Just started mining...

[buddrulez]

Well I had a nice suprise from the tax man today and now have a $500 budget for a new card/s!

[BTCMiners.net]

Well I had a nice suprise from the tax man today and now have a $500 budget for a new card/s!

Woot.  I would get the ASIC's from BFL though, tbh. Just sayin..

[Shadow383]

Well I had a nice suprise from the tax man today and now have a $500 budget for a new card/s!

Woot.  I would get the ASIC's from BFL though, tbh. Just sayin..

Or an asic from Cablepair/Avalon at this point 

[BTCMiners.net]

Well I had a nice suprise from the tax man today and now have a $500 budget for a new card/s!

Woot.  I would get the ASIC's from BFL though, tbh. Just sayin..

Or an asic from Cablepair/Avalon at this point 

Touche. LOL

[buddrulez]

What is this ASIC? From what I can make out its specificly for bitcoin and better than a GPU? Are they even for sale yet and what sort of price are they?

[Edit]
n00b moment there I will do the research next time before asking!

[RoboCoder]

What is this ASIC? From what I can make out its specificly for bitcoin and better than a GPU? Are they even for sale yet and what sort of price are they?

I wouldn't hold my breath on them being release on time.  I would continue current methods for now.  Although I did just order a BFL single out of curiosity to see how long it would take to receive (something that has been available rather than vaporware) from them - especially since technically i won't lose my investment if i get their ASIC because they offer a full credit of what I paid for the Single towards the new unit.

My general understanding from reading in the forum is that BFL products do work at projected hash rates or better, but painfully slow delivery cycles..  again - personally i will keep doing what i am doing and will shift to the asic's when they arrive (or if).

[buddrulez]

What is this ASIC? From what I can make out its specificly for bitcoin and better than a GPU? Are they even for sale yet and what sort of price are they?

I wouldn't hold my breath on them being release on time.  I would continue current methods for now.  Although I did just order a BFL single out of curiosity to see how long it would take to receive (something that has been available rather than vaporware) from them - especially since technically i won't lose my investment if i get their ASIC because they offer a full credit of what I paid for the Single towards the new unit.

My general understanding from reading in the forum is that BFL products do work at projected hash rates or better, but painfully slow delivery cycles..  again - personally i will keep doing what i am doing and will shift to the asic's when they arrive (or if).

So what your saying is just get a decent gpu for now and see if/what happens after they get delivered and tested?

[Gabi]

More or less, yes.

[buddrulez]

NIce one thanks for the advice mate!

[RoboCoder]

What is this ASIC? From what I can make out its specificly for bitcoin and better than a GPU? Are they even for sale yet and what sort of price are they?

I wouldn't hold my breath on them being release on time.  I would continue current methods for now.  Although I did just order a BFL single out of curiosity to see how long it would take to receive (something that has been available rather than vaporware) from them - especially since technically i won't lose my investment if i get their ASIC because they offer a full credit of what I paid for the Single towards the new unit.

My general understanding from reading in the forum is that BFL products do work at projected hash rates or better, but painfully slow delivery cycles..  again - personally i will keep doing what i am doing and will shift to the asic's when they arrive (or if).

So what your saying is just get a decent gpu for now and see if/what happens after they get delivered and tested?

Yup.

At least thats the way i am approaching it.  Basically hedging my bets.

If you get good GPU's (i use almost exclusively 7970's) - they hold their value very well.  so even if things change and you switch to HHR (high-hash rate) ASIC's, then you can recoup probably 60-85% of your investment into the GPU's.  do a search on ebay for radeon 7970 and look at what the used ones are going for..

[trocon]

4) get a vacuum cleaner and clean out that poor thing.

No! Never vacuum electronics, at least not using direct contact (the fabric brush, or crevice device):

a) the tip could easily cause damage to surface-mounted parts, and
b) electrostatic build-up could be created or transferred, especially with the plastic brushes

A can of compressed air is a much safer bet. Vacuuming your power supply and such from outside the grille is safe, even though compressed air would probably still be more effective.  OTOH, having a vacuum cleaner nozzle nearby collecting all that airborne mess is acceptable.