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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: Bitmain looks like they're releasing a 15GH/s DASH miner called the AntMiner D3
by
pikachuy
on 01/10/2017, 07:06:33 UTC
@Bibi187; so if i understand it right. The FGPA chip can change algoritme by bios update (software) and ASIC chip can change algoritme only by a other controllerboard (hardware)? Because todays controllerboard of D3 is only designed for X11.

Not exactly FGPA can be programmable for anything you want with software engineering.

ASIC need some hardware engineering, same for hash board. So they can be programmable if when you build it, you do what needed for future implementation.

Lets say if there was some miracle with unicorns walking around and stuff, and that the D3 can be updated to add more algorithms, I doubt Bitmain will make that available. 99.99% what they will most likely do, is build the same D3 with updated algorithm and resell them under another name.

Bitmain is all about that money!