Heads-up for tomo BTW - incoming...
November delivery news???  Nope... I can't say I am surprised  Don't get excited folks - November shipping is December shipping for a lot of us  Cyper, I have honestly never met anyone as pessimistic as you... Avenger, surely? Have you been working this weekend O'rama? |
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Heads-up for tomo BTW - incoming...
November delivery news??? Nope... Now I'm intrigued.. Will be pressing refresh from 9AM. Fingers crossed it's not second generation news as right now I don't have a pot to piss in. |
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Heads-up for tomo BTW - incoming...
November delivery news??? |
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just to inform u that there is something going on with Nov. batch... my Status (ordernumber 85xx) has changed from 'payed' to 'in progress'. Thats the best news all week My order still just shows "paid" order 93xx Anyone know for certain that production has started ? |
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I´m missing an official statement on the website about the psu,
customers which are here not at home, have to know which psu (power) they need.
Why not e-mail them? From https://www.kncminer.com/pages/faqWhat specs do I need for the powersupply? ▾
- A power supply (PSU) certified as 80+ Gold (high quality power with low variations).
- for October Jupiter’s, an 850 Watt PSU with a minimum of four separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pin).
- for October Saturn’s, a 600 Watt PSU with a minimum of two separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pins).
- for Mercury models, a 400 Watt PSU with a minimum of one PCI-E adaptor (6 pins or 6+2 pins).
To maximise the performance of your November shipment orders, we recommend the following:
- for November Jupiter’s a 1200 Watt PSU with a minimum of four separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pin).
- for November Saturn’s an 850 Watt PSU with a minimum of two separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pin).
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I purchased 2 of the recent fire-sale modules for my 4-port Jupiter, but needed to add a couple of pin headers to support all six modules. I've never really soldered anything before and had no idea what I was doing, but I managed to get everything working! It took a few tries though. I made the assumption that the two blank spaces were simply solder filled holes, but no matter how hot I heated them, I couldn't melt them. I ended up just soldering to the surface. I'm currently running my existing 4 modules on ports 2-5 so that I can simply attach the new ones onto the side of my open-case Jupiter using ports 1 and 6. The point of me sharing this is simply to show my excitement and proof that even a noob like me can make this work!    Nice work!!! I'm a noob myself and could imagine myself completely messing it up. |
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Thats ridiculous. Very few "normal" guys can throw $70,000 USD onto what is still very much an extremely speculative investment. Maybe you're on wallstreet and think $70K is throw away money, but don't be confused. You have to be crazy well off to throw $70,000 into something as far out as bitcoin.
Probably I live in a country with a lot more money available for the average joe. 20 Bitcoins are worth 11-12k CHF -> most people with academic background earn that in 1-1.5 months! Yes, I can tell you, 20-100 BTC are no problem to invest including portfolio diversification (bitcoin shouldn't be more then 10% of your savings -> high risk). BTW. I'm a student and I have more then 20 BTCs.. @ seleme: how old are you? Just check the salary in switzerland and stop complaining about your miserable income. Yeah 8K Euro / Month NET? Sure bro! Most people with an academic background look at 3K Euro NET / Month. Anyway you're a student, what do you know. Dream world!! Average net in Switzerland is 4,948 CHF according to Wikipedia (£3,348.85) and don't forget, this is relative to the price of living out there. |
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Looks like Keith is getting involved in the official forums. That's brilliant to see.
Yes, it's very nice to see someone from KNC writing courteous and professional messages, addressing customer queries politely with well written and precise answers. I've never had a problem with their customer service, my emails are always answered within 24 hours and I'm normally able to get through on the phone within 2/3 tries. Emilia and Anna have been lovely through out the process. I am not suggesting that KNC are perfect, just stating my opinion based on my experiences. |
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Looks like Keith is getting involved in the official forums. That's brilliant to see. http://forum.kncminer.com/member/5-keithNext Tuesday is in line with their announcement last week. I am getting really excited now! |
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so it's day 6 of the 5 - 10 days. just wondering if there is an update or revised plan?
21st of Nov today, and the advert for "all orders paid now will be shipped in November 2013" was still running until 2 weeks ago when knc sold out. So with that in mind, do knc think this will still happen or will only some get there Nov orders in time?
November shipping will most probably turn into December shipping for a lot of people. You should have learnt by now that this is a trademark of KNC: they say one thing, but another thing happens (not intentionally obviously, but nevertheless it happens). I think they will have learnt a lot from the October batch. I wouldn't be surprised if production took less time and more batches were sent out every day. I don't work for the company, so my opinion is pretty groundless, but if we are throwing around predictions then that is my 2 pence. |
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Who let you out of noobie jail? At least you can't delete people's responses now you're in this thread. I doubt you are going to get much sympathy in here throwing around your vague complaints and posting what is really just slander. Don't feed the trolls lemonte, and don't quote them Umm libel -- Libel is written; Slander is spoken.. Too many engineers in this thread who skipped their English classes. Indeed, Apologies! I do, or at least did know this, having once been accused of the former. I am not however an engineer sadly  |
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I believe BTC should be in the $150 range. There is nothing to support any higher of a price.
What makes you say that? |
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Good point! I think an hours worth of Mt Gox this morning is screwing with my head a bit!
*Puts Troll mix back in pocket.
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<rant>
It is so annoying! I can see these cheap coins in front of me and I can't buy them because of the bloody exchanges!!
Even Local Bitcoins is on its arse.. GRRRRR </rant>
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@KNC or @Bitcoinorama: Does this delay also apply to the upgrade modules? Will the shipping of the upgrade modules begin with, before or after shipping of regular november orders?
