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Topic: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com - page 1462. (Read 3050071 times)

sr. member
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October 07, 2013, 10:33:27 AM
Anyone got tracking numbers today?
newbie
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October 07, 2013, 10:30:27 AM
It's fine. Maybe your PSU will die, but you can just get another. It's not going to break your miner. 850W is more than enough.

I got this one for my Jupiter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004P1IWZU/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
but I admit it's probably a little bit of overkill.

Why would his PSU "die" when yours wouldn't? I have a PSU in every company, and that qualifies me as the expert. You cannot just say something will die maybe unless you have proof. Again, I have every PSU ever made.
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October 07, 2013, 10:27:03 AM
Damn, I went with KNCMiner's recommendation of an 850W power supply. Will this be okay? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022

maybe, but it is really minimum..why you are trying to save 100$ for device, which cost you thousands of dollars? just curious..

I wasn't. I just went with their recommendation. I would have spent more money if I thought it was needed. Thoughts on this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034

It's fine. Maybe your PSU will die, but you can just get another. It's not going to break your miner. 850W is more than enough.

I got this one for my Jupiter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004P1IWZU/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
but I admit it's probably a little bit of overkill.
newbie
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October 07, 2013, 10:23:57 AM
I wasn't. I just went with their recommendation. I would have spent more money if I thought it was needed. Thoughts on this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034

anything Corsair is good.
sr. member
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October 07, 2013, 10:23:26 AM
Hi,

I ordered 2 Saturns. One with shipping to Germany, one with hosting at KnC. Both orders were confirmed as DAY1 (whatever interpretation this
should mean, DAY1 of production, DAY1 of shipping).
She shipped Saturn did arrive today (08.10.2013) before 10am with FW 0.91.
It had been pre-configured with my (Bitminter) mining pool informations. That's fair!

Hashing speed had been around 270GH at about 270W (230V installation).

I left the system unattended for like 3 hours and the hashing rate did drop to 90GH. I did not check the power usage at that state.

Upgraded the system to FW 0.93. Since then it's running with 250-290GH (cgminer) and 260-275GH (Bitminter short term stats).
Latest long term stats from Bitminter: 256/263GH
Power usage: 270W (same as before)

The web interface does not allow a configuration for a backup pool.
SSH access, getting into cgminer (3.4.0) allow configuration of a backup pool.
After doing this, the web interface does not work for the pool config anymore. Empty page.

Looks like the pool config did survive a software (firmwae) update. Passwords did not!

Still no update on the hosting Saturn. (Menig might be able to look into the future)

So my "rating" of KnC (+++ to ---)

Hardware design/production: +++
Delivery deadlines: ++
Webinterface (Miner): o (Backup pools are required!)
Hosting: --
Communication about problems (hosting): --- (They should have told the customers more early about problems)
Offered compensation for hosting (BTC, not extended hosting): +

Ralf / trepex
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October 07, 2013, 10:21:56 AM
Damn, I went with KNCMiner's recommendation of an 850W power supply. Will this be okay? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022

maybe, but it is really minimum..why you are trying to save 100$ for device, which cost you thousands of dollars? just curious..

I wasn't. I just went with their recommendation. I would have spent more money if I thought it was needed. Thoughts on this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139057

yeah, imho great pick.
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October 07, 2013, 10:21:23 AM
Damn, I went with KNCMiner's recommendation of an 850W power supply. Will this be okay? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022

maybe, but it is really minimum..why you are trying to save 100$ for device, which cost you thousands of dollars? just curious..

I wasn't. I just went with their recommendation. I would have spent more money if I thought it was needed. Thoughts on this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034
legendary
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October 07, 2013, 10:17:16 AM
Damn, I went with KNCMiner's recommendation of an 850W power supply. Will this be okay? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022

maybe, but it is really minimum..why you are trying to save 100$ for device, which cost you thousands of dollars? just curious..
legendary
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October 07, 2013, 10:16:02 AM

what about .93? or it is just .92 with fixed reboot after upgrade feature?.)


impossible to say since there's no detailed changelog, nor source code.


yeah, it is also little tricky releasing firmware updates without any changelog...Sad
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October 07, 2013, 10:15:27 AM
why you want to use cheap PSU with device, which cost thousands of dollars and any failure of PSU cost more, then PSU itself?

ok tell me good psu

i'm using this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817494006 but is quite over-boosted for Jupiter.) pick anything from seasonic/enermax with 1kW, gold(platinum) certification and modular cables design.


