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Re: [Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive Bitmain Antminer S5 Setup [HD]
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pokeyjones
on 24/01/2015, 16:48:58 UTC
Quote from: dogie on January 24, 2015, 07:12:20 AM
Quote from: pokeyjones on January 24, 2015, 03:39:59 AM
Quote from: dogie on January 20, 2015, 07:00:29 AM
Quote from: pokeyjones on January 20, 2015, 06:51:56 AM
To power your new S5 which PSU or PSU's would you use? Why?

Single HX850W? Single HX750W? Single CX750M? Or twin CX600s or twin CX500Ms?

Likely overclock in the future. All PSU's are Corsairs.

thanks all

Single CX750M is the best buy for EU, EVGA 1300W for the US. I would have said the RM1000 if S5s had been just a bit lower power consumption as those things are amazing, but alas its just a bit too much for 2x on an RM1000.

What? I've got a number of Corsair PSU's, looking for reco on what to use out of what I have.

1x HX850 or 1x HX750 Corsairs? Have 3x CX750Ms, believe one will run the C5. Be safe and run two? Or is the completely contrary to power conservation?
Run twin CX600s?

thanks!

Any of them alone will run 1x S5 fine, although you'll need to pair up the CX500Ms to run 1x S5.

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Back to my question, again Smiley Single power over 750 sounds reasonable and doable. Would it make sense to DOUBLE 750s so they aren't overworked/ready for overclocking?
If so, wouldn't double 600w PSUs do the same job as the 750s?

Thanks so much!