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Re: Alephium mainnet open for early GPU-miners
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davebodger
on 19/02/2022, 02:48:37 UTC
what best card for mining ALPH?

Nvidia 2xxx or 3xxx series (+LHR) cards can dual-mine with Etherium using t-rex miner. Hardly any reduction in Eth hash rate.
I have used 2080ti, 2070, 2060KO, 1660ti all OK.

The 1xxx series cards don't dual mine well (low hash rate). I tried EVGA 1060.
You could use them to single mine just Alephium but newer series cards and dual-mining will be more profitable IMHO.
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 29/05/2014, 15:18:20 UTC
16h 15m
12.1% luck

how low will it go ?
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 09/05/2014, 22:42:40 UTC
Mmm is CPPSRB running? I haven't shown any balance changes for 3 blocks now? Only reason I even noticed is I'm close to my payout balance. thanks!
Me 2.
I have noticed this.
Balance unchanged for ages today.
I have faith payments will accrue, eventually.
I hodl, so no sweat here.
1 day NMC will rain from the sky!
No worries.
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 27/04/2014, 22:21:53 UTC


Is it for everyone or just for me?

I'm mining OK (using bfgminer) so it may just be you.

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Re: [ANN] Spondoolies-Tech launches a new line of ASIC miners - Best W/GH/s ratio
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davebodger
on 21/04/2014, 23:56:03 UTC
now, even the fan are working at their lowest level I would need to extract at least 170m3/h per SP10. Give then fact that this unit has 80-90% efficiency it would mean that I have to extract at least 150m3/h per SP10 and lets say 300m3/h for SP30. I need to extract 450m3/H * 3 batch = 1350 m3/h !!!!!
The room is only 10m3, it mean that i will need renew the air of the room more than twice a minute to keep the temp inside same as outside the room.
This is ridiculous.... Roll Eyes
I use one of these http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SLTD500SILENT.html silenced 6" duct fan to shift 500m3/h.
You could try using 3. They only draw 50W running flat-out.
They make them in a 8" version too. You might get away with using just two of those.
Good Luck !
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 18/04/2014, 21:43:25 UTC
I have no idea how long it takes to fix.. but it has been over a month at least, if im correct?

Yea, my last NMC transaction from Eligius was on 09/03/2014.
But WK has been tied up fighting this massive long-running DDoS, which I don't understand why it has gone on so long for.
Anyway, I trust WK will get around to fixing NMC eventually but I understand that this in itself is a non-trivial fix so would take some time on its own even without the DDoS.
I just look forwards to a big NMC payout in the (hopefully) not too far distant future.
And qdos to WK for fighting the good fight aginst the mother of all DDoS's.
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Re: AntMiner S2 1TH/s Miner (1w/GH/s)
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davebodger
on 14/04/2014, 21:39:45 UTC
S1's made it from Alaska to Kentucky for Today's delivery, S2 says Tuesday, but I doubt that..
And yes my Brain is just fine, GPU mining SUCKED!! burning 3KW to earn $15.00 a day, verses ASIC burning 3KW to earn $75.00 a day. Maybe my brain is wired wrong but I thought more money was the idea?
Flight UPS77 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS77 Come on Tuesday!
Yes, it sucked.  But if you were in it for the long-term you held onto those coins and that $15 turned into a lot more.
Yes they did! Because we all spent a boat load of monies on ASIC, which assisted in increasing the price of BTC. Had we stayed with GPU/FPGA, BTC may only be worth $50 right now. DO I think HUGE data center mines suck, well sure in the short term, but if/when they do fall on their faces because that is how Satoshi designed the coin, there should be plenty of cheap hardware and at least a plateauing of difficulty, so hopefully long term these ASIC data centers become blessings.

Huge data centers have higher costs because they have to pay for rent and maintenance.  The electricity discount rates wash out because they have to run more power for the cooling.

The only advantage is if you sleep with a asic manufacturer and get chips or machines at close to wholesale cost before anyone else.

Actually, data center costs are all to do with location.
If you do as KNC have done and build your data centre on the edge of the arctic circle then there is unlimited free cooling by just opening the door.
They also built it next door to a hydro-electric dam, so plenty of cheap green electricity too.
And they rented an existing building, not built it from scratch, so start-up costs were kept low and operation start-up time was minimised.
Needless to say they made the ASIC mining machines at cost price and are now minting their own money big time.
Sadly with the cost of the S2's I can't afford to do the same thing.
I guess Bitmain doesn't want to move to Sweden either.  Smiley
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Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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davebodger
on 10/04/2014, 15:04:42 UTC
Has anyone who paid in USD wire been able to get a refund in BTC?

I asked to be refunded in BTC, they said no so I emailed them my wiring instructions today, lets see how long it will take.

You'd think with all the BTC they have been mining they could have helped us out.  Just keep our USD and convert it themselves.  That would have been the best "customer appreciation" of all.

