So with all the chatter about insane point returns and only seeing the results in number stat form, I wanted to see for myself. I bought a "New R-Box" with Gen3 chips for $67 bucks on amazon. And at that price point and production/watt this is the best home use version to get. Especially when compared to those USB asic sticks that are being talked about, even the 1-2gh/s ones still use 5 watts of power minimum, so with simple math there it doesn't make much sense, and those are 10-20 bucks each.  The R-Box doesn't get beat on performance until you get into the high end blade models with over 1TH/s. It also easily matches the performance of the antminers and if you want 400 GH/s buy 4 of em, it's also cheaper than the antminers so you'll win in the end.. Anyway this box only uses 100 watts, and less if you have a good enough power supply. And produces 100-110GH/s. So 1-1.1Gh/s per watt (that's non OC'd so the numbers can be even greater).
 

 
The results are in no other words: sickening! In 1 day it will accumulate on bitcoin utopia as many points as I have produced in the past 6 months on all other projects and that's been 24/7 crunching. I just moved into team rank 13 with 84½ million points moments before cranking this thing on. 
 
If I choose to run only 20GH+ projects at stock clock frequency with an average completion time of 18 minutes you're talking a gob smacking 96 MILLION points a day.. 

Rockminer Install Instructions:
 
1. See the written guide one eyeboot's website it may solve a lot of your issues.
 
2. Download Zadig Windows Driver: http://j.mp/ZadigUSBdriver This has multiple drivers for your system, try them all and see which one works for you. I had to open it as administrator and install the first one twice to get it to work for me. And the first one on the list was the one that did work with BOINC for me but from what I have read some newer systems might require the WCID driver (I'm running on XP). If your device isn't showing up click "Options" and "List All Devices".

 
 
3. Download cgminer from: http://j.mp/RBOXcgminer (This one is verified safe and works with the rbox) at first setup you should test out your miner, check speed, check temps, put it through it's paces before dedicating it to mining on BOINC.
 
BOINC Install Instructions:
 
1. Get newest version of BOINC, don't listen to everybody saying prior to 7.4.12 or some specific version.
 
2. Setup cc_config.xml before downloading project. If you have GPU's make sure you exclude them, by type is the easiest in this case. The simplest way to create a cc_config file is to open up notepad, enter the information below, and save it as "cc_config.xml" (with save as type set to all files) in the BOINC data directory. See the cc_config setup guide from boinc for more information on data directory locations and more settings.
 
These are my personal settings:
 

<cc_config>
<options>
<exclude_gpu>
<url>http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinutopia/</url>
<type>NVIDIA</type>
</exclude_gpu>
<report_results_immediately>1</report_results_immediately>
<skip_cpu_benchmarks>1</skip_cpu_benchmarks>
<coproc>
<type>miner_asic</type>
<count>1</count>
</coproc>
</options>
</cc_config>

 
3. Adjust project settings on website to suite your asic miner. They have 333MH/s, 1GH/s, and 20+GH/s projects specifically for ASIC's. Unless you have a blade miner, the blade projects will fail, eventually fail, they just stall out..
 
4. Add bitcoin utopia to your boinc manager.
 
5. This step is not necessary but here is where you can tweak your settings, overclock, etc. Setup an app_config.xml in the same way you created the cc_config from above and enter the information below. See the app_config guide from boinc for more information and settings.
 
These are the settings from bitcoin utopias forum post.

<app_config>
<app>
<name>appname</name>
<max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent> //remove this line for 7.4.22 clients
</app>
<app_version>
<app_name>appname</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class> //for 7.4.22 clients
<cmdline>--anu-freq xxx</cmdline>
</app_version>
</app_config>

 
* --anu-freq xxx is only for Over Clocking (CHANGE xxx to desired frequency)
* for rockminers --rock-freq xxx  [or]  --rmu-freq xxx  (default is 290 use up to 350)
 
Here is the code I use in my app_config settings which has settings for the 3 running projects and at 320 Mhz:
 

<app_config>
<app_version>
<app_name>cgminer-rbox_5</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--rock-freq 320</cmdline>
 </app_version>
 
<app_version>
 <app_name>cgminer-rbox_4</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--rock-freq 320</cmdline>
 </app_version>
 
<app_version>
 <app_name>C-cgminer-rbox</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--rock-freq 320</cmdline>
 </app_version>
 
</app_config>

Basically you're mining with bitcoin utopia's usernames and then money get's sent to whichever project it was running for. Sever costs for boincstats was a project that literally just ran out of work. The other 2 are the mars colonization project and milkyway@home server costs.
 
