New Version (unoverclockable) ASICMiner Blade Overclock Kit - IN STOCK

[stacksmasher]

Hey where did you get those cool little heat spreaders on your chips? I have 1 blade with heat issues and Im thinking this may help.


Thanks

[sidehack]

These guys on eBay have a decent selection of chip-sized heatsinks and ship from the US.

http://www.ebay.com/usr/diyfancylights

[stacksmasher]

These guys on eBay have a decent selection of chip-sized heatsinks and ship from the US.

http://www.ebay.com/usr/diyfancylights

Thanks man that is exactly what I was looking for!!!!

[sidehack]

Blade Kits should begin shipping on Wednesday. I've already responded to anyone that PM'd me in the last week or so showing interest. I'll have enough parts for about 40 kits to go out, and if they sell well enough I'll put together more.

Kits this round are improved from the last round - better regulator components, and hardware for three different overclock speeds so you can run yours at the highest speed *you* can keep stable, not the highest speed *I* could keep stable - every board is a little different and they don't all behave at top speeds. Kits do still include extra chip heatsinks, but I do also recommend smoothing out the backside of the stock heatsink and maybe using a bit of thermal paste to improve heat transfer. This can be a huge part of keeping a blade running stable and effiient even at stock speeds.


Also, whatever you do, CHECK YOUR WORK. Always make sure that all parts have been installed correctly, and never EVER power up a blade with improperly installed or missing components. That's when disasters can happen, and it's easy to avoid.

[twib2]

I've now got my two blades running at ~14GH/s using 16.000MHz oscillators.  I've warped the heatsink to get better contact and on one blade I had to use thermal paste to get it stable.  Now they're running rock solid - nice jump from 12MHz to 16MHz.  ~33% speed increase, sweet!

Thanks again!

If you get these kits, do use a hot air station (they're not too expensive, or you can make one yourself).  The swaps are pretty easy with the right equipment - takes less than 30 mins each and that's if you're a first-time SMD modder.  The heatsink warping and application on the chips take longer than that!  ;-)

[sidehack]

Blade upgrade kits are in stock and shipping. Parts for 20%, 30% and 40% speed increase in one kit, along with cooling components and parts to improve VRM stability. Got about 30 kits available at present.

[xzempt]

How much to upgrade 3 blades for me?

[delta11965]

Blade upgrade kits are in stock and shipping. Parts for 20%, 30% and 40% speed increase in one kit, along with cooling components and parts to improve VRM stability. Got about 30 kits available at present.

whats the current price?

[sidehack]

As in the OP, kits are 0.025BTC apiece and flat 0.01BTC shipping per order. I've only got around a dozen kits in stock - these have really been flying off the shelf.

[sidehack]

Got about 8 kits left. Gonna be doing a second round before long. In addition to upgrade, service, I'm also looking into Blade repair; if you're in the US and you receive a damaged Blade I might be able to help.

[gadgetgeek]

I'll take 5 kits.  Incoming payment!

[artbatista]

I am very happy with the upgrade you did to my blade.

One interesting tidbit. I already told you about my lack of proper cooling, hopefully to be remedied when my fans arrive.

But I have noticed that cooling the chip side heatsinks improved my hardware error  rate substantially.

Even without proper cooling I am getting better than designed output. I can't wait to see what I'll get out of this blade when fans are installed.

Art

[sidehack]

I actually did some rework on my own blades today, built a new enclosure for them in a rack-mount case. I had problems in the new case, with keeping my original test blade cool; the polish and slight warp on the stock heatsink got the (full overclock) efficiency from 30% to 99% under the same fans. Atrocious thermal coupling beforehand.

Yeah, the fan you're getting to keep that blade cool should, with basic ducting, work for two or three of these. Good to hear everything's going well so far.

[repairguy]

I ordered these upgrade kits from sidehack and he shipped very promptly.  Got exactly what I wanted.  Now I just need to see if I can make it work.

[sidehack]

My last few available kits are sold and going out today. I should have a second round as soon as I gather parts, probably in a week.

[sidehack]

Parts are inbound for another round of kits, probably they'll be available for shipping on Thursday.

I also have a couple overclocked Blades I'm looking to sell if anyone's in the market. They're retailing for 0.38BTC in the group buys, I'll sell these for 0.43BTC which includes USPS Priority shipping and insurance. One's a 14.9GH, one's a 14.4GH

Total MHS:   14902
Received:   0000598799
Accepted:   0000594084
Per Minute:   203.59
Efficiency:   099.21%
Up Time:   2d,00h,37m,59s

Total MHS:   14412
Received:   0000006338
Accepted:   0000006316
Per Minute:   197.06
Efficiency:   099.65%
Up Time:   0d,00h,32m,03s

[pjcltd]

Parts are inbound for another round of kits, probably they'll be available for shipping on Thursday.

I also have a couple overclocked Blades I'm looking to sell if anyone's in the market. They're retailing for 0.38BTC in the group buys, I'll sell these for 0.43BTC which includes USPS Priority shipping and insurance. One's a 14.9GH, one's a 14.4GH

Total MHS:   14902
Received:   0000598799
Accepted:   0000594084
Per Minute:   203.59
Efficiency:   099.21%
Up Time:   2d,00h,37m,59s

Total MHS:   14412
Received:   0000006338
Accepted:   0000006316
Per Minute:   197.06
Efficiency:   099.65%
Up Time:   0d,00h,32m,03s

PM sent

[poochone]

If somebody need service to soldering sidehack parts on Blade or repair dead blade Contact with me UK only

[sidehack]

Kits should start shipping tomorrow or Thursday. I already have about 25 spoken for, so another 25 available.

[artbatista]

I was finally able to properly cool the blades you overclocked. They are on the average producing 30% more than stock blades.

I had to use this to cool them. 12 VDC fans just did not cut it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007U01VMO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

300+ CFM, a bit noisy but less noisy that the Butterfly Labs 60GH miner.

I am very satisfied with your work. I'll be contacting you soon to arrange for more blade work.

Cheers

Art