Any details
Like step by step instruction for mining with chilli board?
Topic: The Chili – 30+GH/s BFL based Bitcoin Miner Assembly - page 61. (Read 137904 times)
Just quick math that did not seem right...
$350 for a 2nd batch board... all good not a bad markup at all.
another $350 for people who don't own chips? That is only $43.75 per chip in an 8 chip chili... is that right? Though all the chips were $56 if you supplied them?
Not that I want anyone to have to pay more but when you first mentioned the 2nd batch board would be $350 I kinda anticipated you would sell fully populated Chilis at around $800.
Just making sure that $700 was not a typo.
It's not. With batch 1, all the chips had been ordered months ago and there was a fixed number. For everyone that bought chips to add to a board, it literally meant that someone else had to give up their chips in batch 1. Now the chips are much more readily available and at lower prices, so we can work with people who have lots of chips and want to sell them in order to allow people to just buy a board without having their own chips on hand. $350 for a 2nd batch board... all good not a bad markup at all.
another $350 for people who don't own chips? That is only $43.75 per chip in an 8 chip chili... is that right? Though all the chips were $56 if you supplied them?
Not that I want anyone to have to pay more but when you first mentioned the 2nd batch board would be $350 I kinda anticipated you would sell fully populated Chilis at around $800.
Just making sure that $700 was not a typo.
Is anyone getting a number of duplicate submissions with their Chili's? I am running with BTCguild pool and noticed the Dupe entries for these. I am using bfgminer. Does anyone know if this is a hardware/firmware issue or a bfgminer issues? Anyone else seeing this?
Just quick math that did not seem right...
$350 for a 2nd batch board... all good not a bad markup at all.
another $350 for people who don't own chips? That is only $43.75 per chip in an 8 chip chili... is that right? Though all the chips were $56 if you supplied them?
Not that I want anyone to have to pay more but when you first mentioned the 2nd batch board would be $350 I kinda anticipated you would sell fully populated Chilis at around $800.
Just making sure that $700 was not a typo.
$350 for a 2nd batch board... all good not a bad markup at all.
another $350 for people who don't own chips? That is only $43.75 per chip in an 8 chip chili... is that right? Though all the chips were $56 if you supplied them?
Not that I want anyone to have to pay more but when you first mentioned the 2nd batch board would be $350 I kinda anticipated you would sell fully populated Chilis at around $800.
Just making sure that $700 was not a typo.
BATCH 2 ANNOUNCEMENT
We now have our fixed date from the assembly house, about two weeks away on the 4th. It's a little later than we wanted, but it might be for the best as it will allow us to get every possible person who is interested a chance to get boards made up. Due to the economies of scale involved with these runs, smaller ones like batch two invariably cost more, and once this is done there will be even less chips out there. Because of that, Batch 2 will most likely be the last run of Chili boards we do baring something extraordinary happening. If you would like a Chili board, this is probably your last chance to do so.
As a consequence of this, we are also going to close orders early so that we can buy the proper numbers of parts without having to guess either run out or have big overages. Chips can come in later, but we will be needing a firm commitment to purchase boards by Wednesday the 23rd, and payment (or proof of payment in the case of a wire) by Friday the 25th. I really want things to be a little more orderly this time than the mad rush at the 11th hour to get chips from BFL that we had for Batch 1.
Cost - Assembly
If you provide the chips, the cost for assembly will be $350. I really don't want to have to raise the price, but the simple fact is that we're probably looking at several times lower volume on this run than the last, which really impacts our costs. Just the increase in cost from the assembly house almost covers that price increase.
Cost - Full boards
One benefit of the longer leadtime is that we can now offer fully populated boards. If you would like a Chili but have no chips on order, we can provide them for you. The cost of a fully populated Chili will be $700.
Shipping
We have two shipping providers, USPS and FedEx. For US customers, Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express will be available services, with FedEx being offered if you really want them quickly. For international customers, USPS Priority Mail Express will be offered in addition to FedEx. USPS GXG will no longer be offered due to the paperwork nightmare it brings.
As always, I am available at [email protected] for orders or questions.
We now have our fixed date from the assembly house, about two weeks away on the 4th. It's a little later than we wanted, but it might be for the best as it will allow us to get every possible person who is interested a chance to get boards made up. Due to the economies of scale involved with these runs, smaller ones like batch two invariably cost more, and once this is done there will be even less chips out there. Because of that, Batch 2 will most likely be the last run of Chili boards we do baring something extraordinary happening. If you would like a Chili board, this is probably your last chance to do so.
