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"Low" clock setting (230 watts)
https://i.imgur.com/5Q1dmMll.png (http://imgur.com/5Q1dmMl)

"High" clock setting (324 watts)
https://i.imgur.com/8G8W03Xl.png (http://imgur.com/8G8W03X)

reserved I may buy.  need info on setup power use etc.

what size box do we have to buy for our label?

I will provide more details tonight. All units but one are now in the hands of my shipper. Any orders today will be shipped tomorrow morning.

Need details.

price for 30 units please

no problem, long as they say so. many ways too...

do these work over both usb and ethernet?

Sorry, don't want to step on any foreign reseller's toes. This policy may change in the future, but for now, USA only.

cool crazy guy, thats a great name lol. :D

because America is better ? USA! USA !

If I buy 2, the price is 3.55 btc shipped?

but the cubes are made in China! :)

PM send regarding shipping. Thanks,

Correct, I may raise rates tonight as I determine best boxing stategy, but as long as you get your payment in before then, I won't change the price on you.

and where is that ? ::)

I'm interested but I'd have to know several things first:

• What is the interface (USB/LAN)? If USB, does the computer see it as one device or as multiple devices?
• What are the power requirements?
• Are any other components needed (power cable, power supply, etc.)?
• Does cgminer or other popular software support this?

interested, need more details on interface, specs, etc. Compatibility with BFG/CG miner?

Ok guys I've fired one up and I've been unable to use the usb interface so far. The unit is recognized as a CP2102 USBtoUART bridge controller. I suspect the hardware ID(VID_10C4&PID_EA60) just needs to be added to bfgminer/cgminer. I'll take a look later tonight.



I've got my kill-a-watt hooked up and the only number I can provide so far is 99 watts idle. I'll be posting more pictures shortly after I get it up and running via network.

Also, I'm going to need to increase shipping. I may be able to fit 2 in a region C box. I could fit 2 in a large flat rate but I don't want to put them on their sides.

I would like to buy one of these soon, I'll let you know when I get a little more BTC transferred to me.

Disappointing!!

Its .05 less than buying 3 blades. Uses the same power (same chip so under operation should draw same power).

1 btc would be great price. At 1.75 I would rather buy 3 blades. All your eggs aren't in the same basket.

You could probably roast marshmallows out of the heat that will be rolling out of it at the power density. Which will most likely shorten
its life.

Yes, hot chips today is better than the promise of cooler/faster/more efficient ones in the future !!

Ok my math was wrong or I just anticipated the next price drop on blades !!

its .20 less than 3 blades.

Would still rather have 3 blades than that portable toaster / heat gun.

Ok, I've been mining for about 21 minutes (low clock) at 30.2 gh/s over network interface to a local stratum proxy.
230 watts at the wall. I'm going to kick it into overdrive now, I'll report results shortly.

https://i.imgur.com/5Q1dmMll.png (http://imgur.com/5Q1dmMl)

https://i.imgur.com/HYUbducl.jpg (http://imgur.com/HYUbduc)

High clock averaging around 39 gh/s over last the last 12 minutes. 324 watts at the wall.

https://i.imgur.com/8G8W03Xl.png (http://imgur.com/8G8W03X)

https://i.imgur.com/9gfhtbFl.jpg (http://imgur.com/9gfhtbF)

usb is only for debugging and firmware upgrade

Well that explains that. I spoke with Luke-Jr and it wouldn't have been as trivial to add support as I thought anyways.

Is it pretty loud, or relatively quiet?

It's not bad, I've owned an SC single and it's much quieter than one of those. It's got one fan blowing air accross 6 mini blades.

Orders made within the next hour will be shipped today.

werent these 1.49btc?

I'm not sure what arrangements other distributers have with friedcat, but this is the best price I can offer at this point. Is there another reseller in the US with cubes in stock?

it might have been a Reseller in Europe...  i just remember seeing a 1.49btc price somewhere... 

It may have been a promotional price for a limited quantity of cubes. I don't think anyone else has cubes in stock right now actually. I'm always happy to match distributor pricing in the USA. If wholesale price changes and I drop prices Monday/Tuesday, I will refund the difference for anyone who purchases today. I only have a few left.

All orders thus far have been dropped off at the PO. Any future orders will be shipped Monday.

The seller selling for 1.49BTC has no more stock sadly, I have plenty units for 1.65BTC within UK and postal worldwide as well. I haven't seen any other sellers in the USA as well.

Buyers, please exercise caution... I do not endorse CroverNo1, he is not a known ASICMiner reseller, and he has not posted any pictures.

that's pretty shitty to come into his thread and try to undercut him. Go make your own thread

Whats the exhaust temp on full load ?

