Bitmain Announces the Antminer R4 and APW5 Power Supply, Designed for Silence

[bit2255]

thanks..I tried searching the forum but did not find that out..thanks again..

[bit2255]

Are their any posts that can explain the issues with antman? Why are they a scam site?

[tbonetony]

Is "Bitman USA" vs Bitmain a viable alternative for buying an Antminer R4 B4??

http://bitmanusa.com/product/antminer-r4-8-6-ths/

Common sense: A quick google search of the staff image on About Us page explains enough.

[Finksy]

Are their any posts that can explain the issues with antman? Why are they a scam site?

They are a scam site because there is a 99/100 chance that when you send them money, they will not send you goods.  But please by all means, if you don't want to trust the judgement of members that have been around for years and more than a scam or two, try buying from them and report back to us.

I know what you're thinking.  Maybe they just forgot an I in their website name?
Maybe Chad, Laura and Torrance from their "About Us" page: http://bitmanusa.com/2016/08/16/about-us/
Also happen to work at "Altitude Summer Camp"? https://www.altitude-camps.com/about-us/team/  (scroll to the right until the last picture)
Maybe we have all become too skeptical.  I mean they are using real pictures of the hardware, and the website isn't THAT poorly designed is it?
Go see their address in person, Suite # 120 1910 Pacific Ave Dallas, TX.  (Hint: That building does not have a suite 120, they use 4 and 5-digit suite numbers...)

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Are their any posts that can explain the issues with antman? Why are they a scam site?

1st glaring reason: Their name!
ANY website that uses a name that similar to legit sites is certain to be either an outright scam and/or could well be a phishing site to spread malware!
Welcome to the internet....

[bit2255]

I absolutely believe you guys...and that explains why i could not find out about them from my searches.

I guess I will need to wait for the next batch to become available.

Sounds like it could be soon.

One this for sure, this newbie will be going dizzy reading this forum and seeking your collective advice - even though I only plan on starting out as a home hobbyist..at least for starters.

THANKS!!

[BITMAIN]

Dear Bitcoiners,

We are launching two new batches of the Antminer R4  today.

Batch 5 and batch 6 can deliver a hashrate of 7.5TH/s and 8.7TH/s, respectively.

They will be available at this link after 2300 hours (Beijing time, GMT+8) today (13 January 2017).

We advise all to confirm their order while stock lasts.

Please reach out to us at support.bitmain.com for any queries.

Happy mining,

The Bitmain team

[tbonetony]

Dear Bitcoiners,

We are launching two new batches of the Antminer R4  today.

Batch 5 and batch 6 can deliver a hashrate of 7.5TH/s and 8.7TH/s, respectively.

They will be available at this link after 2300 hours (Beijing time, GMT+8) today (13 January 2017).

We advise all to confirm their order while stock lasts.

Please reach out to us at support.bitmain.com for any queries.

Happy mining,

The Bitmain team

YAHOO???

[tetanka]

How much bitcoin would you expect a R4-B5 or R4-B6 to mine per day?

[jacobmayes94]

http://www.coinwarz.com/calculators/bitcoin-mining-calculator

[percy_tc]

what is default clock of R4?

[HagssFIN]

what is default clock of R4?

For batch 1 the default frequency setting is 600 Mhz.
For batch 2 and newer models , the miner adjusts the frequency settings per board automatically to achieve certain ideal hash rate.

[IITravel01]

My B2 was set at 550 and then the firmware would then auto adjust.  When you ask to calculate the est. income, is that with both boards working or just one like so many of ours are?

[chasdabigone]

My R4B3 shows 1 board running at 605 freq and one at 505. The 605 runs hotter (70's and 80's) while the 505 temp stays in the 60's and 70's. Will there ever be an option to overclock my underclocked board? Changing the freq settings on the advanced page does nothing

[VRobb]

My B2 was set at 550 and then the firmware would then auto adjust.  When you ask to calculate the est. income, is that with both boards working or just one like so many of ours are?

LOL, funny because it's NOT funny!   
 I wanted to grab another R4 today but didn't have enough coin ready to go.  Guess that's the universe telling me to wait until B4 gets back from warranty repair before getting another one!

[Biodom]

Whatever you do, I firmly advise against buying bitcoin via Coinbase credit or debit card.
Not only they charge 3.99% fee on top of their ask price, but cc will also add a $20 foreign transaction fee to it.
I have no idea why, maybe because bitcoin is kind of foreign currency (and not a commodity) according to cc.
$ 640 purchase had $50 fees or 7.8% total
 Coinbase=Western Union

[tbonetony]

Whatever you do, I firmly advise against buying bitcoin via Coinbase credit or debit card.
Not only they charge 3.99% fee on top of their ask price, but cc will also add a $20 foreign transaction fee to it.
I have no idea why, maybe because bitcoin is kind of foreign currency (and not a commodity) according to cc.
$ 640 purchase had $50 fees or 7.8% total
 Coinbase=Western Union

I assume you didn't use a USD credit card. The foreign exchange fees are charged by credit card companies. If your credit card is not based in USD, it's likely you were incurring an exchange.

[Biodom]

Whatever you do, I firmly advise against buying bitcoin via Coinbase credit or debit card.
Not only they charge 3.99% fee on top of their ask price, but cc will also add a $20 foreign transaction fee to it.
I have no idea why, maybe because bitcoin is kind of foreign currency (and not a commodity) according to cc.
$ 640 purchase had $50 fees or 7.8% total
 Coinbase=Western Union

I assume you didn't use a USD credit card. The foreign exchange fees are charged by credit card companies. If your credit card is not based in USD, it's likely you were incurring an exchange.

no, US cc; CC probably considers bitcoin a foreign currency.

[tbonetony]

Whatever you do, I firmly advise against buying bitcoin via Coinbase credit or debit card.
Not only they charge 3.99% fee on top of their ask price, but cc will also add a $20 foreign transaction fee to it.
I have no idea why, maybe because bitcoin is kind of foreign currency (and not a commodity) according to cc.
$ 640 purchase had $50 fees or 7.8% total
 Coinbase=Western Union

I assume you didn't use a USD credit card. The foreign exchange fees are charged by credit card companies. If your credit card is not based in USD, it's likely you were incurring an exchange.

no, US cc; CC probably considers bitcoin a foreign currency.

Sorry to hear that. I am in Canada so I always get charged with foreign currency conversion lol.

[grn]

Whatever you do, I firmly advise against buying bitcoin via Coinbase credit or debit card.
Not only they charge 3.99% fee on top of their ask price, but cc will also add a $20 foreign transaction fee to it.
I have no idea why, maybe because bitcoin is kind of foreign currency (and not a commodity) according to cc.
$ 640 purchase had $50 fees or 7.8% total
 Coinbase=Western Union

I assume you didn't use a USD credit card. The foreign exchange fees are charged by credit card companies. If your credit card is not based in USD, it's likely you were incurring an exchange.

no, US cc; CC probably considers bitcoin a foreign currency.

Sorry to hear that. I am in Canada so I always get charged with foreign currency conversion lol.

Try a different card, some do not charge those fees