[ANN] Spondoolies-Tech - carrier grade, data center ready mining rigs

[Dr Charles]

8U at 10kw 16-20TH would be perfect for me as well. I would look to run 1 or 2 of a unit at that size.

I disagree!

8U at 10kW and 50TH/s would be perfect!

hey... even better haha that would be best case scenario

[ElGabo]

8U at 10kw 16-20TH would be perfect for me as well. I would look to run 1 or 2 of a unit at that size.

I disagree!

8U at 10kW and 50TH/s would be perfect!

I'll take 10. 

[mavericklm]

just a reminder:

12U, 16kw, 10 replaceable hashing boards.

[ElGabo]

just a reminder:

12U, 16kw, 10 replaceable hashing boards.

No problem     

[RoadStress]

8U at 10kw 16-20TH would be perfect for me as well. I would look to run 1 or 2 of a unit at that size.

I disagree!

8U at 10kW and 50TH/s would be perfect!

I'll take 10. 

Well because of dogie I can't even think of a pre-order GB. But I am patient.

[ElGabo]

8U at 10kw 16-20TH would be perfect for me as well. I would look to run 1 or 2 of a unit at that size.

I disagree!

8U at 10kW and 50TH/s would be perfect!

I'll take 10. 

Well because of dogie I can't even think of a pre-order GB. But I am patient.

We will see.

But depends on Btc price.....

[klondike_bar]

just a reminder:

12U, 16kw, 10 replaceable hashing boards.

if using rockerbox that would mean about 20-30TH depending on the number of chips and their voltages (likely 25TH)

using a gen2 28nm would probably result in 10-20% more hashrate/watt. using a 20nm or 16nm would improve efficiencies by about 2.5-3x

[RoadStress]

if using rockerbox that would mean about 20-30TH depending on the number of chips and their voltages (likely 25TH)

using a gen2 28nm would probably result in 10-20% more hashrate/watt. using a 20nm or 16nm would improve efficiencies by about 2.5-3x

Don't underestimate SP-Tech design capabilities. Bitfury showed to all that there is plenty of squeezing left from the 28nm chips. I expect from SP-Tech to at least match them!

[sjc1490]

if using rockerbox that would mean about 20-30TH depending on the number of chips and their voltages (likely 25TH)

using a gen2 28nm would probably result in 10-20% more hashrate/watt. using a 20nm or 16nm would improve efficiencies by about 2.5-3x

Don't underestimate SP-Tech design capabilities. Bitfury showed to all that there is plenty of squeezing left from the 28nm chips. I expect from SP-Tech to at least match them!

According to CoinDesk (12/1/2014) article that is exactly what Guy said.

Spondoolies-Tech has decided to stick with the mature 28nm node for its third-generation ASIC, despite the fact that the company's first FinFET chip will ship a couple of months after rivals will have launched their 16nm FinFET ASICs.

"We have our own third-generation design, still 28nm, which will be comparable to their 16nm designs," said Corem.

Edit: Reference:
http://www.coindesk.com/spondoolies-tech-ceo-talks-new-asics-blockchain-lottery-device/

[Fatman3001]

just a reminder:

12U, 16kw, 10 replaceable hashing boards.

if using rockerbox that would mean about 20-30TH depending on the number of chips and their voltages (likely 25TH)

using a gen2 28nm would probably result in 10-20% more hashrate/watt. using a 20nm or 16nm would improve efficiencies by about 2.5-3x

20nm won't let you do anything near that. There is little reason to stop by the 20nm mark.

[klondike_bar]

if using rockerbox that would mean about 20-30TH depending on the number of chips and their voltages (likely 25TH)

using a gen2 28nm would probably result in 10-20% more hashrate/watt. using a 20nm or 16nm would improve efficiencies by about 2.5-3x

Don't underestimate SP-Tech design capabilities. Bitfury showed to all that there is plenty of squeezing left from the 28nm chips. I expect from SP-Tech to at least match them!

