Goldshell SC-BOX (900 GH/s)

The Goldshell SC-BOX (900GH) is a compact Blake2b-Sia ASIC miner released in April 2022. It delivers 900 GH/s (0.9 TH/s) from 200 W, which works out to about 222 J/TH. The same hash serves two coins, Siacoin (SC) and BTCB2, and MinerCompare calculates the profit of whichever pays more at your electricity rate. Among the Blake2b-Sia machines listed on this site it has the lowest hashrate and the lowest power draw, with efficiency in the middle of the field: better than the SC5 Pro, SC5 Pro 2 and both iBeLink BM-S1 models, behind the SC-BOX 2, SC Lite, SC6 SE and the BM-S3 pair. At 35 dB it is quiet enough for a desk or shelf, which is the main reason to choose it over the 2-3 kW machines in this class. It suits a first Siacoin setup, a small home test or anyone who wants a low-power Blake2b…-Sia miner with a small electricity bill. Its absolute hashrate is low, so check the live profit figure against your own power price before buying.

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The case measures 150 x 84 x 178 mm and weighs 2000 g, so it fits on a shelf or desk next to a router. It runs on 220 V mains, connects by Ethernet only and is air-cooled. The rated operating range is 5 to 35 °C at 5 to 85 % humidity. All 200 W leaves the case as heat, so keep the intake air cool and dust-free and do not close the unit into a cabinet or a box without airflow. Setup is simple: connect power and Ethernet, then point the miner at a Siacoin or BTCB2 mining pool. Within the Goldshell range the SC-BOX is the entry point. The SC-BOX 2 is the next step up at 1.9 TH/s and about 211 J/TH, the SC Lite reaches 4.4 TH/s at about 216 J/TH, and the SC6 SE and SC5 Pro models move into the multi-kilowatt, much louder class. If you only need a quiet, low-power Blake2b-Sia machine and are no…t chasing maximum hashrate, the SC-BOX is the simplest of them to live with. Compare it with its siblings on MinerCompare to see how the lower power draw weighs against the lower output.

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