Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com

[RHA]

I came across this last week, god knows about the rig, could be complete twaddle..but the payment model looks a way things could work well for the future. Half up front, half on delivery? http://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/prospero-x-1.html

Compo looks fair for the hosted guys, for sure BFL wouldn't dream of ever doing anything like that. I think this is a steep learning curve on the basic logistics for KnC and next time around will be pretty much flawless. If there is a gen 2 and it's worth buying.

looked at the above site musta missed something those  we're up front prices after a discount imho (prob due to knc news this week)...still pre-orders although the price on the 2ph was the same as a current Jupiter for nov 15th delivery they state a feb 2014 ship date

interesting but again did not see a 1/2 down 1/2 on delivery link?

again just saying (I am essentially clueless may have been right in front of me)

Searing

The discount was from the beginning of September (or even earlier).
The "1/2 down 1/2" you will see after clicking at "Payment option" to reveal the list.

I am answering here because it is interesting option for KnC,
but for discussing Black Arrow's offer let's go to their own thread: https://asktom.cf/index.php?topic=294197.0;all  (all of it is worth to be read)

[RHA]

I highly appreciate 4 BTC offered by KnC as a compensation for late hosting (not for me - I don't use the hosting). It is very honest and makes customers loyal.
The late shipments (some by 6 days already) should be compensated similarly.

[Sitarow]

However I am going to swap out the stock fans on the case and instead put in higher CFM fans.





what fans you gonna use instead ie will they fit them heatsinks?

Why would you touch the heat sink fans? They are more then adequate.

no the heat sink fans are good.

The problem is the other components on the board itself that need that heat ventilated.

The air moving in and out of the case is not cutting it. So I will swap out those 2 fans with 2 avalon type fans and put them at full speed.

[btc_uzr]

oh, hosting customers get compensation ...and what's about the rest  ?!

'coz if day2 means week2 one can be happy 

It's obvious they will never ship everything until October 15th with today's backlog.

[Searing]

oh, hosting customers get compensation ...and what's about the rest  ?!

'coz if day2 means week2 one can be happy 

It's obvious they will never ship everything until October 15th with today's backlog.

yeah I think for the rest of us that we're not day 1 and day 2 orders....it is FIFO and they'd have to go beyond Oct 15th for that to apply (should they choose to apply such)

so with my 304x order it is not applicable to me (from what I understand)

[canth]

no the heat sink fans are good.

The problem is the other components on the board itself that need that heat ventilated.

The air moving in and out of the case is not cutting it. So I will swap out those 2 fans with 2 avalon type fans and put them at full speed.

Do what you will, but there are plenty of people running 2,3 or 10+ units with the stock fans. I think swapping fans at this point is just making changes for the sake of changes, similar to putting it in a colder room or warmer room or increasing the power supply. It's not going to make a difference.

[carlotech]

order number 33xx.

status paid..

[Searing]

order number 33xx.

status paid..

ditto 304x status paid

whatcha think will they get thru to us this week?

[sickpig]

However I am going to swap out the stock fans on the case and instead put in higher CFM fans.





what fans you gonna use instead ie will they fit them heatsinks?

Why would you touch the heat sink fans? They are more then adequate.

no the heat sink fans are good.

The problem is the other components on the board itself that need that heat ventilated.

The air moving in and out of the case is not cutting it. So I will swap out those 2 fans with 2 avalon type fans and put them at full speed.

so you're going to replace this two fans

https://i.imgur.com/DrBQn0G.jpg

?

what is the exact type/model of the replacement you're referring to ?

[genykm]

Order 32XX, also status: paid...

[Searing]

By the way I'm thinking of running my units in my Basement (ie I'm in Minnesota USA)

I have  a dehumidifier I rarely use....what is a good setting for such for electronics..? like anything over 60 percent or
should I make it lower.....it is not too damp but just to be safe?

anyway for those who've run such with mining rigs in bsmt

thanks

Searing

[fragout]

Sooo getting back to the kinda Important issue of boards frying. Could those of you with units hashing state what version of firmware are you using and if you encountered any issues. It seems to be v0.92 is the problem. What about v.93??.
I think ill stay on v.90 for the moment eventhough it draws a lot more power

[timmmers]

no the heat sink fans are good.

The problem is the other components on the board itself that need that heat ventilated.

The air moving in and out of the case is not cutting it. So I will swap out those 2 fans with 2 avalon type fans and put them at full speed.

Do what you will, but there are plenty of people running 2,3 or 10+ units with the stock fans. I think swapping fans at this point is just making changes for the sake of changes, similar to putting it in a colder room or warmer room or increasing the power supply. It's not going to make a difference.

I wonder if the airflow was maybe changed by people running them with the lid off? Or worse, fans firing in the wrong direction and fighting the cooling fans? I've seen gaming PCs with a mess made of them by people running them open and blasting air in at the wrong angle and stopping the CPU fans doing their job well enough. More air flow isn't always a good thing if it's not flowing properly and to the right areas.

[sickpig]

Sooo getting back to the kinda Important issue of boards frying. Could those of you with units hashing state what version of firmware are you using and if you encountered any issues. It seems to be v0.92 is the problem. What about v.93??.
I think ill stay on v.90 for the moment eventhough it draws a lot more power

I'm using 0.91.

0.90 power consumption is way to high. there's risk to fuse your PSU (if you have 850W).

using .92/.93 lead to very frequent cgminer restart. something like a restart every 30-50secs.

[Crypto_Cumbrian]

Order #23** (1 x Jupiter)  Paid 19th June 2013. Changed from paid to In-progress today at 11:00am ish (UK time). Not a Day1 or Day2 or Day whatever order.

;-)

[Searing]

Order #23** (1 x Jupiter)  Paid 19th June 2013. Changed from paid to In-progress today at 11:00am ish (UK time). Not a Day1 or Day2 or Day whatever order.

;-)

cool....

[pitchbend]

Just so you know, my day1 order status changed from "in progress" to "shipped" even though it's a local pickup and I didn't received any email informing me that my units were ready for pickup. My heart skipped a beat when I saw it. Turns out that misleading "shipped" status only means they are out of the factory and I should expect to pick them up soon.

[btc_uzr]

After 'paid' next status is 'In progress' and this status may last for a week without any progress at all (like in my case).
Then it seems to be status 'shipped' for another few days.

Each day you wonder, do I get a tracking-Id today? - at the end of the day you realize you have to wait at least one more day, and another day and so on....seems to be a never ending story.

Customer satisfaction is something else for sure.

[tolip_wen]

I was thinking of stuff blowing into the unit ..the cat that kinda thing ...actually come to think of it them fans would be like "cat come here" magic imho heh

It will only happen once per cat

[carlotech]

order number 33xx.

status paid..

ditto 304x status paid

whatcha think will they get thru to us this week?

phew! i just hope knc will deliver..it will be obsolete if they cant deliver @ october 15.lol