Thanks

Funny you should ask, I actually have an IR thermometer coming in today or Monday. I'll let you know soon after.

You will have loads of fun with that!!!  Never will so many things have their temp checked around
the house hold.  ;D

yes those are quite fun.....

are you Jones Gear on amazon?

Interested din the cube, about power
If I buy this:  http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Bronze-Certified/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384740019&sr=8-1&keywords=psu+750
do you think i can run 2  in overclock mode (it has 4 pci-e)
do you connect to computer via USB and run bfgminer with proxy?

 do you think the price is going to stay the same or decrease?

it does not run via the usb,   you have to connect via bfgminer with proxy or use the web interface

That PSU would work for 2 in high clock mode but that's pushing it. I think the general rule of thumb is that you don't want to put more than 80% load on a PSU and that would have you at 650/750. As far as I know the usb interface is only for firmware updates.

I've implemented price protection for all of my sales so if I lower the price between your purchase and delivery, you will be refunded the difference.

If i have 2 cubes, the setup needs to be 1000w psu + switch + wifi connected computer right?

I'd go with a 800w+ PSU. You'll need a switch and a host pc running stratum proxy. Wifi is not required.

If CrazyGuy's readings are correct (~320W at High) you're going to want at least an 800W 80+ Gold rated PSU just for the miners.  As far as the switch and computer are concerned, they should have their own power supplies already.  

It's also important to remember that these do not need a computer to work, unless you want to run the stratum proxy (recommended).

The setup will look something like this:

http://omglikewow.com/images/bitcointalk/cubesetup.png

P.S. Obviously, if you have ethernet ports available on your router, you won't need a switch.

EDIT:  Added awesome MS Paint diagram.

Love your ms paint skills
 ;)
Thanks

I like the scalable feature the best  ;D
http://abload.de/img/cube5pcdet.jpg
http://abload.de/img/cube44afr2.jpg
http://abload.de/img/cube2qeeel.jpg
http://abload.de/img/cube3jmfuv.jpg
http://abload.de/img/cube1aacwh.jpg

Any plans on selling for US$?

Second that.  These would have cost $275 in early October, right now they cost ~$1100, which is effing insane.

I can sell for USD to well trusted members with a verified Paypal address.

Now saying that without a price attached is just a big tease. ;)

at todays bitcoin prices i cant imagine too many of these selling in btc.....   there needs to be a reasonable $USD method...

also may be interested in a USD option (if the price is competitive, not holding breath though)

Current batch is almost sold out but I'll see what I can do on the USD front for next batch.

All orders from Saturday night through Monday morning have been dropped off at USPS this morning. Any orders today before 2:30 PM will be shipped this afternoon.

interested in USD purchase also.

Ok, I will honor the price of $1050, shipped, through 2:30 PM for trusted members that want to pay with Paypal. Please contact me via PM if you are interested.

Max USD purchase, 2 cubes.

Hi, Just wondering if your supplier has increased the price of units, I bought some from China just a few days ago pretty good rate and now they have jumped up to $720 a unit, Have you noticed a price increase with your supplier ?

Cheers

Good to see this option.. however, ouch on the pricing.. will pass for now.

I'm a distributor for friedcat and I pay him in BTC. This means as BTC value increases, so will the USD price.

Price lowered to 1.49. All buyers that paid 1.75 this weekend, including the buyer that received his units today, will be refunded .26 BTC.

Crazy, I received my ASICMiner Cube today, thank you !


Here is the unit powered by 750W CORSAIR CX750 http://amzn.com/B008RJZQSW (http://amzn.com/B008RJZQSW) :

https://i.imgur.com/1zplZKl.jpg?1

Here is a screenshot :

https://i.imgur.com/pMcy3tD.png

Confirmed ! The refund just showed up in my wallet !

Thanks again , CrazyGuy !

PS: My wife came to me today with the box and she said : You have package from another "crazy guy" ?  She referred to me ... muahahaha   

Haha. Normally I would say don't open packages from crazy guys... If it's coming from me though, there's usually something good in there.

I would be interested in a few but the price is a little too steep for me right now.  Especially with the wild price jumps in BTC/$ prices recently.

Sold out, orders up to this morning are being dropped off at the post office shortly. Second batch will be arriving in the next couple days.

All orders shipped, Thanks guys! I should be getting more stock in the next few days.

I also question the price? I just spend 2 minutes googling around and found a chinese supplier who has just sold 277 units but is now out of stock and price was 2249, converted:
2,249.00 CNY   =   $369.076 USD

"CrazyGuy" I think whoever your buying off is ripping you off mate. $369 compared to $1050 is a farken huge GAP

any blades in stock?>

I should have some back in stock tomorrow.

Is there any price change on blades ?

