Bitmain Antminer S9

[Sierra8561]

Has anyone heard anything? Price? Specs? release date? etc?
I read somewhere on here it was supposed to be released today but haven't seen anything.

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[RappelzReborn]

It is a FUD.

Official BITMAIN answer from Idzly (aka Dan Lunna aka BITMAIN_Lunna on this forum)

ldzly Official • #43 • 2016-05-16 20:45:39
miner007 : 2016-05-11 22:51:04
Of course we will publish our S9(Yeppppp , S9 is the name , because in Bitmain"s history, odd number means good luck =antminer beijing hot items in a selling season) which is made of our next generation chips. And we are lack of accurate information when it will release ,before that we need a long term test process to make sure the stable perfomance. So I have no idea where the information of mining sweden form ? also, I dont know why some users choose to believe him instead of inquiry form Bitmain.

have a nice day !

Reference link https://enforum.bitmain.com/bbs/topics/3433

I suggest you to buy S7 reduced price  
~RR

[socks435]

Its better to dont buy it better to stay s7 or buy s7 because isn't still profitable to mine right now..

[Sierra8561]

I don't think I'll buy any more s7's. I have a feeling the s9 will be out fairly soon.

[VirosaGITS]

"before that we need a long term test process to make sure the stable perfomance"

AKA we're going to build lots and mine with them, before selling them?

[LASERminer]

...or AKA we're going to sell them when you can't make ROI?

[sidehack]

Probably both.

[LASERminer]

So, we will wait... for "GekkoMiner"

[VirosaGITS]

So, we will wait... for "GekkoMiner"

You will probably be waiting for a long, long time, sadly. =/

[LASERminer]

Nah... happy waiting without feeding Bitmain
...and I have faith in community initiatives!

[VirosaGITS]

Nah... happy waiting without feeding Bitmain
...and I have faith in community initiatives!

What i mean is. You seem to say you can just wait for Sidehack to release the product. But Sidehack is waiting for companies such as Bitmain to decide to sell him chips. Without those he can't make the boards. Which means by waiting for Sidehack you are effectively waiting for Bitmain or Bitfury in the first place... Therefore you will wait for a long (indefinite, potentially infinite) time.

Sidehack can't make his own ASIC chips. You'd need much more money, R&D, then manufacture and probably other stuff i'm not aware of.

If you had that kind of money, maybe Sidehack would know where to start, but i don't. And i think the existing funding is too low by a figure or two.

[sidehack]

There's been all kinds of talk about trying to start up an independent ASIC, but you'd have to get in with guys like kilo17 and PlanetCrypto for a better discussion of the financial and administrative requirements. I'd really like to work on a project like that but right now every resource I have is put to use just keeping the lights on in my shop and getting current projects taken care of.

[Sierra8561]

Waiting on the community could take a very long time. At least bitmain is going to provide us something. Bitfury has all but abandoned the small miner. Bw is launching something in June. Hopefully we will see something soon.

[Unacceptable]

There's been all kinds of talk about trying to start up an independent ASIC, but you'd have to get in with guys like kilo17 and PlanetCrypto for a better discussion of the financial and administrative requirements. I'd really like to work on a project like that but right now every resource I have is put to use just keeping the lights on in my shop and getting current projects taken care of.

I got a bunch of lotto tickets,if I win I'll be stopping by to chat with ya 

(don't hold your breath, but ya never know    )

[dsattler]

Antminer S9 is sold on OpenBazaar for 4.8 BTC:

ob://17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

Update:
I don't know if this is legit, better use escrow if you're going to buy one!

[Sierra8561]

Antminer S9 is sold on OpenBazaar for 4.8 BTC:

ob://17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

Any specs?

[Kolder]

"before that we need a long term test process to make sure the stable perfomance"

AKA we're going to build lots and mine with them, before selling them?

That is also what I thought. That could be the reason why the difficulty rose so fast in the last few weeks.

[dsattler]

Antminer S9 is sold on OpenBazaar for 4.8 BTC:

ob://17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

Any specs?

This is in the offer:

BITMAIN ANTMINER S9 Batch 1 with 9.63th/s
Shipping from 26th May 2016


S9 Specifications:
1. Hash Rate: 9.63 TH/s ±5%
2. Power Consumption: 1350W + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25C ambient temp)
3. Power Efficiency: 0.15 J/GH + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25°C ambient temp)
4. Rated Voltage: 11.60 ~13.00V
5. Chip quantity per unit: 114x BM1396
6. Dimensions: 301mm(L)*123mm(W)*155mm(H)
7. Cooling: 1x 12038 fan
8. Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C
9. Network Connection: Ethernet
10. Default Frequency: 800M
Notes:
1.   Power consumption figures will vary with your PSU’s efficiency, the ambient operating temperature and the accuracy of the power meter.
2.   PSU: A power supply unit is not included, and you will need to provide an ATX PSU. There are 3 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input on each hashing board and all 3 are required. Do not connect more than one PSU to the same hashing board!
Bitmain recommends the APW3-12-1600-B2 power supply for use with the S9. One power supply support one S9.
3. Separate power supply to control board: there is one additional 6pin PCI-e connector on the IO board which must be connected to the PSU to get power. Be sure to power on the miner after ALL the 10 PCIE connectors connected to power supply. When using differnt PSU and you want to power off the miner, be sure to disconnect all the PSU from power.

Can anybody confirm this?

[Biodom]

Antminer S9 is sold on OpenBazaar for 4.8 BTC:

ob://17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

Any specs?

This is in the offer:

BITMAIN ANTMINER S9 Batch 1 with 9.63th/s
Shipping from 26th May 2016


S9 Specifications:
1. Hash Rate: 9.63 TH/s ±5%
2. Power Consumption: 1350W + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25C ambient temp)
3. Power Efficiency: 0.15 J/GH + 10% (at the wall, with APW3, 93% efficiency, 25°C ambient temp)
4. Rated Voltage: 11.60 ~13.00V
5. Chip quantity per unit: 114x BM1396
6. Dimensions: 301mm(L)*123mm(W)*155mm(H)
7. Cooling: 1x 12038 fan
8. Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C
9. Network Connection: Ethernet
10. Default Frequency: 800M
Notes:
1.   Power consumption figures will vary with your PSU’s efficiency, the ambient operating temperature and the accuracy of the power meter.
2.   PSU: A power supply unit is not included, and you will need to provide an ATX PSU. There are 3 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input on each hashing board and all 3 are required. Do not connect more than one PSU to the same hashing board!
Bitmain recommends the APW3-12-1600-B2 power supply for use with the S9. One power supply support one S9.
3. Separate power supply to control board: there is one additional 6pin PCI-e connector on the IO board which must be connected to the PSU to get power. Be sure to power on the miner after ALL the 10 PCIE connectors connected to power supply. When using differnt PSU and you want to power off the miner, be sure to disconnect all the PSU from power.

Can anybody confirm this?

I can confirm that I am not paying more than $700 for 9.6th S9 and even that is a little overpriced.
It is just numbers.

[alh]

For what it's worth, the posted link doesn't seem to go anywhere useful at all. While not in the market for an S9, I though it would be interesting to look.

http://ob//17144de3790b134b05a0fca102ff8b8887d08e27/listing/c6bbb66fd2041bde823ad70df9bdb757600aafee

The URL looks a little malformed to me........