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Re: BITMAIN Antminer S3 support and OverClocking thread
by
Azmodeus
on 09/08/2014, 23:39:49 UTC
I'm thinking of buying 3 or 4 Antminer S3, but right now I'm puzzled about getting proper power supplies for these.

  • Such EVGA 1300 G2 is quite pricey, are there any cheaper alternatives?
  • Can 3 Antminer S3 be powered by a single EVGA 1300 G2 without problem?
  • When overclocking 3 or 4 Antminer S3, how do you solve the power supply issue with 4 power connections each S3 (since a EVGA 1300 G2 only comes with 6 cables)?
  • What's the power draw of an Antminer S3 when running at 250 MHz?

I'm assuming the 1300 has the same setup or better than the 1000 G1. There are 6 pcie cables but 4 of them have single pci connectors on the ends and 2 of them actually have double pcie connectors on the end, effectively giving you 8 pcie per power supply. I have 16 Ants running off of 8 EVGA 1000 G1's, all with all 4 connectors plugged in and they've all been doing great since they arrived.