As a consequence of this, we are also going to close orders early so that we can buy the proper numbers of parts without having to guess either run out or have big overages. Chips can come in later, but we will be needing a firm commitment to purchase boards by Wednesday the 23rd, and payment (or proof of payment in the case of a wire) by Friday the 25th. I really want things to be a little more orderly this time than the mad rush at the 11th hour to get chips from BFL that we had for Batch 1.
Cost - Assembly
If you provide the chips, the cost for assembly will be $350. I really don't want to have to raise the price, but the simple fact is that we're probably looking at several times lower volume on this run than the last, which really impacts our costs. Just the increase in cost from the assembly house almost covers that price increase.
Cost - Full boards
One benefit of the longer leadtime is that we can now offer fully populated boards. If you would like a Chili but have no chips on order, we can provide them for you. The cost of a fully populated Chili will be $700.
Shipping
We have two shipping providers, USPS and FedEx. For US customers, Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express will be available services, with FedEx being offered if you really want them quickly. For international customers, USPS Priority Mail Express will be offered in addition to FedEx. USPS GXG will no longer be offered due to the paperwork nightmare it brings.
As always, I am available at [email protected] for orders or questions.
That. Is. AWESOME!
lol, I see you have some 750W PSU's dangling there, how many chilis do you run off each one?
again, I'm being serious, I really love the "art ghetto" design. I assume it's highly functional?
lol, I see you have some 750W PSU's dangling there, how many chilis do you run off each one?
again, I'm being serious, I really love the "art ghetto" design. I assume it's highly functional?
It is highly functional, these babies produce a lot of heat though!
We run 3 chilis off each of the PSUs, we could probably put 4 with no issues but better safe than sorry.
Small Preview of ~60 chilis look like on a rack.
That. Is. AWESOME!
lol, I see you have some 750W PSU's dangling there, how many chilis do you run off each one?
again, I'm being serious, I really love the "art ghetto" design. I assume it's highly functional?
OMG. 
Thats a lot of coolers!
Thats a lot of coolers!
Small Preview of ~60 chilis look like on a rack.
My Chili boards are now in transit via USPS Priority Express, scheduled for delivery by noon tomorrow (Sat).
Can work that with iphone or android phone?
Can make any manual or more details
Can make any manual or more details
So... what firmware/miner software combo is required for this exactly? I plan on using BFGminer, does this mean I have to manually compile Luke's latest fixes for Windows 64-bit? Are there instructions on how to do this properly?
We'll be releasing a firmware update on our end as well, but that would be one option. Vanilla cgminer works in the meantime if you don't mind switching to the WinUSB drivers.
So... what firmware/miner software combo is required for this exactly? I plan on using BFGminer, does this mean I have to manually compile Luke's latest fixes for Windows 64-bit? Are there instructions on how to do this properly?
anyone that have any pictures of back of pcb whit and without cooler?
My backplate did not fit properly and I did not have the tools to drill new holes for it right now. I ended up installing the cooler without a backplate. I may add one eventually - I will try and get a pic of the back, but it is just 4 screw heads at the moment.
Accelero Twin Turbo II?
yes I am running the Twin Turbo IIs
anyone that have any pictures of back of pcb whit and without cooler?
My backplate did not fit properly and I did not have the tools to drill new holes for it right now. I ended up installing the cooler without a backplate. I may add one eventually - I will try and get a pic of the back, but it is just 4 screw heads at the moment.
Accelero Twin Turbo II?
anyone that have any pictures of back of pcb whit and without cooler?
My backplate did not fit properly and I did not have the tools to drill new holes for it right now. I ended up installing the cooler without a backplate. I may add one eventually - I will try and get a pic of the back, but it is just 4 screw heads at the moment.
anyone that have any pictures of back of pcb whit and without cooler?
Got my two boards this afternoon and have set them up and they are hashing away! Many thanks to MrTeal and ChipGeek for their hard work. I hope that there was some margin in the price for all your hard work getting these designed, built, tested, and shipped quickly. It was a truly remarkable task!
Ok also can use any bfl labs drivers or something like that?
Batch 2 details will be coming this evening, and we'll start taking orders for it then.
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