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ZeusMiner’s New Lower Power Usage Scrypt ASICs Up for Pre-Order
17 Jul2014
A few days ago ZeusMiner has released a teaser video about their new Scrypt ASIC miner prototypes with 30% lower power usage. And now they have officially announced the new models with their specifications and made them available for pre-order. ZeusMiner calls the new miners Next Generation Miners and they have introduced 4 new models, claiming to have cut the power consumption in almost half compared to the previous generation of miners.
The Next Gen ZeusMiner Scrypt ASICs include:
– LIGHTNING X6 – 42-44Mh/s – 980W – 16kg – $2,199 USD
– THUNDER X6 – 18-20Mh/s – 450W – 9kg – $1,099 USD
– HURRICANE X6 – 9-10Mh/s – 230W – 3kg – $399 USD
– BLIZZARD X6 – 3.6+Mh/s – 110W – 1.5kg – $229 USD
The new miners are supposed to be shipped out within 7 days of pre-ordering, however do note that these pre-orders do require full payment. And for the first batch of the next gen miners ZeusMiner is giving away free bonus Scrypt ASIC miners from the previous generation along with your new miner. So essentially you are getting almost like between 1/3 and 1/2 more hashpower than the standard hashrate for a single new miner, and this is not a bad deal at all.
Now, if you wonder how Zeus has managed to squeeze more hashrare from the same 55nm Scrypt ASIC chips they are using or alternatively how they have managed to lower the power consumption, well the answer is pretty easy. They have apparently squeezed more chips running on lower frequency/voltage and thus needing less power and producing less heat. This makes the production price of the ASIC higher, however is the easiest way to optimize performance and hashrate without having to make new chips. In fact we have already seen other ASIC manufacturers taking advantage of the same approach and it works well for both the company and the customers, giving some extra time to develop new hardware.
– For more information about the ZeusMiner Scrypt ASIC miners, the new prices and specifications…
- Publihsed in: Crypto News|Mining Hardware
- Related tags: BLIZZARD X6, HURRICANE X6, LIGHTNING X6, Next Gen ZeusMiner, Scrypt ASIC, Scrypt ASIC Miner, THUNDER X6, Zeus, Zeusminer, ZeusMiner power consumption, ZeusMiner power usage
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3 Responses to ZeusMiner’s New Lower Power Usage Scrypt ASICs Up for Pre-Order
Dreddjudge
July 17th, 2014 at 18:54
Great, can we slap some more heat sinks on these or add water cooling blocks and crank up the voltage?
Rhyker
July 18th, 2014 at 16:16
@dreddjugde: my thoughts exactly!
admin
July 18th, 2014 at 20:33
Dreddjudge, no idea yet, we have to see them first, hopefully soon.