Topic: S-5 review. It has arrived some info is in! - page 17. (Read 19888 times)
The multiple choice frequency is an interesting addition ... looking forward as ever to your informed review and information philipma.
it's the same format as s1, s3, sp20.... the more power it consumes the more ventilation it needs, resulting in higher decibels 
anything can be made to run silent, it only depends on your skill and the money available
anything can be made to run silent, it only depends on your skill and the money available
Give us an idea of the noise that the s-5 produce.
it is noisy 67 db with a down clock to freq 300 vs freq 350
noisy WITH a downclock? I can't have two types of noisy miners...was hoping that this one would be tame.
Promise to myself: never order a bitcoin miner UNTIL manufacturer post a detailed dB table (with various distances vs speed and/or fan speed)
I have a very easy mod will do it and get back
Give us an idea of the noise that the s-5 produce.
it is noisy 67 db with a down clock to freq 300 vs freq 350
noisy WITH a downclock? I can't have two types of noisy miners...was hoping that this one would be tame.
Promise to myself: never order a bitcoin miner UNTIL manufacturer posts a detailed dB table (with various distances vs speed and/or fan speed)
Give us an idea of the noise that the s-5 produce.
it is noisy 67 db with a down clock to freq 300 vs freq 350
I will have a screen shot of it mining soon note many freq choices
I just missed delivery of my S-5. Probably going to have to wait until Wednesday to get it now. Such tears. 
same. UPS stuck a tag to my door and didn't even try the intercom. Ill be picing it up this evening or tmorrow morning.
ps: came to this thread expecting a delivered and reviewed unit - all i found was a bunch of reserved posts and no pictures of an S5.
dissapointedyeah a bit of a tease sorry.
the test bed is here waiting on UPS
Give us an idea of the noise that the s-5 produce.
Space saver for review
here it is mining freq 300 downclock
vs 350 stock power used is 487 at kwatt meter
it is loud 67 db
now 487/944 at the meter is .515 watts per gh
here it is mining freq 300 downclock
vs 350 stock power used is 487 at kwatt meter
it is loud 67 db
now 487/944 at the meter is .515 watts per gh
Space saver for review. note I saved all messages and posts here via pdf. so many comments made me decide to delete for the sake of being neat.
Unboxing
box is shorter then s-3 as it comes with 1 fan
same type of foam with a bubble wrap bag
Unboxing
box is shorter then s-3 as it comes with 1 fan
same type of foam with a bubble wrap bag
It is here!! It works !! yeah
It auto seeks an empty ip address just like the sp20.
IT IS TOO LOUD WITH STOCK FAN AND STOCK FREQ OF 350
If you run stock fan at stock freq it is over 75db and is a nasty sounding 75db.
So a sound proof room and ear plugs are needed. My ears rang from the sound after I turned off the miner at stock speeds and using stock fan. (the fan is pictured here)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9980310
if your s-5 comes with this fan you will almost certainly want to remove it and find a better fan or two fans.
That said I like other parts of the miner
Well with more test and going to freq 356 I get 1197 gh at 588 watts = .49 watts per gh this is making the s-5 look a lot better.
I will keep the miner at freq 356 for 4 hours to see if it is stable at 1197gh/588 watts and very few hw's
This may make me think it is better then the sp20 if it continues to scale well as I crank up freq.
1) I got it to do 1156gh at stock speed---freq 350
2) uses 581 watts at stock speed ------freq 350
3) that is .502 watts per gh
4) auto seeks an ip so if you have a 192.168.x.xxx router it should find an address easy
5) once fan modded sound is okay at freq 350
6) temps are 64 and 58 c I think this is okay my room temp is 28c
7) gui has huge choice of freq from 100 to 500 in steps of 6.25 or 16 per every 100 total of 64 in all
8 ) new miner interface that allows you to see all your miners use miner config then miner link
So that is 8 good things.
The bad
1) loud loud loud and since I am 57 higher pitched sound is nastier then lower so the stock fan running at 3600 or 3800 rpm hurt my ears.
2) it is an s-1 not an s-3 case.
3) the black sides are plastic
4) no top or bottom
5) stacking is not easy due to plastic sides
6) my s-5 does not like to do more then 1200gh others have had the s-5 do 1300gh------- this may be the fan mod
Would I buy this at 455 for 1 shipped to my home over a sp20e for 500 shipped to my home
some will say use 2 not 1 miner to price compare
2 s-5's to usa NJ with shipping = 899
2 sp20's to usa NJ with shipping = 1000
well I need to add 54 for new fans so 899 + 54 = 953 s-5 vs 1000 sp20 at this price point the sp20 wins
if I make a big set up 10 or more in my house the sp20 wins due to ease to stack.
some people have setups of long none stacked miners then it is a tie sp20e vs s-5
If I paid 800 for 2 s-5's shipped to my home and did a fan fix for 54 bucks I would be at 854 usd vs 1000 usd. for a small setup I would say the s-5 is better in this case.
These are very close to the sp20 if they cost a little less and if you add a fan mod.
These are very close to the sp20 if you are able to manage sound in an isolated area.
These are very close to the sp20 if you want under 5 or if you do not need to stack them.
These would best the sp20 for value if the price drops more say 2 for 800 shipped to the usa vs 2 for 900 as they are now.
