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kjs
on 25/01/2020, 02:34:00 UTC
Here is my little 10 x SP10 mining setup in our bitcoin hosting facility in Iceland Smiley



Note that we are taking on new customers now - we have 500kw capacity available immediately @ $120 USD/kw + $150 USD install cost on 6-month commit.  Intake temperatures less than 18 degrees celcuis and 99% uptime SLA - send enquiries to kris@bitsmelter.io
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Re: WTB: Pandaminer B3 Motherboards
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kjs
on 23/04/2019, 22:40:09 UTC
I am looking to purchase up to 20 x Pandaminer B3 Motherboards.

These are the model ZRTK-21611 motherboards.

Do you mean the backplane or the card with the CPU / drive?
I remember them all having some PM4 part / model number. Not ZRTK but I really did not look that hard at them.
I can go to the warehouse later and check I know I have at least 1.

-Dave



These:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/564973572246994955/570378604391825478/capda002.jpg
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WTB: Pandaminer B3 Motherboards
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kjs
on 23/04/2019, 09:25:43 UTC
I am looking to purchase up to 20 x Pandaminer B3 Motherboards.

These are the model ZRTK-21611 motherboards.
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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: Ethereal Capital BLACKBOX 16-Slot High Performance Computing Systems
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kjs
on 13/07/2018, 03:47:00 UTC
This looks amazing.  What are the options going forward to be able to add FPGA boards one at a time?  For example I am a small miner.  So a chassis like this would be awesome to be able to add cards as I go.  However I see in this first batch of FPGA boards are all gone.  What is the feeling or suggestions for the small guys?  Can you mix and match GPU's and FPGA boards?  Any idea if we are going to see more FPGA boards? 

Awesome project. Thanks for the feedback and suggestions.  Thanks.

We are still working on the integration of the FGPA's into the OS, so its unknown whether 'mixing and matching' GPU's and FPGA's will be possible, hopefully it will be but I can't promise that yet.

As for more Xilinx BCU1525 FPGA boards, that is really with Xilinx and the group buy organisers (GPUHoarder and senseless), so I can't answer that. The Xilinx VCU1525 FPGA's will continue to be available via regular distribution channels such as Avnet as they were previously of course.

We plan to offer a system fully loaded with 64 x Acorn M.2 form factor FPGA's from Squirrels Research Labs (SQRL) in future (at least 3 months from now).
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Re: Ethereal Capital BLACKBOX 16-Slot High Performance Computing Systems
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kjs
on 11/07/2018, 02:28:44 UTC
Good project. It is really simple plug and play. I want to buy for my future rig soon.
which OS is installed in the system ?

EthOS comes pre-installed.
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Re: Acorn M.2 FPGA based GPU Accelerator
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kjs
on 07/07/2018, 03:32:13 UTC
Oh... and if anyone is looking to expand on this and include more testers I would recommend Vosk Coin. 

Please, no. Guy is annoying af. Just my opinion!

Well, I would but I need my review sample back as we only have 1-2 spare.
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Re: Acorn M.2 FPGA based GPU Accelerator
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kjs
on 06/07/2018, 22:06:33 UTC
having it with 1 or 2 bcu1525 and an acorn2 would be a good way to show what it can do.

or having it with an acorn2 and some of my 1080ti's would also by a good way to demo it


lastly is a mixed system possible  say 1 or 2   BCU1525 FGPA's  an acorn2 and  a few 1080ti's

this last one would appeal to a lot of miners like myself with some  gpus on hand and boosting the setup with an acorn2 and a fpga or 2.

For many  your 16 fpga + acorn2 = too much $$$

but a combination  of 1080ti + acorn2 + BCU1525 FGPA is possible and attractive

Yes, that is a very good idea. I'll have a think about how we could make that possible.

The key issue at the moment is getting supply of the FGPA's, I have 2 x developer kits on the way but in general there is very limited supply in the marketplace.

Similarly with Acorn, they are still pre-production at this stage and I have spoken with David at SQRL's and there is expected to be some supply available in 3-4 weeks time.

Once I have at least 1 x FGPA and 1 x Acorn in hand I'll organise the eval.
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Re: Ethereal Capital BLACKBOX 16-Slot High Performance Computing Systems
by
kjs
on 06/07/2018, 21:57:01 UTC
kjs is a legend and definitely legitimate, I have had the pleasure of speaking to him on the phone.

Great work Champ!

