Project Update

[Dingo]

@Jugnut.   I haven't had an error since switching onto Campaign #12 after it was fixed.  All four Gecko's are running smoothly but hot.

@chooka03  Not sure what Free DC link you are looking at but Free DC is a a BOINC Team that also has a website for statistics. http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=teammilestones&team=BOINC@AUSTRALIA


EDIT:  I see the link under Campaigns just takes you back to BU.  Also I think that you need to register for the forum and log in and click the box that says keep logged in to see the correct stats on the Stats page.   ???

[Dataman]

I see the link under Campaigns just takes you back to BU.

That is because it is on the other URL that Henri is going to shut down. He knows about it but did not say how/when he is going to fix it.

[Dataman]

I got two more comp errors but this time they were on the ants.  ???

[JugNut]

No more comp errors today thankfully. 

[Dataman]

No more comp errors today thankfully. 

No more for me either 

[chooka03]

@chooka03  Not sure what Free DC link you are looking at but Free DC is a a BOINC Team that also has a website for statistics. http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=teammilestones&team=BOINC@AUSTRALIA

Thanks Dingo.
I was clicking on my Bitcoin Utopia in BOINC and going to Home Page and then selecting #7 hyperlink...which is broken.

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinutopia/

Another stat site eh..... hmm.....well its not science based but I am a fan of stats.

[chooka03]

Hey Jugnuts, did I miss something? You're pumping out 400Mil/day! 
Is that just 2 Antminers and some Gecko's?

Told ya David Steel should be worried. You'll fly past him in no time.

[JugNut]

Hi chooka,
after 2 of my ants died I bought a second hand rockminer "new" which does 110GH. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00NG10PMS/ref=dp_olp_used_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=used
So now I have 3 x antminer U3's,  4 x Gekko's & 1 x rockminer.  The rockminer's can go a month or more most times without needing to be restarted and is quite reliable unlike the U3's.

LOL I've still got many months worth of work before David steel has anything to worry about.
Crunch-on 

[Dataman]

I noticed this morning that the price of a Bitcoin more than doubled this year. Currently above $900 USD.

[Daniel]

I've started crunching for Bitcoin Utopia as well now.
I'm working on campaign #12. (It would be nice if they had more campaigns to choose from)
At the moment I only have a single Antminer U1, but I intend to get some more and better ASIC devices in the future.

[Dataman]

I've started crunching for Bitcoin Utopia as well now.
I'm working on campaign #12. (It would be nice if they had more campaigns to choose from)
At the moment I only have a single Antminer U1, but I intend to get some more and better ASIC devices in the future.

Welcome Daniel. Yes, I think we all would like more campaigns but Henri is an odd bird.  biggrin

[Dingo]

I almost bought an Bitmain AntMiner S3+453Gh/s @ 0.78 J/Gh Digital miner today at Amazon.com but luckily I looked at the list and the project does not support it.  There were two, second hand, one for $49.99 and the other for $69.02 which is not bad as they are $450 new.

Keep my eye out for one that works, if you see any let me know...

[JugNut]

Welcome aboard Daniel  

Yea more variety is whats needed.  Still there is talk of changes coming but for now all we can do is just wait & see what happens.

@Dingo: Yea there are some good bargains to be had on the Antminer s1 - s7 range. It's a pity there of no use for us with boinc. The most powerful miner know to work at BU is the Avalon 6 at 3.5 TH but there at around +/-800 bucks.(more after the purchase of the needed 1000-1100 watt power supply + Raspberry Pi)
Because there still relatively new there are not many(if any) second hand units to be had at cheaper prices yet. But if your willing to pay the entry price you'd be an instant daily multi billionaire. Oh and don't forget that at somewhere around 900 watts to 1100 watts a day it would chew up almost as much power as two regular OC'd PC's with 2 mid range GPU's in each.(give or take a few watts) :(

EDIT: Found this one with a power supply at ebay for AU $733.45 + AU $228.77 delivery.  http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Avalon6-3-5-Th-s-A3218-28nm-ASIC-Bitcoin-Miner-w-1200w-HP-Power-Supply-Kit-/252434702174?hash=item3ac647df5e:g:1DUAAOSwv9hW6J2w

[chooka03]

I like helping BU but I'd never spend that sort if money for this hobby.... Especially with how erratic Henry is and the lack of projects.
I'm bidding on a Bitfury Red on EBay at the moment but I won't be paying more than $65 for it and I think I'm going to get outbid.
I'd rather a U3.
There's also a few U1s on EBay at the moment but again people are going to pay over $60 for one  
Personally I think that's too much money. The USB ASIC miners are popular though. Someone is selling U2's on Gumtree for $40 each.  
I think I'd rather a second hand GPU for a second machine.

[Daniel]

Hi Chooka,

I've been watching those Antminer U1s on eBay as well.
I bid on them early on, but I've long since been outbid.
I payed $25 for the one I have now and I was hoping to get some more for around the same price.
As I type this, one of them has reached $70.50.
I wonder how much they cost when they were new ?