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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Please elaborate on the question.
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n/a | sidehack | August 29, 2015, 11:35:29 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I tend to think of Spondoolies first when I think of power density, and I've nev…
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n/a | sidehack | August 29, 2015, 10:58:21 AM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
So, S7 is announced. Looks to be abandoning the standard S[odd] chassis and goin…
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n/a | sidehack | August 29, 2015, 09:59:40 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Okay. Bitmain built another overpriced jet turbine and now there are even more p…
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n/a | sidehack | August 29, 2015, 09:42:37 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Is the panel above the hashboards necessary? I can see how it'd be undesirable t…
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n/a | sidehack | August 29, 2015, 01:03:40 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Fuzzy, yeah a sleeve mounted to the back panel and used as structure to hold the…
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n/a | sidehack | August 28, 2015, 04:20:56 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
If you want to take the machine apart and run your own cabling, taking cables in…
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n/a | sidehack | August 28, 2015, 03:20:59 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I don't mind screwing ATX folks. But you end up screwing anyone with mismatched…
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n/a | sidehack | August 28, 2015, 01:07:00 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
If the connector is at the top of the case, the fans are right below the connect…
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n/a | sidehack | August 28, 2015, 12:34:31 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
So now you don't short your pins, but the potential for mechanical damage is not…
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n/a | sidehack | August 28, 2015, 11:23:17 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
The backplane pretty much just needs to be sockets fit for the PSU (which Emerso…
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n/a | sidehack | August 28, 2015, 10:53:00 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
240V is typical to homes, but is in very limited use inside homes where 120V cir…
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n/a | sidehack | August 28, 2015, 09:15:54 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Some folks have trouble keeping 1.6KW cool in the 3U S4+, which translates to 2.…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 11:25:30 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I'd really prefer to keep a single box with fully modular innards than several b…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 10:14:08 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
If you want to build a waterblock setup for a $40 miner, sure. I'll be playing w…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 09:13:15 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Two PSU with staggered fans rules out the ability to run a third PSU, which isn'…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 09:05:42 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Oh, I don't intend on selling any BM1384-based boards. Once Compacs are done, I…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 08:26:12 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
We figured that was better than trying to shoehorn a new design into an existing…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 08:22:30 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Novak and I ironed out basic details for the control parts of a board today, and…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 07:57:12 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
The boards are already sized to fit S1/3/5 sinks. It's been my plan for months t…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 07:47:02 PM |
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 07:29:25 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I mentioned the S1 endcap thing because it opens up another product stream. Boar…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 07:27:45 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
Novak's already called DHL and given them our info, and they got back to him wit…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 06:54:53 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
If you put the card nearest the PSUs with its non-sinked side up against the wal…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 06:53:16 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
The actual Bitmain heatsink looks to be 1.5 inches.If we have a 17.5 inch case a…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 06:22:08 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
That's where it got last time they screwed up shipping. It looks like not only d…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 06:13:23 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I am still of the opinion that a secondary (short-side) heatsink isn't really wo…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 06:12:01 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
That's not really my field so I'm not sure what's best. I'd tend to lean toward…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 05:05:34 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
If you chop the heatsink down two inches, now you have two inches less board for…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 04:00:00 PM |
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Technobit HEX4M - 400GH BlackArrow based miner reviewed Hardware
Yeah, pretty good for a chip intended to run 0.55W/GH top clock, and only delive…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 03:04:00 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
I picked up heatsink screws today. Heatsinks will be here tomorrow. Novak just c…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 02:55:19 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Heatsink dimensions are out too, since the board size changed. And probably the…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 02:08:10 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Actually, a lot of the information in the first post is no longer really relevan…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 12:56:48 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
Yeah, considering a human typically burns about 100W average, the efficiency rea…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 12:34:57 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
If I were using DPS2K I'd wire them up externally, probably with dedicated fans.…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 12:12:10 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Actually, the more space left between the rear of the board and the back panel,…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 11:15:22 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Thinkin' about it, the boards are more like 10 inches long. That's what I get fo…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 10:17:17 AM |
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 04:28:03 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
The original spec is 15" between the fans, which puts the case at more like 18"…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 04:23:57 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
What I would do is not have nylon rails because, as I've mentioned two or three…
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n/a | sidehack | August 27, 2015, 03:09:49 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
0.75" is a bit tight for power jacks, but you shouldn't have trouble plugging in…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 10:15:41 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
I'm probably one of the few electrical engineers in Missouri (especially under 3…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 09:48:48 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
That mockup looks pretty much like what I'm thinking. I don't recall the exact n…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 09:24:17 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Novak heated part of his house last winter with an AM Tube. I kept my entire apa…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 09:10:25 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
I'm hoping to coincide with MacEntyre's September 3rd date, if not a bit earlier…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 08:56:57 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
S1 card height is actually 5.9 inches. Ignore the proposed card dimensions from…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 11:54:24 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
My opinion is, make the unit fully self-contained (having its own PSUs, controll…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 11:05:48 AM |
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Antminer s6 ? Mining speculation
I thought the S4+ was the S6 and they didn't call it S6 because they used the pr…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 09:54:55 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
If by "sizing around one specific PSU" you mean "any of half a dozen existing PS…
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n/a | sidehack | August 26, 2015, 08:04:41 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Sent in a PM:I'd rather not shift to a 5U if we don't have to. The S1 board is o…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 11:06:49 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
When I did an undervolt study on the S1, my test unit got down around 0.8W/GH bo…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 09:31:00 PM |
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I am floating an idea here a sidehack usb stick solo pool. Pools