Thanks

Yes, .49 BTC
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=313105.0

One of my customers sent a picture of their wall of cubes. I figured you guys might like to see.

https://i.imgur.com/njdgRIVl.jpg (http://imgur.com/njdgRIV)

They lock together nicely...

at least one is slacking off.  :P

The top one on the right is using the new experimental Aether Net. The port is quantum entangled with its matching
port at the pool part of the bell continuum theory. Spooky mining at a distance.

More stock soon?

Yes, I should be receiving my next batch any day now.

Does anyone know where I can find those power cables that are posted in the photos above?  Link maybe?

Hi guys are there any straight forward guides on getting these up and running with a pool? I've only had experience with LTE mining from a Radeon PC setup

Also would a 750w power supply run 2 of these or is a 1000w necessary? Someone mentioned a Corsair CX750 I assume that wouldn't run 2x though?

Cheers

Check out dogie's guide for setting up a blade, it's exactly the same from that standpoint. You could run 2 on low clock with a 750 with no issues. You could also run 2 on high clock but you would be going over 85% load so I'm not sure how long the PSU would last.

I'm running two cubes with a 600w psu on each.  If i set them to high one will trip the psu off right away and the other takes a few hours but turns off as well.  I'm running them on low so I don't have to keep on top of them as much.

https://i.imgur.com/wnVqGgm.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/rQ7gK4S.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/kvFg5m7.jpg?1

-herener

This one should be able to handle 2 running on high without any issues, correct?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EB7UIXM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER



Questions...questions...
- Fans: Are they loud? Effective? Able to be replaced?
- Do you think it's possible to add a fan to pull air as well and hook it up to an exhaust for the hot air?

It should.  I thought the 600's I got would be fine.  The two PCI express 6pin plugs get a bit warm so it might be tripping because the gauge of wire is to small.  If I get more cubes I'll try to get a PSU that has 6pin PCIe plugs on different rails.

-herener

Fans are pretty quiet, looks like an easy replacement.  I had to reseat the boards inside the cubes because they got out of their top grooves in shipping.  The one fail is the stickers they put on the middle of the fans... those flew off 30 seconds after I started them up.

https://i.imgur.com/F0lrUvA.jpg?2

You could strap a fan to the exhaust side of the cube no issues but there is no room inside for anything.

-herener

I'm gonna be working up and testing some modified server-grade power supplies for these that should run two at full clock, daisychainable so you can link several and they all power on from one switch (or ATX supply), hopefully cost-effective.
Also looking into pushing the overclock further. Good results so far.

If anyone's interested in either thing, I should have results next week. Not to threadjack, CrazyGuy, but folks were mentioning power supplies. And yes the stickers on the fans are garbage, but easily accessible. Also I received my order from this guy in two days, pretty great stuff. Much appreciated.

Please feel free to post your results or anything you find, I'm pretty excited to see what you do with the cube.

No promises, but what I want to do is rebuild them so the "low" speed is 38GH and the "high" speed is around 43. Cooling is the only limitation for that to be possible, and I've already done some initial testing.

What guide are you referring to?
Do you have a link?

Thanks

if you highlight "dogie's guide for setting up a blade" and search google whats the first result you get?????

I get this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=205369.0

Thanks guys

@herener from the photos it looks like your using a bronze TR2 600W power supplies, I've not read good things on Thermaltake power supplies these days. Do you think that might be a reason for the cut outs your experiencing?

I'm thinking of getting a corsair Gold rated RM650 for each cube. money wise, it would be better using a single gold 850w but 1 of the cube's is split with a couple work makes and we'll be running from work so i CBF messing around with splitting electricity costs for my 2nd cube. I'd rather just run mine from home separately. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EB7UIXM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)

Also just wondering do you need to use the paperclip trick to power on the PSUs? I assume so?

Cheers

Yes,

There's no other way to turn on the PSU unless you have a motherboard.

Really?  Try google.

I'm pretty sure. Just to be safe though, the first google search yields this:

http://www.overclock.net/t/96712/how-to-jump-start-a-power-supply-psu-test-a-power-supply-and-components , which describes the paperclip method in nice detail.

I'd like to know of other ways if you'd like to enlighten me.

I've only ever used the paper clip method

@wiredmine  It could be, the wires from the psu's gets really hot.  If you look at the plugs its just bridged from one plug to the other.  If I get another set of cubes I wont be getting these psu's again.  I will most likely get a more expensive corsair maybe the cx750m  59$ on newegg after the rebate.  Those have a seperate set of wires for each pci express 6pin plug.

Also yea I bridged the green wire plug to a ground wire.  You can see the yellow wire loop in the picture on the left one.

