is around 1BTC now.
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whats the power usage?
Pictures were posted here a few days ago actually : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3500035
The Aluminum case isn't too bad
That is a really cool looking machine. I love hardware.
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