Newbie needs help.

[knight3136]

Hello everyone.


  I'm looking into mining bitcoin. I know the S9 has been out for a while now. Does anyone know when the model will be out (S10 or S11). To those who have the S9 how many bitcoin are you getting now ?

 I don't have a 220V outlet in my place. Is there a way to set it up using 110V by either getting another type of PSU such as the EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 G2 80 or getting a transformer to covert 110v to 220V ( https://www.amazon.com/LiteFuze-LT-5000-Voltage-Converter-Transformer/dp/B008GQTW7W/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496462469&sr=1-8&keywords=transformer&th=1#Ask).


For those using the EVGA are you able to connect it to the 110V outlet?


Thanks for your help.

[unholycactus]

I wouldn't use a transformer for something that will be running 24/7 at full power.
If you want to start a mining operation in a residential place, you should be checking if your electricity rate is profitable first.

[QuintLeo]

It is unlikely that a new generation of mining gear (probably will be called the S11 for Bitmain) will arrive before late 2018 and more likely 2019 sometime.

 Unlike previous generations of Bitcoin mining ASIC where the process used by the ASIC was NOT the "most recent state of the art process" available for semiconductors as a whole, the CURRENT generation (including the Bitmain S9/T9/R4, the Avalon 721/741, the most recent BitFury-based gear, and a few other "lesser known" folks) is based on "current generation latest state of the art" for semiconductor making - which means any MAJOR improvement in efficiency need to wait for the NEXT generation of the "state of the art" to show up - and then some months or perhaps even a year as that "state of the art" is going to be tied up by MAJOR manufactures for use in smartphones, AMD and NVidia GPUs, AMD and Intel CPUs, and other such LARGE SCALE usage.


 For perspective - NVidia likely has sold more GTX 1070 cards than all ASIC mining makers have made of all ASIC mining machines COMBINED.
 Then you get to the high-volume stuff like AMD RX series cards, Ryzen, Intel CPUs, and OMG Smartphones that are made on the current process nodes.....

[vh]

I don't have a 220V outlet in my place. Is there a way to set it up using 110V by either getting another type of PSU such as the EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 G2 80 or getting a transformer to covert 110v to 220V ( https://www.amazon.com/LiteFuze-LT-5000-Voltage-Converter-Transformer/dp/B008GQTW7W/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496462469&sr=1-8&keywords=transformer&th=1#Ask).

See here for some previously discussed options on 110V:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1927649.0

[physicist]

1. Do not use a transformer, it is wasteful and expensive. All typical residential homes do have 220-240V. It is the potential between the left and right side of a breaker box. A qualified electrician can wire a receptacle.

2. Remember that all of those KW's of electricity you are pumping into the miners does not disappear - it turns into heat, which of course some other cooling device must expend energy to deal with. Depending on your climate and cooling situation this will at least double electricity usage in warm climates.

Unholycactus is right, a quick review of your electric bill might render the whole endeavor unprofitable.

[QuintLeo]

The EVGA 1600 should handle any S9 or T9 model
I WOULD recommmend strongly that you make sure the circuit it is plugged into is a 20 amp circuit, and do NOT plug anything else into the other side of the same outlet if the outlet is a common "duplex" type outlet - and I would also recommend that you only plug it into a 20-amp rated outlet if at all possible, as that thing WILL overload a 15 amp outlet if it's running at more than about 90% of max capasity (though a T9 shouldn't push it QUITE that hard).

 220 VAC is actually the normal voltage that is fed to US residences and small businesses, but it's center-tapped AKA "split-phase" so you can pull 110 off of it for most "common" usages in the US.

 Electric Driers, Hot Water Heaters of more than about 6 gallon capacity, Electric Ranges, most wall-type electric heaters, some HIGH capacity A/C units, are normally 220V.

[SarahTy]

Noting all of this, I'm planing the same approach.
Thanks allot!!