-herener

Cool cheers

maybe we can collect such infos central in a info thread, instead divided over all sales threads...

for example: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=335440.0


And yes, the sticker on the fans unfortunately dissolves very quickly. best is to remove it before you start mining

Nice :) just received my cubes today, time to set them up! Thanks Crazyguy

Edit: both up and running at ~ 37560Mh/s

since no US reseller has gotten a 2nd shipment of Cubes.... is it safe to assume the guy in the UK thread was correct about China Customs going after bitcoin equip?

No, not a chance.  There is another board buy who had boards shipped out of China today and they're on they're way just fine.

alright.... just havent seen any in the USA since the first batches....

I have obtained a tracking number and my second batch of cubes should be arriving any day now. Get your bitcoins ready, units will be 1 BTC each.

Yeah. Ready..

Ready for 2.

The CX750 will run 2 OK.  I'm beating the crap out of a CX750 here with 2x V1 Blades overclocked, 2x overclocked Jalapenos, 2 USB hubs full of BlueFurys and Block Erupters, a network switch and a RPi.  It's only pulling 400W from the wall, and is running totally cool.

Update:

My cubes were picked up from Hong Kong on Monday, but tracking has not been updated since. Could be that they just haven't been scanned along the way. I've got DHL tracking them down right now and should have an update within the next 4 hours.

Mine were also sent on Monday and tracking just updated the now so hopefully you get an update soon.

I'm so ready for a cube!

Tracking info is now being updated. Looks like they are just now leaving Hong Kong. I have my fingers crossed for Saturday delivery, but it will be early next week at the latest.

Still open? How do you have left to sell?

Yes, still open. I'll make a post when I'm running low. Stock is arriving sometime between Saturday and early next week.

One cube, TxID: 8d9dde98eb65597ee98bb0a436ea35897e3d137105c91ee5cb8396341fd0d2b7

PM sent - thanks!

https://blockchain.info/tx/ea97736f91d5f40abc8886e6631b072aafd80c95fba5e94f84b129eb21c226c0

1.02 sent.

reserve me 1, gathering funds!

Do you need a switch or could you use a router if you have a couple of cubes?  I will use the stratum proxy connected to Slush or the Guild

Router or switch. Local Stratum proxy is the best option. Remote servers can lead to restarts.

I will take one. I will send the funds as soon as they all confirm in my wallet.

hello crazyguy....i will be taking 3 units and will pm regarding shipping labels. thanks. btc will follow right after this.

My cubes have hit New York. They usually stop in Ohio first, but friedcat shipped with economy select this time, so they must go through a different hub. Monday/Tuesday is my best estimate for arrival.

I'll take 6.  Payment sent. 8f5811b83a6b920a578514836511af13593072d4860ab4b9f9e2d0e593378ea3

Thnak you for the update , CrazyGuy !

I am looking forward for your shipping info !!! ;D

Never mind the Paypal. Sent BTC for one Cube and have sent PM with address.

I would like to purchase 1, If you still have any in stock?

The current price on the First post is still accurate? 1.02 BTC?

I'm having trouble with my cube.  Used Dogie's set-up guide, but I keep getting this error

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae334/chris_sabian3/1121_zps41139fb6.jpg

Any help?   ???

Ordered one.  Do you have more available?

If you have BitCoin open , u need to change the default port it uses... did you get a bunch of errors when you started the application?


try -oh localhost -gp 8334

Will you ship to Canada? Eh? :)

Sorry, USA Only

crazyguy, any info yet for shipping labels? thanks.

put in an order for 11

18 ordered...   :D

Mixed up a period and comma in the username and password part of the config window.  That was the cause of the error

I am confused.  I see 1 BTC,  1.49 BTC and 1.75 BTC in the Subject tag lines over time.  Which is it?   ???

1 BTC + .02 shipping for each 1-2 cubes

2 can fit in a blade box:
11lbs 15.6oz
15x9.5x7.5

4 cubes
25lbs 2.8oz
16x16x7.5


PM me for return address. It will be easiest, and I would actually prefer if buyers pay shipping and let me handle it for this shipment.

Update on shipping: packages left ohio hub and will be in my area tomorrow. Mon/Tue delivery is very probable.

crazyguy, thinking of adding 1 more to my order for a total of 4, how much for shipping?

.04 should cover 4 units with priority.

Running low guys, I've only got 7 units left for sale.

This was the last transaction at this point:
bbebb9794685c7df39ecaa7bd3571d8f593885c2721bd9115dad051e640408f4

Please follow the transaction page to determine if I have any left.

Bitcoin only for this sale.

lock one for me, sending coin now...thanks.

crazyguy, I want to include shipping for all four, how much total shipping for all 4?

I can do local pickup, but I still require pre-payment in bitcoin.

