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Title: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: BitshireHashaway on April 29, 2013, 02:43:28 AM I can get Avalon Asic chips at less than $15 each and they each do around 283mh/s which compared to a graphics card is pretty good for their price. However, I was wondering, assuming I were to buy 5 for example, what would I need to do in order to make them usable for bitcoin mining. For example, would I need to use them as the CPU of a motherboard or what. And could I just get a very basic $40 motherboard, hook it up, get a basic powersupply, have nothing else and use it like that? Looking forward to your replies!
Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: underachiever on April 29, 2013, 03:13:23 AM The chips need to be installed on a board. There is no board you can just plug them into.
There are other people on the forum (marketplace / auction section) who are buying ASICMiner chips and making their own boards. Someone from there should be able to help you. Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: theking on April 29, 2013, 04:46:44 AM also check out the custom hardware section under mining, theres a few people who will be taking in chips and building asics from them using the spec given out by avalon as well as group buys for the chips if u dont wanna buy the min order of 10k chips, i think the estimate to have a working asic with the avalon chips buys could be about 3 months by the time the chips arrive, then gets sent to someone to incorporate them into a working design and then send back, but it could be more possibly
Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: dexX7 on April 29, 2013, 04:52:07 AM May I ask, where you purchased them?
Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: namzycad3 on April 29, 2013, 08:14:38 AM https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=177827.400
there is small batch buying from this forumer Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: bitpolar on April 29, 2013, 09:25:16 AM Apparently you can wire them to a breadboard
Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: crysissymptom on April 29, 2013, 09:33:45 AM Regarding the avalon chips group buys, does anyone know what kind of import duties/taxes are charged to ship them first to the assembler in germany then to the UK. Thanks
Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: BitshireHashaway on April 29, 2013, 02:01:54 PM I actually am considering getting them off ebay because they are sold in smaller amounts, but will check out the thread too. Do you guys have any recommended places/people for me that I can contact and ask them to install it for me?
Title: Re: How would you use Avalon Asic Chips Post by: zerodrama on April 29, 2013, 02:13:21 PM Apparently you can wire them to a breadboard A basic stamp? Anyone know how to do this? Where is the exact documentation? |