Re: BITMAIN‘s Liquid Cooled Miner C1: It is not only cool, but it is cool
2x S3+:
1.07 BTC
0.387 Shipping to US
= 1.457 Total
1x C1:
1.0 BTC
0.226 Shipping to US
0.13 (Cooling equipment $50 @ $377/BTC)
= 1.356
It doesn't save that much space since you still need room for the cooler.
It's not any quieter since the radiator will still have fans.
It's not any more efficient since it is using the same hashing boards.
I don't get it. I guess some people just have a hard on for liquid cooling.
1.07 BTC
0.387 Shipping to US
= 1.457 Total
1x C1:
1.0 BTC
0.226 Shipping to US
0.13 (Cooling equipment $50 @ $377/BTC)
= 1.356
It doesn't save that much space since you still need room for the cooler.
It's not any quieter since the radiator will still have fans.
It's not any more efficient since it is using the same hashing boards.
I don't get it. I guess some people just have a hard on for liquid cooling.
corrected your above math - there is a small savings in cost, but IMO the C1 isnt revolutionary by any means, and will ship almost a week later than S3+ units will (which is a ~$20/0.05BTC difference)
Theres a higher risk of leaks and failure with this design i think, and for most people taking up slightly less space, with a large rad dangling someplace, wont offer much benefit as the S3+ is fairly easy to stack on its side anyways.
If someone can point to a 5kW-sized radiator/pump that could run multiple C1 units in parallel for under $150 though, thats a different story
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/wamo9xltblra.html
That might do it.
How would you run 5 independent loops off a single channel radiator?
In series, just like I used to do with 4x GPUs. Can easily dissipate 800W+ of heat on the standard 240 rad I was using back then.
You also dont need "specialized" coolant for any sort of watercooling, distilled water changed regularly will work just as well, at $.99 per gallon at your local store if that much.