ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread

[visdude]

WTF lol...

The Eighth Batch of AntMiner S3+

Only Available at http://www.bitmaintech.com

 

Bitmain now announce the S3+, which is a revised version of S3 running stably at 453GH/s (frequency=225 MHz), while consumes 355 Watt power at the wall. Most of miners will be able to run up to 500GH/s but not guaranteed.

AntMiner S3+ for sales shipping starts on September 20th or earlier

S3 is a great success product and almost sold out. The sale of S3+ is 0.58 BTC each including the international shipping, which starts on September 20th, 2014 or earlier. Sales open in the Beijing Time tonight 22:00 (UCT+8:00 Time Zone).

We strongly believe it is best choice of mining bitcoin for both the mining farm and the home miners.

So hows this diff from my B5, better firmware ?

They set the factory clock to 225M after the guinea pigs (i.e. batches 1-7 S3 buyers) successfully tested and confirmed that they can be stable up to 250M.  I think that's the only difference.

If that's all it is, that's total BS lol

Well, as others have expressed in here, Bitmain's business model is now becoming BS.

[Biodom]

AM is back on business @1,2btc/Th and in massive quantities tho

That's true, and IIRC FC said his goal is to drive the competition into unprofitable territory.  As in he's going to undercut everyone so badly that they all go out of business.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out--I look forward to AM's new gear.

Where do you see it (AM gear), apart from rocket box and XBTEC? I see only github announcements on their facebook?

Re Bitmain-they will adapt to whatever competition shows. right now-not much, hence higher prices.
This should increase prices in the aftermarket (good for those with S3 already).

[dropt]

Where do you see it (AM gear), apart from rocket box and XBTEC? I see only github announcements on their facebook?

Re Bitmain-they will adapt to whatever competition shows. right now-not much, hence higher prices.
This should increase prices in the aftermarket (good for those with S3 already).

https://asktom.cf/index.php?topic=735728.0

Canaryinthemine is setting up for resell.

https://asktom.cf/index.php?topic=735982.0

[Biodom]

How much power your S3 uses on CX750M or CX500M?

at 237.5 one S3 uses 402-406W at the wall
at 218.75 another S3 uses 375W at the wall
according to kill-a watt at ~116V (US)

These numbers seem higher than what's posted, maybe the difference between bronze and gold or platinum PSU?

[Fahlcor]

How much power your S3 uses on CX750M or CX500M?

at 237.5 one S3 uses 402-406W at the wall
at 218.75 another S3 uses 375W at the wall
according to kill-a watt at ~116V (US)

These numbers seem higher than what's posted, maybe the difference between bronze and gold or platinum PSU?

I use HX850 with 2 ants and it is exactly 700w @118v running at 218.75

[Fahlcor]

Back when I was doing scrypt it was common to do solo.  I'm assuming nobody does solo on BTC or?  because if I hit a block doing solo with current calc i would net 25 btc which would be 3 times the amount I paid for the 12 devices.  I'm doing 5.5thash now that i'm all oc'ed.  If i stick with a pool forever then I have zero chance of making 25 btc.  If I go solo and have some luck then within ~180 days I might hit one...

Any thoughts here on solo mining?

[visdude]

How much power your S3 uses on CX750M or CX500M?

at 237.5 one S3 uses 402-406W at the wall
at 218.75 another S3 uses 375W at the wall
according to kill-a watt at ~116V (US)

These numbers seem higher than what's posted, maybe the difference between bronze and gold or platinum PSU?

Also consider that ambient room temperature is also a factor.  These are some of the data that I was able to jot down from an S3/CX500 combo using a Kill A Watt at 121V:

Legend: Tamb/Ts3/Watts

@ 212.5M
28C/41C/347W
29C/41C/347W
34C/44C/352W

@ 218.75M (stock)
27C/41/358W
28C/42/358W
30C/42C/361W
35C/45C/365W

@ 225M
30C/42C/373W
34C/45C/378W
35C/45C/378W

@ 237.5M
29C/42C/398W
32C/43C/400W

@ 250M
28C/42C/423W/486GHs
29C/43C/425W/485GHs

The current session which was started over nine hours ago is at 225M and at an ambient temperature of 33.7C is drawing 377W at the wall with an S3 temperature of 45C.

Eyeballing the above data, it seems the delta is around 11C which I consider to be excellent especially for a very hot machine doing 24/7 but YMMV.

[jpchrist]

what is this AM everyone is talking about ?
is this a new manufacturer ? someone show me the thread link please

OMG AM is so awesome! They are about to sell out so act fast! Here is the link...

[philipma1957]

Back when I was doing scrypt it was common to do solo.  I'm assuming nobody does solo on BTC or?  because if I hit a block doing solo with current calc i would net 25 btc which would be 3 times the amount I paid for the 12 devices.  I'm doing 5.5thash now that i'm all oc'ed.  If i stick with a pool forever then I have zero chance of making 25 btc.  If I go solo and have some luck then within ~180 days I might hit one...

