I do no over clocking, speeds do sorta match the advertised speeds. Gekkoscience is focused on manufacturing ASIC miners for home mining. Hashrate: 200+ GH/s (Though it can be overclocked to up to 350 GH/s Chip: Bitmain BM1397 Power use: 5-15 Watts The Review: Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Designed from the ground up, our innovative IglooPac low-profile fan shroud design allows for optimal active cooling for Gekkoscience USB miners. Active cooling is required for running a Compac F. If you try to run this without a cooler, the USB miner will overheat and shut down in a few seconds. If you want to operate your Miner without active cooling, we recommend a Clock Rate up to 100 MHz max. This video is for beginners who are just entering the world of mining. Link to Europe power adapter (supports 220V). I read the privacy statement and accept it. Hero Member Offline Posts: 1681725638 Ignore. Manufactured in the USA by legendary GekkoScience (Sidehack). A: Windows 10 How to Set up GekkoScience 2Pac USB Bitcoin Miner SnapFix 6.43K subscribers Subscribe 242 Share 31K views 5 years ago Cut and paste either of these addresses to download GekkoScience. Please make sure you provide extra cooling (table fan, usb fan, etc) when running the miner because these can get very hot (especially when running over 100 MHz frequency), Choking Hazard, Corrosive, Irritant, Lead or lead compounds. For more details please check the following link on bitcointalk.org. This USB Stick Miner requires a actively powered USB Hub which can independently provide 2 A for each USB port. Going to order more from this seller as these are brand new OEM and hash real nice out the box. This is a common issue on Gekkoscience usb miner. Before we start, lets explain what this device does. You have to set it up with raspberry. Helped me figure out how to overclock these past 300 Gh. Please try again. ** Some programming with Git is required on Linux to be able to mine on this new USB Miner. Wow, one of our fortunate customers struck gold by successfully mining a block and earning an incredible 6.25 BTC! 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, GekkoScience NewPac 130Gh/s+ USB Bitcoin / SHA256 Stick Miner Most Efficient, Powerful USB Miner on Market. Gekkoscience devices are better suited for lottery mining for a chance at winning 6.25 BTC block reward on solo mining pools like ckpool and kano pool. Shipping Date: Back in stock on May 5, 2023. It features a single 7nm technologyBM1397 chip. The rule of thumb for checking temperature is just that. For Windows 7 and Windows 10 operating systems we recommend the use of Zadig USB driver & tools (http://zadig.akeo.ie/). The higher the hashrate, the bigger is the deviation from this average, caused by ASIC manufacturing tolerances. This site uses cookies to provide you with more responsive and personalized service. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Do not expect to make any money. Does not come with instructions for setup, will have to look online or from "bitcoinmerch" website for instructions, no issues !! There was a problem adding this item to Cart. Learn how to set up and use your GekkoScience NewPac BM1387 USB Stick Miner with this comprehensive instruction manual. After 2 With crypto-mining equipment this cheap, the only thing you can really expect out of it is this: it'll let you experiment with crypto-mining and see if it's something you want to do (if it can become "worth it", based on savings from heat costs, etc.). With a IglooPac cooler and powered hub, the miner can be overclocked into the green, yellow and orange zones shows in the table above. Get started with CGMiner You might have to increase voltage to support higher clock frequencies. Inside you can find a cgminer_run.bat file and you can adjust you settings. Error posting question. Please check compatibility before purchasing. Shipped from US to Belgium in 3 days with regular shipping. You can use your miner with last extranonce support for nicehash by adding #xnsub at the address end, like this: This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. This rig includes active air cooling on each miner. All rights belong to their respective owners. It does run hot you need fans. Right click, hit edit. The free software ideal would also have the person who wants the coding done, to do the code themselves and/or fund the development as well. This will only mine SHA256 algorithm crypto like Bitcoin. With the gekko-mine2 parameter activated, the following console parameters can also be used: This parameter allows the miner to test the originally set clock frequency again after a period of time has expired. $3.99. I purchased 2 of these ASIC devices and intended to get them to run on a Raspberry Pi4 with a powered hub. Their miners are whisper-quiet and run on common household electrical service. Do you have recommended setup instructions for this? You will find the latest drivers and cgminer files. You signed in with another tab or window. GekkoScience NEWPAC Dual BM1387 Stickminer. An in-built, back-stopper prevents this from sliding down or out. Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop or notebook computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. In the video, we used Litecoin as a mining example, but the software can mine many other cryptocurrencies besides Litecoin. Sorry, we were unable to perform your search at this time. works as described !! Great!! Q: The NEWPAC Compac features 2 Bitmain BM1387 chips (this is the same chip as in the Bitmain S5). This listing is for the GekkoScience 2Pac USB stick bitcoin miner. Review of the Gekkoscience Compac F USB Miner By AverageVancouverite | TheMiningBlog | 28 Jan 2022 $0.22 The Gekkoscience Compac F USB Miner Specs: Algorithm: SHA256 (Coins mined: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, etc.) The NEWPAC Compac features 2 Bitmain BM1387 chips (this is the same chip as in the Bitmain S5). The flat part on the circular dial determines the voltage setting. For minimal configuration enter in .bat file: CGMiner -a [mining algorithm] -o [pool server] -u [username or wallet address], cgminer -o http://pool:port -u username -p password. I am having a hard time finding a usb with 3amps but I did find one with 4 amps. Latest version is 3.7.2 If it is successful, you will see a screen like this one: The master git for cgminer is https://github.com/kanoi/cgminerCGMiner README file can be found at https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer/blob/master/README, That includes linux compile steps, but to repeat, on linux:Code:sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade -ysudo apt-get install -y build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl4- openssl-dev libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev git, cdgit clone https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer.git cdcgminer, CFLAGS=-O2 -march=native -fcommon ./autogen.sh enable-gekko enable- icarus, Building cgminer on MacOS using Brew tested on Big Sur 11.16, Install Apple Command Line Tools:this can take 10 or more minutes to download from Apple, Install Brewthis should take about 5-10 minutes on a recent mac with MBit internet, /bin/bash -c $(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)brew analytics off, brew tap kanoi/cgminerbrew install cgminer. It is recommended to turn the dial in 30-degree increments. It is up to 5 times more powerful than the NewPac miner as well. