Bitworks 8 GPU 4U rack mount mining rig - 235Mh/s ETH

[drrobert]

About gpu temperatures? 8 gpus in same case so close, i would like to know if they can be so freesh compared with 7 gpu case.

[IOTUSA]

Hi all, 

I just stumbed upon this product and I think it looks very interesting boasting some impressive hash rates. 

If we compare to another mining rig that has 4 x rx480s
http://r.ebay.com/cIARri
Pretend we bought 2 of those rigs (so 8 gpus total) doing just under 100 mh/s a rig each on eth then this Bitworks machine still out performs those 2 rigs by 15% with 230 mh/s on eth. 

I am new in the gpu market and wonder if this is achieved with a different gpu or if over clocking?  If overclocked what effect does that have on the power usage especially as the psu has 8 cards to power...
Do the fans on the cards have to be turned down to ensure everything runs smoothly?   
My main concern is the longevity of the machine if power is being taken away from cooling especially looking at how close those cards are compared to other rigs.  Also due to heat rising would it be wiser to put these units horizontal rather than vertical?

I am not trying to slate the product, in fact I hope the questions get answers to show me this isn't a "too good to be true" product because I am a buyer in the market looking to invest and I just don't want to get my hands burned on a product that may die after 6-12 months due to poor cooling / overheating cards. 

Under-volt, overclock, custom BIOS and components. You can't compare a stock rig from eBay with something purpose built and tweaked by someone who knows what they are doing and uses the same components for 100s of rigs.

[singlemode]

Hello board members,

Does anyone have any problem contacting bitworks owner after payment was sent to bitworks?

[maxieboy97]

When did you order your units?

[pvanni]

Hello board members,

Does anyone have any problem contacting bitworks owner after payment was sent to bitworks?

I bought two "FUEL 4U Rack Mount 8 GPU Server" from BitWorks, and I paid it all with transfer wise on April 27th.

Brian Raymond the owner of BitWorks, has confirmed the receipt of the payment, but from April 27 (nearly a month ago) I have not received anything yet.

I'm sending two emails per week asking for information but many times he does not answer.

On May 17 he gave me a tracking code of DHL, but to date, the parcel has not yet been picked up.

I've spent $ 8,327 in this order: $ 6,800 for the two miners, and $ 1,527 for shipment (I did not ask for discounts).

For now I would not recommend Bitworks, it's been almost a month and I have not received anything yet.

If I will receive the miners, I'll write it here.

[TunerDude007]

Hello board members,

Does anyone have any problem contacting bitworks owner after payment was sent to bitworks?

I bought two "FUEL 4U Rack Mount 8 GPU Server" from BitWorks, and I paid it all with transfer wise on April 27th.

Brian Raymond the owner of BitWorks, has confirmed the receipt of the payment, but from April 27 (nearly a month ago) I have not received anything yet.

I'm sending two emails per week asking for information but many times he does not answer.

On May 17 he gave me a tracking code of DHL, but to date, the parcel has not yet been picked up.

I've spent $ 8,327 in this order: $ 6,800 for the two miners, and $ 1,527 for shipment (I did not ask for discounts).

For now I would not recommend Bitworks, it's been almost a month and I have not received anything yet.

If I will receive the miners, I'll write it here.

Please keep us updated on this situation

[Eyedol-X]

Hello board members,

Does anyone have any problem contacting bitworks owner after payment was sent to bitworks?

I bought two "FUEL 4U Rack Mount 8 GPU Server" from BitWorks, and I paid it all with transfer wise on April 27th.

Brian Raymond the owner of BitWorks, has confirmed the receipt of the payment, but from April 27 (nearly a month ago) I have not received anything yet.

I'm sending two emails per week asking for information but many times he does not answer.

On May 17 he gave me a tracking code of DHL, but to date, the parcel has not yet been picked up.

I've spent $ 8,327 in this order: $ 6,800 for the two miners, and $ 1,527 for shipment (I did not ask for discounts).

For now I would not recommend Bitworks, it's been almost a month and I have not received anything yet.

If I will receive the miners, I'll write it here.

Curious.

OP says to reach out to confirm lead time because of large pending orders. Was this done and did he provide a lead time prior to or after your order was placed? Was the deadline, if any, exceeded?

[TunerDude007]

I have the same motherboard, MSI Z97 Gaming 5.

Mind if I ask how you got 8 GPUs to work on a 7 PCI slot motherboard?

Thanks!

I would think with something like this from the original manufacturer:

http://www.miningrigs.net/?product=pci-e-port-multiplier

I've tried that multiplier, doesn't work. I plugged 6 GPUs and 1 multiplier.
The multiplier wouldn't recognize more that 1 GPU.

If I plug in 5 GPUs, the multiplier will recognize 2 GPUs.

No matter what I tried, total GPUs is still 7.