6 left

Last valid transaction:
efc6c0b89256d26fb9896c5231f18b98264de3529e05573669c3dc13a9293ae8

2.02 BTC sent for 2 units

e9221f3af524c7f20f75c93ed91f6fd8310e0c0a95090fe87d8f7a66946db827

Sold out.

Not to hijack the thread.  But has anyone run this continously over clocked with any problems? Besides increasing the hardware failure rate isn't there a reason you can't? Does the default hardware able to cool it with no issues?

I've been running mine on high clock for the past 2 weeks.

Same here. I've had one running overclock with stock cooling for about 11 days with no issue.

11/2/2013 - UPDATE:
Cubes have been delivered to my shipper. They are working hard to get as many packages to the post office as possible today. Those who have chosen to print their own label will receive weight and dimensions later this evening. All orders will have been shipped by tomorrow morning.

I put in my 3rd cube order Sunday night and will update when I have tracking information.

Thanks for your orders!

Cool. Hopefully I can receive it by Wednesday or Thursday.

Good for you guys ! Mine -> soon as i click the "Clock" button and then "Refresh" button .. all ASICs stop mining even if i go back to "Clock selected: Low" mode ... only fix is to power-cycle the PSU.  :'(

Any advice here ?  - I have one Cube on one 750W PSU ...

Great news! I look forward ...

cubes OOS ?

Make sure you don't hit refresh through your browser after setting clock speed. It will cycle back and forth between high and low clock.

Yes, CrazyGuy !

I did follow your recomendations ... I only use the "Refresh" button on the Cube UI , I don't use the browser refresh...

All orders with shipping prepaid before today have been shipped and tracking numbers have been sent. I have messaged all that need to provide labels and we will have those shipped out tomorrow morning.

Great! wish you had more!

Where should I look for tracking number?  I see no PM or e-mail.

Hi, your order came in late last night/early morning, along with an order of 4. Your units are scheduled to ship tomorrow morning.

CrazyGuy,

I PM-ed you back with the info that you asked for !

As you suggested, I will try same PSU with the new Cube (after arrival :) ) to check the "Clock selected: High" issue caused by the PSU.

Thnaks again for you servce and help !

Thanks Crazy guy for your patience with the newbie, me.  My son has been mining with 800GH.  I have some major catching up to do.  The cubes will get me started. 

I have a shared order in with my son for a Cointerra 2TH rig for March delivery.  Cointerra March is already closed and they are on April batch now.  I guess I have Bitcoin fever but it seems like many people have it based on how fast hardware gets sold.  Its like a mining arms race. 

I will be looking for your future group buys.

Have you got any blades or backplane psu available?

I've got a few backplanes and usb hubs left. I have one 1000w backplane PSU available, .08BTC shipped for anyone interested.

All orders have been shipped. I will update when I have shipping information on the next batch.

when will you have more cubes?

and does it work with bfgminer and same setup as the blade?

how much is the backplane?

I think I'm finally ready to give the cube a shot!  Any idea when I should send you my bitcoins?

I put my third order in Sunday. I'm waiting for confirmation that it shipped before I start taking orders again. I'll keep you guys posted.

Got My cube in the mail today,

Thanks CrazyGuy, for the Fast Responses, and shipping!! Would be happy to order from you again.



My cube however does appear to "crash" when setting the clock into "high", it restarts, then it wont connect to the proxy, until i power cycle it.  My cube has firmware 9.17, is there an update or possible fix for this?  

Thanks

My PSU: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ALK3KEM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Only running 1 cube off it, should be more then enough juice.

I've found that setting the clock from some browsers does not work. I can't set the clock from mobile safari for some reason, but standard safari works fine. Which proxy are you using?

Received 6 cubes today.   :D

I haven't tested them all yet but 2 of the 4 I've testing are having issues.

1 cubes will show about 1/2 of a blade with oooxxxxooox on it.  When I restart, sometimes the whole cube shows xxxxx, other times, another blade will show xxxoooxxoxox and the original one with oooxxxxooox will show all good.  I've used the same powersupply with another cube and I've tried re-setting the PIC/E connectors but the same thing happens.   ???

1 cube will turn on but there will be no red status/activity light on.  The relays will click on, and there will be 2 green leds, but you cannot connect to it.  I've tried switching powersupplys and reseating the PIC/E connects but nothing happens.  Here is the kicker: when I opened the box, there was a small computer screw rattling around inside the cube.  Not good.   :o

Any ideas on troubleshooting?

I had a loose screw in my unit this time around. It was one of the 4 screws holding the heatsink to one of the blades. My guess is that one of those is missing in your unit right now. One thing I also noticed is that the blades slipped out of their rails during shipment from HongKong. This was leading to some pressure on the main board.

