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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.
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jpchrist
on 23/08/2014, 19:36:36 UTC
Quote from: twib2 on August 23, 2014, 03:03:33 PM
Quote from: crazyates on August 23, 2014, 02:58:09 PM
Quote from: twib2 on August 23, 2014, 02:57:09 PM
Quote from: crazyates on August 23, 2014, 02:49:21 PM
Quote from: twib2 on August 23, 2014, 01:28:45 PM
Actually, it does matter - I have an 850 Watt PSU that can't handle OC'ing a single S3 (barely handles stock speeds).  It loses hash compared to now that I run the 850 one one blade using two separate cables from the PSU (i.e. not a single cable from the PSU that has two 6-pin PCI connectors) and one 600 on the other blade.

Yep, a single 650 will likely not be able to handle OC'ing one S3.  IMHO.
Was that 850W a single 12V rail PSU?
My wimpy 850 was single rail, rated at 58A.  The voltage stability and level on cheaper power supplies can have a lot of variance and can even be just under 12V on a multimeter.  Don't trust ratings alone.  ;-)
What brand?

It was a SolidGear Neutron 850 - it's what I had lying around and thought/hoped it would work.  Not so much.   Roll Eyes

I had a solid gear psu that fried an S1. Avoid them at all costs!