Maybe the OP has some special software.

Or he is just using an M2 to pcie adapter.

maybe? lol
maybe the OP can state , instead of speculation?

Away with family for Thanksgiving so I am not watching the forums as close as usual.. It's a combination of hardware, firmware, and software mods to make it all work... Took quite a bit of time to figure it all out and code up what was needed, that is part of the value proposition for the systems.

Most likely using a M.2 to PCI-e adapter.
I checked, the MSI Gaming 5 motherboard's M.2 slot shares bandwidth between the SATA 5 & 6 slots.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0182NRGYO/

Bought one off amazon, I'll let ya'll know if it works.

Did your M.2 adapter do the trick?

[pvanni]

Please keep us updated on this situation

Sure, as soon as the miners is delivered to me, I'll write it here.

Hello board members,

Does anyone have any problem contacting bitworks owner after payment was sent to bitworks?

I bought two "FUEL 4U Rack Mount 8 GPU Server" from BitWorks, and I paid it all with transfer wise on April 27th.

Brian Raymond the owner of BitWorks, has confirmed the receipt of the payment, but from April 27 (nearly a month ago) I have not received anything yet.

I'm sending two emails per week asking for information but many times he does not answer.

On May 17 he gave me a tracking code of DHL, but to date, the parcel has not yet been picked up.

I've spent $ 8,327 in this order: $ 6,800 for the two miners, and $ 1,527 for shipment (I did not ask for discounts).

For now I would not recommend Bitworks, it's been almost a month and I have not received anything yet.

If I will receive the miners, I'll write it here.

Curious.

OP says to reach out to confirm lead time because of large pending orders. Was this done and did he provide a lead time prior to or after your order was placed? Was the deadline, if any, exceeded?

Well, I do not think (and I hope) that BitWorks is a scam, but I do not think they have great customer service.

On May 1st sent me an email saying it will start working on miners in the coming days.

To date it has not yet been shipped, I would have preferred to know in advance that it would take so long to receive the miners.

[VoskCoin]

Any update from users who are using this? how is it?

[yochdog]

I have done business with Brian for years.  He makes a great product, but can be slow to respond at times. 

Speaking from experience, he is most definitely not a scammer.  My hunch is that he has MUCH more demand than he can handle at the moment, and therefor communications suffers. 

[pvanni]

I have done business with Brian for years.  He makes a great product, but can be slow to respond at times. 

Speaking from experience, he is most definitely not a scammer.  My hunch is that he has MUCH more demand than he can handle at the moment, and therefor communications suffers. 

Yes yochdog, I think the same, I have not tried them yet, but seems that Brian sells great miners. Especially since they are plug and play.

The only problem is the time it takes to get miners.

Where you given a timeframe when you purchased the miners?  Or was there a purchase agreement of any kind, terms and conditions?

Well, when I made the payment I asked how long it took for shipping, and just did not answer me.

Maybe it was my mistake not exactly set the terms of shipment.
But it is not a question of nuclear engineering, it is a simple gpu miner (And I only bought two units).

Anyway, if I have news, and when I get the miners I'll write it here.

[EvilC0P]

just want to mention, that if he uses rx570/580, then there may be delay because companies can't supply enough of those cards yet.

i'm from canada and i have 2 rx570 BO from exactly a month now, and i would love to order 12 more right away but no one has in stock.
they all say; place your orders and we will ship asap. but why would i do that and start paying interest on my CC...
anyway, just a minor detail i think that could be causing the delay.

[Eyedol-X]

I have done business with Brian for years.  He makes a great product, but can be slow to respond at times.  

Speaking from experience, he is most definitely not a scammer.  My hunch is that he has MUCH more demand than he can handle at the moment, and therefor communications suffers.  

Yes yochdog, I think the same, I have not tried them yet, but seems that Brian sells great miners. Especially since they are plug and play.

The only problem is the time it takes to get miners.

Where you given a timeframe when you purchased the miners?  Or was there a purchase agreement of any kind, terms and conditions?

Well, when I made the payment I asked how long it took for shipping, and just did not answer me.

Maybe it was my mistake not exactly set the terms of shipment.
But it is not a question of nuclear engineering, it is a simple gpu miner (And I only bought two units).

Anyway, if I have news, and when I get the miners I'll write it here.

Personally I don't think companies should be selling pre-order miners at all; it is easy to only sell items you have in hand already.  

So long as people are willing to continue to pre-order miners; this will probably continue.  

Thanks for making members aware of the pre-order situation here pvanni.  

So far the only situation I see here is an opportunity for better communication. Based upon OP it sounds like he's just running behind on fulfilling orders.

In regards to pre-ordering, it happens every day when you order a pizza, a car, or anything else that requires custom assembly. You pay in advance and wait for it to be assembled/delivered based upon an expected "reasonable" timeframe. When that timeframe isn't met and no communication is made, there is clearly a communication opportunity but it doesn't immediately indicate a situation of a scam or otherwise.

