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did you buy it? if you did how would you turn it on?
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January 12, 2016, 08:09:29 PM Last edit: January 12, 2016, 08:19:59 PM by gt_addict |
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hi, Im new to the world of mining and have recently bought an S3 as a starter. I haven't got it up and running yet but wil do when I have time. The only things that im unsure of at the moment is what all the various stats are on the screen shots ive seen throughout the forum (Diff#1, getworks, local work etc etc)? Also with the pool options, does anyone know how long it stays on the "second option" pool before connecting back to the priority pool? Does it stay there or periodically trys to connect? Can someone enlighten a noob like me ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) ? Cheers.
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January 12, 2016, 09:39:13 PM |
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hi, Also with the pool options, does anyone know how long it stays on the "second option" pool before connecting back to the priority pool? Does it stay there or periodically trys to connect?
I constantly looks at the Pools and as soon as the Primary comes back online it will switch. Rich
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January 12, 2016, 10:28:40 PM |
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Thanks Rich
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January 13, 2016, 12:49:26 AM |
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The only things that im unsure of at the moment is what all the various stats are on the screen shots ive seen throughout the forum (Diff#1, getworks, local work etc etc)?
Well the first thing you should do is update the cgminer with Kano's latest update, it removes all the unnecessary fields and adds a few useful ones. Plus it reduces cpu load dramatically and makes your S3 more efficient: https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer-binaries/tree/master/AntS3
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January 13, 2016, 10:26:06 AM |
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I'm not sure what version it's got at the moment. Still waiting for it to arrive. Have you got a screenshot (or do you know where one is on the forum) of the new look of the tables? I'm searched but it's hard to find a definitive answer in the 500+ pages in this thread.
Cheers.
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January 13, 2016, 11:55:35 AM |
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If you mean my update? My update has a few obvious changes on the web: 1) The Ant image in the top left also has a tiny "Kano" = かの in the image 2) The web page titles have "Ant Miner/K" (i.e. the added /K) 3) The stats page includes "G/HS(Paid)" with the hash rate statistics
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January 13, 2016, 12:43:56 PM |
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Cheers Kano. I'll get it up and running then take a look at updating it. I'm not massively compentent doing in depth programming stuff. But I'll search the forum for the necessary information and see what I can do.
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January 13, 2016, 08:20:35 PM |
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Cheers Kano. I'll get it up and running then take a look at updating it. I'm not massively compentent doing in depth programming stuff. But I'll search the forum for the necessary information and see what I can do.
All the info you need is on the webpage I linked above, it's a simple process if you use something like cygwin to ssh into the machine. Here's a cap of Kano's status screen from my S3+: ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi65.tinypic.com%2F2dlvhqc.jpg&t=665&c=MER9rgvjUAWCOA)
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January 13, 2016, 08:47:29 PM |
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Thanks Mike. Looks like I'll be upgrading it now then ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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January 23, 2016, 05:44:27 PM Last edit: January 23, 2016, 06:17:56 PM by caffeine93 |
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A friend of mine has a problem with his Antminer S3+, apparently, one of his fans died. After a few weeks, he noticed some "X" on ASIC Status of his first board, then the next day all of his first board was full of "X" followed by the second board getting all "X". Now, I'm not sure exactly is there any overheating protection in the device or how it works. So, do you think the board actually got completely fried and dead, or it is that the "overheating protection" jumps in and turns off the chips because the device can't be cooled properly with only one fan? Would be very thankful for any info ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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January 24, 2016, 09:48:49 AM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
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January 24, 2016, 10:08:26 AM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
Diff has gone up and S3 is not very effective. If you don't have very cheap electricity it's not profitable anymore. Changing pool won't help this.
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January 24, 2016, 07:56:19 PM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
Diff has gone up and S3 is not very effective. If you don't have very cheap electricity it's not profitable anymore. Changing pool won't help this. Yea I was afraid of this ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) I can't afford a 1TH miner, and my S3 only makes $25 a month now
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January 25, 2016, 02:19:42 AM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
Diff has gone up and S3 is not very effective. If you don't have very cheap electricity it's not profitable anymore. Changing pool won't help this. Yea I was afraid of this ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) I can't afford a 1TH miner, and my S3 only makes $25 a month now That is the nature of the game. As gear get's older the less it makes from efficiency. I am a little surprised to hear you make 25 a month off a single S3. What is your electricity price?
