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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: Ordering refurbished server PSUs?
by
Vann
on 28/11/2017, 16:51:12 UTC
Server PSU's are made to run in an isolated server room with no regard to how loud they are. For a living space, you are better off with an ATX PSU. Larger server PSU's over 750 W are usually only compatible with 240V as well. I recently ordered one of these dual 120V 2400W PSU's for my ASRock H110 Pro BTC+ build. It has 18 PCI-E 6+2 connectors that I use for the GPU VGA power inputs. Total cost through PayPal was $181 and shipping via DHL direct from the manufacturer was very quick.

http://www.panto-tech.com/products/206-110v-260v-power-supply-2400W-for-miner.html

For a while it ran quiet at less than 50% of the capacity. When you run it at more than that, the fans got progressively louder the more wattage you pull from it. Recently the fans started running louder and it became annoying to deal with the constant high pitched whining sound. It also developed an issue where when the fans spun down, the voltage would drop momentarily and the hash on the cards would drop until it stabalized. I got tired of dealing with the noise and switched to a triple ATX PSU setup with a triple ATX power adapter cable.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-24-Pin-20-4Pin-Triple-PSU-ATX-Power-Supply-Adapter-Cable-18AWG-Wire-For-Mining/32827769189.html?