[In stock] Gridseed 5-chips USB miner - $259

[thefrog]

Also, what good is the miner without this 'control board' .. what does the 'controller' do? is it simply a raspberry pi or like?

As I understand it, you can use the miners with any linux, if you compile/use (customized) cpuminer od cgminer.
Even a Windows PC should do the work.

The board is a small ARM based linux computer so you dont need any aditional hardware.
This is my understanding.

You are correct, it is an efficient way of mining, also with what people have developed for windows so far will not allow you to dual mine only one or the other

An ARM based linux pc needs like 7W, an atom / celeron PC needs at least 40w (been there, done that).

+1 Linux

[SummersideGuy]

Seeds,

The extra controllers you will have due to individuals ordering less then 10 boards, are you willing to sell and ship those. Id be interested in one if the price is right. There is another group buyer on here doing this but they want $120 per controller board which i feel is a rip off

[seeds]

Seeds,

The extra controllers you will have due to individuals ordering less then 10 boards, are you willing to sell and ship those. Id be interested in one if the price is right. There is another group buyer on here doing this but they want $120 per controller board which i feel is a rip off

Yes, I do have 1 left. I can sell it to you for $80.

[SummersideGuy]

Seeds,

The extra controllers you will have due to individuals ordering less then 10 boards, are you willing to sell and ship those. Id be interested in one if the price is right. There is another group buyer on here doing this but they want $120 per controller board which i feel is a rip off

Yes, I do have 1 left. I can sell it to you for $80.

I will take it, if you want to pm me a quote in BTC

[BitcoinValet]

Does anyone know the tip size for the connectors on individual power supplies? 5.5mm x 2.5mm seems to be the standard, but I want to make sure before ordering anything.

[SummersideGuy]

Anyone know of a good power supply for these that has multiple ends to power more then one device?

[darkfriend77]

Anyone know of a good power supply for these that has multiple ends to power more then one device?

you could use a simple 12v 25a ... which probably should handle 10 miners for scrypt only ... I will verify this ... today ...

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=482352.0

[anarchyx]

My Gridseed miners x10 arrived today.  Thank you Seeds.  Legit seller and fast shipping.  I'll add to your + rep now.



Anarchyx

[seeds]

My Gridseed miners x10 arrived today.  Thank you Seeds.  Legit seller and fast shipping.  I'll add to your + rep now.



Anarchyx

Thank you Anarchyx.

[bearsworth]

Received my product today. That yellow foam thing that came with the box make sure you guys don't throw it I let my dog bite it for a while since I thoguth it was packaging but its actually the controller inside between the foam bricks.

[bitwho]

who is doing the escrow.

did anyone order without escrow?

[Dabs]

Hi. I noticed this thread. I also offer escrow service. See sig and thread for details. (For quick reference, I normally charge 1% fee.)

[bitwho]

Hi. I noticed this thread. I also offer escrow service. See sig and thread for details. (For quick reference, I normally charge 1% fee.)

thank you. but at this rate on Btc being so low. this will be a fee of ~$50 : (

[Colgate]

I also received mine through DHL today.   I haven`t had chance to open up it yet but it sure is heavy... haha...   
Thanks, Seeds.

[Dabs]

Hi. I noticed this thread. I also offer escrow service. See sig and thread for details. (For quick reference, I normally charge 1% fee.)

thank you. but at this rate on Btc being so low. this will be a fee of ~$50 : (

It's 1% of whatever amount, regardless of exchange rate. I only deal with BTC. So, your $259 miner will have a fee of $2.59, because that's one percent. Or something like that. In BTC.

If you send 0.45920000 BTC for it, then I will keep 0.00459200 BTC as my fee and forward the rest to the seller. (Or add 1% to his price, whatever.)

Now, if you order 10 miners, then of course the fee is 10 times more, because you are now paying $2590. 1% of that is $25.90. In BTC, that translates to, you sent 4.59200000 BTC, get your 10 miners, then I take my one percent which is 0.04592000 BTC, and send the rest to the seller.

I hope that makes sense.

[seeds]

Received my product today. That yellow foam thing that came with the box make sure you guys don't throw it I let my dog bite it for a while since I thoguth it was packaging but its actually the controller inside between the foam bricks.

Oops, sorry forgot to tell you this 

[bearsworth]

Received my product today. That yellow foam thing that came with the box make sure you guys don't throw it I let my dog bite it for a while since I thoguth it was packaging but its actually the controller inside between the foam bricks.

Oops, sorry forgot to tell you this 

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LOL its not your fault. One question to you though or anyone on the thread: where can I get the Power supply, cables, and the usb plug ins for these?

[SummersideGuy]

Received my product today. That yellow foam thing that came with the box make sure you guys don't throw it I let my dog bite it for a while since I thoguth it was packaging but its actually the controller inside between the foam bricks.

Oops, sorry forgot to tell you this 

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LOL its not your fault. One question to you though or anyone on the thread: where can I get the Power supply, cables, and the usb plug ins for these?

Ive been looking at these on ebay to power the units:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-20A-240W-Switch-Switching-Power-Supply-Driver-For-LED-Strip-Light-110V-220V-/370609614049?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564a0dece1#ht_2833wt_1312

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-30A-360W-Switch-Power-Supply-Driver-for-LED-Strip-Light-Display-110V-220V-/360806570959?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5401bf5bcf#ht_4404wt_1312

the first would power 4 the second would power 6, then you just need some cable ends

[darkjed]

Hi all

I received all my units. Below is a couple of pictures of the temporary set up. I made my own power connectors out of male molex 4 pin power connectors with the 12 v line powering 2 gridseeds. I'm using 2.5X5.5 plugs, and although they fit and work, they are kind of loose. I might try something different for a next batch. This is connected to a 600 watt computer psu. I don't have a killawatt, but i might pick one up today to really see if these acutally draw so little power. They are kind of noisy but i plan on sticking them in a garage so noise shouldn't be an issue.




Full Gallery
http://imgur.com/a/SDxYy

[SummersideGuy]

Hi all

I received all my units. Below is a couple of pictures of the temporary set up. I made my own power connectors out of male molex 4 pin power connectors with the 12 v line powering 2 gridseeds. I'm using 2.5X5.5 plugs, and although they fit and work, they are kind of loose. I might try something different for a next batch. This is connected to a 600 watt computer psu. I don't have a killawatt, but i might pick one up today to really see if these acutally draw so little power. They are kind of noisy but i plan on sticking them in a garage so noise shouldn't be an issue.




Full Gallery
http://imgur.com/a/SDxYy

Can you list the specs for your PSU or model, also how many did you wire to the psu and what is your setup here. I have a few PC PSU's lying around and these looks like a better option for me then wasting money on some something on ebay.