Ordered and paid 2100usd total for my Mercury Aug. 8, got it Oct. 25, and it is one of those
with 1 underpowered vrm out of 4, so it is at 75%. Its on bin .98
I spent a few days trying everything short of pulling the
board apart to get the vrm working, all to no avail. The only
thing I noticed, was that bin .94 gave some crazy unstable speeds and burned hot.
It is true the hotter the burn, the better the hash. These chips can go 70C no prob.
I would use bin .94 if it were more stable over 12 hours, but I use .98 and burn at 48C.
I have a Coolmax 500 PSU, and the whole thing makes almost NO sound, which is great.
Draws 102w, so it is approximately 1gh/watt.
At Eligius pool, where I have been stable at since sometime Tuesday,
I get 105GH constant, but it does burst up to 150GH on 128 second.
So every 28 hours, I get a 0.16777216 btc payout, and I've collected 3 so far.
As a first time miner, thats pretty fucking cool, but I did buy this at 50m diff, and did
not anticipate getting it at 390m diff. No big deal, I bought this because I believe in
Bitcoin and supporting the network, not as a get rich quick ROI toy.
Heck, if bitcoin stays around 200usd, according to blockchained.info,
at 4.75billion diff, I'll still make 3.25usd a day if my electricity rates stay low.
Even though my miner is at 75% strength, I feel I got a good deal from KNC,
when I bought it I only expected what I have now, though the extra 43GH would come in handy.
I feel sorry for the guys that got miners that were 50% or more crippled,
the RMA process by KNC is BULLSHIT. Guys, I feel for you. Our best hope is:
A. Its a software problem, after all, there are 4 other unused VRMs on the board.
B. They make a bin that overclocks the working cores, getting the whole tub of shit up to speed.
This makes the most sense to me, we're burning cool, a little hotter would be closer to normal.
Shit, in perspective I got a great deal, because I was one of those fucktards who actually put a 3200
dollar bid on a BFL Single Pre-order on EBAY in July. Thank God a bigger fucktard outbid me.
Phew, that was a close one.
Well, good luck all, and whatever you do, keep mining.
Good luck mate, glad you didn't win that eBay sale! My miner is mining at 102Ghs roughly and I've estimated 6-10 days to mine a full coin. Since Tuesday night midnight, which is 4 days, it's mined .4 of a coin on Slush pool.
I'm just glad I got mine without damage and in good working order and hope it stays that way for a long time to come. My thoughts are with those who received faulty miners in one way or another, that would suck completely. It's a big investment for any miner.
