Like any service or product, nothing is perfect. I can say that I've had flawless service and enjoyed easy buying/selling without any issues to date. Was up and running in minutes.

Thanks for the update and support

A pet! lol

I don't think you understand the network protection statement at all. It was only for their first customers, who propped them up, and only for Dec/Jan. They already pulled the statement and said that they would sell/ship hash, when/if their competition began shipping. They then said due to information they've been able to go over, they've made the decision to "protect their original customers" and sell/ship hash.

It wasn't to protect Neptune orders, nor to protect current customers from increasing hashrate--except to offer them a chance to get more as well.


Anyone forwarding ports to the outside world, from a piece of hardware in their network, without properly securing the network and the box itself, shouldn't be in control of their network. It makes no sense to open up mining equipment to the outside world. This is why God invented secure VPN's.

WOndering what 24k's background image is? Looks like a girl through the bar transparency, lol. Just noticed that. Family I presume?

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Could there be something wrong with the backend? The odds of this being (one of?) the only pool without blocks.. Glad to see you guys are working on it. I was hoping to get in on the action hot and early.

It's a shame BFL doesn't sell anything from stock which is reasonable. Lol

Wow, it changed again? And still nothing found by the pool??

Well at least you gave it a good shot. I wonder if power is the limitation for you. If you're seeing a lot of variance in the hash (like 10kh +/-) it might mean it's thirsty for more power. You could yet get more hash out of your cards once you get more power.

All of these have a lot of personality, so it's not surprising to see them each act a little differently.

Looking from the angle of increasing the network security, speed of confirms as it grows, etc, etc it is beneficial to bitcoin. It is appropriate and is what the system needs in the long run. You need more and more hashpower as more and more it is used.

Relating to miners, no it'll suck over time. Which is why bitcoin has always been leading toward industrial mining. It will evolve. The time for individual/small-scale/home-mining to be valuable is nearing its end, I would say 2015 would be that marker. Unless/until BTC value skyrockets.

There is an end for the home market either way.

Just an observation, you have had better luck than most on this thread regarding interaction with KNC. I don't think it's an apples comparison at that point.

It doesn't mean they won't miss dates. It just means, unlike KNC or others, they will face legal issues if they fail. Which leads me to believe they likely won't fail to deliver the product as it is described.

FWIW they taped out on time IIRC, or within a few days of the original milestone.

KNC was late, by a month according to some of the original stakeholders. Nobody is perfect. KNC has done the best so far.

When I use 3335 it can't connect. I originally had 3333 on my miners and turned them on at 1:10pm when I left, and they connected and were providing shares. I come home and see this. So which is it? I'm putting my miners elsewhere until this is sorted.

Which is why my wager has been with Cointerra.


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Whynot setup a NETCoin pool?

They're just taking more batch orders, like the other companies are doing (CoinTerra for example), as KNC plans to make several batches of these. This isn't an error, it'll be delivered after the first batches of Neptunes. They just didn't describe it well.

I simply put out they have the capability to produce more, not that they are now or plan to reach maximum output. Their plan is to become #1 US Bitcoin equipment seller, with non-stop output once they're up and running. As such, they have contracted several fully automated assembly lines, and can produce around 25,000 units per 24 hours of runtime. They also have one of the biggest order backlogs, so it will help to unclog once they begin shipping.

This isn't new news or FUD, this can be found online, in this thread, and others, as well as simply talking to their CEO and Assembly manager. It's part of how (and why) they secured their backing.

You can shrug it off if you like, but KNC takes it seriously. That's worth noting.

I'm not the only one who's "seen it to believe it". There are others in this thread.. They lurk just like myself. Cointerra is a much larger operation than HashFest btw, keep that in mind. They have corporate backers. KNC is working toward that goal as well. Call it quite a hunch. So far, my hunches throughout 1,000 pages, haven't been far off if at all.

And it looks like some new hashrate is coming online today, just as we type. I guess it's not all hype huh buddy?

For all your batch files: Leave the shaders flag off, as you should only use it or thread-concurrency but not both (using TC overrides shaders).  I would remove temp-target as you're specifying 100% fans, so there's no need for a target.

For my scrypt kernel file: Try changing your gpu_engine to 1000, also try 1100, (and steps inbetween by factor of 15, 1015, 1030, etc) as those two are the stock clocks for the gigabyte. I'm hoping that works for you.

I would also play around with the scan-time flag, maybe upping it (unless forums have directed you otherwise with that card). I go with the default 60, I'm not sure if going up or down will provide any benefit, but once you have a stable hashrate it can't hurt to experiment a little.


You don't need a powered riser. It won't hurt to have one, but in my experience there's no use for one. I believe BitcoinExpress has the same opinion. These systems are designed to draw the majority of their current through the PCIE power jacks. The PCIE-cable-provided power is for the logic controls.


Yes you can use a 1x just fine. For the purposes of mining, these systems only use the 1x factor for data transmission. I have a couple of 1x-16x extensions and they're working fine.


For longevity definitely go for anything 1100watts or above for 3 (1200+ ideal), or at minimum, 1050watts if the 12v rail is 29-30amps (per gpu).

For my R9 280x test rig, I have a 1050watt delivering around 27amps per GPU, running 2 MSI and 1 Toxic R9, and it's definitely  being maxed out. I just ordered some 1100watt PSUs to try out, they deliver 30amps per GPU (more current on the PCIE than the one I have). The important part is making sure each GPU can get 300watts of power (25amps), but realistically they draw 325-350 (27-29amps) if you're pushing them hard. 350*3=1050 for just the GPUs, not counting motherboard or other items.

If all else fails I'll mix 2 R9 cards with 1 7950 card and the new 1100w PSU, if I can't run 3 R9 cards on it.


OT, but those veggies look tasty. Makes me want to fly down there and eat some

I'm confident tagbond will get things going, sometime this year. I do still mine other coins however, as my plan is simple: mine anything which comes along and store up some of it, and dump most of the goofy coins while they're valuable (dogecoin for example) to pay for the electric bills.

Because you never know what coin is going to really take off next. This is why I believe altcoins even have value (people trading BTC for Scrypt coins).. everyone wants to have pieces of the pie.

Cointerra is most definitely real, with fully automated assembly lines, capable of turning out more units a day than KNC in a week.

That's something to keep in mind.

KNC knows its time in the sun with 20nm has come and gone which is why it's moving to the next platform and is trying to position itself as the first, and major, industrial-scale mining equipment OEM.