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Quote from: bgibso01 on December 31, 2014, 01:37:48 PM

Ok, I got my SP20 units in and they were very quick to set up and get going.

PERSONAL OPINION: Either machine is a decent machine!!!

If sound is your deciding factor, the S5 has a little higher pitch than the SP20. My SP20 has a dull vibration sound from the other room. Reminds me of a washing machine noise or far off grain dryer.

By the time I played around with settings on both units, the $/gh for sound tolerance was nearly identical. The SP20 down clocked and the S5 over clocked. I know I won't be able to take the SP20 home because that dull sound resonates and will cause the wife to go postal. I'm going to try and sneak the S5 units home and see if she notices.

So after all is said and done, my choice will end up being which ever one I have enough power supplies for. I think I'm going to order more of both!

The S5 can be very managable if the fan is driven at 5V, and can still push 1.2TH at about 600W. The SP20 is about the same volume at ~10% fan speed and can drive about 1.25TH/600W in the same ambient settings. (I dont have a killawatt, but I know its not tripping my CS650M GOLD supplies (they trip at about 625W+ on 12V))

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Ok, I got my SP20 units in and they were very quick to set up and get going.

PERSONAL OPINION: Either machine is a decent machine!!!

If sound is your deciding factor, the S5 has a little higher pitch than the SP20. My SP20 has a dull vibration sound from the other room. Reminds me of a washing machine noise or far off grain dryer.

By the time I played around with settings on both units, the $/gh for sound tolerance was nearly identical. The SP20 down clocked and the S5 over clocked. I know I won't be able to take the SP20 home because that dull sound resonates and will cause the wife to go postal. I'm going to try and sneak the S5 units home and see if she notices.

So after all is said and done, my choice will end up being which ever one I have enough power supplies for. I think I'm going to order more of both!

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Quote from: philipma1957 on December 31, 2014, 10:39:45 AM

Quick question would you buy it again?

I got the one for free I like it. The loud fan put me off, but after playing around with it the correct fans would make this really nice.

That's my big question for today. The fan puts me off also, but until I get an SP20 in hand today to test, I really have no competitor to compare it to. I think you are getting what you pay for with the S5. Since the fans were louder than anticipated, I just went ahead and bumped them up to 400M and they are rocking 1.3T with around .025% HW errors. With my two units, it was a rocky start, but I really have no complaints.

They appear cheaper made than the SP20, simply because of the flimsy plastic and no top/bottom. But you pay less for them also. By the time you down clock the SP20 and over clock the S5, the S5 will end up being cheaper $/gh.

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Quote from: bgibso01 on December 31, 2014, 10:19:01 AM

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Quote from: bgibso01 on December 30, 2014, 01:26:31 PM

.............This is a single rail 1000w psu.
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What is the brand & type of this PSU?

It's an OCZ Gold 1000w. Don't really know too much about it. I received it with some miners last year. It was laying here at the office and figured it had more than enough power to run one of these. Once I get the SP20s today, I'll be moving stuff around between, Corsiar CX500, HX850, TX850 and this one.

Quick question would you buy it again?

I got the one for free I like it. The loud fan put me off, but after playing around with it the correct fans would make this really nice.

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Quote from: Zich on December 31, 2014, 05:29:39 AM

Quote from: bgibso01 on December 30, 2014, 01:26:31 PM

.............This is a single rail 1000w psu.
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What is the brand & type of this PSU?

It's an OCZ Gold 1000w. Don't really know too much about it. I received it with some miners last year. It was laying here at the office and figured it had more than enough power to run one of these. Once I get the SP20s today, I'll be moving stuff around between, Corsiar CX500, HX850, TX850 and this one.

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Quote from: bgibso01 on December 30, 2014, 01:26:31 PM

.............This is a single rail 1000w psu.
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What is the brand & type of this PSU?

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM

now you have seen the S5 naked Grin

From the consumer point of view, what would you expect from S5 or wish for?

(Not including lower price...)