I highly suggest you all open your units upon receipt and confirm that the blades are seated properly in the upper rails so they are not causing undue pressure on the mainboard. Also, make sure none of the heatsink screws came out during shipment. When you are putting the cube back together, be careful to make sure the led status light is guided into the small hole on your case or it could bend backwards and possibly break off.

does the cube works with bfgminer like the blade?

and when will you have more in stock?

Yes, but I recommend using slush's mining proxy. I've had issues with blades and the bfgminer proxy in the past.

Not sure on the second question, still waiting on word that my last order has been shipped.

CrazyGuy,

I received the package ! Thank you !

Good job on the packing !

https://i.imgur.com/wXqF1AC.jpg


... i did not had any "blades out of the upper rails" issues with the first shipment. On the today's unit the middle blades were out of the rails. I pulled out the entire assembly, pressed back the blades into the MB connectors and slide back in to the enclosure.

Yes, it is important to pay attention on the status LED when you putting back the cover!  Thank you for that advice too ...

I look forward for the next batch ...
 

The slush's mining proxy is enabling the new "Long Poll" function of the Cube's Miner too.

I checked all of the cubes and 2 of the 6 are having issues.  When I took them apart, the blades had slipped outside of the grove on top of the box.  The bottom board was flexed quite a bit.  I checked all of the pins and re-set all of the blades.  When I tested again, there was no change.

1 cube gives me:
https://i.imgur.com/DLV94Pe.png

The other cube won't even let me connect.  Nor does it show the red led for activity.

CHanges in powersupply and cables did not change anything.

**EDIT**

I do hear the relays click on with each cube.

it appears they should be shipped from hong kong as a diy kit instead of assembled.

One of my cubes from Canary has this exact problem.  Boards popped out of top rails and backplane was flexed when I received it with dreaded solid rows of x's.  Hopefully there is an easy fix for this problem, as when working they are really sweet!

I was able to "fix" this problem by taking the cube apart - really easy, just 8 screws - and swapping 2 of the 6 blades with a different cube.  I'm not sure what that did, but the cube is working fine.  I also had the same issue with another cube and I just re-seated the blades in the board.  That appeared to work.  I'll post back tomorrow after the cubes have been running for a bit and update on the 'fixes'.

I had a Cube that arrived with a single X'd chip, but ran for two weeks fine. Last night it decided to start with all X until the one card with the one bad chip was removed; running on 5 cards all Os. Haven't tracked down the issue yet.
If it's starting with all X and power-cycling isn't resetting it, I'd say pull one card at a time and check status on the rest. You might be able to get it running in lower capacity until a fix/replacement is found.

Also, to the guy whose cards were showing up with sporadic chips X'd, it could be a voltage regulation issue. Check your input voltage at the connectors; you may need a stronger power supply and some of your cards are starved for power. Or it could just be bad connection of the cards to the mainboard, pull and reseat might help.

Just curious are you still taking orders for these? If so are they pre-ordered or readily available? I see it says "SOLD OUT" so does that mean you're discontinuing? Thanks in advance!


-Zombie-

Sold out of Batch #2. I'm waiting on shipping confirmation from China before I start taking orders for Batch #3

Got our cubes up and running.  Thanks Crazy!

https://i.imgur.com/XwGoKMd.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/jTPwSze.jpg?1

-herener

Nice use of space!

Hahaha, that's a good one !

cool setup

How many cubes per power supply are u running?

looks like 1 PS per cube. there are 4 PS on the bottom shelf and prolly 4 on the top to go to 8 cubes

Sexy, I'd of bought one if you had stock :(

I tried other browser all did the same thing, as soon as I enable the clock to HIGH, it just basically stops getting data from the Proxy and the MHS display slowly goes to zero and then it stops hashing all together... I'm using Slush's: https://github.com/slush0/stratum-mining-proxy 

When I first setup the device I had a lot of trouble getting it connect, however I no longer seem to have that problem any more.  A Power Cycle of the cube will get it connect and working right away... and its stable.  Is there a firmware update I can apply ? It seems like its just a bug in the code.

THanks

How many devices do you have hitting one proxy? I've found that there is a threshold where the proxy cannot provide enough work to all devices.

Just the one.

What model PSU?

My PSU: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ALK3KEM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Looks Like I have to send 1 of 4 back. No Network card light, no status light but yet power ups. Looks like this cube was slammed together because the blades where not aligned with the grooves on the top inside of the case making it hard to pull out when it shouldn't. Not sure if that had anything to do with it but it sure wouldn't help. Something to look out for on any future shipments. Just an FYI. My other units are humming along.
2 are perfect and 1 w/ some x's on the chips but still hitting 30-35GH/s+.

thanks crazyguy.
sbfree

That psu includes 2 cables, each with 2 pcie connectors. Make sure you are using a single connector from each cable. I'm not sure that 1 cable can handle the full load required by high clock.

