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August 25, 2016, 02:50:44 PM |
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Have you guys seen this: https://enshop.bitmain.com/adv/antminer-r4-silent-bitcoin-miner.htmlHash Rate 8.6TH/s (Variation of ±5% is expected) Power Consumption 845W +9% at the wall (with Bitmain’s APW5 PSU, 93% efficiency, 25°C ambient temp) Power Efficiency 0.1 J/GH +9% at the wall (with Bitmain’s APW5 PSU, 93% efficiency, 25°C ambient temp) Noise level 52dB (at an ambient temperature of 35°C) Chip quantity per unit 126 x BM1387 Rated Voltage 11.60 ~13.00V Product size 515mm (L) x 100mm (W) x 222mm (H) Package size 610mm (L) x 215mm (W) x 340mm (H) Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C Network Connection Ethernet Default Frequency 600MHz |
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fusion0389 (OP)
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August 25, 2016, 02:54:29 PM |
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Maybe BITMAIN is trying to change perception and become a bit more "home miner friendly?"
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fusion0389 (OP)
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August 25, 2016, 03:04:42 PM |
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I guess we'll have to wait and see what the pricing looks like, if its anything like S9 pricing my bet is between 1000-1100 USD. Hopefully they've got an improved warranty in the pipeline, I think that would do wonders to improving their image. Maybe this is a precursor to the next Avalon miner???
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fusion0389 (OP)
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August 25, 2016, 03:16:17 PM |
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Tupsu, I do feel that you got the short end of that stick, if for no other reason aside form the fact that you've spent over 300 BTC with them, they should work with you on a replacement... So unfortunate... |
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August 25, 2016, 04:32:49 PM |
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Can't say I'm a fan of the new fan design. I bet it's running their BMminer aswell.
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Biodom
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August 25, 2016, 04:45:38 PM |
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It all depends on a price...whether it will be stupidly high or reasonable.
Reasonable price is $650-700 before shipping.
Price it like this and mass adoption at home could happen.
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August 25, 2016, 04:48:59 PM |
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Maybe something to fight the A7 ?
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fusion0389 (OP)
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August 25, 2016, 04:51:35 PM |
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Maybe something to fight the A7 ?
That's what I was thinking.. |
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Biodom
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August 25, 2016, 04:55:11 PM |
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Maybe something to fight the A7 ?
That's what I was thinking.. Bitmain Spondoolies fight was great for us, as it resulted in lower S5 and Sp20 prices. Let's hope for a similar situation, but with both companies being chinese, it is less likely to happen. Price cartel is a much more likely scenario. |
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August 25, 2016, 05:49:11 PM |
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Maybe something to fight the A7 ?
That's what I was thinking.. Price cartel is a much more likely scenario. Indeed and Avalon never really fought Bitmain price with the A6 |
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August 25, 2016, 06:45:48 PM |
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This is great news, but BITMAIN knows that to truly make an accessible miner, they need to price it reasonably.
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August 25, 2016, 07:11:06 PM |
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Not quite sure why a centrifugal fan has all its sides vented if its in push configuration as they usually intake from the ends and spray air radially. You control the direction of flow with a cover or case which they're not using. So if its in pull configuration then how is it generating enough pressure as a centrifugal fan surrounded by open vents?
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August 25, 2016, 07:30:23 PM |
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Interesting design cant' wait to see hat it does in real world. I'm not so much interested in quiet of new fan design, but would love to see if it keeps it even cooler. As it looks like a big area for fan. One other thing is does it look like to anyone else a new PSU - https://enshop.bitmain.com/adv/detail-R4-gallery.html ? I'm wondering if they are going to be selling new PSU's for this model. |
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August 25, 2016, 07:35:05 PM
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Yea lokos like a new psu they are going to do alongside the R4.
Current one is APW3-12-1600-B2
New one: APW5
From the picture looks like its got a fan ontop rather than the server type fans the previous model had.
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August 25, 2016, 07:45:01 PM |
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Wow, deffo a curve ball for Bitmain to produce this!
I would want some kind of filter on the incoming side tho, if its aimed at being used in the home environment.
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August 25, 2016, 08:48:36 PM |
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looks like the power to the boards is not pcie cable . maybe a custom break board . this may mean you must use their psu.
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August 25, 2016, 09:16:19 PM |
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The control board uses a 6-pin. I would bet the hashboards take 3x 6-pin each as well.
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August 25, 2016, 09:23:54 PM |
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Are they still using a crappy hack job of cgminer? I'm sure the answer is yes. Until they actually support Kano and Ck, and cgminer proper, I will never give Bitmain a cent of my money.
Avalon A7? Proper cgminer integration? Yes please.
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August 25, 2016, 10:02:58 PM
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miner software authorship aside -- I've been waiting to see something like this from Bitmain or others. Long over due. Give it a snazzy looking case to look like AV gear and they will have a winner.
Reason: I'd bet beans to btc that they are eying the large retail store market. More specifically the ones in Asia as a whole at least to start.
The main hypermarket stores to a Western eye are -- insanely huge. Think Walmarts, large furniture/bedroom store, massive consumer electronics sections, groceries and eat-there, you name it. The one I visited in Korea (I think was a Lotte Mart in Daegue) even had their own moped and car dealership inside. All in one 8-story building.
In late 2014 before he cut all communications, Joshua Zipkin now aka Joshua Alexander was talking about him drumming up extreme interest from a Korean chain for his last-ditch efforts to keep AMT alive. Well at least be able to finally dump the scads of A1 chips he had...
It should be in the Skype AMT room chats link in my sig, somewhere around maybe late July or so.
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