@IxTechCrypto@ARCTIChannel@Noctua_at Have to admit my first time with them, coming from Noctua and Phanteks T30, but the numbers, cost and performance specifically on these Antminers is killer.
@BitaxeBaller In general I agree, but I think you must've missed watching the video or reading the post; these Bitaxes are running 12v 120mm fans just like the S19j Pro.
Quick little comparison because I was surprised to find that my maxed out Bitaxes + a NerdQaxe getting ~13-14 TH/s are actually collectively more noisy than my S19j Pro Loki Rig which is getting ~36 TH/s (I quoted the wrong output in the video). This obviously only applies to people pushing their smaller miners to their limits and my Bitaxe setups are the real noise offenders as opposed to the NerdQ, but I still found it interesting.
~63db on the Bitaxes, ~57db on the Loki.
About ~18 J/TH collectively on the little guys, 24 J/TH and 50C boards on the Loki in a 72F room.
2x 602's + Duo + NerdQ Rev 6 + Meanwell PSU's + 12v fans = ~$600+.
1x used S19j Pro Loki rig + Arctic P12 Pro fans = under $300 and less noise. 👀
Shoutout to @luxor for the brilliant foundation.
Yes, I'm still rocking the 2021 Solana NFT run @DegenApeAcademy Trash Pandas hoodie because it's singlehandedly the best hoodie I've ever encountered in my life and I will cry in a corner when it wears out.
Genuine question:
Do you mind developers using you and your mining hardware as a test bench, having you do the work to find bugs and then constantly pushing bug fix updates?
Or do you prefer updates which land properly executed, and where your hardware isn’t used for the testing?
@Syn_Division I hope so too, dude, and while Hashboard is obviously still in it's infancy, I can tell you that you've got support here just on principle and I'll do my best to help share the content. 🫡
@HeliosPool You and me both and that's just for a management app! The guilt would be very real. 🥺 IMO RC testing is the way to do it, especially for firmware.
I didn't either, but I've been buying them all... 😬
Fair point though, it's hard and expensive to cover every miner. My gripe is with major releases that clearly never touched real hardware. Test what you can, then offer an opt-in beta for anything untested, so users choose to help rather than find out the hard way.
Bugs in other software messing with my setup are what got me started on this, and why I do it this way. My initial releases didn't even include write support because I wanted to get it right, and I don't ship future support until I can test it myself.
So it's not impossible, albeit slower and more costly for the developer, but do you think I'm fighting a self-imposed battle doing it this way? I'd like to think users value it.
Totally agree, and that's exactly what I'm working hard to be the opposite of. Appreciate people like yourself who do unbiased reviews of everything on offer in the space.
Testing on real hardware before I ship makes me slower, and buying all the miners to do it hasn't been cheap. A year and thousands of hours in, I've barely made back a fraction of it, up against much bigger and well-established players. Sometimes it's tough watching others move faster, but I'd rather users get something that works as well as humanly possible out of the gate.
It's killer!
I'm working on some 3d prints now to create a dual vent system; gonna cut a hole in the floor upstairs/ceiling of the basement, and route the exhaust to that and also the basement window with a damper to choose whether the heat goes outside (summer) or into the living room (winter).
100% agree, real-world use catches things no test bench will, and that user feedback is invaluable.
My point is narrower: major releases that clearly weren't tested on actual hardware, followed by a string of immediate bug fix releases. That pattern shifts the QA onto paying users and their hardware without asking them.
I say “clearly” because testing on real hardware before release is how I avoid that cycle with my own updates, so I know it’s avoidable.
Curious where you'd draw the line between "normal edge cases" and "should've been caught before release"?
@AndrewGreg52308 The P12 Pro's are cheap and killer for this; very performant under high static pressure.
Running 2 boards with all 3 slots populated so there isn't a larger air channel stealing flow from between the boards. 11.5v @ 275MHz.
Overseer is still coming. 🤜🏻🤛🏻
It was on the verge of ready to launch, but @HashWatcher sought and purchased exclusive licensing rights covering 5tratum specifically as it pertains to preinstallation on manufactured devices, which blocked our original launch path. He knew what the plan was.
All it did was delay things. Pre-orders are coming sooner than you think, and I appreciate the patience. I’ll share more when it’s ready.
Free Antminer S19 rear fan duct shroud which includes the PSU outlet. 8” duct.
Thought I could make it work but need to mod it; would rather know the filament didn’t go to waste!
You cover shipping and it’s yours. 🫡