Would you rather pay $15-20 more on quieter fans (same hashing power but better fan or fans?

Personally, I would much rather pay $15-20 more for a S5 with the same form factor and dual fans as the S3.

In my opinion, the S5 looks pretty cheap without a top cover on the case and the noisy fans are a deal breaker for me.

I was optimistic about the S5 before the reviews starting coming in so I'm a bit disappointed and will probably go with more SP20s.

IMHO, the only downside of the SP20 is the noise, so if Bitmain can solve that issue with the S5 they will probably have a winner on their hands.

Have to agree. From memory, didn't Bitmain at one stage talk about covers on the s3, how it was beneficial for air flow over the non-covered s1?

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM

now you have seen the S5 naked Grin

From the consumer point of view, what would you expect from S5 or wish for?
Would you rather pay $15-20 more on quieter fans (same hashing power but better fan or fans?

Quote from: bgibso01 on December 30, 2014, 02:05:29 PM

Yes they were. And I've updated the original post to say a reboot seemed to have solved the issue. Thanks for the concern. Both units appear to be operating as expected, just not as quiet as hoped for and not a clear choice over the SP20 so far.

If you have a fan->molex adapter try running the fan at 7V, or even 5V (if you have cold air and <375MHz). Right now the PWM controller is way out of whack for the home user. Keeping the heatsinks at 48-52C at nearly 100% speeds is really loud when 40% speed can keep everything around 55-60C. If it was possible to implement a software control to change the PWM mode or set a fixed fan speed like on the SP20 home use would be very possible with this unit and achieve ~1100GH/550W or better at reasonable volume

Quote from: RoadStress on December 30, 2014, 01:48:36 PM

So out of 3 5 reviews 2 were duds?

nope, this user fixed it with a reboot.

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Be sure to see my update to OP. Maybe the S5 is like a fungus and grows on you over time Cheesy

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM

now you have seen the S5 naked Grin

From the consumer point of view, what would you expect from S5 or wish for?

(Not including lower price...)

Would you rather pay $15-20 more on quieter fans (same hashing power but better fan or fans?

Personally, I would much rather pay $15-20 more for a S5 with the same form factor and dual fans as the S3.

In my opinion, the S5 looks pretty cheap without a top cover on the case and the noisy fans are a deal breaker for me.

I was optimistic about the S5 before the reviews starting coming in so I'm a bit disappointed and will probably go with more SP20s.

IMHO, the only downside of the SP20 is the noise, so if Bitmain can solve that issue with the S5 they will probably have a winner on their hands.

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About the noise level. I don't want hijack the thread but can we expect a watercooled miner with the new chip? A C2?

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Sell the loud s-5 at x
Sell the quiet s-5 at x + 10-15 usd

there is a set of fans that would be 10 to 15 more then you pay now for the one fan.----- i do not know what the combo is but I improved the s-5 so much with the 2 silverstones at a retail cost of 34 bucks give buyers the option. if you do it you will be able to pull sp20E buyers to you.

if you don't many will say your gear is too loud.

your design allowed for good noise fix at a price

the sp20 allows for a free noise improvement. the improvement does not equal the improvement I did to the s-5 for 54 usd.

find a better fan combo offer it as an option.

how about 2 s-3 fans?

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 04:33:47 PM

what would be the ROI Expectation?

Would you rather pay $15-$20 extra per fan or "doesn't matter the noise or heat but has to ROI" model?

Actually probably less production of equipment and a higher BTC price would solve a lot of the issues. (Since you did say wish)

Then the equipment would be worth the price and ROI. The doesn't matter argument doesn't work, because we are still creating noise and heat pollution, which both cost money to deal with, which eats into ROI. Example, if I have to have more air conditioning in a server room to deal with the extra heat, then that's additional cost to consider in ROI.

As you stated, everything is moving so quickly. Equipment needs to ROI (btc to btc) in less than 120 days because after that 2 more generations of equipment have already been released leaving the current stuff worth very little in the resale market.

