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on: June 14, 2014, 10:16:39 AM
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I did the mod...used a 50k trim pot adjusted down to 7k.
I had to leave but I was running it at 450mhz with a 3% error rate. I just upped it to 500mhz and so far 0 errors in 10 minutes. It's averaging 1.52mhs. I'll let it run at 500 while I'm out and report back. Temp probe only registered an average 3f increase with my heatsink setup.
Also....if anyone is running Hashra you have to edit the /var/www/index.php to allow those higher speeds
Super... So...1 Fury/Blizzard/Zeus 1.3MH voltmod & overclocked to 500MHz = 3 Gridseeds voltmod & overclocked to 500M NOT BAD at all...for $120...only 1 device/connections...vs 3... Mine is coming...I don't know when... Cheers, ZiG I believe we can get 2.2 MH from the chips on the Fury so it will be like 4 Gridseed overclocked pods Time for lunch, and after that, I'll set up the 2 Furys with server Psu and raspberry in the room with the other miners. I'll report on the power draw too.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Fury/Blizzard tuning and mods
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on: June 14, 2014, 09:39:21 AM
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Some update to show you what I mean by serious cooling The fan was from an HP DL580 G3 power suply, while I'm waiting for a new fan. Makes same noise as a big vacuum cleaner, but it does the job very well. Heatsinks are for VRM from arctic accelero L2 plus heatsinks I bent them to give a wider shape. Still need to add some cardboard or something similar to close the sides where the fan was originally blowing So I'll have a nice airflow there too.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Fury/Blizzard tuning and mods
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on: June 13, 2014, 10:29:36 PM
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Exactly what type of cooling are you referring to? Something similar to the heatsinks on the chips I posted in my picture? I've already got those + thermal paste on the back of the circuitboard and that let me clock up to 354 (~1.41mhs).
I have a small 60mm fan blowing through over the circuitboard and heatsinks. Thermal probe on the heatsink shows 76f-78f (ambient is anywhere from 69f-72f depending if the AC is on or not).
If I didn't have plans tonight I'd be doing this mod....
with the small extra fan plus heatsinks, you should be ok. I cut an old VGA heatsink in 3 parts that each goes over 2 chips with arctic ceramique applied for the chips and under the board. Plus a spare Gridseed blade fan blowing inside the Zeus heatsink. Not sexy at the moment, but efficient until I find what I'm looking for as custom cooling.. I"ll measure watts used tomorrow. I do expect something in the 70 watt range Time to sleep for now.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Fury/Blizzard tuning and mods
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on: June 13, 2014, 09:45:49 PM
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If the clk to kh/s ratio holds then this could be a 50% overclock, definitely worth a donation. Thanks for taking the risk J4bberwock. So 9.1k is stock - approx 1.2v 5.6k gives 1.65v <- Edit 5.6 instead of 6.2So every 1k drop = +.15v approx ? I don't have any 6.2k I have 33k, & 22k on hand that could be usable if paralleled.... 33k paralleled with 9.1k = 7.13k 22k paralleled with 9.1k = 6.43k First things first, time to work on cooling. The formula is in the datasheet. Or you can work the other way and replace the 9.3K one that is the reference resistor, just under the one I circled. I'll give a few examples, just time to setup excel In the formula from the datasheet, R7 is th resistor I have swapped, R8 is just under it on the PCB with 93A marking R7=0.591xR8/(desired voltage-0.591) 5.6K gives 1.57v 6.2k gives 1.48v 6.8k gives 1.4v 7.5k gives 1.3v 8.2k gives 1.26v I measured a bias of +5% on my board. I haven't measured the R8 out of the board, but if it's slightly out bu 4 or 5% it could be the reason. 1.65v for undervolting, if you want less power draw 10k gives 1.14v 11k gives 1.09v 12k gives 1.05v 13k gives 1.01v Changing the R8 will also work don't touch the 9.1k one, replace the 93A labelled one 10k gives 1.24v 11k gives 1.30v 12k gives 1.37v 13k gives 1.44v 15k gives 1.57v for undervolt 6.2k gives 0.99v 6.8k gives 1.03v 7.5k gives 1.08v 8.2k gives 1.12v picture to clear things up
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: GRIDSEED G-BLADE Overclocking 7Mh/s
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on: June 13, 2014, 09:40:45 PM
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Hi all. Can someone recommend a stock fan replacement for a non-modded G-blade? I'm looking for fans that are quieter than these stock fans without sacrificing the CFM amount? I'm also hoping no mod is required to replace the fans with 3rd party fans. If this has already been answered can someone point me in the right direction? After filtering for g-blade & fans I kind got tired after 50-60 read hits. Thanks in advance.