Already tried that... Also am attempting to use BFGMINER proxy instead, however i'm getting the same results.
As soon as I click "CLOCK" it basically stop talking to the proxy instantly. 

Ok crazyguy, I have shipped 1 unit back to you out of 4. And looks like I am not the only one with blades out of position, and/or No network ethernet working but powering on. Anyway....I will check my others just in case...but they are fine.....and would like credit towards another unit from upcoming batch. I will PM you the tracking info.
Thanks,
sbfree.

just to throw my 2 cents, but if the PSU is any good one PCIe cable should handle the power to the cube....some video cards can consume 250-300w easily....so 1 cable should do, it work for me on 3 cubes.

Agreed, but my measurements of the cube were 324 watts at high clock setting. Some have measured it at 350. That's really pushing the limits of a single cable, unless it's thick gauge.

Yea, I had five on high through this Kill-a-watt.  1718watts/5 is about 343.6watts each.  I would use both cables to be safe.  I did run two Cubes through one PSU for a bit and the PCIe power cable got much warmer than using a dedicated cable for each plug.

https://i.imgur.com/LmsYjG7.jpg?1

I'm also using the CX750M's on all Cubes.

https://i.imgur.com/MipJ8dq.jpg?1

I did have a problem with two cubes going all x's on me, had to switch out a PSU plug to another circuit.

-herener

I had a quad 5970 GPU rig ("The Minecart" (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=100137.0)) back in the day running at about 1110 watts and plugged into a killawatt at all times. When I finally retired the machine, I realized the constant current had completely melted the plastic around the killawatt outlet. I'm always a little hesitent to go over 80% of any electrical component limits especially when running constant. Is that a 20 amp circuit you have those 5 cubes plugged into herener? Be careful out there...

Yes it is a dedicated 20 amp circuit that had the killiwatt on it.  It was beeping from time to time as it was hitting the 15amp warning on the killiwatt.  Its no longer plugged in, I just wanted to check the draw from the cubes.

I have two cubes on a 15, another one on a different 15, and five plus the switch on the 20.

I am definitely keeping an eye on things, and thanks for the warning.  :)

-herener

My cube fired right up with nary a hitch and doing 32 GH/s at low clock.  However, it only does 2.5 GH/s more (34.5 GH/s) on high clock, drawing an additional 110WAC at the wall.  Whatever happened to the advertised minimum of 38 GH/s when OC'd?  Is AsicMiner doing a BFL nowadays?

To put it in perspective, 2.5 GH/s drawing 110WAC is a whopping 44WAC/GH (at the wall) or 37.4WDC/GH (with an 85%-efficient PSU).  Is it worth it?

BTW, thanks to CrazyGuy for an excellent service and packing.

Pull it apart and make sure all your heatsinks are tight. Mine with the stock overclock topped out around 37.5GH, could have been higher if some of the cards cooled better. You can run the chip outputs through a quick script to find the average hashrate per card and see which ones are the turds.

Are you running it against bfgminer or slush's stratum proxy? I've found cubes/blades don't seem to run as well against the bfgminer implementation. Also, both proxies don't handle multiple units very well. Test out your cube on its own instance of slush's stratum proxy and see if you get different results.

It's the first thing I did upon receiving it.  I also fixed half of the blades that were off the top notches.  Thanks.

Thanks.  I'll try Slush's next once I figure out how to connect through it using other pools (I am coding and CLI-challenged).  What port does slush's stratum proxy utilizes BTW?

Even if I could get it to 38 GH/s, I'm not sure if I'll be running it on high clock because that would still be around 18WAC/GH/s at the wall for the additional 6 GH/s; at least twice as much draw as the USB BEs.  However, I'm still determined to get it to work just to be able to say that my Cube lived up to the hype.  :)

mining_proxy.exe -o yourstratumpool -p poolstratumport -gp localgetworkport

The proxy defaults to 8332, same as the default config on the Cube.

Thanks, sidehack.  I'll give it a shot.

You guys are right.  Slush's stratum proxy did get my Cube up to 37.9 GH/s on high clock.  Close enough.  Thanks again.

I started using the mining_proxy.exe a few days ago to use with my blades and I am very impressed.  I wanted to try it because of the "no midstate" (-nm) option.  I have been running it on my laptop and the blades efficiency are all running from 99.49% up to 99.71%.  I miss the miner stats using this proxy.  I use this laptop all day long to do my normal work and web viewing.

I have not tried running the proxy without the -nm switch to compare yet.  I have not figured out how to setup a backup pool with it yet.

Not to bash bfgminer any, as I use it for my BFL miners and my erupters, but as a proxy, my blades efficiency was 94-96%.  I could not find a compatible switch to use for the no midstate option. 