I am building 1000 sticks.I could also set up a proxy on our webserver here at t…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 05:06:52 PM |
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I am floating an idea here a sidehack usb stick solo pool. Pools
Apples, or lizards?Novak spent the weekend working on cgminer drvers, and came i…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 04:55:26 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I'd rather not shift to a 5U if we don't have to. The S1 board is over an inch s…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 04:11:23 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I may take you up on that. Probably got some other stuff to discuss as well, one…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 03:23:24 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I haven't done anything with CAD since about 2007, so don't feel too bad about n…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 11:12:22 AM |
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BITMAIN launches 4th generation Bitcoin mining ASIC: BM1385 Hardware
I've never seen the BM1384 to really care what address each chip was given. Each…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 02:50:47 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Actual S1 boards from Bitmain, it is not easy to make them run from a USB bus. S…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 02:46:23 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
I'd say keep the metal parts. Since boards are USB-tethered and run directly off…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 02:16:57 PM |
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BITMAIN launches 4th generation Bitcoin mining ASIC: BM1385 Hardware
It's not explicitly stated in the data sheet, but it looks like there are two se…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 02:08:40 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
I just got word the heatsinks finally shipped, so we'll likely have them by Frid…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 01:47:53 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
I think it's more a hint to me that I need to get off my butt and build him some…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 10:42:31 AM |
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BITMAIN launches 4th generation Bitcoin mining ASIC: BM1385 Hardware
I plan to have a working prototype of a multi-chip full board, not a stick.I'm n…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 10:04:18 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
When you say the amount of things I have listed originally, do you mean in the f…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 10:00:48 AM |
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BITMAIN launches 4th generation Bitcoin mining ASIC: BM1385 Hardware
I plan to have a working prototype (hardware at least) within 30 days from recei…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 09:47:54 AM |
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BITMAIN launches 4th generation Bitcoin mining ASIC: BM1385 Hardware
There's pretty much no way Bitmain will let any BM1385 into the wild before thei…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 09:16:16 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I'll say this a third time. The problem is physical dimensions. There's only two…
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n/a | sidehack | August 25, 2015, 09:09:24 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
If we go exactly S1 dimensions, we probably aren't going to be able to double-si…
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n/a | sidehack | August 24, 2015, 10:54:02 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
The current width of the S1 heatsink doesn't matter, as we won't be using them.T…
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n/a | sidehack | August 24, 2015, 07:26:42 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I was thinking something like a 2U with pairs of DPS2K would be good for someone…
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n/a | sidehack | August 24, 2015, 06:42:34 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
So. The day's discussions.Chiguireitor, we spent most of today figuring out how…
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n/a | sidehack | August 24, 2015, 05:00:09 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
It also makes a difference if you want to use evaporative coolers to knock your…
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n/a | sidehack | August 24, 2015, 10:47:24 AM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
The arrival is pending being able to trust the shipper, who has been thus far ha…
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n/a | sidehack | August 24, 2015, 09:07:22 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
SerialLain, have you done any... experiments... lately?Our design philosopy is s…
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n/a | sidehack | August 24, 2015, 08:57:44 AM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Nope, none at all. Except for everything talked about in the last three pages, I…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 11:26:56 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
I don't plan on hand-placing any more boards if I don't have to. So I'm not sure…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 07:54:32 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
You mean 10%, and 300 more?
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 07:34:01 PM |
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Bitmain BM1385 Chip ( 230W / T) & AntMiner S7 Discussion Thread Hardware
If they go with a top-clock strategy like they've done on the odd miners so far,…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 03:22:48 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
The intent is to have cgminer support; BFG is out of our hands. A lot of my refi…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 02:20:38 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Yeah, a standard miner shouldn't ignore watercooling requirements since a lot of…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 02:10:00 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Changing board sizes greatly changes cabling requirements. If you make quarter-s…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 01:22:03 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
So, here's a thought.Two boards from this machine could fit into an SP20-scale m…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 12:16:34 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
I've got a dozen machines to strap boards onto, so that's about fifty boards rig…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 12:10:12 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
If by "old tech" you mean it has top-clock performance on par with the best bott…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 11:42:44 AM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
Good deal. Thanks for the update.Now if only I could get an update on where my h…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 11:22:13 AM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
PlanetCrypto - what I meant by "beat us to the punch" is that the package and wh…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 10:45:43 AM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
Also, it looks like Luke-Jr's Compac has arrived and he's working on BFG code fo…
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n/a | sidehack | August 23, 2015, 09:28:29 AM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
I kinda doubt they do, at least not for general release. Right now they are thei…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 11:54:14 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
I wouldn't expect to have anything to ship within six week of the start of manuf…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
I may very well have power and some peripheral controls ironed out before they a…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 11:05:21 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
It's certainly worth looking into. I'd be hesitant to start it without first get…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 10:51:47 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Wow, that datasheet is a heck of a lot better than they've put out before! I rea…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 10:10:53 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
I just don't like blowing deadlines. I guess I did say when these first went on…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 08:55:20 PM |
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[SIDEHACK STICK] Official sales thread for everywhere not already covered Group buys
So I placed an entire panel of Compac PCBs today, 30 in total. Took a few hours…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 08:29:49 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
Yeah, that datasheet wasn't posted when I looked for it a few hours after the an…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 05:21:21 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
All our boards should have full-range voltage control. There'll be no 0.6V upper…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 04:43:50 PM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I do have access to an S4+ which could be set on fire and nobody would really co…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 12:45:02 PM |
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GekkoScience BM1384 Project Development Discussion Hardware
They don't have to come from Bitmain either, if anyone else would be willing to…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 11:19:49 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
I don't plan on doing much with CAD. I prefer to actually build something, so if…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 11:17:00 AM |
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Request for Discussion: proposal for standard modular rack miner Hardware
Dogie, regarding your various points:1) You want negative pressure displacement,…
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n/a | sidehack | August 22, 2015, 09:17:10 AM |
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