Hey.

We don't take reservations without payment, but i'm sure if you are only looking at two chips, there will be some available for you. I can't imagine 2000 chips disappearing too quickly, and if they do, just send me a message and we'll sort you out for two chips.  

Yes i agree. Thats exactly what moved us into the Bitfury stuff in the first place. Originally we were going to do an Avalon based board, but still now months later, don't have any chips.

And cheers for posting it to overclockers. Spread the love!

No need to add GST. 

Yes, basically we will do all we can to make sure the order goes through and the boards get made. If we end up in October and there's still 2000 chips unaccounted for then we'll probably have to look at refunding peoples money, but if its more like 500, we will buy the remaining chips ourselves and get the order through. I do have a feeling that the chips will all get taken though. The Jon K verification is now in so people don't have to be concerned about being scammed any more, and once we have a working prototype and people realise this is really going to happen, i think the chips will go quite quickly.

Barntech

Cheers Laz. Yes i'll always be here to answer any questions anyone might have. Definitely excited to see the orders coming in and really hoping it picks up in the coming weeks. I believe it will. 

The Backplane will be somewhere is the region of $80 to $150. Will post more details when i've got them. :-)

Yes the USB port is for connecting to your cgminer host, PC or Raspberry Pi or whatever system you are using.

The power input on the boards is standard 4 pin molex from an ATX power supply. We don't yet have final power requirements for the boards. The 8 chip board is in final design stage, should be finished this week. Once it is done, i will post exact specs. But basically yes, you will be able to run a fully stacked backplane of 16 boards, or multiple 4 stacks, or multiple singles from one ATX power supply.

Now Verifed by John K. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=266235.msg2917573#msg2917573

 

I have sent my Drivers Licence, Passport and photo of me with my username on a piece of paper to John K. He will be providing verification shortly. I sent it last night, so it will take him as long as it takes from that point. Hope this keeps you happy pajak. :-)

Barntech

Ideally we have all chips accounted for before the chips become available. I have a feeling that they will start to move quicker as the project moves along and we come closer to the chip availability. At that point, if we still haven't made up the 3000 chips, we will still purchase the chips if we're in a range of left over chips that we can cover. I can't exactly say what that is, but basically if October rolls around and there's still a bunch of chips left over, we'll buy the remaining ones so we can get complete the order. Lets see how interest goes in the next couple weeks.

And thanks for placing your order, good to see that number moving.

Cheers.

Barntech

If the Bitfury chips get to us in October as promised, then we will be looking at delivery in late october early november.

Shipping will be approximately $50 - $90 depending on the shipping type chosen.

Hey.

Yeah the overclocking is looking cool. Will give you the option of running it smooth and stable or cranking it right up if you want to.

Regarding the price, it is $300 for the fully assembled board. If you pay in BTC, thats all you pay. The extra $10 on the paypal option is to cover paypal fees. It is possible to avoid these fees if you send money direct from paypal rather than using a credit card, but yeah, unfortunately, the paypal fees put the price up a bit.

Postage to europe will be somewhere between $40 and $100 depending on the postage type.

Cheers.

Barntech

Hey. It's working fine on my end. What is the trouble you're having? Maybe try a different browser?

Hey guys.

Yes, your Drillbit boards will happily coexist with other ASICs. We are still in the process of sorting out the firmware, so i will have more details about how it will actually run in the coming weeks. We are aiming to make it as plug and play as we can, so mining through cgminer will work just like mining with another ASIC. We are also looking at a standalone GUI to give you direct control over various parts of the board, allowing you to easily adjust voltage and overclocking of the chips.

Barntech

Hey Fear58

Chip photos are now up. Board photos soon.

 

Hey Sprint.

Just to clarify, we're not promising an October delivery. We have been told that we will get our hands on the Bitfury chips in October. Once we get the chips, our manufacture turnaround will be quite quick, somewhere in the realm of one to two weeks.

Thing is, there is nothing we can do about when the chips get to us. Having bought into Avalon based stuff myself and still not seen anything, i fully understand your trepidation. As with everything in bitcoin mining land, actually getting stuff when people say you will get it is often pretty dubious. In my communications with megabigpower, from whom we are getting the chips, it seems pretty solid to me that they will indeed be shipping in October, however to be perfectly honest, i will not be surprised if there are delays. Look at the way things have played out with BFL and Avalon.

I know that probably doesn't sound super reassuring, but i am trying to be as honest as i can. What i can promise is that we will do the board manufacture as soon as we get the chips, so if they do come in October, then late Oct / early Nov delivery will happen. Here's hoping there are no crazy delays on chip delivery. I do feel confident based on the communications i have had, but you never no.

Rest assured though, we have our end of things covered.

Barntech

Hey Fear58

Nice to hear from you. I'll upload sample chip photos tonight. :-)

Will write to John K now and ask him to verify me.

Cheers

Hey Pajak.

I know it can be nerve wracking throwing money into a group buy. I currently have money tied up in three others and i haven't seen anything for them yet, but i do trust the operators. This thing is all about trust and i am hoping to build that trust with everyone involved in this group. We are not here to scam anyone. If you ask anyone who has already placed an order in this group buy, i am always here to respond to any questions anyone has, and will happily refund anyone's money if they decide they no longer want to be a part of it. I am excited to see this project through, and roll onto the next and the next, and i certainly wouldn't do myself any favors by scamming people. You can trust this. I know its hard to prove, but i'm doing all i can to make sure that feeling of trust is present in this group buy, and in all the interaction i have with everyone involved. Please feel free to ask me anything. My name is Jesse Ricketson by the way.

Cheers.

Jesse