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Quote from: crazyates on June 14, 2013, 09:07:19 PM

The boards will use 32 watts each, so each board will look like a light bulb to your power company.

Lol a power company can't tell what you're using the power for. However, they might see an increase of 1,000kWh per month, and they might know you're up to something.

It was a reference for justmyname's concern of using "too much electricity".

That being said, an itemized power bill for any serious Bitcoin miner would be downright hilarious.

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The boards will use 32 watts each, so each board will look like a light bulb to your power company.

Lol a power company can't tell what you're using the power for. However, they might see an increase of 1,000kWh per month, and they might know you're up to something.

It'd be interesting to get a call from them... "what are you doing that takes up so much power?!" "Building a flux capacitor! Tell Marty to get over here!"

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Quote from: Silvas on June 14, 2013, 08:42:06 PM

The boards will use 32 watts each, so each board will look like a light bulb to your power company.

Lol a power company can't tell what you're using the power for. However, they might see an increase of 1,000kWh per month, and they might know you're up to something.

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If the heatsink is provided, then I can try the 20" box fan bought for my GPU

Quote from: newmars on June 14, 2013, 08:28:30 PM

I think the board will be supplied with the heatsink, is it?

Quote from: Silvas on June 14, 2013, 08:42:06 PM

@ranlo, yes, but you'll need a cooling solution as well.

I would take some time to review this thread:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/reference-klondike-diyers-thread-227186

Earlier in the thread Terrahash did state that all boards would come with heatsink. That alone may or may not be enough though, so I'd plan on having something to supplement just in case.

@Terrahash: That hasn't changed has it?

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Quote from: newmars on June 14, 2013, 08:28:30 PM

I think the board will be supplied with the heatsink, is it?

Quote from: newmars on June 14, 2013, 08:28:30 PM

@ranlo, yes, but you'll need a cooling solution as well.

I would take some time to review this thread:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/reference-klondike-diyers-thread-227186

Earlier in the thread Terrahash did state that all boards would come with heatsink. That alone may or may not be enough though, so I'd plan on having something to supplement just in case.

@Terrahash: That hasn't changed has it?

Even if a heatsink were enough, adding more cooling could only help. Even a small drop in temperature can add a lot of life to the electronics.

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I think the board will be supplied with the heatsink, is it?

@ranlo, yes, but you'll need a cooling solution as well.

I would take some time to review this thread:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/reference-klondike-diyers-thread-227186

Earlier in the thread Terrahash did state that all boards would come with heatsink. That alone may or may not be enough though, so I'd plan on having something to supplement just in case.

@Terrahash: That hasn't changed has it?

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I think the board will be supplied with the heatsink, is it?

Quote from: Biomech on June 14, 2013, 07:56:58 PM

@ranlo, yes, but you'll need a cooling solution as well.

I would take some time to review this thread:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/reference-klondike-diyers-thread-227186

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Quote from: ranlo on June 14, 2013, 07:32:33 PM

Quote from: justmyname on June 14, 2013, 06:59:11 PM

Quote from: southerngentuk on June 14, 2013, 07:47:57 PM

Why is the case just by itself cost $1200.00?

If you run it yourself you will have to research exactly how to connect the boards together. And then properly connect to a computer. It will cost a lot more (in time alone) to design something like that. I'm thinking of having them host the boards instead. The power supply and the fans. Sounds like a real hassle to me. Not some simple little case.

Since I haven't done any mining. I'm wondering how much trouble it will be to configure to a mining pool? Get it running for the first time? My power company likes to gouge you if you use too much electricity instead of a linear charge per Kilowatt. In my situation it might be more practical to have them host the boards.

The boards will be powered using PCI power connectors like the ones on a regular computer power supply.
The boards will have an I2C connection to chain multiple boards together.
The boards will connect to a host machine or router with a usb cable.
The boards will work with cgminer, so setting it up on a pool should not be a problem.
The boards will use 32 watts each, so each board will look like a light bulb to your power company.

So even a complete newbie should be able to use/set these up effectively even with the board-only option?

I am a newbie. I tried several miners with nothing but trouble. Cgminer worked the first try.

The question was in relation to these boards, not miners in general, :p.

