sorry, am i missing something? who would pay $600+ for 180MH???
Well you can hook it up to a 30W solar panel which costs another $200... and you get free bitcoins forever? Well 0.1 BTC per day... 
Topic: X6500 Custom FPGA Miner - page 57. (Read 220050 times)
I should point out that a little overhead on the current output of the AC adapter you use is a good thing. Voltage should be between 5-12V. And, important one here, the adapter should be center positive, usually with a little picture like this:
I was going to say that using anything different would void the warranty.... but, there is no warranty! Void away, hackers! We aren't gonna fix it when you blow it up!
And, yes, we will keep the Molex, so you can choose. Although, please don't plug in both at the same time.
I was going to say that using anything different would void the warranty.... but, there is no warranty! Void away, hackers! We aren't gonna fix it when you blow it up!
And, yes, we will keep the Molex, so you can choose. Although, please don't plug in both at the same time.
we are putting a 5.5mmx2.1mm barrel plug on our boards.
As well, not instead? Please say it's as well.I am sure it is as well.
Me too.
we are putting a 5.5mmx2.1mm barrel plug on our boards.
As well, not instead? Please say it's as well.who would pay $600+ for 180MH???
Me, for one.
sorry, am i missing something? who would pay $600+ for 180MH???
A nice little announcement for everyone... Due to customer demand we are putting a 5.5mmx2.1mm barrel plug on our boards. This will allow you to power the boards from common "wall wart" AC adapters. Anything at or above 5V 3a or 12V 1.5A will work, as long as it has a 5.5mm x 2.1mm plug.
Could you fill us in on what sort of regulator you're using to go from 5V to 1.2V? The LMZ's aren't rated for this, so it looks like the scheme has changed.
A nice little announcement for everyone... Due to customer demand we are putting a 5.5mmx2.1mm barrel plug on our boards. This will allow you to power the boards from common "wall wart" AC adapters. Anything at or above 5V 3a or 12V 1.5A will work, as long as it has a 5.5mm x 2.1mm plug. Here's one cheap example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-100V-240V-Converter-Adapter-DC-12V-1-5A-Power-Supply-/320749488518?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aae28c986
No more dependency on Molex, yay!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-100V-240V-Converter-Adapter-DC-12V-1-5A-Power-Supply-/320749488518?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aae28c986
No more dependency on Molex, yay!
That's great to hear! Now it just run off my laptop.
Are there any plans for 4x or 8x fpga variant depending on demand? It almost looks like you should nix the single chip board altogether. The price vs performance was obviously too good to pass up for almost everyone.
This is so exciting.
This is so exciting.
A nice little announcement for everyone... Due to customer demand we are putting a 5.5mmx2.1mm barrel plug on our boards. This will allow you to power the boards from common "wall wart" AC adapters. Anything at or above 5V 3A or 12V 1.5A will work, as long as it has a 5.5mm x 2.1mm plug. Here's one cheap example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-100V-240V-Converter-Adapter-DC-12V-1-5A-Power-Supply-/320749488518?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aae28c986
No more dependency on Molex, yay!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-100V-240V-Converter-Adapter-DC-12V-1-5A-Power-Supply-/320749488518?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aae28c986
No more dependency on Molex, yay!
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No big joke, it's just extremely corny 
You're probably right. The name started off as a pure joke, and it stuck.
I always know I'm not geeky enough when I don't get jokes like this.
No. don't tell me. I hafta work it out for myself. 
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Karmicads- this is not a problem! We are now at (67) X6500's and (2) X6000's.
Phew. Thanks newMeat1. You guys just rock.
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For your solar setup, you realize the larger board may draw 15W, right?
So with a 130W panel I could load it up with 8 units. for 1.44 GH/s. Sweeeeeeeeet.
EDIT: Actually, I realized since posting this, that I'd only have to buy half the FGPA's while using half the wattage to charge a battery for night time use. Still, 720 MH/s is nice for ZERO running costs. At under $3500 total investment that runs out to breaking even after about 2.7 years, solar panel extra hardware and all. The beauty is, after paying for itself, it's all money for (no)jam. Who wouldn't buy a $3500 (retail) FPGA solar mining kit, knowing the sun's gonna shine and FPGA will last and dominate for probably another decade? Those are conservative figures BTW and don't account for the rapid disappearance of GPUs after the next difficulty increase, nor the steady rise in value of the BTC.
You're probably right. The name started off as a pure joke, and it stuck.
This might be a late/useless input but wouldn't it be nice to have the name (or model) of the board represent the FPGA that is on it (instead of generic name like X5000, etc.).
e.g.: XS6-150 (single FPGA) or 2XS6-150 (dual FPGA).
That will be easier to identify what board does what since the generic names does not carry any useful information.
e.g.: XS6-150 (single FPGA) or 2XS6-150 (dual FPGA).
That will be easier to identify what board does what since the generic names does not carry any useful information.
We are very close to a final price, the only remaining issue beign how much Paypal money we have access to. I really wish I could tell you what the final price is, but the other team members would be angry if I did. In any case, I will push them to publish the final price ASAP.
I'd be interested in a rough price, even if it's not finalized.50 USD - 500 USD?
Christian-
We've sold (66) X6500's and (3) X6000's. You can still check this number on cablesaurus.com.
We are very close to a final price, the only remaining issue being how much Paypal money we have access to. I really wish I could tell you what the final price is, but the other team members would be angry if I did. In any case, I will push them to publish the final price ASAP.
Karmicads- this is not a problem! We are now at (67) X6500's and (2) X6000's.
For your solar setup, you realize the larger board may draw 15W, right?
Thanks guys! You may have seen that other FPGA board come up for sale today. Well, if you got an X6500, ours is better in $/MHash, even with our older code. fpgaminer is taking a look at his code right now. If it works, there's no reason why it can't be applied to our boards. Then they will all be better
thirdlight-
EDIT-- We absolutely promise a final price by Wednesday 8/31. This will be less than the promised $620, we just don't know how much less yet. Don't expect any miracles, but do expect the best $/Mhash of any FPGA rig
We've sold (66) X6500's and (3) X6000's. You can still check this number on cablesaurus.com.
We are very close to a final price, the only remaining issue being how much Paypal money we have access to. I really wish I could tell you what the final price is, but the other team members would be angry if I did. In any case, I will push them to publish the final price ASAP.
Karmicads- this is not a problem! We are now at (67) X6500's and (2) X6000's.
For your solar setup, you realize the larger board may draw 15W, right?
Thanks guys! You may have seen that other FPGA board come up for sale today. Well, if you got an X6500, ours is better in $/MHash, even with our older code. fpgaminer is taking a look at his code right now. If it works, there's no reason why it can't be applied to our boards. Then they will all be better
thirdlight-
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It has been mentioned that the biggest cost component, the FPGA itself, has no volume discount (below 1000's). So the max saving might not be very much at all...
This is correct. Digikey turned me down on a discount for 100EDIT-- We absolutely promise a final price by Wednesday 8/31. This will be less than the promised $620, we just don't know how much less yet. Don't expect any miracles, but do expect the best $/Mhash of any FPGA rig
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How many reservation you have right now in place? and witch model?
Thank you
Thank you
OH Bugga!! 
I think I went and ordered the X6000. I'd really much prefer the X6500. Any chance for that order to be upgraded? 
I think I went and ordered the X6000. I'd really much prefer the X6500. Any chance for that order to be upgraded? Pre-orders have ended to make sure all deadlines are met. We really can't push that deadline back at this point, because all of those deposits were made based on that date. The most important thing to us right now is to fill all of these orders and keep everybody happy!
What if preorders remained open at a different and later date?
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