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January 25, 2016, 02:23:52 AM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
Diff has gone up and S3 is not very effective. If you don't have very cheap electricity it's not profitable anymore. Changing pool won't help this. Yea I was afraid of this ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) I can't afford a 1TH miner, and my S3 only makes $25 a month now That is the nature of the game. As gear get's older the less it makes from efficiency. I am a little surprised to hear you make 25 a month off a single S3. What is your electricity price? the s3 is pretty much done.. at todays diff and btc price they make 23$ @ 100% luck.. at 10c a kwh they cost 25$ to run.. altho you can undervolt them.. to add some life.. i have 3 running, but kano's luck is keeping them alive.. but just barely and im using mine to heat the back room to keep the mildew out.. so there is that.
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January 25, 2016, 02:38:32 AM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
Diff has gone up and S3 is not very effective. If you don't have very cheap electricity it's not profitable anymore. Changing pool won't help this. Yea I was afraid of this ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) I can't afford a 1TH miner, and my S3 only makes $25 a month now That is the nature of the game. As gear get's older the less it makes from efficiency. I am a little surprised to hear you make 25 a month off a single S3. What is your electricity price? the s3 is pretty much done.. at todays diff and btc price they make 23$ @ 100% luck.. at 10c a kwh they cost 25$ to run.. altho you can undervolt them.. to add some life.. i have 3 running, but kano's luck is keeping them alive.. but just barely and im using mine to heat the back room to keep the mildew out.. so there is that. That was what I was thinking that he must be "free" or near "free" to make 25 still. I found that impressive it does it a month for anyone considering age and price they sell for. They were built like tanks though. So I expect we will see them around for quite a while yet just has to be very very cheap electricity.
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January 25, 2016, 03:49:23 AM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
Diff has gone up and S3 is not very effective. If you don't have very cheap electricity it's not profitable anymore. Changing pool won't help this. Yea I was afraid of this ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) I can't afford a 1TH miner, and my S3 only makes $25 a month now That is the nature of the game. As gear get's older the less it makes from efficiency. I am a little surprised to hear you make 25 a month off a single S3. What is your electricity price? the s3 is pretty much done.. at todays diff and btc price they make 23$ @ 100% luck.. at 10c a kwh they cost 25$ to run.. altho you can undervolt them.. to add some life.. i have 3 running, but kano's luck is keeping them alive.. but just barely and im using mine to heat the back room to keep the mildew out.. so there is that. That was what I was thinking that he must be "free" or near "free" to make 25 still. I found that impressive it does it a month for anyone considering age and price they sell for. They were built like tanks though. So I expect we will see them around for quite a while yet just has to be very very cheap electricity. with some undervolting you can almost get s5 efficiency.
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January 25, 2016, 03:55:10 AM |
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is thier any new pools I am suppose to switch to and get payments faster? cause all of a sudden my S3+ now takes 5 or 6 days to get 0.01 BTC instead of 2 days like before
was thier a big spike in bitcoin difficulty or am I just on a bad pool now? I'm using bitcoin.cz
Diff has gone up and S3 is not very effective. If you don't have very cheap electricity it's not profitable anymore. Changing pool won't help this. Yea I was afraid of this ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) I can't afford a 1TH miner, and my S3 only makes $25 a month now That is the nature of the game. As gear get's older the less it makes from efficiency. I am a little surprised to hear you make 25 a month off a single S3. What is your electricity price? the s3 is pretty much done.. at todays diff and btc price they make 23$ @ 100% luck.. at 10c a kwh they cost 25$ to run.. altho you can undervolt them.. to add some life.. i have 3 running, but kano's luck is keeping them alive.. but just barely and im using mine to heat the back room to keep the mildew out.. so there is that. That was what I was thinking that he must be "free" or near "free" to make 25 still. I found that impressive it does it a month for anyone considering age and price they sell for. They were built like tanks though. So I expect we will see them around for quite a while yet just has to be very very cheap electricity. with some undervolting you can almost get s5 efficiency. They really are good miners. Just looked at ebay and still around 100 dollars which is amazing they have still held a decent value considering how long they have mined. Only advice I have if anyone is getting one if S3 and not S3+ make sure to get speed of miner. Some of batch 1's did not get as spec and they gave a small portion back. Getting a S3+ avoids this, and if not + model just ask seller of screenshot of mining with a decent amount of time on it.
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January 26, 2016, 09:05:33 PM |
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about to buy a s3 with psu and connectors on ebay for 120$, free shipping. worth it? Previously used a few (20) antminer u2s, but they werent profitable. Planning to underclock, but I dont really know what voltage to set at once I buy it. help
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