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Just an estimated number. not any specific brands or anything. Also, please consider acquiring some hardware at the very last minutes with quantity can surge the material price. Should have said per unit...

Just gathering feedbacks for the future consideration. Home Miner, warehouse miners, and Farm miners may have different needs and wants. Trying to listen rather than here it is approach!

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 04:33:47 PM

what would be the ROI Expectation?

Would you rather pay $15-$20 extra per fan or "doesn't matter the noise or heat but has to ROI" model?

Something is off with your estimate, are you telling me that you would pay the same as retail for a mass order of fans from a OEM order?

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 04:33:47 PM

what would be the ROI Expectation?

Would you rather pay $15-$20 extra per fan or "doesn't matter the noise or heat but has to ROI" model?

Something is off with your estimate, are you telling me that you would pay the same as retail for a mass order of fans from a OEM order? I'd guess a large order in the 1,000's like you would, would probably be closer to $4 each than $30-40 a pair.

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what would be the ROI Expectation?

Would you rather pay $15-$20 extra per fan or "doesn't matter the noise or heat but has to ROI" model?

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM

From the consumer point of view, what would you expect from S5 or wish for?

(Not including lower price...)

Would you rather pay $15-20 more on quieter fans (same hashing power but better fan or fans?

Why does it even need these ultra loud fans?

Look at my SP20 thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9931911

At 1130 GH/s, I'm able to cool it just fine with a nearly silent $10 Cooler Master fan.

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM

now you have seen the S5 naked Grin

From the consumer point of view, what would you expect from S5 or wish for?

(Not including lower price...)

Would you rather pay $15-20 more on quieter fans (same hashing power but better fan or fans?

Honestly, and this would probably go for the SP20 as well, I would like to see something along the lines of quieter fans. Quiet enough the units could be sitting out in a 23c room and still not be stressed. The current efficiency levels we are seeing are fine. Not necessarily a lower price, but a price based upon typical user settings and not on highest possible hashrates at optimal output settings (SP-T)

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I probably have 4-5kw available at home for mining. Currently I don't think I could take advantage of the units at stock due to noise and a wife. I know the easy option, but it costs way more than the miners

Finally, the switch from shipping included to an additional charge really mucks up the calculations for true cost of ownership. So far I am satisfied with my purchase of the S5 units. After 2 hrs, they are right on spec and 0.0% & .0004% error rates. Would I buy more? I'll know tomorrow after the SP20 units arrive.

Thanks for listening.

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM

now you have seen the S5 naked Grin

From the consumer point of view, what would you expect from S5 or wish for?

(Not including lower price...)

Would you rather pay $15-20 more on quieter fans (same hashing power but better fan or fans?

Quote from: bgibso01 on December 30, 2014, 02:05:29 PM

Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 01:53:25 PM

Would you please make sure all 4 PCI-E power cords are connected to the miner from 1 PSU?

Yes they were. And I've updated the original post to say a reboot seemed to have solved the issue. Thanks for the concern. Both units appear to be operating as expected, just not as quiet as hoped for and not a clear choice over the SP20 so far.

S5 "office" edition vs S5 "commercial" edition?

Seriously, I am surprised that nobody had thought about giving us the quieter miner. As Phil had posted , you can get MUCH quieter at the same or even slightly higher hash. I would vote for the same price, but market will be larger.

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Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM

now you have seen the S5 naked Grin

From the consumer point of view, what would you expect from S5 or wish for?

(Not including lower price...)

Would you rather pay $15-20 more on quieter fans (same hashing power but better fan or fans?

Quote from: bgibso01 on December 30, 2014, 02:05:29 PM

Quote from: MyRig on December 30, 2014, 01:53:25 PM

Would you please make sure all 4 PCI-E power cords are connected to the miner from 1 PSU?

Yes they were. And I've updated the original post to say a reboot seemed to have solved the issue. Thanks for the concern. Both units appear to be operating as expected, just not as quiet as hoped for and not a clear choice over the SP20 so far.

two quieter fans for the same price with a bottom (at least) and top cover would be nice.

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