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The stained glass one is nice.
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Low cost is good, but if the cost difference is minimal, I'd definitely spring for the different size/thickness/weight for the 5 BTC coin.
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Spending coins from a given address is also an important step toward better bitcoin privacy. Hoping it gets into the satoshi client sooner rather than later.
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I originally thought bigger when I thought a size difference would be nice, but smaller works too, just like the US dime is smaller than lower denomination coins.
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Oh okay, that's fine. Thanks!
It would have been nice if they could have been a slightly different size than the 1 BTC coin, just for the fun of it. Maybe slightly smaller? Anyway that's probably not an option at this point.
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Well done. I guess I'll have to buy some of these too.
Any pictures?
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This particular mainboard only has one PCI-e slot and I'll only be using the box for mining. I'll boot from a USB stick, since I have no need for a HDD. I'm going to play with CPU mining litecoins at the same time as running this card, so that is the only thing that might up the wattage requirements. The processor is an Athlon II dual core, 3GHz.
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Sorry for the noob questions, but the 5970 has to connectors on it, a 6-pin and an 8-pin. I have to connect both of these, correct?  |
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Thanks for the input and the link. I'll wait until I can get a power supply. I just looked up the 5970 on AMD's site and it says it wants at least a 650w power supply: http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5970/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5970-overview.aspx#3650 Watt or greater power supply one 75W 6-pin and one 150W 8-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (850 Watt with two 75W 6-pin and two 150W 8-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode) Are the "75W 6-pin" and "150W 8-pin PCI Express" power connectors are fairly standard on PSUs, or do I have to specifically look for those? |
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Good approach Rob. I think I'll start doing this.
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The system I'm putting this in has a 300w power supply. I have no idea if it's "good" or not, the brand on it is "Microstar". As for amps, it has different ratings depending on the voltage. Here's the table on the side of it, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me: | Volts | +3.3v | +5v | +12v | 12v | Amps
Peak Amps | 16A
18A | 25A
27A | 14A
16A | 0.5A
0.5A |
If I decide to test the 5970 using this power supply, how can I tell if it's not supplying enough power? Will the PS and/or GPU get hotter than normal? Can I risk damaging the GPU by using this power supply? WHAT ? Your OLD 300w PSU can merely provide 160w of 12v (if lucky). Very few 300W PSU are good, in the sense that they allow 300w on the 12v. Go for 400w and 500w if you want effciency. Thanks for the reply. I will buy a good 500+w PSU to run the card. Is it problematic to plug it in with this power supply just to give it a test run? I'm anxious to give it a try, even if I have to clock it down or throttle it due to the poor PSU (until I can get a better one). |
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They wouldn't have to buy them all at once...
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The guarantee was that should we not deliver at those specifications, the order could be canceled or the final resulting performance figures could be accepted. We have kept to our guarantee.
meh, that might be legally true, but that's not how I (and the average person) read the product pre-order page. |
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I am going to take a wild guess here. Gabi is not a parent and BadBear is.  So true. |
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Replied in the other thread.
Just for clarification, TyGrr Tech will be your company website, and Project #2 will be a mining pool? Will this be one website?
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That's well within my skill set, but I won't promise I have time in my schedule to take it on. If you want, go ahead and PM me the details and I will take a closer look. |
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Goat, what pool are you pointing these cards at?
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Thanks Transisto. That looks very useful.
I have another question. Are there any special requirements in terms of a power supply for running the 5970?
2.8 amp AC for a system with a single card. So a good 300w could do. (highly suggest 400w) The system I'm putting this in has a 300w power supply. I have no idea if it's "good" or not, the brand on it is "Microstar". As for amps, it has different ratings depending on the voltage. Here's the table on the side of it, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me: | Volts | +3.3v | +5v | +12v | 12v | Amps
Peak Amps | 16A
18A | 25A
27A | 14A
16A | 0.5A
0.5A |
If I decide to test the 5970 using this power supply, how can I tell if it's not supplying enough power? Will the PS and/or GPU get hotter than normal? Can I risk damaging the GPU by using this power supply? |
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I like it.
So do I, because everybody wins. I might consider renting some hashing power at some point. Let me know when and how much! I need hashing power!!! muhahahah:) I'm with you. I actually meant I wanted to rent someone else's hashing power, not that I wanted to rent mine out. |
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