Re: BITMAIN Antminer S3 support and OverClocking thread

Hello again.

I just received another S3 and have some questions. First off, how can I tell what batch this S3 is? I already have a Batch 6. I have provided a screenshot below. Please take a look and see what you think. I dont have it OCed. I do have the latest firmware on it. I am having issues with the HW errors. Are these specs too high? Should I b concerned? I have thought about taking it apart and applying new thermal paste. Think that might help?

Thanx again .

You're at a 1.2% HW error rate right now. But everything else looks fine. Looks like it may be a batch 1, especially if you bought it from a third party used.

New to S3's here.

How do you calculate the HW error rate?

What should the HW error rate on an S3 be?

HW/(HW+DiffA+DiffR)=HW%

I tried setting the frequency of this Antminer S3 down a step from stock. And the HW errors dropped drastically. Still wish I knew what Batch this was. I got it Shipped in 2 days for $340. Despite the issue with the HW errors, Think this was a fair price? I paid alot more for my Batch 6 shipped from Bitmain. Think there is something I can do to this S3 to make it run better at the proper stock frequency and to possibly make it able to OC? I really wish I knew if there was a way to determine what batch this S3 is from......Does anyone know how to tell?

Image underclocked:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/Plumpkatt1/Antminer/s3issue2_zpsc89be91c.png

Image at Stock:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/Plumpkatt1/S3HWErrors_zps75490966.jpg