If you mine for yourself they will of course accept donations  so you can directly donate bitcoins to them as well..
 
But once you get it set up in BOINC it acts just like a GPU, you can set it up for anonymous donation as well if you have a miner that isn't compatible with boinc. But that isn't many.
 

 
And my charts become laughable.. see the full scale damage on all my boincstats charts.

I support the idea behind BU, but I do hate what the insane point rewards has done for the BOINC community over all.I had ran a couple ASICs for a small period of time to do some testing of the project and even set up a second account so that my numbers wouldn't continue to be bloated while I decided on supporting the project. I now feel it is fine to support but will only run them if I have access to free electricity at the time. I will say that in a matter of less than a week, I had generated 900 million points with just the miner. If  you look at the HardOCPtest account, that is basically what it was doing.
 
For those that get discouraged about trying to compete for world position with BOINC combined can be eased by considering watching Free-DC stats instead of BOINCStats. Free-DC has a couple links to the left to compare BOINC projects that don't relate to cryptocurrencies. BOINCStats has not made any announcements about possibly adding that feature that I have seen.

cuarc001
I support the idea behind BU, but I do hate what the insane point rewards has done for the BOINC community over all.I had ran a couple ASICs for a small period of time to do some testing of the project and even set up a second account so that my numbers wouldn't continue to be bloated while I decided on supporting the project. I now feel it is fine to support but will only run them if I have access to free electricity at the time. I will say that in a matter of less than a week, I had generated 900 million points with just the miner. If  you look at the HardOCPtest account, that is basically what it was doing.
 
For those that get discouraged about trying to compete for world position with BOINC combined can be eased by considering watching Free-DC stats instead of BOINCStats. Free-DC has a couple links to the left to compare BOINC projects that don't relate to cryptocurrencies. BOINCStats has not made any announcements about possibly adding that feature that I have seen.

+1
I would also say that cryptocurrencies under BOINC should not be done under a Team but only self and a different Account Name.

Punchy
There seem to be some parallels here between an existing disparity between CPU and GPU BOINC points and a new disparity between GPU and mining points.  I long ago gave up the notion that I could compete on overall BOINC points using only CPUs.  The biggest difference I can see is that at least the CPU and GPU computations were always doing some sort of useful scientific computation, while the mining is only indirectly beneficial to science and the computations have no value on their own.  I don't think these mining points belong in BOINC statistics at all.

I Second That Nomination.
 

The point of making a single account for it using the team name was that I have also provided the weak account key. This way if anyone wanted to contribute anonymously without individuals from the team attacking them, they could. I have also made that account at most BOINC projects for the same reason. Not everyone may care about getting credit for their contribution, but they may care about social backlash. I was accused by another team member for doing it only for the points when I'm one of the few team members that take initiative. Since I tend to be the one many of them go to for BOINC information, it only made sense for me to test. However, the experience showed me the potential need for anonymity. So, the account remains for that reason alone.

Punchy
There seem to be some parallels here between an existing disparity between CPU and GPU BOINC points and a new disparity between GPU and mining points.  I long ago gave up the notion that I could compete on overall BOINC points using only CPUs.  The biggest difference I can see is that at least the CPU and GPU computations were always doing some sort of useful scientific computation, while the mining is only indirectly beneficial to science and the computations have no value on their own.  I don't think these mining points belong in BOINC statistics at all.

+9000
 
Here is why for me...
 
Historically crunching has never been about points. And it took a good amount of time to get badges/points. Now this mining stuff is causing the same issue we had with BigAdv in Folding... And we all know where that has lead. Even to teams leaving folding all together, not just individuals.
 