Thanks bittawm Cool

Here is a new video of the system in action: https://youtu.be/u2qjajhw2jo
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Re: PoW mining as a route towards achieving a Type 1 civilization and beyond?
by
kjs
on 06/07/2018, 14:14:25 UTC
Well, the Dyson Sphere needs to come first.
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Re: Acorn M.2 FPGA based GPU Accelerator
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kjs
on 06/07/2018, 14:13:35 UTC
Phil, nice videos on the Ethereal capital Blackbox early model. Since they supplied you with a testing ring you seem to trust them.

Now, I just checked their latest 16x FPGA unit and they will include Acorn 215+ in their August batch.

https://blackbox.cat/collections/frontpage/products/blackbox-x16-bcu1525-fpga-system-with-16x-xilinx-bcu1525-fgpas-august-batch

Is Acorn still hype or Ethereal capital is riding the hype? Or they know more than you do?

I'm keeping an eye on this project, it seems interesting.

No hype riding here, just providing real products that work real well.
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Re: Acorn M.2 FPGA based GPU Accelerator
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kjs
on 06/07/2018, 14:08:44 UTC
KJS sent that to me for a one month test run and demo it was a very nice piece of gear.
He fully trusted me with the gear and when demo was done along with the thread I shipped it back to him on my dime. but kept a month of mining profits.

It is a bit too much to ask him for the 60k rig to do the same thing.

but I know that ethos software and KJS and ohgoditsagirl and gpuhoarder all have said they have had working relationships and they do not speak badly of each other.

I know KJS sent me a 6k machine to test run and trusted me and I was good to him and did what I was supposed to do.

So I feel this gear is real  and I am mostly bitching that they missed deadlines and I do not know what to do  with my coin/cash/gear ratios mostly due to this delay.

If I am 25k in cash 10k in coin and 20k in gear do I just wait and wait and wait.  or do I sell more gear or do I want to change my mobos buy more  ryzen 2700x and x470 boards.

At the moment I was hoping to just keep my 1080ti's and use acorn2 for a boost
I did not want to move into fpga's

Thanks philipma1957.

I will be able to send you a BLACKBOX system for review, but without GPU's or FGPA's installed.

The BCU1525 FGPA's have not shipped yet so its impossible to ship a fully loaded one even if we could.
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Re: Ethereal Capital BLACKBOX 16-Slot High Performance Computing Systems
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kjs
on 01/07/2018, 00:14:42 UTC
Thanks philipma1957  Smiley
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Re: ALLMINE INC - FPGA Cryptominer
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kjs
on 29/06/2018, 11:05:19 UTC
@ kjs  if I can be of any help here let me know.

Let your friends know about them Smiley
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Re: ALLMINE INC - FPGA Cryptominer
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kjs
on 27/06/2018, 21:25:12 UTC
For those interested, we are now selling our BLACKBOX systems complete with 16 x Xilinx BCU1525 Blockchain Edition FPGA's (inc mods & RAM).

There are a limited number of systems available at https://blackbox.cat/products/blackbox-x16-bcu1525-fpga-system-with-16x-xilinx-bcu1525-fgpas-august-batch

Holy.. that's hugeee  Shocked Cry

this game is getting stupid...

why do you think that ?

Good question, feel free to ask senseless and GPUhoarder in the Discord as they both know me and can vouch that we are legit.
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Merits 4 from 2 users
Ethereal Capital BLACKBOX 16-Slot High Performance Computing Systems
by
kjs
on 27/06/2018, 12:40:46 UTC
⭐ Merited by philipma1957 (3) ,vapourminer (1)
I am proud to announce the release of the Ethereal Capital BLACKBOX 16-Slot High Performance Computing Systems. The systems have been designed and developed over the past 12 months and are ideally suited for Crypto Mining, Password Recovery, AI, HPC and 3D rendering.

These systems are designed and manufactured in the USA for complete quality assurance and the highest levels of quality.

We are offering 'bare bones' systems where you can add your own full height, full length PCIe cards (eg your own GPU's, or FGPA's) as well as systems fully equipped with 16 x NVIDIA P102-100 GPU's and 16 x Xilinx BCU1525 Blockchain Edition FPGA's.

https://blackbox.cat/products/blackbox-with-16-x-nvidia-p102-100-gpus-july-batch
https://blackbox.cat/products/blackbox-x16-bcu1525-fpga-system-with-16x-xilinx-bcu1525-fgpas-august-batch

In order to use 16 x GPU's you at once you will need to use NVIDIA crypto mining GPU's (P102, P104, P106), or up to 13 x standard GPU's + 3 x NVIDIA crypto mining GPU's.

The first batch is limited to 100 systems total.

