This is the 'Base configuration' for my node and miner install guides for Futurebit Apollo BTC.
@n0nce did you purchase this Futurebit Apollo asic miner or you are just using it to run Bitcoin node?This is the first time I saw this and it looks like interesting device with decent price, I see that batch 3 is sold out, but they are already working on batch 4.
One problem I have with asic miners is noise they are creating, but this makes almost no noise according to their website (not sure if this is true).
Note that if you just crank up the power with no other fans, it will get loud, but you can customize it so that it runs efficiently and quiet.
I have my Apollo running virtually silent. You can only hear it in the middle of the night when you're very close to it.
The first thing I had to update was the original PSU. That's not too noisy, but I replaced it with a noiseless PSU. Big difference.
The second thing to do is to keep the internal fan running as low as possible. The goal should be to keep it at around 1000-1500 rpm or less for almost no sound. Don't go past 2000rpm because it gets too loud.
To do that I just put a big 120mm Noctua fan on top of the Apollo, running silently through PWM control, helping the internal fan keeping things cool.
I then lowered the power consumption to somewhere in the middle(-brd_ocp 58).
I'm getting about 2.4TH/s at 146W, with virtually no noise.
https://i.imgur.com/f2eH4W3.png
I set up my Apollo on Turbo getting about 3 TH, using 200W with the fan running at 2600 RPM.
It's still really quiet.
Maybe the newer batch got a better fan?
I got mine about a month ago and just got a second one.
One full, one standard. No PSU. Prefer silent PSU.
My plan was to mine solo directly with the node but that's not possible yet.
They're working on it I read.
Only way is ckpool but for not I mine in pool get a bit of money back
