*SCRYPT FPGA* - CryptoIndustries.com - official Bitcointalk thread

[SpeedDemon13]

If the prices are reasonable, then the GPU's can be used for gaming again...LOL

[myner]

I was under the impression that a FPGA for scrypt wasn't feasible. What about this report from Alpha Technology? http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0241/1743/files/Alpha_Technology_-_Scrypt_Analysis_on_FPGA_proof_of_concept.pdf?709

They are working on a GPGPU instead of FPGA.

http://alpha-t.net/blogs/news/8353976-development-update-24-07-2013

[kramble]

I was under the impression that a FPGA for scrypt wasn't feasible. What about this report from Alpha Technology? http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0241/1743/files/Alpha_Technology_-_Scrypt_Analysis_on_FPGA_proof_of_concept.pdf?709

They are working on a GPGPU instead of FPGA.

http://alpha-t.net/blogs/news/8353976-development-update-24-07-2013

That report was a rather shallow analysis, and while I agree with its conclusions that scrypt mining using just the internal fpga ram is uneconomic for new hardware (but perhaps not existing bitcoin fpga miners), it does not apply to Koolio's devices as these use external dram.

As for GPGPU, I agree that this is overambitious if not outright scammy. If you're going to use GPGPU for scrypt mining there are plenty of established highly regarded solutions already available (aka graphics cards). Alpha-T is not going to come up with anything to beat these.

[BTCscraper]

Registered Address:
145-157 St John Street
London
EC1V 4PW

The exact same address of http://www.gxmining.com/support.php and many other scammers, according to interfraud.org .

Please get a better address if your product is indeed legit.

[The Koolio]

This is great news.

I would suggest that you make ask everyone to send you their emails so as soon as you are ready for launch, you can email all the potential buyers and have orders flowing in instantaneously.

That way no will miss out on the launch either.

We already have a newsletter list ready for all the interested parties. If you visit our site, in the footer is a simple email request form. These guys will be the first to know, but obviously forum posts will subsequently follow.

[The Koolio]

CryptoNerd will feature an article about this, should we be able to get our hands on a unit at some point , we can do a review article aswell

i'm still rubbing my eyes atm from just waking up , so it'll be posted later today

Get in contact, we are asking for media requests to come sooner rather than later so we can see logistics of sample units.

contact@cryptoindustries.com

[The Koolio]

What the wattage output of each unit, ballpark estimates? Will your company premine coins with it to test? A few companies are in the hotspot for mining with customers units before shipping to them, when they know they can do test coins. What will be the turnaround rate for production and shipping to customers?

If you check the specs on our site we estimate power to be 150-180w per mh. We know exactly how much our boards take but we have a variance for multiple fans, raspberrypi and other bits (display & wifi etc).

We are fully aware of the other companies who mine with customer units which is very rude, not to mention fraudulent in a way. We have a testing program for each machine which will cycle it to various limits. This process will be a short process. After done we will package the units ready to send out. Turnaround time is essentially based on delivery times of chips. Our current preferences supplier says we can get chips delivered in quantities we need in around 8 weeks. PCB manufacture is a very very quick process as we are not ordering a huge amount (compared to facility capabilities), so after this is it a simple case of assembly which is not long. Total time we are aiming for is about 10-12 weeks after final orders received.

[The Koolio]

I am interested too, any chance of making it hosted mining instead?

We are looking for a suitable facility with low power costs to do this, however electricity isn't too cheap in the UK so we are looking at surrounding countries too

[The Koolio]

I was under the impression that a FPGA for scrypt wasn't feasible. What about this report from Alpha Technology? http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0241/1743/files/Alpha_Technology_-_Scrypt_Analysis_on_FPGA_proof_of_concept.pdf?709

They are working on a GPGPU instead of FPGA.

http://alpha-t.net/blogs/news/8353976-development-update-24-07-2013

No I assure you it is feasible just a bit pricey. From a business view there isnt much profit in it but its definitely doable. In regards to Alpha Tech, I have to admit I am very confused as to what or when they are offering anything.

[murraypaul]

Registered Address:
145-157 St John Street
London
EC1V 4PW

The exact same address of http://www.gxmining.com/support.php and many other scammers, according to interfraud.org .
Please get a better address if your product is indeed legit.

It is an off-the-shelf paper address: http://www.companiesmadesimple.com/company-services-registered-office.html
I imagine there are thousands of companies registered there, good and bad.

[The Koolio]

Registered Address:
145-157 St John Street
London
EC1V 4PW

The exact same address of http://www.gxmining.com/support.php and many other scammers, according to interfraud.org .

Please get a better address if your product is indeed legit.

This is just our admin address for use while we setup. Unless we use our home addresses (which we will not) then we can't justify getting an office yet until we are ready to either take orders or manufacture, as this cost will ultimately be passed on to the customer. I have a long time in the community (over three years) and I am trying my best to be as forthcoming as possible. As stated we are a registered company too. I think as it stands we have done much more than the other established scammer companies by offering addresses, as much community interaction as possible and not a preorder without product in hand. So far we have launched our concept, if we were scamming we would have offered preorders too.

[The Koolio]

Registered Address:
145-157 St John Street
London
EC1V 4PW

The exact same address of http://www.gxmining.com/support.php and many other scammers, according to interfraud.org .
Please get a better address if your product is indeed legit.

It is an off-the-shelf paper address: http://www.companiesmadesimple.com/company-services-registered-office.html
I imagine there are thousands of companies registered there, good and bad.

We just wanted to hide our home addresses for security sake. Agreed it is a generic address but we will have an office ultimately.

[gica_contra]

Interesting... so do you have something that works or just renders?

[kriwest]

I am interested too, any chance of making it hosted mining instead?

We are looking for a suitable facility with low power costs to do this, however electricity isn't too cheap in the UK so we are looking at surrounding countries too

What are the prices you've been quoted now? I could have a look around here in Sweden if you'd like.

[DannyDisco]

Very interested in this. Will definitely stay glued to this thread.

[nightengale]

If the manufacturer / seller is already saying it is "pricey", that just scares me.

[cryptohunter]

Great that it is from the Uk so can possibly pay and pick up in person.

I hope that it (barebones) can be easily set up with cgiminer so that we can just add in the parameters we like and mine any scrypt coin. This point is critical to me personally anyway.

So it is approx 4x more efficient that 7950 in hash/electricity used?

150w for 1mh?

with the twin 7950s i see around 600w for 1.2MH

[jdebunt]

We at CryptoNerd just had to cover this with an article

Read all about it here

[juve4v]

No more preorders !

[lajz99]

So how long will you guys be "testing" these units prior to shipping?