I did like being able to get the miner stats using bfgminer.  It is also very easy to us another pool for backup mining.

Both have their pros and cons.  Try them both and see which works best for you.

Thanks for the tip.  For some reason, I only get up to 97% efficiency, even with Slush's proxy.  I think I could live with it tough.  BTW, what does the number labeled "Utility" right next to "Efficiency" represent?

I'm an admitted hardware geek and I like to take pictures of them.  I took some while taking apart and prepping my Cube.  I might as well share it.  I hope CrazyGuy doesn't mind:

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0018_zps27609c88.jpg

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0055_zpsf0816411.jpg

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0082_zps052d27fb.jpg

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0036_zpsdf622cc1.jpg

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0043_zps320aafe3.jpg

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0116_zps15a2cb7d.jpg

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0090_zpsdc97ae86.jpg

...and hashing away in good company:  :)

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/IMG_0128_zps7fda4ffe.jpg

http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w576/visdude/screenshot_zpsa4d1ad01.jpg

Thanks for the pic's !!!

Next time anyone has theirs apart I would like to see a pic straight on of the card tops meshing in the slots and of the bottom board again straight on in the slots of the bottom case.

I think that is where the problems are coming from. Asic miner put the cards in too tight in the slots. So any kind of pressure to the case top or bottom is putting pressure on the heat sinks and popping the cards/heatsink screws out. They probably should just flat pack the cards and let a little assembly be done on receipt or increase height of case and use a springy plastic grid retainer with groves to hold the card tops like better workstation class pc's have. Keeps the cards in their slot, but has enough give to accommodate shifts in the motherboard and or heat expansion.

my .0001

You're welcome.

Once the backplane and the blades are aligned to the notches/slots, they slide right in with hardly any effort; at least with mine anyway.  I think it's just an issue of shoddy QC.  I had to do some tightening of the plastic heat sink screws on the USB BEs too because about 80% of them were very loose.  Overall, I grade the Cube's build "A".  It's a nicely made and sturdy unit.  However, I would have to give the chips in it a "C".  Just imagine if they mounted at least 55nm chips on them.  ASICMiner has to get with the times.  But they're not gonna do it while they're still making money off the damn 130nm chips.  They're milking it.

If I understand it, they're already working on the next gen chips. Took them a while to get started on it so no delivery until at least February. At least someone's making decent mid-entry hardware that's not built-for-n00bs or $4000.

Does anyone had advice for trouble shooting a bad blade in a cube?  Or is it even possible?  The bad blade sometimes works but most of the time it will cause the entire cube to turn 'xxxx'.  I switched power supplies and did a long troubleshooting process to ID the bade blade.  I looked for any obvious damage but couldn't find any.

I've got one that did the same thing, haven't narrowed down the source yet but I'll post about it when I do.

I should have posted my troubleshooting process...

Took the cube apart.  Labeled blades 1-6.  Removed all blades and tested each blade in each port on the main board.  That took a bit.  Finally found the bad blade.  Tested the cube with the bad blade in each of the 6 ports to confirm.

Exactly - classic troubleshooting. Labeling and keeping track of what slots they were tried in will narrow it down. Don't change more than 1 variable at a time. That was the mistake I made with the hub issue. I know better but took a shortcut.

I feel that the Cube is a culmination of their research for a platform to house their next-gen chips and the current Cube offering with the BE100 chips is just a dry run.  If the anticipated chips are anything like the Bitfury 55nm chips (or better), then that would be exciting.  Just imagine a yield of at least 200+ GH/s in a very attractive tiny  5.3" x 6.0" x 5.8" package drawing similar wattage as the current Cube.  I also feel that USB connectivity (with the existing port) will be implemented then for mainstream appeal.

I couldn't agree with you more.  AM has allowed us regular small-time miners to be significant part of the network.  Still, just like with any other company or business, profit is paramount.

Nice setup visdude, thanks for posting pics. I'm still trying to secure a 3rd batch and will let everyone know when I have word on shipment.

Thanks, CrazyGuy...and you're welcome.  I look forward to your next GB.

ya got anymore?

Not yet, still waiting on word of shipment. I'll update the thread when I hear something.

Need to slap those guys around a bit. Haven't you been waiting on word for a week already?

Haha, no way man. Mess with friedcat and you're likely to get a very quick shipment. Unfortunately, it's going to be a box filled to the brim with nunchaku laden little people.

Seriously though, I think the cat is very busy with third gen, but I hope he's got another batch heading my way soon. I'll keep trying fellas.

Good news, my shipper has received a delivery from ASICMiner and I'm told there were no breathing holes! I'll be creating a new sale thread shortly after I receive details on the shipment.