IMO theres about a 20% improvement possible via a good redesign. maybe even 30% if the new chips can run at <0.6V. another 10-20% improvement might come from improving the voltage regulator design.

I doubt they will be able to do better than 0.3w/GH @wall with a 28nm design, and that would be near the lowest hashrate. at full speeds 0.5-0.6W/gh is likely

[philipma1957]

if using rockerbox that would mean about 20-30TH depending on the number of chips and their voltages (likely 25TH)

using a gen2 28nm would probably result in 10-20% more hashrate/watt. using a 20nm or 16nm would improve efficiencies by about 2.5-3x

Don't underestimate SP-Tech design capabilities. Bitfury showed to all that there is plenty of squeezing left from the 28nm chips. I expect from SP-Tech to at least match them!

IMO theres about a 20% improvement possible via a good redesign. maybe even 30% if the new chips can run at <0.6V. another 10-20% improvement might come from improving the voltage regulator design.

I doubt they will be able to do better than 0.3w/GH @wall with a 28nm design, and that would be near the lowest hashrate. at full speeds 0.5-0.6W/gh is likely

If my sp20 did .3 watts and 700gh I would be happy.

But I earned enough that it would be cheap on a $$ per gh number.  Ie 200usd with shipping for a 700gh machine that does .3 watts.

[opentoe]

Spondoolie, you know just like everyone else a home user can't buy in bulk, and if that's all you are going to do in the future then the single consumer is off your marketing list. You for some reason just don't want to verbally say it. It is  your company to do with what you want, but bulk sales to just a few investment groups isn't going to help bitcoin in my opinion.

If an SP100 comes out thats ~8U, 10kW, 16TH I would be able to operate 1-2 of them. Its definitely not bulk, but it would be a practical size for the serious (ie: >$5000 investment) miner since it reduces on the cost of using multiple controllers and shipping boxes to otherwise ship 3-4 SP3x units

@SP-T: Would be nice to see a clever upgrade path given for old SPT equipment, namely the power supplies. For example, a 750W PSU that could swap out with the 1050W PSU in an underclocked SP10 miner. that 1050W could then be used in newer gear like an SP100.

That was my point I was trying to make before. I don't think they will sell someone just 1 or 2 or 3 or 4. Only bulk, maybe  a min of 15-20 or something. Their business model will be for deep pockets only. %90 can't just spend $20k or more at the drop of a dime. I mean their SP31 that still says in stock has had the same price for quite a while now. I doubt they're even wanting to sell those individually.

[Biffa]

Spondoolie, you know just like everyone else a home user can't buy in bulk, and if that's all you are going to do in the future then the single consumer is off your marketing list. You for some reason just don't want to verbally say it. It is  your company to do with what you want, but bulk sales to just a few investment groups isn't going to help bitcoin in my opinion.

If an SP100 comes out thats ~8U, 10kW, 16TH I would be able to operate 1-2 of them. Its definitely not bulk, but it would be a practical size for the serious (ie: >$5000 investment) miner since it reduces on the cost of using multiple controllers and shipping boxes to otherwise ship 3-4 SP3x units

@SP-T: Would be nice to see a clever upgrade path given for old SPT equipment, namely the power supplies. For example, a 750W PSU that could swap out with the 1050W PSU in an underclocked SP10 miner. that 1050W could then be used in newer gear like an SP100.

That was my point I was trying to make before. I don't think they will sell someone just 1 or 2 or 3 or 4. Only bulk, maybe  a min of 15-20 or something. Their business model will be for deep pockets only. %90 can't just spend $20k or more at the drop of a dime. I mean their SP31 that still says in stock has had the same price for quite a while now. I doubt they're even wanting to sell those individually.

Thats not how I read what they have said. But I doubt they will come out with a "home" miner again. They will stick to their datacenter optimised models going forwards. But I think they will sell single units, its not like they do free shipping, you pay for the shipping so its no harder for them to ship one than ship 3 or 5 or 10.

[opentoe]

8U at 10kw 16-20TH would be perfect for me as well. I would look to run 1 or 2 of a unit at that size.

