Re: 1GH/s, 20w, $700 (was $500) — Butterflylabs, is it for real? (Part 2)
Thank you for these enlightening results.
Thus, it seems that the overclocked 7970 can get more than this unicorn BS.
I mean WTF
7970 | BFL
Cost : 550 | 599
Performance : 700 | 700
Warranty : 3 years | 6 month
Resale value : 50% | 0%
Thus, it seems that the overclocked 7970 can get more than this unicorn BS.
I mean WTF
7970 | BFL
Cost : 550 | 599
Performance : 700 | 700
Warranty : 3 years | 6 month
Resale value : 50% | 0%
Well to be fair 7970 is going to need a host system...
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The ONLY advantage I see is the consumption of power but surely that is not worth it for some US guys that have 0.10 prices. Maybe this is for EU market but VAT and import duty kills that as well so it is LAME right now from the promised holy 1000 MHash/s, 20W, $500 figures ...
I am sure they never thought it could deliver 1.05 (remember it wasn't an estimate but 1.05 GH 2 digits of significant value) at 19.8W. That was simply a tactic to freeze out any sales of competitor products.
Still if 700 MH/s is what is sustains and it pulls 80W at the wall we are looking at 8.75 MH/W. I don't see a lot of value in higher energy prices. Undervolted 5970 can get 5MH/W and best FPGA designs get 20 MH/W+. So if you want cheap hardware and higher energy costs GPUs look good. If you want expensive hardware and low energy costs other FPGA looks good.
At $1 per MH and <9MH/W the "single" is kinda in a no mans land in between.
Still to give them the benefit of the doubt it is early. ztex boards were initially 180MH/s and now are 210 MH/s.