ANTMINER S5: 1155GH(+OverClock Potential), In Stock $0.319/GH & 0.51W/GH

[philipma1957]

[...] this means you need an ip scan program.  I think angry ip or advanced ip are still good for windows.

http://angryip.org/

http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/

I am running my home on macs so I am no longer sure if the 2 above are still good links

What do you use on Mac OS X for that purpose?

 ip scanner is a free app form the apple app store

ip scanner - home is a 4 dollar app from the apple app store-----  I still have about 120 usd in credit at the app store due to a black Friday promo

So I purchased ip scanner home ----it does uo to 100 devices or some high number .  the free app only does 7 or 8 max.  I think right now I have 21 devices on the network.

 4 pcs' ,11 miners , a storage server, printer. some virtual computers and routers

[sbogovac]

[...] this means you need an ip scan program.  I think angry ip or advanced ip are still good for windows.

http://angryip.org/

http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/

I am running my home on macs so I am no longer sure if the 2 above are still good links

What do you use on Mac OS X for that purpose?

 ip scanner is a free app form the apple app store

ip scanner - home is a 4 dollar app from the apple app store-----  I still have about 120 usd in credit at the app store due to a black Friday promo

So I purchased ip scanner home ----it does uo to 100 devices or some high number .  the free app only does 7 or 8 max.  I think right now I have 21 devices on the network.

 4 pcs' ,11 miners , a storage server, printer. some virtual computers and routers

  thanks, and reasonably priced (as allways)...

[Biodom]

[...] this means you need an ip scan program.  I think angry ip or advanced ip are still good for windows.

http://angryip.org/

http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/

I am running my home on macs so I am no longer sure if the 2 above are still good links

What do you use on Mac OS X for that purpose?

I use iNet from apple app store (maybe called inet toolbox now)-used to be $4-5 (maybe I bought on Thanksgiving sale), but $7.99 now

[TrevorS]

S5 Question - possibly noob question apologies if this has been covered.

"PSU: A power supply unit is not included, and you will need to provide an ATX PSU. There are 4 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input and all four are required. Do not connect more than one PSU to the same hashing board."

A CX500M has two PCI-E plugs. True or false, a single S5 could be powered by two 500W PSUs as long as you don't cross streams. One PSU per board.

I have a number of Corsair PSU's, several with enough power and enough PCI-E plugs to run an S5. As I have a number of lower power PSUs that only have 2x PCI-E outs, can I utilize two PSUs to run a single S5?

In case you aren't aware, you can also use PSU Molex connectors by picking up a couple dual Molex to PCI-E adapters, they're pretty cheap and spread the load over more cables.

[ryanjf]

Bitmain released an IP scanner on their minerlink page https://www.minerlink.com/ (They need to get a new certificate if they are going to use this domain name, so you can ignore the certificate error for now, feel free to view it before you trust it)

https://www.minerlink.com/Findyourminer.rar

[not.you]

[...] this means you need an ip scan program.  I think angry ip or advanced ip are still good for windows.

http://angryip.org/

http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/

I am running my home on macs so I am no longer sure if the 2 above are still good links

What do you use on Mac OS X for that purpose?

You can always just look at the DHCP leases on your router and get it from there.

[Xian01]

Got my S5's in !











Some fans I'm going to try playing with...


More to come.

Thanks Bitmain ! Look forward to putting these through their paces.

Cheers.

EDIT: Stock fans are indeed loud. Way too loud to be near a bedroom.

Off to experiment with some other fans.



EDIT2:
Yep, that's better. Still too loud to be in a bedroom, IMO, but quiet enough to put in the living room.



591W at the wall



So far so good !!!



More later...

EDIT3:

Much better

[Anddos]

i cant understand why this company keeps releasing miners that wont make a return??


This Difficulty
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01429241 BTC   $4.56
per Week   0.10004684 BTC   $31.90
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72
this diff (est)   0.17113370 BTC   $54.57
   
Next Difficulty [estimated]
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01322709 BTC   $4.22
per Week   0.09258961 BTC   $29.52
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72

[Phosphorous]

i cant understand why this company keeps releasing miners that wont make a return??