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor. Don't expect a quick ROI unless your a lucky solo miner. These settings are analogous to clock bearings with 1 oclock position being the lowest voltage setting and 11 o clock being the highest voltage setting. Mining Algorithm: SHA-256, Minable Coins: Bitcoin (BTC),BitcoinCash (BCH),Acoin (ACOIN), Curecoin (CURE), Joulecoin (XJO), Unbreakable (UNB), Peercoin (PPC), Mark (DEM), Terracoin (TRC), BitcoinSV (BSV). Compare. Completely silent operation, includes silver mini heatsink to cool miner but requires a powered usb hub (10 watts per miner per port) to run. Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2020. Q: One is red, the other is white. I spent more time unpacking than making it work. If the heat sink is not too hot to touch with your thumb, the chip temperature is OK. Git file available here -https://github.com/kanoi/cgmineradd to the line of code for mining "--gekko-compacf-freq 400". Compatible with OpenWrt wareck / cgminer-gekko Public Code master 1 branch 7 tags Code wareck update avalonlc3 8c56556 on Feb 28 138 commits Failed to load latest commit information. This can be increased by increasing the frequency but MAKE SURE that you have a powered USB hub and a good cooling fan if you want to go above 40 GH/s. Backorders are open and will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. This software use a slighty moddified driver from novak's gekko driver. 1 x Bitcoin Merch 7 Port Powered USB Hub. 3 x Bitcoin Merch USB Miner Fan Upgrade. It was perfect to teach me all about mining. Amazon has encountered an error. (Down Release notes are documents that are distributed with software products. You signed in with another tab or window. (Downl Get started with CGMiner We'll use a modified cgminer version from GekkoScience NewPac vendor vthoang/cgminer. This USB Stick Miner requires a actively powered USB Hub which can independently provide 2 A for each USB port. Not directly. If you already had brew installed, you should instead do the following steps: brew analytics offbrew doctorbrew updatebrew upgradebrew cleanupbrew tap kanoi/cgminerbrew install cgminer, To install minor updates to cgminer, if you already have upgraded everything, To access the API it is easiest to install Javahttps://java.com/, Ensure you have enabled the API e.g.api-enable api-allow W:127.0.0.1, Then in a terminal after installing and running cgminer:cd Library/Caches/Homebrew/cgminergit/java API estats, If you are running an older mac without proper multitasking,you may need to add the option mac-yield when running cgminer with a gekko miner. What is , A: This miner requires active cooling and we highly recommend our IglooPac cooling upgrade (fan + shroud) along with the miner. Low profile shroud and fan with a total assembly thickness of 38mm, sudo apt-get install -y build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl4- openssl-dev libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev git, GekkoScience Compac F USB Stick 220-400 GH Bitcoin miner. The software supports the following algorithms: For more examples and a complete list of CGMiner commands visit this page. MINABLE COINS If your setup is correct you will see a black page that look like this -. The link will look something like this - http://23.108.83.14/images/cgminer-4.11.1-windows-gekko-9e51f0b.7z The clock rate can be set between 400 MHz and 800 MHz. The Clock Rate can be set with the following commandline parameter: gekko-compacf-freq. Users reported several compatibility issues with USB 3.0 Hubs with Intel chipsets. The higher the hashrate, the bigger is the deviation from this average, caused by ASIC manufacturing tolerances. $79.99 This item: GekkoScience Compac F 300Gh/s+ USB Bitcoin / SHA256 Stick Miner Most 35 2 offers from $329.00 Product Description Brand new usb stick miner manufactured in the USA by legendary GekkoScience (Sidehack) using S17 BM1397 chip. For enhanced support please visit the public support forum on bitcointalk.org or write us a e-mail. I suggest using a PC or a laptop that would be on anyway, to save money on electricity and reduce wear on your computers. Trying to push the frequency without an independently powered hub and a cooling fan will cause you to overheat and destory the miner. 1681725638. It's certainly not a very expensive hobby, Just going by the stock numbers in the listing: 200 Gh/s @ 10 W. Assuming a low rate of 10 cents/KwH, this will cost $8.64 in electricity to run per year and net $5.88 (0.00030 BTC) for a total loss of $2.76 per year. 1681725638. The Miner uses a CP2102 USB to UART bridge controller. Do NOT try to use this to mine coins that use a different hashing algorithm because it will not work 2. It is unlocked for overclocking (Voids warranty). Marketing, social media promotion and technical support for their products are handled by their distributors. Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023. Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux OS using cgminer software. This USB Stick Miner requires a actively powered USB Hub which can independently provide 2 A for each USB port We have achieved good results with several USB 2.0 Hubs from Anker or Orico while Users reported several compatibility issues with USB 3.0 Hubs with Intel chipsets. I set mine up on a Windows 10 rig. Good for proof-of-concept, will not make any income whatsoever. I tested on several USB and check that they are functional. T, Q: -u (your username here) -p (your password here). 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