My new worthless prediction (I'm batting .000, lol)...
After all of the 5 piece preorders are delivered (or maybe before), KNC will introduce a new product that uses more chips but is much more efficient. They're going to have to do this to compete with Spondoolies.
IMO, they are only shipping 5 board Neptunes because this was the cheapest configuration to get to the 3THs target. But my guess it isn't what they had originally planned nor what is optimal for the new ASIC.
There is some very compelling evidence that supports this hypothesis. But the most glaringly obvious is the single PCI power connector. They're not so stupid to design it to handle 420w. But they were compelled to squeeze as much hash out of each chip that they threw away common sense.
Remember "under promise, over deliver"? Yeah, not to so much anymore. The new motto... "We deliver dangerous crap because we're cheap bastards."
After all of the 5 piece preorders are delivered (or maybe before), KNC will introduce a new product that uses more chips but is much more efficient. They're going to have to do this to compete with Spondoolies.
IMO, they are only shipping 5 board Neptunes because this was the cheapest configuration to get to the 3THs target. But my guess it isn't what they had originally planned nor what is optimal for the new ASIC.
There is some very compelling evidence that supports this hypothesis. But the most glaringly obvious is the single PCI power connector. They're not so stupid to design it to handle 420w. But they were compelled to squeeze as much hash out of each chip that they threw away common sense.
Remember "under promise, over deliver"? Yeah, not to so much anymore. The new motto... "We deliver dangerous crap because we're cheap bastards."
unfortunately you are likely correct on the above....man knc had quite the rapid slide to the other side so to speak...$$$ talk we are irrelevant now off to do the BFL way...find 'more' newbies..hope they don't read bitcoin talk or google before they buy knc stuff
Searing
RELAX! LOL
Neptune's aren't even shipping yet so no one can do anything but speculate the hashing rate.
As for KNC's fuck ups it happens with every company, you don't have to be a bitcoin hardware manufacture to fuck up...look at GM (or was Ford) who built cars that caused more than 13 deaths, that far out weighs KNC's fuck ups for sure!