Maybe they don't have any BTC they can use.
It could be that they cash out all mined BTC every day under contract to some big player/ exchange/ inverstor.
Maybe the Winkelvoss's buy it all.
Who knows?
KNC aren't saying.
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Re: [Antminer S1 Sales open] Price changes daily, now 0.893 BTC for 180GH/s
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davebodger
on 09/04/2014, 00:20:32 UTC
Hi, to turn off the Antminer S1 which is the correct procedure?
Disconnect the switch on power supply? Or is there a comad to run in console like SUDO POWEROFF or SHUTDOWN.
W_M

SSH into miner, login as root.
Then just type POWEROFF and wait a minute or two for fan to slow down.
Then turn off PSU.
Simples.
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 08/04/2014, 23:31:04 UTC
Grate so my private key is compromised and I'm in line for payment in this block. I increased my payment threshold but it has no effect...

So another 0,1BTC that might be gone...

Maybe generate a new address and start mining on that one ASAP?

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Already done that... The moment I seen that happen I start moving my miners. And start treating that computer as hacked... The problem is that I have some founds still coming on that address from this pool. Much less damage if the payout queue wouldn't be so long for last payout... I have setup my payment at 0,04 and got 1,6 BTC out...

Since the payout queue is based on age... I'm guessing you generated that 1.6 btc pretty quickly.  Maybe use multiple addresses to slow down the growth, per address?

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Before diff change 6 to 7 days... A lot of failsafe... Now probably 8 to 10... with normal luck...

Just an idea but, to stop the thieves getting that last 0.1 you could go in and change the donation % to 100%.
If you're lucky and they don't spot it and change it back then at least the pool would benefit instead of those scum bags.
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Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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davebodger
on 08/04/2014, 23:13:53 UTC
Just Checked my order history with KNC, and it is now officially changed to 3TH Jupiter instead of Neptunes. It is happening.
Yes its really happening you can now buy a 3 TH Jupiter for what you would get 4TH from most anyone else.
Antminer, Cointerra etc and all you had to do was wait for KNC to fall on their faces and/or buy too many Jupiter modules to fit in their data center.
You are buying their crumbs.
Joe, it is what it is. I have done well with KNC, and all this for me is really added bonuses, especially since I didn't consider the overclocking that padrino mentioned.

You are getting 18 Jupiter Modules (166gh each) are they new Modules? If so how much more do you expect to overclock out of them?
2nd batch (November) were the same chips no? So isn't 166gh per chip the top end already?
I could be wrong but you may want to double check your math.


Extrapolating from my November Jupiter, which uses 820W at wall using Platinum PSU to provide 760GH/s (190GH/s per board overclocked to 1000MHz) - so 18 boards = 3420GH/s @ 3690W.
Personally I would go with 4 x 1000W PSUs, but 3 x 1250W should be possible if you like running close to the wind.  Smiley
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
by
davebodger
on 08/04/2014, 10:15:47 UTC
Is it normal that I get in and out of the payout queue? At various points it shows a remaining 0.000000BTC remaining to get in the payout queue and sometimes it shows an XX amount of block to get my payout. It already went back and forth a few times so far.
Yes, normal, I've had this several times.
It's where the estimate of your next payment varies slightly as time goes on and you are on the edge of the block, as I understand it.
Not to worry, if you don't get paid this block then you are well positioned to be paid, almost certainly, next block, assuming no untoward events, such as an orphan.
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Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
by
davebodger
on 07/04/2014, 18:38:42 UTC
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Refunds are processed in USD via bank transfer, only in some circumstances where it may not be possible to refund via bank transfer, our management can approve a BTC refund. BTC refunds are not given for single Neptune purchases.
KnC sucks at this point. I don't understand the logic behind not giving BTC refunds for single Neptune orders. Knowing that they have 5PH mining at this moment this seems a bit stupid. Also only one time per week? Wtf? I can have my refund in 5 mins with BTC, but i have to wait a few days for them to wire the money and then another few days to get it. Sad times. KnC you let me down!

I hear you.. I asked for a BTC refund also but was given USD as it was a single order... With no upcoming news I am contemplating refunding my remaining order also. At this rate with no sign of "Plan B" it almost looks like KNC is encouraging refunds (IMHO), for what reasons I do not know  Huh

IMHO it is to KNC's advantage at this point to encourage refunds so that :-
1. They will have less future competition, as you do not end up mining against them with that hash unit.
2. They get more state of the art machines to stock their data centre(s) with from the initial production batches.
3. You may use the refund to purchase BTC on the market, i.e. from them potentially, and this will help maintain or rise the BTC/USD price, being advantageous to them as they are selling so much BTC daily.

Sad times.
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 05/04/2014, 01:18:27 UTC
whats wrong with eligius lately?
it used to be awesome and the best pool hands down, but the past few weeks they've been going down or stats not working almost every other day, not to mention the 990+ btc queue and the low luck..
I'm wondering if btcguild, despite the hefty fee's, would actually give better payouts despite the fees due to their consistent luck factor..

anyone?