Guy's I'll be honest and say. If you have a November batch and want to take full advantage, I'd be sourcing 1200w PSUs. I'd still avoid the Cosair HX Series. You'd prob be fine with a solid 1000w+. We've been testing on the V850s still, but as I alluded to before they've been pushing these around and over 1000w and the PSUs are solid and have been taking the abuse, but if I were you with future firmware revisions and from what I've seen: 1200w Gold rated PSUs for November batch orders FTW please!  Hey, could you please elaborate on your reasoning, and also evaluate this power supply? Is your recommendation based on cost savings? Or is it necessary due to technical limitations? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003J89V0A/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I originally planned on using this, because I have it around. However, after reading some comments here, I'm thinking of purchasing a new kill-a-watt (old one broke) and a gold rated power supply per recommendations. Firstly to finish addressing the original post. There is no delay on the upgrades they are shipping Monday. Everybody at the same time. That's been deemed the fairest option for all, except Marcus who had suddenly discovered the oversell and freaked out as he had to ensure enough components were available. The PSU is due to the fact the November batch will be somewhat more hungry. We've improved the PCB layout, and changed a few components, and are pushing the chip harder. October shipment was always about speed to market. As the units were finalised the day after delivery and the fact KnC had to play devils advocate and assume someone else, may have a greater effect on the hashrate sooner as other products were apparently planned for delivery, it was deemed more crucial that the first shipment was in the hands of customers sooner, rather than later. That said certain team members have been allocated to improving the design based upon issues that arose and feedback received, also some of the margins could be removed as confidence with the chip has increased. These machines also run a little hotter, so bare that in mind. Nothing for you to worry about w.r.t. to product cooling, those heatsinks are finally being warmed up a little, and if you live in a cooler climate this winter, say in Scandinavia , i'm sure you'll be grateful, but it's something to consider, these chips are being pushed, so expect heat as a by product and perhaps a little more noise as auxiliary components have to work a little more. That said we are still using Coolermaster V850s and none have yet died, and they have been pushed past 1000w, they do tend to wake up and provide a more vocal ambient fan noise, but I wouldn't bet on them being a long term solution, so something beefier would be advise. Stick to 80+ Gold. Can't say 1000w is sufficient as i've seen machines goto 1050w, and i cannot predict what else the software engineers have in mind for the hardware. As such I cannot officially say anything other than you need a PSU greater than 1000W, which takes you into 1200W territory. Go for what you know, but again cannot recommend the Corsair HX series, and unfortunately there is no time to check every PSU on the market, unless you don't mind waiting a few more months, which I doubt, as minutes appears to be beyond the realms of reasonable delay here... I'd be inclined to go with; http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Detail/powersupply/silent-pro-gold/silent-pro-gold-1200w.htmlKnC I believe will be using 2 x v850s for the hosting guys, for sure because the boards are modular you have that option of powering the machine with 2 PSUs. Hope that helps. A good solution for the PSU should be the EVGA G2 1300w, I think it still on sale on newegg for sub 200, and is 1300w gold rated PSU. This one? |
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New PCB design was finalised last week, they are being made, they will be sent direct to the manufacturing facility, where the units will be assembled, tested and sent direct by courier. So production has started, but based on what i've seen from before, personally if I was a betting man I'd be looking at deliveries in the last week of Nov. I'm not personally being tied to dates, i'd just rather play devils advocate. This will move a lot quicker this time. The manufacturing run has been optimised and the staff have now all had experience in assembling these units. Marcus will be on site the entire time they are being made, I won't as i'll be heading to the London Bitcoin expo on the 30th, my homeground. That said, from what i've seen you're going to love what's been done to these new revisions. These make use of those 320w heatsinks a little more, so none of you will be going cold this winter that's for sure!! Thinking about going down to the expo as well, I will let you know. Are you bringing over any equipment to show? O'rama can i be an annoying bugger and ask about the reseller stuff again? Have the production facility been notified about the units people have earned via reselling, or will it be done manually by customer service? Sorry to ask! If you have resold, then your unit gets shipped after the last unit that reached 10 resells has been passed. Yeah I'll more than likely have a November unit to show. It'd be pointless attending otherwise!! Thanks for letting me know, will that happen automatically? Sorry, I sound like an excited child just before Christmas, which is not too far from the truth really! I'll drop you a PM closer to the time, would be nice to have a pint and a chat Thanks for the updates. |
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New PCB design was finalised last week, they are being made, they will be sent direct to the manufacturing facility, where the units will be assembled, tested and sent direct by courier. So production has started, but based on what i've seen from before, personally if I was a betting man I'd be looking at deliveries in the last week of Nov. I'm not personally being tied to dates, i'd just rather play devils advocate. This will move a lot quicker this time. The manufacturing run has been optimised and the staff have now all had experience in assembling these units. Marcus will be on site the entire time they are being made, I won't as i'll be heading to the London Bitcoin expo on the 30th, my homeground. That said, from what i've seen you're going to love what's been done to these new revisions. These make use of those 320w heatsinks a little more, so none of you will be going cold this winter that's for sure!! Thinking about going down to the expo as well, I will let you know. Are you bringing over any equipment to show? O'rama can i be an annoying bugger and ask about the reseller stuff again? Have the production facility been notified about the units people have earned via reselling, or will it be done manually by customer service? Sorry to ask! |
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Exciting news, Cheers O'rama!
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Managed to get through and spoke with someone, who I believe is new.
He confirmed my order has gone though and I should be getting the upgrade modules.
They are still to confirm when shipment will start - he said it could be this week or beginning of next one. And there is no problem bringing the faulty ones for RMA.
So it looks like I'm going to Stockholm. Anyone else?
where you travelling from? |
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