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Bitcoin => Hardware => Topic started by: domerdel on April 26, 2014, 08:23:14 AM



Title: Is there an easy Antminer S1 overclock guide?
Post by: domerdel on April 26, 2014, 08:23:14 AM
I'm really getting annoyed with these how to videos where people lure you in on how to overclock antminer s1's with their youtube video. nearly 80% of the video is them bragging about their mining rig, rather than the content of what steps to take to properly (and safely) overclock the antminer. Is there a guide out there that doesn't have a dog and pony show, that simply cuts the shit and shows me how to get at least around 190 without severely aging my miner?


Title: Re: Is there an easy Antminer S1 overclock guide?
Post by: GordonBM on April 26, 2014, 09:31:57 AM
Use Putty to SSH in your miner.
When in, you'll have to fill in login credentials.
Now logged in, type in the following:

cd /etc/config

You are now in config folder.
Now type:

vi asic-freq

When in the file hit:

i

This will allow you to edit the file.
Now you can see lines that start with '#'.
Remove the hashtags of which clockrate you want and place hashtags at those you dont want.

For example:
Code:
 
        #option 'freq_value'      '0780'        #400M
        #option 'chip_freq'     '350'
        #option 'timeout'        '36'

        option 'freq_value'    '4d81'  #350M
        option 'chip_freq'      '400'
        option 'timeout'        '36'


         ....

Remove hashtags from the 400M options and place them infront of the 350M options.



Now you hit ESC and type:

wq!
exit

Now reboot and done.


Ofcourse you can change the option values.
I have mine to:

Code:
         option 'freq_value'    '4d81'  #400M
        option 'chip_freq'      '393'
        option 'timeout'        '37'

This way it's better for the chips and uses about 50W less power.