You will also need a PSU and look at requirements.   There are not a whole lot of PSU's that have 10 PCIe.   Most that do are server ones with breakout or attached directly.

But if you have 220/240 yes bitmain has a PSU that will work fine with it.  Keep PSU cost in mind when buying.

I would not go with this.  The Avalon 6 has temp control and is not out there burning up boards.   

So to copare it to a prisma.... is not really that accurate in my eyes.

We will know more after we see the underclock.  Phil mentioned Tuesday he get's his miner so hopefully around then we see a miner with underclock input on input voltage.

I don't think having a ATX psu or server PSU around is a bad thing.  For me I had one laying around so I used it, always nice when you have one already.  If you buy quality it will last multiple generations.  Only suggestion I have is look at deals of ATX psu's and then server PSU's a lot of time server PSU's are cheaper anymore.

That sounds great on that PSU.  Please let us know how it goes.  I'm hoping for good things with the rsp1500 one specifically.  

Sounds like you picked a good PSU for sure to test with underclocking.  But can't wait to see exact amount on different voltages.  

I think it's another great product from them.  So far works very good, I have enjoyed having in my room to make testing easy.  Just putting in my mining area would have made it a very timely thing to go back and forth each time i want to check the kill-a-watt.  

As far as some like mavericklm I think you really need to try one before having a good opinion.   It is a miner I consider tolerable for free heat which a lot of mining gear I don't consider that and just use it in my mining area. It has some features that I consider better then S7 (4 PCIe instead of 10, using a RPI, etc).   But I really don't want to turn this thread into a Avalon 6 VS S7.  

It's more of a review of Avalon 6 and information.  If you have a gripe of Avalon 6 against S7 please include details.  Not just I like S7's better, etc.  Just don't want thread to go to crap on debates.

Have had enough time to get a general idea of speed on certain frequencies.  This is with a Gold EVGA SuperNova, if you have Platinum psu you likely will be a little less.  And it's on 110 so again if on 240 a little more more efficiency.



It is pretty close on efficiency no matter what freq you choose. Above is not perfect but a very good general idea from a few tests. But you are able to lower frequency if for some reason you wanted to run on a smaller PSU.  But as of now running it at default of 500 on frequency seems like best idea.

On underclock likely it is going to be input voltage that makes it possible.

Your better off to not waste the time.  Set up on a exchange to a checking account. I personally opened up a account just for BTC to make it easy.  Even if you just buy 5 dollars through exchange your so much better off then spending months for that same 5 dollars.  And you will be set up with a exchange which comes in nicely down the road.

If your wanting to learn look at usb miners or something like that.   Might not be profit but a LOT better way to spend time then typing capatchas and you will learn more.

That is crazy never thought I would see those numbers again with size of hashrate now.   Below is bitwisdom:

Bitcoin Difficulty:    65,848,255,180
Estimated Next Difficulty:    72,222,173,626 (+9.68%)
Adjust time:    After 336 Blocks, About 2.1 days
Hashrate(?):    526,826,811 GH/s

I think i agree with those saying over 10 chances are... which is not really the way we want it to go.

I think a lot are missing OP's posts.  He is not asking about miners but the software.  Look above what he put.  It's a little confusing.

But I don't think he is looking for a miner.  I'm not sure why he want's numbers on software... but if you read it that is what it comes to.

Depending on number looking at them I would suggest a possible group buy from BlockC and get it from the source so to speak.  They really do have good service so a group buy is not a bad idea on them.  Most of the re-sellers are getting from here and splitting up.  China is only different market.

The fact that warranty transfers if you sell them is amazing.  The good thing about BlockC is you know it is at start of 90 day warranty.  But there are some resellers also out there selling these that would come with a warranty and that is great compared to bitmain killing warranty if re-sold.

No I'm not blocking it at all.  It has been cold here though so not sure how much that effects it with it at 20 percent fan it shouldent.  I would describe it as two levels one is almost silent, and the other has a little noise to it but considering I have surround sound all around it has not really been as huge deal.   And I have enjoyed it's heat that is for sure.

Right now I'm testing a few frequencies it's taking a little bit longer testing to get more accurate numbers.   I might come back to sound after this.  But right now frequency to power is what I'm working on.   

Batch ones have started to ship i don't know numbers or any special information.  If your wondering how long it takes I would contact BlockC for majority of people, if in China it's Ehash to ask as far as shipping date with new order.   Those are the two official channels.  

As far as 3rd party or re-sellers I can't give you a good estimate as so many.  But again batch 1 is shipping which is good for those people looking to order.

Hit the advanced button twords bottom left I beleive on main screen.  It will say switch to advanced mode or something like that.   It is shipped in like that I'm guessing to be pretty easy to install even for a new user.  But with one button click you can to go advanced mode.

But after you hit that advanced button you will have a lot more options, and the "non-watered down" version.  For advanced users you can do a lot more in this mode.

The spending would be if you need a Raspberry PI model B or B+.  It is a very nice plug and play if you don't have a RPI.  BlockC did a great job on the fresh image with dhcp making it easy to setup.   

If you already have the Raspberry PI model B or B+ then you are set.  I uploaded the image so you can load it and have a very quick install.  With miner comes the usb adapter that connects to the Avalon6.  And if you are running more then one you can use the wire to go from one Avalon 6 to the next.  So it essentially can make a chain of them which is a nice option.

Your welcome and I did try a few app's I did not list it in 2nd post as I have no way to verify how accurate it is.   But from 3 foot away I am reading around 58 DB.  Going to front of miner (side without fan) very close i get around 80 DB inches away from it.  And around 91 DB inches from back with the fan exhausting air.

So those are what I got but keep in mind that is with a Iphone and not confirmed on accuracy.

The capatcha kills most botting of faucets I think.  You would make less money from using a capatcha service and botting a faucet, then what you pay for solving capatcha's I'm willing to bet.

And I'm sure someone will say there are problem working ones out there that don't need the capatcha solving service.  And it could be very true but I doubt we see a general public release if there is one.

I think main thing is faucets really are a waste of time as far as what they bring in.

Bitwisdom did go back up:

Bitcoin Difficulty:    65,848,255,180
Estimated Next Difficulty:    71,773,382,950 (+9.00%)
Adjust time:    After 404 Blocks, About 2.5 days
Hashrate(?):    518,513,335 GH/s

Maybe some miners got shipped and are being plugged in currently.  It would not surprise me at all.  I still hope we see less than 10 though.

You can also drop hashrate from changing chip frequency.  Seeing what it can do via frequency is on the list of to-do's.  Below shows it being set on miner:


As far as PSU as far as stock settings I would not use a 1000 watt PSU as it's pushing so close to that when running.   They recommend 1200 watt or more as far as default settings and I would agree with this.

But yes freq changing is on the to-do list for sure to add to this review.   Which has a video of sound, and a little about the free heat just added to 2nd post.

It's all going vary by person.  There are some big factors like electricity price.  The A6 is a very nice upgrade on efficiency, which means cheaper electricity bills compared to older gear at same speeds which is always great.

I don't think you can go wrong upgrading.  I still do have my 4.1's I will admit I will have a hard time parting with them, but someday I will.

It is a big bonus as far as if anything goes wrong.  If something goes wrong swap out easy with another RPI and no special hardware is needed.  Say you brick a S7 controller then it's not something you can buy off shelf at local store to replace like a RPI.

Also the image I posted from BlockC above is very good.  You could put flash it on a SD card and having a new controller running within minutes.