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Bitcoin => Mining speculation => Topic started by: windpath on April 11, 2014, 10:05:38 PM



Title: When do you think we will see PH/s Mining Equipment?
Post by: windpath on April 11, 2014, 10:05:38 PM
When do you think we will see PH/s Mining Equipment hit the general market?

The fastest I have seen is the SP 30 at 5.4 TH/s


Title: Re: When do you think we will see PH/s Mining Equipment?
Post by: crocko on April 11, 2014, 11:32:18 PM
You will need some serious PSU for such a thing and it will cost a fortune.
I believe only a company can afford such prices for Penta-Hash ASIC and the power bill.


Title: Re: When do you think we will see PH/s Mining Equipment?
Post by: nostradamus on April 11, 2014, 11:54:55 PM
The increase from the first ASICs to where we are today is (very roughly) 20x. To get to 1 PH/s will be about another 200x-1000x increase from here, so a ways to go. The rate of advancement is tied to the BTC price. If 1 BTC=$10,000, you bet we'll see some rapid innovation.
 


Title: Re: When do you think we will see PH/s Mining Equipment?
Post by: windpath on April 12, 2014, 12:18:43 AM
You will need some serious PSU for such a thing and it will cost a fortune.
I believe only a company can afford such prices for Penta-Hash ASIC and the power bill.

This may be true, but watts per GH/s has also steadily declined over time...


Title: Re: When do you think we will see PH/s Mining Equipment?
Post by: crocko on April 15, 2014, 10:37:36 PM
You will need some serious PSU for such a thing and it will cost a fortune.
I believe only a company can afford such prices for Penta-Hash ASIC and the power bill.

This may be true, but watts per GH/s has also steadily declined over time...

I mean Penta-Hash mining gear for house-mining it is out of the question.