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Board CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Re: Neptune and data center
by
AmericanBit
on 06/01/2014, 13:15:14 UTC
They already said it would be beyond a standard US power socket 120V x 15A = 1800w (US will be shipped underclocked)
and standard EU power socket is 230V x 12A = 2760w

So my guesstimate is somewhere between 1800w-2760w (2280w is the average)

They used large standard PC coolers and a desktop case on the last lot so expect to add your own 4U rack cases.

They did say that 20nm would be their last consumer focused product. I took that to mean aiming for bulk data centers sales going forward.

Jesus, yeah I remember that reading that too...just wasnt sure how it translates. So does that mean it will still plug into a normal US wall socket with a 20amp fuse or does it need to be adapted to like an electric dryer plug? Thanks

Yeah, sounds like you will have to use a higher rated socket, usually found in the kitchen, for cookers, drying machines and the like to run it at it's full potential.

Cool yeah, just did some more research and found that it should be ok...Also, you mentioned the miners will be shipped underclocked. Does that just mean I have to set it to overclock myself? THanks

If I remember correct the actual wording they used was something like "more cores would become available when there is more power". I'm not sure how that would work. Simplest option would be some kind of firmware upgrade/downgrade I guess. KnC didn't make their last batch user overclockable I suspect to stop users breaking them.

Hmm, i see, very cool. Thank you for the info...