Because people keep buying them and they make money?
Why does everyone insist that this company (or any other) change their pricing to suit them? Either buy it or don't. Your purchase or lack of purchase is how you vote on their decisions.

[Anddos]

i cant understand why this company keeps releasing miners that wont make a return??

Because people keep buying them and they make money?
Why does everyone insist that this company (or any other) change their pricing to suit them? Either buy it or don't. Your purchase or lack of purchase is how you vote on their decisions.

well good luck to them in life

[ryanjf]

[...] this means you need an ip scan program.  I think angry ip or advanced ip are still good for windows.

http://angryip.org/

http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/

I am running my home on macs so I am no longer sure if the 2 above are still good links

What do you use on Mac OS X for that purpose?

You can always just look at the DHCP leases on your router and get it from there.

A lot of people don't know how to do that, or have crappy ISP modems as their gateway that just give MAC and IP; just trying to help the newbies.

[Stratobitz]

i cant understand why this company keeps releasing miners that wont make a return??


This Difficulty
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01429241 BTC   $4.56
per Week   0.10004684 BTC   $31.90
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72
this diff (est)   0.17113370 BTC   $54.57
   
Next Difficulty [estimated]
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01322709 BTC   $4.22
per Week   0.09258961 BTC   $29.52
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72

Free AC makes a huge difference. We run an ASIC farm and were lucky in that we negotiated 1600 AMPs of power included in our lease, years before we got into (or before BTC even existed).

So I think it really just depends on your situation. For the average Joe who pays regular rates for AC, mining is not a game to get into.

Strato

[dogie]

S5 Question - possibly noob question apologies if this has been covered.

"PSU: A power supply unit is not included, and you will need to provide an ATX PSU. There are 4 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input and all four are required. Do not connect more than one PSU to the same hashing board."

A CX500M has two PCI-E plugs. True or false, a single S5 could be powered by two 500W PSUs as long as you don't cross streams. One PSU per board.

I have a number of Corsair PSU's, several with enough power and enough PCI-E plugs to run an S5. As I have a number of lower power PSUs that only have 2x PCI-E outs, can I utilize two PSUs to run a single S5?

Would you be able to mix and match PSU cables if you have a dimesional door and Marshmallow Man around to absorb the energy?

Is that... is that a ghostbusters reference?

[dogie]

If only S5 was in the same case like SP20... Or like S3...

personally, i don't care, but closed case looks more 'retailish', I agree.

It saves an alarming amount of weight by opening up the top and bottom, as well as replacing out the metallic sides. The S5 is a total lightweight compared to the S3. And that means less steel being shipped round the world.

[MrTeal]

i cant understand why this company keeps releasing miners that wont make a return??


This Difficulty
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01429241 BTC   $4.56
per Week   0.10004684 BTC   $31.90
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72
this diff (est)   0.17113370 BTC   $54.57
   
Next Difficulty [estimated]
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01322709 BTC   $4.22
per Week   0.09258961 BTC   $29.52
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72

Free AC makes a huge difference. We run an ASIC farm and were lucky in that we negotiated 1600 AMPs of power included in our lease, years before we got into (or before BTC even existed).

So I think it really just depends on your situation. For the average Joe who pays regular rates for AC, mining is not a game to get into.

Strato

Jesus, 1600A of what, 600V 3Φ?

[MrTeal]

S5 Question - possibly noob question apologies if this has been covered.

"PSU: A power supply unit is not included, and you will need to provide an ATX PSU. There are 4 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input and all four are required. Do not connect more than one PSU to the same hashing board."

A CX500M has two PCI-E plugs. True or false, a single S5 could be powered by two 500W PSUs as long as you don't cross streams. One PSU per board.

I have a number of Corsair PSU's, several with enough power and enough PCI-E plugs to run an S5. As I have a number of lower power PSUs that only have 2x PCI-E outs, can I utilize two PSUs to run a single S5?

Would you be able to mix and match PSU cables if you have a dimesional door and Marshmallow Man around to absorb the energy?

