So what with most Scypt ASIC miners due out in Q2/Q3 what are everyone’s thoughts on investment in one?

I’m considering investment in a lower end model from Alpha Technologies to avoid being pushed out of mining the same 6 months I got into it, however In order to do so I can see myself having to take out a small personal loan. But I have some concerns regarding their longevity;

1. The increase in mining difficulty is going to sky rocket in a matter of months from their release if not before as I can imagine most companies releasing them will wind up “testing” them for a month or so before shipping. Meaning that a lower end model may wind up obsolete within the year?

2.It’s a current GPU miner’s worst night mare thus will measures actually be put in place to keep them out e.g increasing memory usage of GPU’s (alot of R9 uses claim this can be done as only 1/3 of the higher end model’s memory is being used).

3. Will ASIC technology mean a huge decline in coin price… All scrypt based coins are going to be in abundance are they not? I can see alot of miners piling their months earnings into exchanges to make their initial ROI / buy a second round of miners. Thus can it be fair to say at least initially alot of coins are going to suffer until they begin to spread enough that they start to settle down.

There have been alot of discussions regarding the up and coming technology, however alot of it is blind denial on behalf of those who have invested heavily in GPU mining. But the reality is they are coming and they are close to + 60% $/Hash and 30 X cheaper in power consumption!

Hey all,

Regarding media exposure. I’m a 3D Generalist (I’ve introduced myself previously on other posts). I’d like to be part of any movement but there is a small problem when saying “I’m willing to offer my skill set” and then being told “Just do something you think would be good for the community”.

There needs to be direction for people like myself to be of any real use. Without any kind of plan for content creation anything I do or anyone else for that matter may resort in an overlap with something that has been already been done. The “Calling 3D Animators” was an example of this. In addition, myself or anyone else just making stuff up may not be an effective utilization of our time, maybe our output ends up not being used or is not actually required. You see where I’m going with this :)

Someone needs to dictate (marketing team) solid, well thought out marketing material. A set of requirements, a concrete concept and clear direction as to what is wanted and how it is wanted. Then for example I can go off and make it, send it back for feedback, make alterations and by the end we end up with rock solid, relevant, new and required material that can actually be rolled out and used. Not a mismatched or random spur of the moment jumble of art work that may or may not be used atall. 3D is anything but quick. Designing, Modelling, Texturing, Rigging, Animating and Rendering can be HUGELY time consuming and thus misuse of time and no direction can lead to a complete failure with not just a few hours or a day but instead weeks worth of hard work down the toilet.

Basically someone needs to take charge and lead. Then a post can be made once a plan has been made listing exactly what is needed and when it is needed by. From there progress for FTC media exposure will really begin to start moving but without solid plans and milestones none of these great ideas will come to light, totally undermining the great talent pool and friendly community we have…IMHO.

In my job someone comes to me and says “I need this by then”, I make it happen and alot of people in my field are the same. A concept is created, a director and concept artist/s work out what they want then it gets passed on to be “physically built”. Some people can do all of the above but it is a rare thing for someone to handle both concept work and implementation and get it right… especially if you have no idea what it will be used for.

All the best! I like this thread, as it has already been said lets build up some momentum again! :D

Guys I just found this, I don’t think we need to do much else :P someone has already done a pretty good job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPf6DwFoZUI

Hey hey Gents!

I would be up for this. Agreed about the camera movements however Pryderi, I felt sick after watching this! :p

Off the top of my head we could do the same sort of thing with the coin, have the circuitry in the background of the coin serging, maybe start up with a camera following the path of one line as it lights up. Pan out slowly then either the feather surges in and turns black or has been there the whole time.

Maybe some sort of symbology for the strength of the feather coin community could be brought in towards the end but I’m not sure how to encapsulate that visually at a first thought.

I like the idea of having something like this though, brings a real air of professionalism to the coin, it would instill alot of trust to anyone who came across it. :)

Webbs you in on this, any thoughts?

Thanks for the response Ignition!

Although I’m unsure about using Asus firmware with a Saphire card?

Hey Peas,

Whats the problem with using CG Miner?

You should not have to build it … I thought that when I downloaded it for the first time as I could not find the .exe files but turns out I had to download a certain version of GUI miner in order to get the most recent working version of CG miner (They axed GPU mining in later versions). Also double check your firewall has not quarantined the .exe files, took me hours to figure that out and restore them!

Hey there everyone,

I’ve been playing with my settings to try and squeeze some more out of two R9 280x Saphire Dual X OC’s. Now I have tried using Trixx to undervolt however even just having it open seems to drop my hashrate down to 4-500ish… That’s before I even make any changes to the settings. However when uninstalled \ not opened after a reboot, I can get 730 on one GPU and 650 on the 2nd (This is becuase of cooling on the 2nd card but that I can fix once I get round to building a open rig).

Now I’d really like to not have to flash the BIOS and that’s even if I can as I’ve heard Saphire locks Voltage! However does the --vddc-gpu command work with cgminer 3.7 ? I’ve entered it to the following:

–vddc-gpu 1.087

…and cg miner is running with good speeds however I do not have any hardware to check if this is actually lowering the power consumption. Can anyone enlighten me \ share experience using this command before I have to go out and buy some sort of wattage reader?

Many thanks.

Hey there everyone,

I recently introduced myself and for those who don’t read every newbie introduction (Wouldn’t blame you) I am a 3D generalist. On an introduction post made by a user called Webbs who is a very talented Motion Graphics / 3D Artist and animator etc… I was told to have a think of anything that could benefit the community so here is my idea.

Every two weeks (maybe that is abit much but at least once a month) a professionally constructed and edited video goes on view to the public and community. I’m talking clean background, HD, Good sound quality. In these videos;

-Nice motion graphics into like sky or BBC news.
-A face to the news reading like any other anchor
-News of what has been happening with the FTC community is summarized and shown.
-Future plans are announced.
-Current prices and history over the period from the last video is discussed.
-Meet ups are announced and summarized.
ETC…

The point to them is to demonstrate the dedication, talent pool and organization of the community. It would, I feel, instill alot of confidence for anyone who is yet to discover or trust in FTC.

From the perspective of a newbie it was the community aspect that drew me to this currency however it may not be obvious to all why that is so important and how it can benefit the value of a cryptocurrancy. Maybe this would help and draw more people to Feather coin.

Just an idea ;D

J

25, Junior 3D Generalist / Animator based in Glasgow. Just finished up work on the Battle of Bannockburn :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-25973135

Hey Webbs,

I am a new member, just joined today. Your work is great :) I’m a Junior 3D Generalist working in Glasgow. I’ve made a post saying I would be happy to put my skills to use in aid of Feathercoin marketing. Should you ever need a hand with anything you are doing please feel free to hit me up.

All the best.

James