Quote from: rockstar888 on March 24, 2014, 11:40:23 AM

Quote from: Vertcoin on March 24, 2014, 11:21:05 AM

Quote from: rockstar888 on March 24, 2014, 10:47:23 AM

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Terry L :
i haven't got into the scrypt N coins yet but to put 2GB ram (i would guess you mean sram, not external dram) in one 55nm ASIC is impossible (QFN) at this stage (unless using BGA with a humongous sized chip like the CPU or GPU). it's because ram itself takes huge amount of space. however if you are opting for 16nm and BGA, it might be a good bet but considering the kind of money you have to put into design and development as well as the yield, it's way less economical comparing to gpu.

using fpga and dram is a fine alternative for now.

Yeah, that guy just say you can easily add DRAM.

Who will add SRAM into it anyway? The OP also means adding DRAM is really easy and I second that.

N-Scrypt is USELESS, as the above Terry L already mentioned by saying, it is possible to add DRAM.

N-scrypt is not worth it at all, there's no such thing as ASIC resistance, people should jsut get use to that already.
Look at Bitcoin and where it got it. (skyrocketing)

when ASIC comes out, suddenly, N-scrypt coins will have the lowest hashrate of the entire world.
and unless a coin comes out with a really good network, it will just be thrown away completely.

Indeed, the keyword there is YIELD. As of right now, there's no reason to add it, but it will be added if ever there are more coins with N-scrypt.

also : using fpga and dram is a fine alternative for now.

Indeed DRAM is possible and practical, and makes N-scrypt kinda pointless.

Quote from: HysonCorp on March 24, 2014, 09:56:42 AM

Look this way.

RAM is cheap, way cheaper than most components in an ASIC device, the only reason they are not there, is caused people didn't add more than required.

Example, if more coins use N-scrypt, then it will just be another year before ASIC includes them too.
heck, if I am a scrypt ASIC developer, (which I am not, I do something else related), I will just add that to my device and call it a perk.

I have looked at many angles.. but I cannot see how N-scrypt is even going to be any different from Scrypt.
How is that .. ASIC resistant? I mean, Litecoin was 'suppose' to be the ASIC resistance to SHA-256, look now.
and N-Scrypt is Waaaaaaaay easier to add comparing to the switch from Sha256 to Scrypt..

can anyone give me a point in the right direction?

but right now, it looks like just a marketing theme only.. am i right?

I think we are talking about ASIC right ?