More tests later today.
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This will first start on Monday the 29th of DEC 2014.
UPS has the package in my State of New Jersey and it is due to arrive Monday.
I will post photos and measurements.
I self mod for the following reasons.
I don't like people cursing and / or insulting each other.
I don't like the "it will never roi buy coins and hold."
I hardly ever have to delete posts.
Some back ground on me I am 57>
I have worked with computers since 1974.
I have a degree in accounting from Queens College In New York City.
Some tax knowledge. (worked in the IRS a bit.)
I am retired.
I have been on this site since 2012
I mined my first btc on www.bintminter.com in August 2012.
I like to tinker with gear always did since I was 6 years old.
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I was offered to do this review with a free s-5 from bitmaintech warranty at zero cost to me. Which was nice of them>
They gave me no rules to follow they did not ask for a gentle review or please ignore problems.
But here is the deal I set a few standards for me.
1)Try to be honest and fair.
2) Ask myself this question would I want to buy or sell to a person exactly like me?
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=philipma1957
my 11 year ebay feedback long before bitcoin was around
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=64507
my trust on this site.
I did a review on Spondoolies sp20E it was fair and honest and I still add info to it.-----In that case I did not get it for free.
My goal is do a good honest review on this thread.
It auto seeks an empty ip address just like the sp20.
IT IS TOO LOUD WITH STOCK FAN AND STOCK FREQ OF 350
If you run stock fan at stock freq it is over 75db and is a nasty sounding 75db.
So a sound proof room and ear plugs are needed. My ears rang from the sound after I turned off the miner at stock speeds and using stock fan. (the fan is pictured here)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9980310
if your s-5 comes with this fan you will almost certainly want to remove it and find a better fan or two fans.
That said I like other parts of the miner
Well with more test and going to freq 356 I get 1197 gh at 588 watts = .49 watts per gh this is making the s-5 look a lot better.
I will keep the miner at freq 356 for 4 hours to see if it is stable at 1197gh/588 watts and very few hw's
This may make me think it is better then the sp20 if it continues to scale well as I crank up freq.
1) I got it to do 1156gh at stock speed---freq 350
2) uses 581 watts at stock speed ------freq 350
3) that is .502 watts per gh
4) auto seeks an ip so if you have a 192.168.x.xxx router it should find an address easy
5) once fan modded sound is okay at freq 350
6) temps are 64 and 58 c I think this is okay my room temp is 28c
7) gui has huge choice of freq from 100 to 500 in steps of 6.25 or 16 per every 100 total of 64 in all
8 ) new miner interface that allows you to see all your miners use miner config then miner link
So that is 8 good things.
The bad
1) loud loud loud and since I am 57 higher pitched sound is nastier then lower so the stock fan running at 3600 or 3800 rpm hurt my ears.
2) it is an s-1 not an s-3 case.
3) the black sides are plastic
4) no top or bottom
5) stacking is not easy due to plastic sides
6) my s-5 does not like to do more then 1200gh others have had the s-5 do 1300gh------- this may be the fan mod
Would I buy this at 455 for 1 shipped to my home over a sp20e for 500 shipped to my home
some will say use 2 not 1 miner to price compare
2 s-5's to usa NJ with shipping = 899
2 sp20's to usa NJ with shipping = 1000
well I need to add 54 for new fans so 899 + 54 = 953 s-5 vs 1000 sp20 at this price point the sp20 wins
if I make a big set up 10 or more in my house the sp20 wins due to ease to stack.
some people have setups of long none stacked miners then it is a tie sp20e vs s-5
If I paid 800 for 2 s-5's shipped to my home and did a fan fix for 54 bucks I would be at 854 usd vs 1000 usd. for a small setup I would say the s-5 is better in this case.
These are very close to the sp20 if they cost a little less and if you add a fan mod.
These are very close to the sp20 if you are able to manage sound in an isolated area.
These are very close to the sp20 if you want under 5 or if you do not need to stack them.
These would best the sp20 for value if the price drops more say 2 for 800 shipped to the usa vs 2 for 900 as they are now.
More tests later today.
________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
This will first start on Monday the 29th of DEC 2014.
UPS has the package in my State of New Jersey and it is due to arrive Monday.
I will post photos and measurements.
I self mod for the following reasons.
I don't like people cursing and / or insulting each other.
I don't like the "it will never roi buy coins and hold."
I hardly ever have to delete posts.
Some back ground on me I am 57>
I have worked with computers since 1974.
I have a degree in accounting from Queens College In New York City.
Some tax knowledge. (worked in the IRS a bit.)
I am retired.
I have been on this site since 2012
I mined my first btc on www.bintminter.com in August 2012.
I like to tinker with gear always did since I was 6 years old.
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
I was offered to do this review with a free s-5 from bitmaintech warranty at zero cost to me. Which was nice of them>
They gave me no rules to follow they did not ask for a gentle review or please ignore problems.
But here is the deal I set a few standards for me.
1)Try to be honest and fair.
2) Ask myself this question would I want to buy or sell to a person exactly like me?
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=philipma1957
my 11 year ebay feedback long before bitcoin was around
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=64507
my trust on this site.
I did a review on Spondoolies sp20E it was fair and honest and I still add info to it.-----In that case I did not get it for free.
My goal is do a good honest review on this thread.
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