Topic: replacing S3 boards with third party hashing boards (Read 380 times)
Exactly. More expensive then I expected. BTC=$6312 now by the ticker I use. Cost basically 0.45btc=$2840. By my calculations I'd pull down $3.69 worth of btc/day right now. So the $2840 is too rich for my blood, taking over 2 years to equal price if all else remained the same and it won't. And that's not including the cost of electric.
You are most likely talking about Hotmine upgrade kits.
See my review thread for more information about it https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/reviewguide-hotmine-x5-upgrade-kit-for-antminer-s1s3s5-1857129
See my review thread for more information about it https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/reviewguide-hotmine-x5-upgrade-kit-for-antminer-s1s3s5-1857129
What I'm really looking for are hashing boards with any brand modern low power ASCI chips that fit up to the heat sinks of an S3 or C4. Reasonably priced, I might want to spend Bitcoin2x after the fork or Bitcoin Cash early next year.
Some months ago I briefly scanned an article about replacement boards I think for the S5 manufactured somewhere in Europe or Russia. Today I looked and couldn't find it but anyway my S5 runs okay if a bit inefficiently. I haven't fired up my heating system this year yet, keeping the living room warm with the S5 when it gets chilly.
I have two S3's, two S3+'s, and two C4's gathering dust. I'd consider ripping these down to replace the boards if something good was available and not overly expensive. I understand the norm is to sell the miners and upgrade but I wouldn't be able to handle the angst of a newbie unhappy that he's not pulling down great profits with a used piece of equipment.
What are my options? Thanks.
soy39
I have two S3's, two S3+'s, and two C4's gathering dust. I'd consider ripping these down to replace the boards if something good was available and not overly expensive. I understand the norm is to sell the miners and upgrade but I wouldn't be able to handle the angst of a newbie unhappy that he's not pulling down great profits with a used piece of equipment.
What are my options? Thanks.
soy39
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