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Ok, lets see if I have this.
So running stock : -
The Ant is two cards pulling 360W @ the wall so lets assume 30A Total
If your PSU has 2 x Rails that's 15A per Rail
If your PSU has 1 x Rail your looking for the full 30A
Obviously more is better and efficiency needs to be considered so 20A per rail if you have a Double rail or 40A for a Single rail is probably Ideal.
Am not too bothered on power costs as this will probably only be worth running for about 4 months, so energy saving versus PSU cost is not my priority.
So how much xtra for Overclocking anyone found a concrete answer to watts@ the wall overclocked ?
Edit: when looking @ each rail there are some shockingly bad PSU's on the market, no wonder people have been having issues with these Ants.
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If you have more than two rails on the PSU. Find the nearest garbage can and throw it away.
Why not join the rails together ? Reason 1: there are fire codes where I host my miners. Reason 2: I pay over $1,000 USD for miners Reason 3: see reasons 1 & 2 Reason 4: NO Reason 5: A good PSU will last a long time and give less "Mystery Issues" which occur with cheap PSU's I've run my corsair AX1200's for over three years. Over a dozen PSU's up to 110% load 24/7. I've never had a power issue aside from melting sockets killo-watts and power cords which is negligible especially in a halon environment. Am not sayin you should, just looking for opinon.. lets say you have 1 Rail @ 60A or 3 rails @20A Protection overall is still 60A Not sure total overclocked current per card but lets say its 30A Install a 30A inline fuse for each card. Would that not increase the protection of your hardware ? |
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Powering the ANT S1: Looks like 360Watts for the standard clocks and 480Watts overclocked. Here is a formula for those who pay for electricity to properly power the ANT for the LOWEST cost. (Aside from just hosting with sushi  Efficiency numbers are based on http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80pluspowersupplies.aspxFor an 80 Plus Platinum power supply the best efficiency is around 50% load and must be at least 92% efficient: Standard clocks: 360W/50%(peak efficiency point)/92%(efficiency at peak) =782W. For standard clocks on an 80Plus Platinum certified PSU you would want a 750 or 800 Watt power supply. You can lookup the model of the PSU on plugloadsolutions and find a graph of the efficiency of the particular model to find the best load efficiency. Overclocked: 480W/50%/92% = 1043W For Overclocked ANT on an 80Plus Platinum certified PSU you would want a 1050 watt power supply. RAILS: If you get a single rail PSU you don't need to worry. If you get a balanced dual rail PSU make sure the two rails are of equal load and you MAY not need to worry. Personally I wouldn't risk it as the ANT is two separate blades and may not draw power evenly. If you have more than two rails on the PSU. Find the nearest garbage can and throw it away. I'll gladly run numbers on different models of power supplies or ratings or be told that this info is completely wrong by someone smarter than me. This is not minimum power requirements this is the cheapest electric cost power formula for those worried about power bills. EDIT: that last division point for the efficiency is proly wrong Why not join the rails together ? |
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BFL = farm KNC = farm Who needs central bankers ?  |
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Order 1
ordered on Sep 20th, chips sent on Sep 27th, received Not Yet
Order 2
ordered on Oct 17th, chips sent on Oct 17th, received Not Yet
Thanks Marto, you have shipped to my old address, am trying to trace and recover the package now and will get back to you with the outcome. From the 5th DecemberAYUUFRQBR 2013-10-17
DKRCWFOLN 2013-09-20 Please can I have an update on my orders, and confirmation you have received my change of address.No responses from your support. ALL outstanding Hex16a to be shipped in next few days 60 days |
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good idea  if anyone wants my wife to translate Russian to English ext. PM me. Sorry for jumping in. between us we can do French to Russian  |
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could of at least tried to make the post rhyme.. you really are a bad poet, and don't you know it. |
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Ok, I took the plunge. I noticed on the banner "Raffle 0.03" But I could see nowhere to enter it into the cart ? What am I missing ?  Bump for sushi, Is there a raffle for GB8 ? I would like to buy a ticket.. |
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I might add, I tried to register in the shop, but after registration i could not login so had to complete as a guest.
This is probably an error on my part, i never got a confirmation email, perhaps i mistyped my address.
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And another 10, just paid, did not realize your so close.  |
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Ok, I took the plunge. I noticed on the banner "Raffle 0.03" But I could see nowhere to enter it into the cart ? What am I missing ? |
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I thought 1.2.9 was the newest firmware released.
Maybe try to reflash again in case you made a mistake.
Good luck
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.11 BTC Including shipping to AUS (snail mail will be fine)
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Off topic. Does anyone know how much duty vat etc i will have to pay if i order and antminer S1 from Bitmain
Thanks in advance
Someone posted that the cost declaration on the customs form was about 250 US I believe, so depending on your country ? Australia is free for under $1000 AU, you will need to check on your own or post your residence. |
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I would like to add A8IM.com is a home address and has no commercial premises.
The website states they order direct from factory ( no mention of the factory being in US ).
Am sure your just paying a middle man here.
Good Luck
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I'd still go with Bitmain,I've been watching their threads for a month or 2 now & am satisfied with taking the chance on their miners. In fact I'll be ordering 2 of em tomorrow If you can pay when you pick them up,then give a8im a try Good luck!!! Likewise, am happy with the product, nearly clicked the button a few times, but decided to wait closer to the 8th. A week is along time in this game. But each to there own, there is enough info in the ant/avalon threads to make a risk/reward decision. Ant's start shipping again from the 8th after cny same applies to most Avalon that tend to be built to order, so expect further delays. Most Avalon based have had production issues with poor quality control from what I have read.. Edit : Frank, you are aware of the groupbuy section I guess, most Ant/Avalon suppliers are split between there and here. Have a good read.. |
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There are no savings, even the antminer is so close to negative ROI it is of debate @ 1.45
If there is a couple of weeks delay on shipping there's a huge chance your negative, buying btc is better than risk with an unknown.
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frank78 = phoenix1969?
yesssssssss?
Here we go again |
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Meeting Update:
"The main take away from the last meeting are that the first boards dev-boards, will have a left column of 8 BitFury, middle column of 2 A1, and right column of 8 BitMain." - Lead EE for the Wasp & Hive Project.
This will cut down on some of our development time to get to our prototype boards that will drop soon afterwards. Again video and pictures will be released when this board is actively working and testing.
More updates later...
3 different chips on 1 board, WTF that will be awesome, I can't wait to see that. Will be watching this thread more closely.. |
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