I disagree!

8U at 10kW and 50TH/s would be perfect!

Be nice, but I'd hate to have to pay shipping. Once you get up to those sizes it turns into commercial shipping which is terribly expensive. It almost makes sense not to even buy hardware and just buy bitcoin. I've installed a few 8U and larger size servers and when full can weigh several hundred pounds. Just tack on $900-$1200 for shipping.

[bigblind]

posted it already in the Spondoolies-Tech Thread, but here again:


Can anybody tell what just happened?
I just checked my miners and saw a lower Hashrate on one of them. One of the ASIC Loops seemed down.

Checked the cables and saw this:







As you can see one of the Pins seemed to have burned?! The ASIC hasnt been running for a week. It was even underclocked. (to about 620watts).


EDIT::

A switch of the cables seems to have fixed it.
It was a 2x8 Pin cable, powering 2x 6 Pins on the SP20. Might it be that the cable itself has been overloaded?

How do you connect your EVGA Supernovas to 2x Sp20s? It has only 6 VGA Connectors.

[wh00per]

just a reminder:

12U, 16kw, 10 replaceable hashing boards.

I'm really curious how did SPT power 16kW of hashing boards. Generally, the rackware is also sized accordingly to the power input so that you will max out the power supplies on it. They need an intellingent power supply if they still do the BIST aproach ..

Now with 16KW and the 2000W power supply used in SP35 it'll be an ugly/noisy beast with 8x PSU with their little whining fans. and I'd hate to use 8x 208V power cables in a 9x (3 phase) PDU just for 1 unit. In the end the savings would be in installing only 1 controller per 10 hasing boards and a little mechanical work to manufacture a larger case versus more smaller ones.

If the cases are as deep as SP3X the rear chips will still overheat .. and with a "backplane" in the rear, one will have to vent the units sideways or vertical. Crap.

I'd put the "backplane" on a side .. and make the units as deep as 2 ASIC space (half deep of a SP20 .. or OK .. the PSU depth at max). Instead of using high velocity fans, I'd rather use the largest they find. I'd include 2 port network cards (like a small switch) in each unit, to be able to daisychain them.

If you go industrial .. I'd look at the PLC designs .. and their extension cards.

[philipma1957]

posted it already in the Spondoolies-Tech Thread, but here again:


Can anybody tell what just happened?
I just checked my miners and saw a lower Hashrate on one of them. One of the ASIC Loops seemed down.

Checked the cables and saw this:







As you can see one of the Pins seemed to have burned?! The ASIC hasnt been running for a week. It was even underclocked. (to about 620watts).


EDIT::

A switch of the cables seems to have fixed it.
It was a 2x8 Pin cable, powering 2x 6 Pins on the SP20. Might it be that the cable itself has been overloaded?

How do you connect your EVGA Supernovas to 2x Sp20s? It has only 6 VGA Connectors.

what were the hash rates of each machine on the evga 1300 g2?

and what were the wall watts of each machine on the evga  1300 g2.

I see that with the 3 left it reads 444 wall watts or 445 which means it was about 600 or 595 with 4  working  that should be okay.  but I see you set the fan at 3%  ..   so the wire got too hot  for 2 or 3 reasons.

1) max watts of 580 to 620 watts.
2) really slow fan speed
3) did you reverse the fan  this would really warm the connectors at the sp20e side.

most likely the 3% fan speed and the max loaded wires are the cause.

I would hook 2 sp20e's to one evga 1300 g2.
 run one at  1050gh with 10% fan the one with the 2 headed pcie wires
 run one at 1150 with 6% fan the one with 4 pcie wires.

also do 800 pixel photo not 640 very hard to read numbers.

[mavericklm]

if contact is perfect and overload is over all wires, then it's always the middle ones that fails first!

here is just bad contact between the male and female connector

[Pt0x]

most likely the 3% fan speed and the max loaded wires are the cause.

Maybe he was using the auto fan feature?. Personally I think it lacks a target temp setting or a min/max speed threshold.