Most of the fans you will find will come with 3 or 4 pins connector. You will have to keep only the black and red ones. As for stock size, sorry, I upgraded to bigger one, Scythe ultrakaze. I used this to choose mine http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g36/c435/list/p1/Fans-12_Volt_Fans_by_CFM.htmlThe stock one is around 60cfm, don't go too low Thanks for the info. You wouldn't happen to know what size these fan are would you. I was hoping to see if COUGAR had any since I installed these on my S1 Antminers & I can't even tell 8 of them are on in the same room. The ones I bought made from COUGAR are model CF-V12HP Vortex Hydro-Dynamic-Bearing 120mm 70CFM rating. Thanks again. stock is 92mm
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: GRIDSEED G-BLADE Overclocking 7Mh/s
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on: June 13, 2014, 09:38:55 PM
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Will anyone possibly link some of the parts you purchased to volt mod your g-blades in this thread?
Curious Here we go for the list Hardware and related usedI don't work with magnifying glasses, but with headlamp. If yo do need a lots of contrast like me, this one is really nice and throws loads of light and is cheap. Maybe cheaper on some other places. http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290990217612&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649small tweezers will help for placing the smd too, something like these ones. http://www.ebay.fr/itm/6PCS-Brucelles-Pincette-Pince-Tweezers-Antistatique-Metal-Courbe-Rond-Droit-/121204738469?pt=FR_YO_MaisonJardin_Outils_OutilsaMain&hash=item1c385d89a5[/b]]http://www.ebay.fr/itm/6PCS-Brucelles-Pincette-Pince-Tweezers-Antistatique-Metal-Courbe-Rond-Droit-/121204738469?pt=FR_YO_MaisonJardin_Outils_OutilsaMain&hash=item1c385d89a5Soldering paste ZJ-18 one of the best cheap ones I tried so far. http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Welding-Soldering-Iron-Solder-Flux-Paste-ZJ-18-50g-Wax-/220645967363?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item335f864603Soldering station Aoyue 937+ very good not so expensive one Hot air rework station BAKKU 858D Cheap, but does the job. My settings aren't the best ones, but they do work: 450°C (I know, it's way too high, but it allows me to work very fast) Don't run the fan too high. 1 or 2 is enough most of the time. 5 will blow the 0402 and most of the 0603 SMD components off the board. Did I say not to go up to 8? Standard modResistors 0603 size 39k recommended, 43k is hardcore and dangerous, I'm running 44.2k. can be found at mouser, farnell... Heatsinks for cooling the mosfets under the PCB 37x37x15mm http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261310293222&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649or 37x37x24mm (still waiting for them 5 weeks after puchase...) http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310945950478&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649small heatsinks for cooling the mosfets on the top side http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251251434021&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649Optional improvementsReplace the power plug with a screw terminal, 5mm pitch http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400667113340&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649I had to slightly bend the pins of the terminal and drill the stock holes to 1.1mm Replace ferrite beads with 0 ohm resistors, 1206 size Axial ferrite beads might be better for safety, or resettable fuses. I ordered some and will test. Replace Mosfets with new ones Upper gate -> CSD16321Q5C one for each PCB unless you have the latest ones with an empty mosfet pad that you can populate. http://www.mouser.fr/ProductDetail/Texas-Instruments/CSD16321Q5C/?qs=/qzd9s%252bcLd6BJ6oSO2jYyA==TO-220 package IRFB7437 will also work with a nice AAVID thermaloy HF20 heatsink http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360922735855&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649Lower gate -> CSD17556Q5B you will need 2 of them on each PCB http://www.mouser.fr/ProductDetail/Texas-Instruments/CSD17556Q5B/?qs=%2fha2pyFadujmDrK04JvA9%2fUT5iDlW7l0ImBsWKDB2WI%3dadd heatsinks on the GC3355 chips will help getting lower HW errors. same one used on the mosfets Optional wide body modScythe ultrakaze 130CFM fan You will need to figure a way to attach it to the blade. I glued some 15mm M3 spacers at appropriate place to be able to screw it. 25mm PCB standoff / spacers to make the original ones higher http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281207608483&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649Custom cut PVC cards to close the gap between the 2 halves of the blade size 220x120x3mm http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261480101060&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649My recommended power supply (I currently own 15 of those at home, counting a few spare ones) Server power supply, 1300watt if powered with 220-230V HP DL580 G3 / ML570 G3 power supply 364360-001 / 337867-001 337867-501 AA23530 Quite easy to mod, reliable, not too expensive, powerful, but loud as a vacuum cleaner.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: GRIDSEED G-BLADE Overclocking 7Mh/s
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on: June 13, 2014, 08:53:05 PM
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Hi all. Can someone recommend a stock fan replacement for a non-modded G-blade? I'm looking for fans that are quieter than these stock fans without sacrificing the CFM amount? I'm also hoping no mod is required to replace the fans with 3rd party fans. If this has already been answered can someone point me in the right direction? After filtering for g-blade & fans I kind got tired after 50-60 read hits. Thanks in advance.
