Bobby's World

Everything my home-mining community and I would actually recommend — gear from a few years deep in this hobby. People ask me for links all the time, so here they are. Adding as we go.

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Miners

12 picks
Hammer Miner BC04 by Altair home Bitcoin miner // 6 TH/S Hammer Miner BC04 by Altair

6 TH/s SHA-256, quiet cooling, simple desktop setup.

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Hammer Miner BC01 Pro by Altair home Bitcoin miner // 3.6 TH/S Hammer Miner BC01 Pro by Altair

3.6 TH/s BM1373, USB-C powered, WiFi. Compact desktop miner.

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Hammer Miner BC08 by Altair home Bitcoin miner // 12 TH/S Hammer Miner BC08 by Altair

12 TH/s at ~210W, 16 J/TH, quiet 38dB. The big desktop Hammer.

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Avalon Nano 3S home Bitcoin miner // 6 TH/S Avalon Nano 3S

Plug-and-play desktop miner. Quiet, low power, about the simplest way to start hashing.

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NerdQX 8TH by IxTech home Bitcoin miner // 8 TH/S NerdQX 8TH by IxTech

8 TH/s at ~140W, around 38dB. Overclockable BM1370, USA-assembled with custom cooling. Quiet but serious hashrate.

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GekkoScience KBox 22TH all-in-one home Bitcoin miner // 22 TH/S GekkoScience KBox 22TH

Up to 22 TH/s at 180–330W. Integrated PSU and Linux controller, WiFi and Ethernet, built-in display. Plug it in and go.

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Avalon Q home Bitcoin miner // 90 TH/S Avalon Q

The serious home unit: quiet, app-controlled, real hashrate without a server room.

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NerdQaxe++ 6.1 by PowerMining home Bitcoin miner // 6 TH/S NerdQaxe++ 6.1 by PowerMining

6 TH/s, 4x BM1370, ~100W. Ultra-quiet with a metal stand and color screen.

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NerdOctaxe Gamma by PowerMining home Bitcoin miner // 9.6 TH/S NerdOctaxe Gamma by PowerMining

9.6 TH/s, 8x BM1370. The most powerful of the Nerd series.

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Bitaxe Gamma by PowerMining home Bitcoin miner // 1 TH/S Bitaxe Gamma by PowerMining

Single-chip ~1 TH/s Bitaxe Gamma. Quiet starter, another source.

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Premium Bitaxe Gamma by IxTech home Bitcoin miner // 1 TH/S Premium Bitaxe Gamma by IxTech

Quiet ~1 TH/s home miner. The easy entry point if you're just getting started.

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Bitaxe Gamma Whitepaper Edition home Bitcoin miner // 1 TH/S Bitaxe Gamma Whitepaper Edition

The Gamma on an illuminated Satoshi whitepaper stand. The display piece.

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Maintenance & Repairs

5 picks
// DUSTER Air Duster

Electric duster so you stop burning through canned air — or grab a regular compressed air can if you'd rather. Three options.

// PASTE Thermal Paste

For repasting when temps start creeping. Two solid options.

// PREP Rubbing Alcohol Pads

Wipe the old paste off clean before you repaste.

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// FUSE NerdaxeQ++ Fuse Replacements

Spare fuses for the NerdaxeQ++. Cheap insurance.

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// FUSE XT30 Inline Fuse Adapter

Inline fuse adapter for XT30 connectors. Cheap power protection between PSU and miner.

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Power & Electrical

8 picks
// PSU Meanwell PSU 12V 350W

Runs up to 3 Nerds / BC04s max.

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// PSU Meanwell PSU 12V 600W

The bigger one for when you're past three units.

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// PSU Meanwell LRS-250 5V

5V supply for single-chip Bitaxe models.

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// CORD Power Cord for Meanwell

Meanwells don't ship with one. Don't forget it.

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// PSU 12.4V 10A Power Supply

Steady 12.4V 10A power for a NerdaxeQ++ / Qaxe.

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// METER Voltage Reader / Multimeter

Check your voltages before you fry something. Two options.

// PLUG Smart Plugs

Timers, plus remote-restart your miners after a power outage.

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// STRIP Power Strip

Plain power strip for the bench.

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Cooling & Airflow

7 picks
// FAN Noctua 40mm Fan

For the Gamma.

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// FAN Noctua 90mm Fan

For a NerdaxeQ++ or BC04.

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// SINK Heat Sink Kit

Stick-on sinks for extra cooling on anything, anywhere.

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// MESH Mesh Screen

Double-side tape it around miners to keep dust and bugs off in the garage.

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// SHROUD Avalon Q Shroud

Exhaust shroud made for the Avalon Q, so the hot air goes where you point it.

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// DOCK Nano 3S Interlocking Dock

Modular stand that stacks Nano 3S units cleanly instead of a desk pile.

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// FAN Stock NerdaxeQ++ Replacement Fan

Direct replacement for the NerdaxeQ++ stock fan.

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Pimp Your Setup

7 picks
Avoidbit LaunchPad++ Parasite Edition stand for NerdQ++ and BC04 // STAND LaunchPad++ [Parasite Edition]

Angled stand for a NerdQ++ or BC04, in the Parasite colourway. Comes with the snap-on fan grill.

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4020 Lazer Eyes fan grill set // GRILL 4020 Fan Grill: Lazer Eyes

Snap-on grill that hides the fan blades on a Bitaxe or Nerdaxe. Pure style points, airflow intact.

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Avoidbit BitTrak Hammer BC04 pod // MOUNT BitTrak Hammer BC04 Pod

Mounting pod that locks a BC04 into the BitTrak rail system.

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Avoidbit BitTrak desktop edition stand // RACK BitTrak Desktop Edition

3D-printed desktop rail that lines up multiple pods. Turns a pile of miners into a setup.

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90mm snap-on fan grill // GRILL 90mm Fan Grill (Snap-On)

Snap-on grill for 90mm fans. Keeps fingers and dust out, looks tidy.

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Avoidbit BitTrak desktop edition custom // STAND BitTrak Desktop Edition (Custom)

Custom desktop BitTrak mount. Show the rig off instead of hiding it.

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Avoidbit BitTrak rack mount edition // RACK BitTrak Rack Mount Edition (Custom)

Rack-mount BitTrak for when the desk fills up and you go vertical.

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Cold Storage

5 picks
// BACKUP Steel Plate Seed Phrase Backup

Seed backup that survives what paper won't.

// WALLET Trezor Safe 5

What I use for BTC cold storage.

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// WALLET Trezor Safe 3

Older, works just the same, little cheaper.

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// WALLET Trezor Safe 7

Newest one — most expensive, most features, and apparently “quantum” safe.

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// WALLET Ledger Nano S Plus

For safe Ordinal storage — works with Xverse. (Trezor's still my pick for BTC cold storage.)

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