Is that... is that a ghostbusters reference?

Hey, I didn't start it. Pokey's the one who wanted to make sure people didn't cross the streams.

[Phosphorous]

i cant understand why this company keeps releasing miners that wont make a return??


This Difficulty
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01429241 BTC   $4.56
per Week   0.10004684 BTC   $31.90
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72
this diff (est)   0.17113370 BTC   $54.57
   
Next Difficulty [estimated]
   Coins   Dollars
per Day   0.01322709 BTC   $4.22
per Week   0.09258961 BTC   $29.52
per Month   0.43502511 BTC   $138.72

Free AC makes a huge difference. We run an ASIC farm and were lucky in that we negotiated 1600 AMPs of power included in our lease, years before we got into (or before BTC even existed).

So I think it really just depends on your situation. For the average Joe who pays regular rates for AC, mining is not a game to get into.

Strato

Jesus, 1600A of what, 600V 3Φ?

Yeah, that lease is suspect, one of you got or could get screwed. Amps is current (not power), so you could increase voltage and then tranform it down and multiply your amperage after the meter. 1600A of 10KV would give you 16MW of power.

[peonminer]

To answer the question of 'why do people keep buying this hardware?', I present you with

The Top 10 Reasons Why People Still Purchase Miners

10. Alt-coins
9. consistent BTC influx, which bitcoin has proven price spikes. = HOARD until you get to your profit point.
8. Hoarding BTC for the end of the world
7. Hoarding BTC for their loved ones
6. FUN HOBBY
5. Tinkering with electronics - guy stuff and (some) girls
4. Free electricity so it pays to mine
3. Realizing if they only 'make my money back' that it was worth the adventure because you are now part of the new monetary open source world while contributing to the blockchain, community, and population
2. sticking it to the man while not getting stuck by the man

aaaaannnnnddddd the #1 reason why people keep spending their money on miners......








1. Need something to do bc the wife won't stop shopping and spending all his money so why not throw it away into something that might get a little bit of a return and not hang in a closet for 2 years with the tag on it!

[Biodom]

If only S5 was in the same case like SP20... Or like S3...

personally, i don't care, but closed case looks more 'retailish', I agree.

It saves an alarming amount of weight by opening up the top and bottom, as well as replacing out the metallic sides. The S5 is a total lightweight compared to the S3. And that means less steel being shipped round the world.

newbs don't want to see the machine "insides", but if you want to grow business, you have to sell to them as well. it is pure psychology/marketing.
make a cheap plastic top, then explain that top might or should be taken off during operation.

[pekatete]

It saves an alarming amount of weight by opening up the top and bottom, as well as replacing out the metallic sides. The S5 is a total lightweight compared to the S3. And that means less steel being shipped round the world.

Replacing out the metalic cover with a plastic /perspex one sure saves weight, but how much weight would a plastic / perspex top and bottom add to the overall weight of the S5? (rhetorical question so you don't have to answer 'cause I know it is insignificant)

newbs don't want to see the machine "insides", but if you want to grow business, you have to sell to them as well. it is pure psychology/marketing.
make a cheap plastic top, then explain that top might or should be taken off during operation.

Actually, I think bitmain got this a bit wrong, but the good thing with them is that they listen to ideas (and test them out).

In the shape the S5 ships, it is NOT very well suited to home mining, but then again they had to be competitive pricewise so I think they tried to gain efficiencies with the cooling system they deployed on the S5 and by reducing weight and components, but ended up with a product that is neither well suited to home mining nor very well suited to commercial mining (the latter due to its lack of stack-ability!).

Having said that, the S5 can be made a lot quieter by replacing the stock fan with a quieter PWM one OR reducing the voltage to the stock fan with a resistor; you'll then need to add a second pull fan, and possibly have the top and bottom closed off.
Come to think about it, bitmain could engage a partner (similar to their liquid cooling one) to offer S5 to home upgrade / downgrade kits (whatever that qualifies as) after testing that include a pair of quiter fans + top / bottom covers (Not really worried about the covers as I can use card-board). Of-course, that depends on the longevity of the product line.