Panda B3+ Review !

[philipma1957]

hey I have an idea here..


think this would fit?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500414

I can get   490 sols using  140 watts

that  mobo  would be unreal with  8 of these nvidia pushing  3900 sols



if I lower clocks I can do  414  using 126 watts.    one card and the entire rig.

which means maybe 105 watts for the mining of zec.



Man  I would love to get that mobo.  load it with nvidia's and mine zec.

[Lagniappe]

hey I have an idea here..


think this would fit?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500414

I can get   490 sols using  140 watts

that  mobo  would be unreal with  8 of these nvidia pushing  3900 sols



if I lower clocks I can do  414  using 126 watts.    one card and the entire rig.

which means maybe 105 watts for the mining of zec.



Man  I would love to get that mobo.  load it with nvidia's and mine zec.

Go for it, if you have the money why not. I'm waiting til the new AMDs come

[dagarair]

4K plus of cards hehe that bastard would run like hell though

[philipma1957]

4K plus of cards hehe that bastard would run like hell though

Yeah I am getting 516h and 172 watt per card.

It would be very nice if it worked

[Marvell1]

nice but still to expensive , i can build a rig of 480s same hash rate for 1600 six cards including psu and risers and i can easily
sell the cards back since i have the original boxes and waranties not sure what the big deal is on these pandas unless you have money to burn I guess

[QuintLeo]

If you're not going for super-high airflow, NMB is a very good choice for fans - at least comparable on reliability to Delta (though not up to the ancient Rotron metal-frame fans).

 I have a *TON* of their 80mm and 92mm models that have spent literally decades in server cases with very few issues and VERY long lifetimes.



 I would be very worried about cooling on ANY standard dual-width card in a Panda - seems like it has very little room for airflow if there is more than a heatsink to push air through.

 If any standard card would fit though, it would be the Gigabyte ITX model of the 1070 (or for a LOT of money you could go with some of the 1-slot-wide AMD workstation-version of the RX series but why bother).

 
 The "big deal" on the Pandas is twofold - they are smaller than a riser-based multicard rig by a LOT unless you get really fancy on modding a rack-mount case (and seem to be a bit smaller even than THOSE setups due to being a lot shorter in length), and they are "don't have to do it yourself" for those that are not capable of building their own rigs.
 They're more like buying an ASIC rig - almost plug and play.

[bentcrypto]

Awesome thread...thanks for the info and reviews chaps!

@dagarair...If you get a chance please take a close up pic of the hard drive.

[slim87]

nice but still to expensive , i can build a rig of 480s same hash rate for 1600 six cards including psu and risers and i can easily
sell the cards back since i have the original boxes and waranties not sure what the big deal is on these pandas unless you have money to burn I guess

nice first I want to see that if you can get the same hashrate with your 6 cards comparing to the panda with 8 cards. Just not possible And if you try to build a proper setup with 8 gpus by urself, I'm pretty sure that you will be at the same amount like you have to pay for a panda

[Marvell1]

nice but still to expensive , i can build a rig of 480s same hash rate for 1600 six cards including psu and risers and i can easily
sell the cards back since i have the original boxes and waranties not sure what the big deal is on these pandas unless you have money to burn I guess

nice first I want to see that if you can get the same hashrate with your 6 cards comparing to the panda with 8 cards. Just not possible And if you try to build a proper setup with 8 gpus by urself, I'm pretty sure that you will be at the same amount like you have to pay for a panda

I'm not saying i would build an 8gpu rig i can buy six cards at $225 a pop mb and PSU and risers and thats only $1600-1700 or so , assuming i splurge on high end components.  I'm getting free shipping so that 2400 price+shipping per panda is well over
the price even if i grabbed an extra 2 more cards to tack on to the next rig.  I get longer warranties on actual cards and actual computer parts that have value, not this overpriced wana be asic.

I'm good on the panda madness.

[deadsix]

I'm not saying i would build an 8gpu rig i can buy six cards at $225 a pop mb and PSU and risers and thats only $1600-1700 or so , assuming i splurge on high end components.  I'm getting free shipping so that 2400 price+shipping per panda is well over
the price even if i grabbed an extra 2 more cards to tack on to the next rig.  I get longer warranties on actual cards and actual computer parts that have value, not this overpriced wana be asic.

I'm good on the panda madness.

K

[emdje]

You images in the first posts do not work

[philipma1957]

You images in the first posts do not work

must be on your end  they are woking on my pc's

 I have optimum of cablevision in NJ,USA

[slim87]

You images in the first posts do not work

I don't see them as well

[Eyedol-X]

It looks like pictures that were previously loading yesterday for me, don't load today.

If I try to hit URL directly as well as the new photos, not working either.

[Radientgurkin]

4K plus of cards hehe that bastard would run like hell though

Cool post. Appreciate the updates on this as I've got one coming in the mail soon. How many do you have?

1) Can I ask what you think about the noise output? Depending on where you have it, any plans on doing some kind of soundproofing?

2) Do you mind posting how much this one B3 unit manages to mine after 24 hours at your pool (and which pool you recommend)?

Keep up the good work

Ps. I dont see pictures either.

[dagarair]

Sorry guys my damn server down.  Stupid construction cut the FIOS Fiber line.  They are outside trying to fix the fooker.

[bittawm]

any chance you are selling any of those pandas mate?

[Eyedol-X]

DIMENSIONS
http://zeus.iron-vault.com/bct/dim1.JPG
http://zeus.iron-vault.com/bct/dim2.JPG
http://zeus.iron-vault.com/bct/dim3.JPG

REAL FREAKIN BUMMER
DAMN sucks we cant put a full size card in it  

http://zeus.iron-vault.com/bct/bummer.JPG

Looking at these photos, its shorter width wise than the B1 -- 19.5" Wide x 6.5" High x 11" Deep

Someone would have to build a custom case or make an open air frame to turn one of these into a system that will support regular cards. I see that happening with these long term as people replace GPU's. The question will be how well the board is built and how long it will last.

any chance you are selling any of those pandas mate?

Sorry guys I did not get the amount I wanted so they are not for sale.

[dagarair]

I could of swore they sounded quieter but numbers dont lie...  It's more of a deep hum and not a squeal though





230 ETH at this Wattage.  Heliox is working on mods and i'll post or he will as they come available.

[Eyedol-X]

I could of swore they sounded quieter but numbers dont lie...  It's more of a deep hum and not a squeal though

79db is quieter than my damn A4's but more noisy than my 7 GPU rigs