Any thoughts here on solo mining?

yes mine

 1 s-3 solo 

[all4martin]

Hiya guys,

Im having an issue with one of my Batch 5 ant miner - one side of the ASIC chips are not working correctly - showing all xx's across the board.
The others i have work fine, I've opened the machine and everything looks good to my eye!

I have emailed bitmaintech a few times since delivery but no reply, any idea if they will actually reply or should i cut my losses, and ditch this company as a supplier for me?

any help on a fix would be great as i doubt ill have a reply from bit main tech!

Cheers guys!

[visdude]

Back when I was doing scrypt it was common to do solo.  I'm assuming nobody does solo on BTC or?  because if I hit a block doing solo with current calc i would net 25 btc which would be 3 times the amount I paid for the 12 devices.  I'm doing 5.5thash now that i'm all oc'ed.  If i stick with a pool forever then I have zero chance of making 25 btc.  If I go solo and have some luck then within ~180 days I might hit one...

Any thoughts here on solo mining?

yes mine

 1 s-3 solo 

How does one setup an S3 or an S1 to solo mine?

[grn]

Hiya guys,

Im having an issue with one of my Batch 5 ant miner - one side of the ASIC chips are not working correctly - showing all xx's across the board.
The others i have work fine, I've opened the machine and everything looks good to my eye!

I have emailed bitmaintech a few times since delivery but no reply, any idea if they will actually reply or should i cut my losses, and ditch this company as a supplier for me?

any help on a fix would be great as i doubt ill have a reply from bit main tech!

Cheers guys!

Yes, give up as you have been scammed!

Best send the miner to me and I will dispose of it properly

[MoreBloodWine]

When your done OC'ing (editing the file) it says to reboot the system.

When back at the command line in PuTTy, can you do like a sudo reboot to reboot the system ?

[Xian01]

 Fuck.

 And this when they informed me via email that it would be 440GHs through the life of the product...

 The ones I have now are barely stable at 218.75.

 *grumbles*

WTF lol...

The Eighth Batch of AntMiner S3+

Only Available at http://www.bitmaintech.com

Bitmain now announce the S3+, which is a revised version of S3 running stably at 453GH/s (frequency=225 MHz), while consumes 355 Watt power at the wall. Most of miners will be able to run up to 500GH/s but not guaranteed.

[MoreBloodWine]

Fuck.

 And this when they informed me via email that it would be 440GHs through the life of the product...

 The ones I have now are barely stable at 218.75.

 *grumbles*

WTF lol...

The Eighth Batch of AntMiner S3+

Only Available at http://www.bitmaintech.com

Bitmain now announce the S3+, which is a revised version of S3 running stably at 453GH/s (frequency=225 MHz), while consumes 355 Watt power at the wall. Most of miners will be able to run up to 500GH/s but not guaranteed.

I seem to have gotten lucky with my  B5's at stock all doing ~440.

That's why I'm confident about OC'ing.

[tom99]

what is this AM everyone is talking about ?
is this a new manufacturer ? someone show me the thread link please

Umm...

AntMiner > AM

AsicMiner > AM

Take your pick.

   both of miners from same AM.

[whonesta]

2 x S3 B5's are running really nice @ 243.75, one other displays 'x'..

[philipma1957]

2 x S3 B5's are running really nice @ 243.75, one other displays 'x'..

good   2 out of three.

 take the lessor one and try 237 then 231

[lordmykl]

And this is how you convert an old bathroom into a 2.6 Th/s antminer S3 farm. 

https://eesx0q.bn1.livefilestore.com/y2m8cId5TQ9xfY-agtYrGO-LA23xL36vET3oUeb2T0Go9S9iDsYscHNmthd_MYl4Q6id9gCFoV6sCWRbgdFGWl4yZaVWrF0UOo551Jz_V0Mc82rh852b_5TL-eU9fqQDQcP/ToiletMiner%20-%20Small.jpg?psid=1

All six miners and Corsair 750W PSUs exhaust out the back window. Fresh air is drawn through a cracked window on the opposite side of the bathroom. Each miner is stable at 218.75 stock frequency and averages 440 Gh/s per miner. 39C-40C average temps on each. I opted for one PSU per miner as I may decide to OC and got a good deal on them.

May never ROI at my electricity rates but I'm more of a hobbyist anyway...and this was a fun project.

[tom99]

And this is how you convert an old bathroom into a 2.6 Th/s antminer S3 farm. 



All six miners and Corsair 750W PSUs exhaust out the back window. Fresh air is drawn through a cracked window on the opposite side of the bathroom. Each miner is stable at 218.75 stock frequency and averages 440 Gh/s per miner. 39C-40C average temps on each. I opted for one PSU per miner as I may decide to OC and got a good deal on them.

May never ROI at my electricity rates but I'm more of a hobbyist anyway...and this was a fun project.

 good one +