Nice choice, that's the one I recommended Wink

Damn, I went with KNCMiner's recommendation of an 850W power supply. Will this be okay? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022
sr. member
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October 07, 2013, 10:14:49 AM

Here, have a bone.
This request is neither unrealistic nor is it in any way unheard of. Even If it's not 50% (but depending on the delay it should be!) but 25%, it is still common practice to do so. It is basically the opposite of Skonto, where you pay less if you pay within a given timeframe.
As long as both sides are okay with it everybody wins. And right now I don't feel happy at all with standardised answers from some fresh hired goons instead of an answer that satisfies me as a maybe non-returning customer.
 

what I am saying is that we all knew that KNC wished well, but could not predict future in such short turnaround time.

yes, they should of hired a few folks more that knew logistics, packing and shipping.   yes, they should of started building the hosting center earlier

but it is sad that a nice company like KNC will turn into rude assholes like BFL and Avalon just by crazy demands like yours over and over.

be realistic to the actual situation, and not your utopian miner company that does not exist anywhere on earth... ok?

newbie
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October 07, 2013, 10:13:58 AM
However I am going to swap out the stock fans on the case and instead put in higher CFM fans.

Let us know what you use...
legendary
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October 07, 2013, 10:13:41 AM

what about .93? or it is just .92 with fixed reboot after upgrade feature?.)


impossible to say since there's no detailed changelog, nor source code.
legendary
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October 07, 2013, 10:13:29 AM
why you want to use cheap PSU with device, which cost thousands of dollars and any failure of PSU cost more, then PSU itself?

ok tell me good psu

i'm using this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817494006 but is quite over-boosted for Jupiter.) pick anything from seasonic/enermax with 1kW, gold(platinum) certification and modular cables design.


Nice choice, that's the one I recommended Wink
newbie
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October 07, 2013, 10:13:14 AM
why you want to use cheap PSU with device, which cost thousands of dollars and any failure of PSU cost more, then PSU itself?

ok tell me good psu

Seasonic or Corsair, gold or platinum

For mercury, saturn, or jupiter?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139044

Trust my recommended psu rather than that other guys.

mine gets a 9.6 on techowerup review and his gets a 9.1
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/AX860/11.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/LEPA/G1600-MA/9.html
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October 07, 2013, 10:12:58 AM
So I'm worried about my KNC Jupiter that is arriving today blowing up while I'm not there. Has there been any consensus on how best to limit the risk? Which firmware version is best?

Cheers!

asaik the consensus is at the moment:

a.) dont use fw 0.90 as it may be damaging the boards
b.) dont use fw 0.92 as both fires occured while using 0.92

in terms of lid open or closed the jury is still out

Thank you.
legendary
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October 07, 2013, 10:12:15 AM
why you want to use cheap PSU with device, which cost thousands of dollars and any failure of PSU cost more, then PSU itself?

ok tell me good psu

i'm using this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817494006 but is quite over-boosted for Jupiter.) pick anything from seasonic/enermax with 1kW, gold(platinum) certification and modular cables design.

sr. member
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October 07, 2013, 10:09:24 AM
why you want to use cheap PSU with device, which cost thousands of dollars and any failure of PSU cost more, then PSU itself?

ok tell me good psu
ImI
legendary
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October 07, 2013, 10:09:10 AM
So I'm worried about my KNC Jupiter that is arriving today blowing up while I'm not there. Has there been any consensus on how best to limit the risk? Which firmware version is best?

Cheers!

asaik the consensus is at the moment:

a.) dont use fw 0.90 as it may be damaging the boards
b.) dont use fw 0.92 as both fires occured while using 0.92

in terms of lid open or closed the jury is still out

what about .93? or it is just .92 with fixed reboot after upgrade feature?.)


i have no idea too
legendary
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October 07, 2013, 10:08:04 AM
So I'm worried about my KNC Jupiter that is arriving today blowing up while I'm not there. Has there been any consensus on how best to limit the risk? Which firmware version is best?

Cheers!

asaik the consensus is at the moment:

a.) dont use fw 0.90 as it may be damaging the boards
b.) dont use fw 0.92 as both fires occured while using 0.92

in terms of lid open or closed the jury is still out

what about .93? or it is just .92 with fixed reboot after upgrade feature?.)

*impatiently waiting for .94*
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