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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: Happy New Years! Seventh alt coin thread!
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Elder III
on 06/01/2018, 23:17:46 UTC
Has anyone had any luck with the various server PSUs on ebay?

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/2400W-10GPU-Mining-Power-Supply-For-Eth-Rig-Ethereum-BTC-Miner-Dedicated-90-PLUS/352236174282?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D986116ef2daf49a8935ce44d07305446%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D263420036873&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%253Ad3593131-f315-11e7-b1b1-74dbd1802c4f%257Cparentrq%253Acce55ef91600ab66f206ed05ffec64f5%257Ciid%253A1

It looks like its just housing two HP Server PSUs, my only issue would be with the reliability of the wires as opposed to a breakout board option.

With Parallel miner having no stock I was hoping someone else had some ideas on server PSUs, in Canada a lot of the ATX PSU deals are pricey after shipping

The server PSUs that I like are the HP 1,500w common slot PSU (yellow label on top, takes 220v) and the DPS-2000BB (220v).  I use them with breakout boards, not wires.  You can strap or screw in a heatsink on the HP 1500w units and that will help keep them cool and the fan noise to a minimum.  Easy to fit one of these into a 4U Rosewill case (HP PSU).  Can't speak to the particular one on Ebay.

DO you use a passive heatsink or one with a fan? I presume you just dab some thermal paste on and zip tie it to the exterior of the PSU? Noise isn't a problem for the server PSUs out in our dedicated mining portion of our barn, but if we ever have any in the house it certainly would be an issue...