Quote from: devincrypt on March 15, 2019, 02:51:04 AM

My question was legitimate. The first couple of lines of your reply is obvious and the stats of the Apollo are a given. To rephrase my question - are the hash speeds a fixed limitation of the hardware?

I prefer you don't answer philipma - please don't force others to read how wonderful your setup is nor your gloating. It was my understanding this was an Apollo thread - not a boasting with non-Apollo hardware one (or you have 1?).

BTW - you said "do not knock voltage and efficiency gains bro" - well gee bro, I never said I knocked them and in my first line said they are always welcome.

BTW2 - jstefanop's past entries have stated their market target - and it didn't include you, so back off and stop attacking beginning Apollo users just because you don't like how a question is phrased.

BTW3 - Yeah, I'm small scale as are many others here. Scales are relative so just remember your a minnow dweeb compared to the really big fish miners.

philipma1957 is 100% on target. He very tactful told you that you were asking the wrong question. Nobody faults you for not knowing why or how because you are still learning, but your question was like asking "will blending ethanol with gasoline make my car go faster?" Increasing a unit's hashrate post manufacturing through a software update rarely happens. When it does happen, the increase is typically anecdotal at best.

(1) Improvements to the voltage/efficiency of the ASIC chips could theoretically improve hashrate if the limiting factor is thermal. However, I believe that we are likely hitting frequency barriers inherent to the ASIC's architecture, but it is possible I am wrong.

(2) It is understood that functionality equates to features. This could lead to increased hashrate through increased frequency if that is the feature updated, but I would again state the likely frequency barriers of the architecture argument from (1).

philipma1957 is probably the most user friendly forum member willing to help newcomers. Having personally read a great many of his almost 30k posts over the last 6 or 7 years, I believe his statements regarding his gear and setup were meant to lend credence to his advice not gloat. You would do yourself a service to avoid expressing prejudice by listening a little more carefully and speaking a little less harshly. In case I am unclear, stop being rude.