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So even a complete newbie should be able to use/set these up effectively even with the board-only option?

Its hard to comment on the intelligence of a newbie, I guess if you can install a graphics card and get it mining then ur probably be ok.

I work on aerospace instruments for a living. You could hook it up yourself but you may run into a snag. If I buy from them, I'll be ordering the plug and play instead of risking it. A little static electricity could damage a board. The parts you need might not be available etc etc etc.

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Quote from: ranlo on June 14, 2013, 07:32:33 PM

Quote from: justmyname on June 14, 2013, 06:59:11 PM

Why is the case just by itself cost $1200.00?

If you run it yourself you will have to research exactly how to connect the boards together. And then properly connect to a computer. It will cost a lot more (in time alone) to design something like that. I'm thinking of having them host the boards instead. The power supply and the fans. Sounds like a real hassle to me. Not some simple little case.

Since I haven't done any mining. I'm wondering how much trouble it will be to configure to a mining pool? Get it running for the first time? My power company likes to gouge you if you use too much electricity instead of a linear charge per Kilowatt. In my situation it might be more practical to have them host the boards.

The boards will be powered using PCI power connectors like the ones on a regular computer power supply.
The boards will have an I2C connection to chain multiple boards together.
The boards will connect to a host machine or router with a usb cable.
The boards will work with cgminer, so setting it up on a pool should not be a problem.
The boards will use 32 watts each, so each board will look like a light bulb to your power company.

So even a complete newbie should be able to use/set these up effectively even with the board-only option?

I am a newbie. I tried several miners with nothing but trouble. Cgminer worked the first try.

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@ranlo, yes, but you'll need a cooling solution as well.

I would take some time to review this thread:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/reference-klondike-diyers-thread-227186

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So even a complete newbie should be able to use/set these up effectively even with the board-only option?

Its hard to comment on the intelligence of a newbie, I guess if you can install a graphics card and get it mining then ur probably be ok.

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Quote from: justmyname on June 14, 2013, 06:59:11 PM

Quote from: justmyname on June 14, 2013, 06:59:11 PM

Why is the case just by itself cost $1200.00?

If you run it yourself you will have to research exactly how to connect the boards together. And then properly connect to a computer. It will cost a lot more (in time alone) to design something like that. I'm thinking of having them host the boards instead. The power supply and the fans. Sounds like a real hassle to me. Not some simple little case.

Since I haven't done any mining. I'm wondering how much trouble it will be to configure to a mining pool? Get it running for the first time? My power company likes to gouge you if you use too much electricity instead of a linear charge per Kilowatt. In my situation it might be more practical to have them host the boards.

The boards will be powered using PCI power connectors like the ones on a regular computer power supply.
The boards will have an I2C connection to chain multiple boards together.
The boards will connect to a host machine or router with a usb cable.
The boards will work with cgminer, so setting it up on a pool should not be a problem.
The boards will use 32 watts each, so each board will look like a light bulb to your power company.

So even a complete newbie should be able to use/set these up effectively even with the board-only option?

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Quote from: ryanb on June 14, 2013, 06:11:24 PM

Why is the case just by itself cost $1200.00?

If you run it yourself you will have to research exactly how to connect the boards together. And then properly connect to a computer. It will cost a lot more (in time alone) to design something like that. I'm thinking of having them host the boards instead. The power supply and the fans. Sounds like a real hassle to me. Not some simple little case.

Since I haven't done any mining. I'm wondering how much trouble it will be to configure to a mining pool? Get it running for the first time? My power company likes to gouge you if you use too much electricity instead of a linear charge per Kilowatt. In my situation it might be more practical to have them host the boards.

The boards will be powered using PCI power connectors like the ones on a regular computer power supply.
The boards will have an I2C connection to chain multiple boards together.
The boards will connect to a host machine or router with a usb cable.
The boards will work with cgminer, so setting it up on a pool should not be a problem.
The boards will use 32 watts each, so each board will look like a light bulb to your power company.

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I'm mostly interested in just the empty DX modules. The case does look nice.

Are you planning on offering just the empty modules with mounting hardware and/or any cables for a price?

Is that a standard ATX power supply mounted there?

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Quote from: Silvas on June 14, 2013, 06:10:17 PM