The pool's been working fine (for me).
But the stats web site has been DDoS'ed to hell and back for the past couple of weeks, AFAIK.
WK has been so tied up mitigating the DDoS that other things have been taking a bit of a back-seat.
The last week's luck has not been so good but - that's luck for you !
I can take variable payouts and the pool has not failed me yet, so I'm staying around for a while.
I use BTCGuild as a failover because it is reliable (have used it for years for this reason) but I do notice the payments are smaller (if more regular).
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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
by
davebodger
on 04/04/2014, 22:27:05 UTC
Can mazacoin be merged mined with bitcoins?
I believe Luke has gone on record stating that they don't support alternate currencies except those who might be doing something new and/or useful.  NMC is the only one he recognizes as such to date.

I don't know anything about mazacoin, but you'd have to get that past Luke, first.
NMC is not the only one, but until recently was the only one that supported merged mining.
I've been encouraging wizkid057 to add HunterCoin and MazaCoin, but he hasn't had time yet.

Thanks very much for this info Luke-Jr.

Any additional merge-mined coins will be appreciated.  Grin

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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 04/04/2014, 21:54:07 UTC
eligius.st website is down. the pool server still works and it's possible to mine.

+1

I just get a white page now when trying to bring up my stats.

Go get'em WK, don't let 'em grind you down.  Grin

P.S. next time I can get into MyEligius I will up my donation rate.

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Re: [6600Th] Eligius: 0% Fee BTC, 105% PPS NMC, No registration, CPPSRB (New Thread)
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davebodger
on 04/04/2014, 11:54:08 UTC
pool is work?
Yes, pool has been working for me all morning.
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Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
by
davebodger
on 03/04/2014, 00:48:37 UTC
IMHO putting 30 Spooners in one rack is a non-starter.
Because of the heat density you would have to spread them amongst racks.
Most ordinary racks can not dissipate more than about 10KW with the doors closed without some serious (i.e. expensive) cooling solurtion (water cooling, sealed hot/cold aisle, high volume air flow, etc.).
Also, most data centres are not designed to handle that kind of spot heat output (I worked in data centres for 36 years).
Sorry, big generalisation here as I do not know your precise circumstances, but when I watched their video when they said you could put 30 in one rack I split my sides laughing.  Grin
You're welcome to visit our state of the art DC in Israel. No water cooling, very efficient air cooling.

Thanks for the offer but I don't think I can take you up on it this year (I would like to because that's what I spent most of my life doing, auditing DC's, it's almost like a hobby of mine now).
I'm sure you have a nice new "state of the art" DC but my point was that most are not.
I worked in a DC with 1.3 PUE, it was in Scotland. It was designed to 1.5KW/m2.
Credits to you running that PUE in Israel, where I imagine the average temperature is somewhat higher.
But you have mountains there so perhaps you could locate it at a cooler altitude?
Anyway, 30 of your SP10 units in a 45U rack would output ~36KW.
Even removing the doors and using a sealed hot/cold aisle with high-volume chilled air input you must be seeing exhaust temperatures in the 80C range.
And what's the benefit?
Most DC's are not that short of floor space.
You would run out of power input capacity at that power density before you ran out of floor space.
Nobody designs to 12KW/m2.
(IMHO).
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Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
by
davebodger
on 02/04/2014, 16:39:49 UTC
It's official, I'm no longer a KNC customer in waiting. My final refund arrived today. Well, the good thing about it all is I basically just got paid $30,000 for the 31BTC I sold back then.
So, recommendations. Antminer S2 or Spoondoodilies?
Mining at home or Colo?  Well, actually, unless density is hugely important I'd go with the S2, but only after seeing some end-user reviews.
I like the Spoondidler, but it's loud, pricing is prohibitive, and there's a pretty sizeable delay between order and receive.  It's a really nice looking piece of HW though.

I rent DC space $50/mo per 45U rack plus power, so 30 spoondoodilies in 1 rack is only $100/mo cheaper than 3 racks of 10 S2's

IMHO putting 30 Spooners in one rack is a non-starter.
Because of the heat density you would have to spread them amongst racks.
Most ordinary racks can not dissipate more than about 10KW with the doors closed without some serious (i.e. expensive) cooling solurtion (water cooling, sealed hot/cold aisle, high volume air flow, etc.).
Also, most data centres are not designed to handle that kind of spot heat output (I worked in data centres for 36 years).
Sorry, big generalisation here as I do not know your precise circumstances, but when I watched their video when they said you could put 30 in one rack I split my sides laughing.  Grin
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Re: AntMiner S2 1TH/s Miner (1w/GH/s)
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davebodger
on 30/03/2014, 22:16:05 UTC
Sorry for asking something that has been asked alot, But there seams to be no answer (not that I can understand)

How can the unit draw 1Kw and only have a 1Kw PSU? This will not last long!!

Can anyone explain why this is a good move in laymen terms please.

1. the hashing unit will not draw exactly 1000W, probably a bit less.
2. they have chosen a "reliable" brand - Enermax - which is rated at 1000W continuous output (i.e. "load").
3. the draw at the wall will be load + efficiency, so say for example the hashing unit actually consumes 975W and the PSU is 90% efficient then it will draw about 1083W at the wall.
4. the PSU has been chosen because it has a long life which, although reduced because it is running close to 100%, will be longer than the hashing unit will remain profitable.

All IMHO as usual.