My hope is we can let those who like to run up numbers, run them. And those who crunch for cures or science do as they like as well (Well and or both). As long as we as a team do not allow the ego part to ever come into play, it should work itself out as to what the plan is going to be for mining...
 
For 98% of us, crunching is about helping science in one way or another. No need to let the crazy mining thing damage the team of BOINC as a whole...
 
 

Removed

Be care of where you download CGMiner so far 9 out of 10 downloads that I have found have a Virus in the Zip File.
http://www.eyeboot.com/rbox-setup-guide and http://www.mediafire.com/download/fkkrvgyb54yi3b7/rbox_cgminer.rar
Are the best place for the R-Box
 
So far this is the only one that did not have a virus in it. http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/4.7/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cgminer.mirror/ Looks ok
http://cryptomining-blog.com/1262-download-cgminer-3-7-2-for-windows-scrypt-mining-on-gridseed-5-chip-gc3355-asics/ 
and
http://cryptomining-blog.com/626-download-cgminer-3-7-3-karloth-with-gpu-support-for-windows/ Looks ok

2. Setup cc_config What is the file name and location of this config file?
    <cc_config>
5. Adjust OC settings is this the app_config.xml file?
   <app_config>
 
Found info under http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinutopia/forum_thread.php?id=303&postid=1409#1409

BC... stop it!!!!! You are moving to fast for me... can we slow down. 

This is what I am starting with:
The app_config.xml File
 
<app_config>
 <app>
  <name>C-cgminer-rbox</name>
  <max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
 </app>
  <app_version>
  <app_name>C-cgminer-rbox</app_name>
  <plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
  <cmdline>--rock-freq 350</cmdline>
  <cmdline>--usb 1:1</cmdline>
 <app>
  <name>cgminer-rbox_4</name>
  <max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
 </app>
 <app_version>
  <app_name>cgminer-rbox_4</app_name>
  <plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
  <cmdline>--rock-freq 350</cmdline>
  <cmdline>--usb 1:2</cmdline>
 </app_version>
</app_config>
 
The cc_config.xml File
<cc_config>
 <options>
 <coproc>
 <type>miner_asic</type>
 <count>2</count>
 </coproc>
 </options>
</cc_config>
 
* --anu-freq xxx is only for OC (CHANGE xxx to desired frequency)
* for rockminers --rock-freq xxx  [or]  --rmu-freq xxx  (default is 290 use up to 350)
 
appnames:
cgminer (Campaign #3) (for 20+GH/s ASICs)
 - appname = C-cgminer-rbox
 - time_limit = 7200s
 - 20480 shares
 - prefer for Rockminers (Rbox) and similar high end machines
 
cgminer (Campaign #4) (for 20+GH/s ASICs)
 - appname = cgminer-rbox_4
 - time_limit = 5400s
 - 20480 shares
 - prefer for Rockminers (Rbox) and similar high end machines
 
cgminer Test Command
You need to check the --usb option with cgminer -ndevs where an usb miner is connected on which port.
If you have more or less miners change it to your own config.
cgminer --ndevs -n
 

And it does look like bitcoin utopia has their own version of cgminer they use were "--rock-freq xxx" is what you have to use for OC'ing rockminers. If you use the "--rmu-freq xxx" it will crash/computation error instantly.
 
Which is the opposite case for the cgminer you download for personal use. 

devlin85
And it does look like bitcoin utopia has their own version of cgminer they use were "--rock-freq xxx" is what you have to use for OC'ing rockminers. If you use the "--rmu-freq xxx" it will crash/computation error instantly.
 
Which is the opposite case for the cgminer you download for personal use. 

Good catch, Thanks.
So the rest for BOINC looks OK then?

I am starting this up on Monday or Tuesday of next week.
I will run under the Team Mining@EVGA under CrunchForCoin.
 
Users can use the Team Testing@EVGA for testing of Projects this way we can see how the out come would really look and if maybe we should or should not allow Mining under our Official Crunching@EVGA Team. My thought is still Mining should not be part of Crunching.