Most of the fans you will find will come with 3 or 4 pins connector. You will have to keep only the black and red ones. As for stock size, sorry, I upgraded to bigger one, Scythe ultrakaze. I used this to choose mine http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g36/c435/list/p1/Fans-12_Volt_Fans_by_CFM.htmlThe stock one is around 60cfm, don't go too low
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Fury/Blizzard tuning and mods
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on: June 13, 2014, 08:40:36 PM
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I just did the clk to hashrate conversion ............ I can't wait to find out the mod .......... and the watts 9.1k resistor on the side of the Buck controler replaced with 6.2k one. Beware. The chips and the entire Fury/Blizzard will be very hot and you will need to add heatsinks to the chips and good thermal paste under the pcb. Fan blowing through like on Gridseed blade also gives better cooling. Where are all the pretty pictures... ZiG the Fury isn"t pretty at the moment, just prototyping. Beware, it runs very hot after modding, resistor values between 6.2 and 9.1k could give better results. Power mosfets are rated 100A, so we should be safe but here is the pic for the voltmod.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: GRIDSEED G-BLADE Overclocking 7Mh/s
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on: June 13, 2014, 08:22:05 PM
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Looks like I'll be the first voltmodded on Zeus. The updates on Zeus voltmod will be posted on the thread you linked to keep this one on Gridseed blade Good job, J4bberwock... I glad you find this useful...better to keep them separate... Did you check nst6563 cooling solution(s) there...? ZiG In fact, I did almost the same thing without seeing the thread. Arctic ceramique under the pcb and custom heatsinks on the chips plus fan blowing through like on the blade.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: GRIDSEED G-BLADE Overclocking 7Mh/s
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on: June 13, 2014, 08:19:00 PM
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12v 5A psu melted. I believe I was drawing more than 60watt Can't believe you're using a cheap brick! They blow up on you because they are made for intermittent peak performance, not constant! If they were, they'd come heat sinks and fans! Well done on getting the first Zeus overclocked! Now to see what the actual results are, pool side..... Keep your fingers crossed. I think the HW error count is unacceptable already. My 26 pods have been running steady at 1163MHz for eons and outputting maximum accepts (even better than running higher clocks) with virtually 0 HW errors out of the lot of em! hint hint.... Since the brick was free and I was short of ready to use server psu, I wanted to try and see how far I could push it. Not far... I'll set up a hashra or similar raspberry image tomorrow for the tests and with a server psu.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Fury/Blizzard tuning and mods
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on: June 13, 2014, 08:14:13 PM
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I just did the clk to hashrate conversion ............ I can't wait to find out the mod .......... and the watts 9.1k resistor on the side of the Buck controler replaced with 5.6k one. edited the resistor from 6.2 to 5.6Beware. The chips and the entire Fury/Blizzard will be very hot and you will need to add heatsinks to the chips and good thermal paste under the pcb. Fan blowing through like on Gridseed blade also gives better cooling.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Fury/Blizzard tuning and mods
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on: June 13, 2014, 06:39:37 PM
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Info on voltmodded Fury/Blizzard soon. Running at Ltc clock 525 with less than 5% HW errors with cgminer. Bfgminer don't like it and gives way more errors. Voltage upped to 1.65v But you will need to seriously improve the stock cooling. Also, use a serious power supply. The one provided with the Fury managed to melt, as I expected it to do.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: GRIDSEED G-BLADE Overclocking 7Mh/s
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on: June 13, 2014, 05:24:13 PM
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Just to tease you New topic soon for first overclocked Zeus miner. I received my miners 1 hour ago, first one already modded.
Did you find ANY schematics for Zeus...? ZiG No schematics, No chips datasheet. But it does hash at Ltc clock 525 right now with low HW errors compared to what you get stock. Something around 4%. Cgminer 3.1 reports strange hashrate so I'll need to rely on a pool to estimate the gain. Bfgminer gives me way more HW errors No matter what I try. Just an hint on the voltmod, Zeus uses tps40193 as Buck controler. 2R030 power mosfet Reference resistor is 9.3k voltage adjust resistor is 9.1k to get 1.2v 6.2k adjust resistor gives 1.65v on mine. Unfortunately, the cooling on the blizzard/fury is not enough, maybe even at stock voltage. That is the reason for higher HW errors.
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: GRIDSEED G-BLADE Overclocking 7Mh/s
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on: June 13, 2014, 06:59:31 AM
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It doesn't need to be either or, using both will divide the load, but I bet it will hold on it's own. The new connector might be so they can integrate multiple blades in a larger product. It's locking, so it would be more reliable than a 2.5mm power plug.
Also, based on the sticker that was on my other blade, these were manufactured this past week.
It makes sense, Blade will be entry level around 350-400$ in a few weeks, big blade with more PCB slightly more expensive, probably around 1000-1500$ and A2 for the most powerful miners from 2500 to 5000$.
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