Yup, I've been through multiple GPU rigs, asicminer usb sticks, 65nm BFL stuff, a bunch of Antminer S1s and S3s and I knew beforehand that I would be kind of suckling off Satan's anus or at least dead demon's teats when mining with the Monarchs. I asked for it!
But after all the initial confusion I think soon I'm done here. I'm fine with their performance, noise and the power consumption. I'll still do some testing when I have the time and wait for the units to piss on my carpet, then overheat and burn my house down. If that doesn't happen, then I'm pleasantly surprised.
But after all the initial confusion I think soon I'm done here. I'm fine with their performance, noise and the power consumption. I'll still do some testing when I have the time and wait for the units to piss on my carpet, then overheat and burn my house down. If that doesn't happen, then I'm pleasantly surprised.
Don't worry about the angry mob, lol. Obviously there are Monarchs in the wild and people are actually mining with them, myself included. So please continue to share your experiences so others may learn from you or perhaps offer some help.
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By all means let us not stop you from praising BFL and their products. Mining is pretty much dead anyhow small scale so watching a few Monarchs mine after adding on hundreds of dollars in extras and hours and hours of support from the BFL defacto service team is simply an education in the lengths BFL is willing to go to support a narrative that they are some how here to help the community with their product. All one has to do is compare BFL with companies that actually ship on time and provide customer support in real time.
What have you spent in time and money so far to get one miner working to the specifications that BFL promised originally in 2013? We obviously can see that the size of the unit and configuration is not data center ready by any means compared to plug play units from the competition that do not require intensive care to run or water cooling.
I'm well aware of what the competition offers, lol. Of my current 10THs home setup, only 1.4THs is manufactured by BFL. I have gear from Bitfury, KNC and Bitmain as well. I haven't had to spend additional money to get my Monarchs running since I had fans and PSUs leftover from other retired rigs.
And yes, I'm also aware that home mining is dead. I've made dozens of posts on that very topic. I'm in the last days of mining with my 1w/GHs gear and will only have three S3s and two Monarchs running soon. And I know I will never have a positive ROI on the Monarchs. They are the last miners I will ever purchase. I had an early first day preorder and I simply wanted the machines. I know it's not rational, lol. I'm stubborn that way and I love mining gear so I'm not apologizing to anyone for my silly purchase. I did refund a later order though.
You're mistaken if you think I'm praising BFL and their products. Is it just because I said my Monarchs were stable? I've been very critical of BFL as my post history will most likely show. I'm overjoyed that the FTC stepped in! But I'm also "lucky" to have received my order, had compensation cloudhashing for several months and had to wait less than a month for a refund on my other order. I feel bad for those who are now stuck in limbo.