Quote from: davebodger on December 25, 2013, 12:07:19 PM

Quote from: UzairHashmi on December 25, 2013, 06:13:59 AM

Does anyone know how much the power consumption of the Neptune will be? An educated guess? I already have an order on the Bitmine 2TH rig which consumes 3 KW so I can't have anything more than 2 KW in my apartment

Also, how high is the risk of fire on these rigs? I am concerned since we don't have smoke detectors in our old Denmark apartments, and having two units would double the risk. From what I have read on these forums KnC units have been going up in smoke now and then. Does such an event lead to a fire hazard inside an apartment?

I am totally new to this mining merry-go-round so advise from experienced hands will be very useful Cheesy

KNC quote minimum 3000GH/s and 30% less power use.
My 670 GH/s Nov Jup pulls a peak 860 Watts from the wall using a platinum-rated PSU, so :-
(860/670)*0.7*3000=2.695KW (minimum)
If it ends up hashing a lot more it will draw a lot more power.
I have not ordered a Neptune myself because I feel they need to reduce the power consumption more.
I will wait for the next generation (16nm?) in the hope it will be better.

All electrical equipment left running un-attended 24/7 has a (small) chance of fire risk so fit smoke detectors and fire-suppression systems where appropriate, just to be sure.
At the end of the day it is up to you as a householder to determine your own personal safety threshold.
Personally I have been running computers all over my house 24/7 for the past 20 years and have never had a fire, but maybe I have just been lucky. Grin

I do have 3 smoke detectors fitted and test them regularly.
One is in the room with the KNC box.