Many small businesses can't create/build, inventory, and store every product they make waiting around for someone out there to buy it.

As a small business owner myself, I can tell you its a struggle dealing with every little detail. I spend more time dealing with the "crap to run the business" than I do actually "doing business" which sometimes leads to my response times not being as optimal as I would intend or like them to be.

[Eyedol-X]

I never said this was a scam; clearly if pvanni was never given a time frame, purchase agreement of any kind, or terms and conditions: the miners cannot ever be considered late on delivery.  

Not providing clearly defined expectations for customers is one problem.  Communication as you have said; is also lacking here.

In regards to justifying pre-orders for miners; We aren't talking about a pizza that will: go bad.  These are miners; if anything they would only benefit the company: to have (mining) while waiting to be sold.  Only a fool would want a miner that hasn't been burned in anyway.  

It would be one thing if the company was receiving more orders than it could fulfill, and told customers they have a backlog and cannot guarantee a delivery time; that is not what happened here.  

At a minimum, a company should be telling customers when they do not have items in hand.  To propose otherwise is absurd.

In regards the scam remark, I agree that's not what you indicated -- it was said by others and for the record my reference to that was not directed at you.

I agree regarding the communication gaps you outlined, they are unfortunate to hear about in this case.

[scbrian]

Sorry first post (long-time lurker but never had much knowledge to contribute) but no I am not Brian Raymond and yes I have been in touch with him about purchasing rigs.

He actually sent out an email today explaining the issues they have been having with shipment. In previous conversations he had told me that while GPU procurement has been tight it hasn't been a major bottleneck for him so far. I'm sure there has been an onslaught of demand since the ETH price spike so that may have changed by now.

His email said there was an issue with the updated version of the MSI mobo's they received that caused some rig stability issues. This affected about 120 units according to him. They are working to resolve that issue and get those rigs shipped out ASAP.

I can understand the frustration as a customer with spotty communication but my gut feeling is that Brian is a straight up guy that is a bit overwhelmed with demand at the moment. I'll post again once my order is placed and received to let people know how that process was.

[singlemode]

I ordered a lot of units from Brian, he promised me it will shipped 5 days after received the payment and right now is like 28 days already still no response no unit shipped yet.

Can anyone confirm how reliable of the seller?

Hello board members,

Does anyone have any problem contacting bitworks owner after payment was sent to bitworks?

I bought two "FUEL 4U Rack Mount 8 GPU Server" from BitWorks, and I paid it all with transfer wise on April 27th.

Brian Raymond the owner of BitWorks, has confirmed the receipt of the payment, but from April 27 (nearly a month ago) I have not received anything yet.

I'm sending two emails per week asking for information but many times he does not answer.

On May 17 he gave me a tracking code of DHL, but to date, the parcel has not yet been picked up.

I've spent $ 8,327 in this order: $ 6,800 for the two miners, and $ 1,527 for shipment (I did not ask for discounts).

For now I would not recommend Bitworks, it's been almost a month and I have not received anything yet.

If I will receive the miners, I'll write it here.

[reelen]

This seems to be par for the course.  I had a few good interactions with Padrino in the past, but after trying to order 600+ custom cables, he went MIA during our conversation in PM.  I messaged him 5-6 additional times over the course of the following weeks with zero reply, yet he had the time to reply to a few items here on the boards.  Definitely not reliable at this time.

[scarabyte]

I can not guarantee per se, but I occasionally made an order (also a week ago), and was reading this thread (not registering though) with great sense of worry.

Well, later in my Spam I found two emails - 1 from next day after purchase and 2nd the week after, so actually I see that he is keeping me on track though there are some issues with MSI boards and not all units ordered could be mastered, but whatever the cost, they're forcing it as much as they can, as it says. I guess they would not sacrifice stability, and that seems like a totally right thing with miners.

Both of the emails were written in a adequate manner and I do not see the signs in there which would make someone worry now. I am 99% sure he's having technical difficulties, but the lack of communication replies, reported by other board members, should raise some bar in the future for this business to thrive At least it would be anticipated by the current clients.

Will post here when I'll get my unit, as well.

[allingoodfun]

Hey guys... Im new to cryptos and mining but I wanted to at least make a quick post here letting people know that, at least for the moment, the website is no longer taking orders and the units in question are now shown as "out of stock". I know this doesn't help those of you waiting for your units but at least they aren't still taking orders, which only creates more issues. Hopefully they catch up soon and open orders back up because I would also like to purchase a few. However if anyone here knows of other company that creates rack mount miners out there (at least 6xGPU) can you please link it here because it sounds like Bitworks may take a few months to get all this sorted.

Thanks.