Watch the BLACKBOX.cat High Performance Computing System In Action

BLACKBOX 16x16x1 6000W High Performance Computing System Specs
  • PCIe Backplane: 16 by Full Height, Full Length (FHFL) PCIe Slots - x16 Physical, x1 Electrical for GPU/FGPA/ASIC PCIe cards.
  • Host Uplink Port: 1 by x16 Physical, x16 Electrical PCIe slot
  • Power Supply: 5 x HP 1200W Platinum Hot Plug Power Supplies in N+1 redundant load sharing configuration
  • PCIe Power Cables: 40 x 8-pin to 6+2-pin included
  • CPU: Intel Pentium Processor D1508, Single socket FCBGA 1667, 2 Core, 4 Threads, 25W
  • RAM: 4GB DDR4 UDIMM (expandable to 128 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM)
  • Storage: 16GB flash storage (expandable via 6 x SATA3 ports and 1 x M.2 PCI-E 3.0 x4)
  • Network: 2x 10G Ethernet Ports
  • Remote Management: 1x Dedicated 1G Ethernet Port, IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-over-LAN support
  • Cooling: 6x Delta PFC1212DE 120x120x38mm high speed fans with PWM variable speed control
  • OS: EthOS
  • Display Output: VGA
  • Dimensions (L x W x H): 735mm x 390mm x 230mm x 22kg

BLACKBOX 16x16x1 7500W High Performance Computing System Specs
  • PCIe Backplane: 16 by Full Height, Full Length (FHFL) PCIe Slots - x16 Physical, x1 Electrical for GPU/FGPA/ASIC PCIe cards.
  • Host Uplink Port: 1 by x16 Physical, x16 Electrical PCIe slot
  • Power Supply: 5 x HP 1500W Platinum Plus Hot Plug Power Supplies in N+1 redundant load sharing configuration
  • PCIe Power Cables: 40 x 8-pin to 6+2-pin included
  • CPU: Intel Pentium Processor D1508, Single socket FCBGA 1667, 2 Core, 4 Threads, 25W
  • RAM: 4GB DDR4 UDIMM (expandable to 128 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM)
  • Storage: 16GB flash storage (expandable via 6 x SATA3 ports and 1 x M.2 PCI-E 3.0 x4 slot)
  • Network: 2x 10G Ethernet Ports
  • Remote Management: 1x Dedicated 1G Ethernet Port, IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-over-LAN support
  • Cooling: 12x Delta PFC1212DE 120x120x38mm high speed fans with PWM variable speed control
  • OS: EthOS
  • Display Output: VGA
  • Dimensions (L x W x H): 735mm x 390mm x 230mm x 24kg

Website: https://blackbox.cat
Discord: https://discord.gg/RYeEe6





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Re: ALLMINE INC - FPGA Cryptominer
by
kjs
on 27/06/2018, 12:27:19 UTC
For those interested, we are now selling our BLACKBOX systems complete with 16 x Xilinx BCU1525 Blockchain Edition FPGA's (inc mods & RAM).

There are a limited number of systems available at https://blackbox.cat/products/blackbox-x16-bcu1525-fpga-system-with-16x-xilinx-bcu1525-fgpas-august-batch
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Re: Acorn M.2 FPGA based GPU Accelerator
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kjs
on 01/06/2018, 12:09:38 UTC
Survey completed.
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Re: What firewall / router do you recommend?
by
kjs
on 03/05/2018, 22:55:39 UTC
Wondering what you guys use as a firewall. I know the meraki mx64w has been recommended by people in the past but just looking for something secure, user friendly, remote access and fail-over capabilities.

I'm not a network guy so thanks for understanding in advanced.  Grin sparky

Cheers

Ubiquity USG.
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Where to find the latest Windows drivers for the NVIDIA P102-100 GPU?
by
kjs
on 25/04/2018, 06:55:52 UTC
Does anyone know where to find the latest Windows drivers for the NVIDIA P102-100 GPU?

The latest version I have found so far is 384.x from the Manli website.

The NVIDIA 391.x drivers for GeForce 10 series do not detect the P102-100 GPU unfortunately.
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Re: Nvidia P102-100 Mining GPU's coming up (Mining version of the GTX 1080ti)
by
kjs
on 23/04/2018, 00:04:41 UTC
Have you had the chance to test those cards with new ethereum miner from ohgodagirl?Regular 1080ti is making close to 50 mhs with it at low power consumption and i am interested to see if there will be some kind of boost on hash rate on mining version with new miner Cool

No.  Which miner is that?