Biodom I agree it would be nice to see information.
I would like to hear from anyone who purchased the last couple of batches.
Are the QC issues corrected with the hash board failures?
I have very few S9s left and with the power usage it can be a good machine. My personal experience has not been good regarding failures.
Bitmain Warranty have repaired several and I managed to spend the time on one.
The BTC hardware landscape has been difficult most of the time. At least it isn't pre-order ripoffs.
It is fairly difficult to grab a unit from one of these non-announced S9 Sales. Not that I would be first in line to buy one, but they sold out fast so are they going "all over" in any significant amount?
- I do not think Bitmain can build mining equipment fast enough. Between their own use, the huge contracts they have for other large-scale miners, deals with other equipment manufacturers, and the cash. Man it must take quite a few people just to count all the money rolling in. It is said they can control bitcoin in almost every way, especially the price, if they need to limit the amount of equipment in use, especially "competing" against them, why not only deal with large money deals for a while? I bet they seriously cannot build them fast enough... If they want to do so. Magic Money boxes indeed. (With boards that fail, arggg)
I do want to see an S9+, but not an increase in hashpower. I want to see an S9 perfected. Running at the originally quoted hashrate without needing to be screwed with.
Hashpower growing while form factor remains the same or shrinks is a great thing, but, when we have a significant portion of hash rate in one hash board we need the ability to stock spares and I would like to hear positive news regarding the failure rates? Have they diminished?
On another note how difficult can it be to hide BTC on the blockchain, or get it off? Very fucking difficult to do something with, if someone is determined.
I am still running several underclocked S7s, thanks to:
sidehack and co:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1504228.0RadekG and co:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1420909.0These guys and the people posting feedback, contributing to the threads help us.
Throw them tips if you can, I know sidehack is always trying to do something to help miners be better miners.
By the way, which chain is which board when looking at the S9?
I have searched through this thread and google FUd it, but in my case the FU may mean something else. I'd like to see a picture showing which port on the board controls which hash board. I have to go take one apart now so maybe I'll remember this time
Edit 1:
I found this description:
The HW errors don't look like a problem but that reported hashrate sure does. You might try swapping where the hash board is connected on the controller board. My B3 has 4 connectors on the control board so there is an extra and I have seen another post where someone else said theirs did too. Looking down at the unit from the top with the intake fan pointing towards you (what I would call the front) I believe that bottom chain in the GUI should be the right hand board.
Thanks all