Hello there,
I'm from Russia and have ordered 1 x ANTMINER S5 BATCH 4.
Now I need some advice from you ...
I have a new out of the box PSU Fractal Design NEWTON R3 80PLUS® Platinum
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/power-supplies/newton/newton-r3-600w and I'll going in anyway to connect it to S5.
Which are the potential minuses I'll get if use the PSU NEWTON R3 with Antminer S5? Please list all if it possible.
Thanks.
At 600W draw at the wall, that'll only give you around 10% headroom. If you're comfy with that (also keeping in mind that it's a Platinum PSU), then that's your call. I'd monitor it very closely for the first few days. Also, make sure that the PCIe cables don't get too hot especially during the hottest ambient temperature that you could possibly have.
I'd get a 750W/800W PSU if it were me though and overclock to heart's content without worrying about power requirement.
Agreed.
I've found the relative differences between certifications to often be pretty much immaterial, often a case of a few percentage points that could be re-claimed elsewhere for less.
Considering the base efficiency of these devices, I would aim for higher capacity over slightly better PSU efficiency at this time, as you said. Also, based on what I know of average electricity rates in Russia, I expect he would benefit from OC as you suggested.
what I have found is the units scale well using a good 12 volt psu.
Ie they use about .5 or .51 watts per gh at freq
250
275
300
325
350 stock
375
400
412 my highest test.
So if you can keep it cold and do freq 400 it does the same watt per gh as freq 250 .
i tested between freq 250 to freq 412 with a platinum seasonic 760 watt psu.
My best was .495 my worst was .512 per gh. this make the miner good if you can manage your sound issues.