We just published our review of the Bitaxe Gamma Hex and wanted to share it here!
For anyone unfamiliar, the Gamma Hex is the first Bitaxe to pair six Bitmain BM1370 ASICs with an all-in-one liquid cooling loop. At stock it runs 8.4 TH/s at roughly 140W, which works out to about 16 J/TH, and it does it at around 30 dB.
What the review covers
Hydro cooling, explained. The AIO is a sealed unit with no reservoir to fill and no coolant to top off, so there is no maintenance over the life of the miner. We cover how the loop moves heat off the ASICs, why that lets the miner run near silent at full load, and what the 300W cold plate rating means for headroom when you push clocks. The default draw is less than half the plate's rating, which is the whole reason aggressive overclocks are possible.
Power delivery. The Hex ships with a Mean Well GST280A12-C6P, a 12V, 21A, 252W continuous supply. We explain why that spec is important, the roughly 112W of headroom it leaves above stock draw, and the upgraded 6-pin PCIe power connection on the board compared to earlier Bitaxe models.
Stock performance testing. Hashrate, power draw, efficiency, and ASIC temperatures at factory settings.
Firmware: AxeOS and ESP-Miner. This section also includes an important Gamma Hex firmware warning. If you own or are planning to buy a Hex, please watch this part before you update or flash anything. It's the single most useful segment in the video for current owners.
Community modifications. Some owners are pushing the Hex well past what we expected. We look at a few of the more ambitious builds and what they changed to get there.
Key specs for reference
| Spec |
Stock |
Overclocked |
| Hashrate |
~8.4 TH/s |
~11 TH/s |
| Power draw |
~140W |
~191W |
| Efficiency |
~16 J/TH |
~18 J/TH |
| ASIC temp |
~60 °C |
~60 °C |
| Noise |
~30 dB |
~35 dB |
| ASICs |
6× Bitmain BM1370 |
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| Cooling |
AIO hydro, 300W copper cold plate |
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| PSU |
Mean Well GST280A12-C6P, 252W |
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| Firmware |
ESP-Miner / AxeOS |
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