@Sandal_Hat
Dont pretend the example I gave makes no financial sense; it would be like arguing with someone that 2 is not less than 3, its pointless.
Now, I understand what you are saying but you are also conflating the issues. A reconfigurable system that costs less, and consumes 5x less space and energy; but has comparable hash rates for a given algorithm is preferred for mining, and thats the issue. If such a system exits, it would push out the less efficient system.
As an aside, I know that dollar for dollar in the long run for mining, FPGAs lose to GPUs, and GPUs lose to ASICs, but it doesn't happen overnight
Dont pretend the example I gave makes no financial sense; it would be like arguing with someone that 2 is not less than 3, its pointless.
Now, I understand what you are saying but you are also conflating the issues. A reconfigurable system that costs less, and consumes 5x less space and energy; but has comparable hash rates for a given algorithm is preferred for mining, and thats the issue. If such a system exits, it would push out the less efficient system.
As an aside, I know that dollar for dollar in the long run for mining, FPGAs lose to GPUs, and GPUs lose to ASICs, but it doesn't happen overnight
no it shouldn't push the less efficient system, it's like a private mining software... if you keep it for yourself, all the suckers believe to have the hedge, while they are just the muppets of show bigger than their little understanding can grasp... behind the curtail..
anyway, fpga, asics aren't priced in $ anymore... live with the time please
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