That actually looks good but what kind of power source can I use for the Pico PSU?

Hey guys,

I have a few old miners (D3's, faulty S9's and L3's) and I was looking for a way to utilize some of the leftover hardware. I have looked a bit and I haven't found a practical solution to power up a GPU mining rig using one of the preceding's PSUs. (Available is APW3+ and APW3++)

From what I found, this is the most available option: https://www.parallelminer.com/product/180watt-max-24pin-atx-power-module-included-sata-molex-cpu-power-connectors-ditch-your-atx-power-supply-entirely/#tab-wpc_comment_tab

But it's fairly expensive considering I can buy a 400-500w PSU for that price. Anybody can pitch in a better idea to utilize the otherwise wasted PSUs?

I am unsure about this. I tried using an 850 EVGA SUPERNOVA P2 PSU and apparently it does not work. The problem is that PSU only has 4 connectors for PCI which means you get twice as many in 6-pin connectors, leaving you with the need for one additional connector which requires either a Molex to PCIE or CPU (8pin) to PCIE adapter. I tried the first option and it doesn't work as it does not draw sufficent power, I will give the second option a go and see how it works. But consider this a warning if you'll decide and go for an EVGA power supply less than 1000 watts. I am currently running the 1000 watts variant of the same PSU while looking for a solution and it's running like a charm.

Would Nicehash be a more profitable option than going for a multipool like prohashing, or simply mining litecoin directly? I have little knowledge of Litecoin pools but it seems to me that Nicehash gives a higher return  compared to anything else as of now. Only concern is the marginal reject rate which I don't understand. It's more than 5% for me right now.

I love how you represent a very high percentage of the users of this forum. Riding your high horse of knowledge that can be obtained through google.

See, I can research how to solve a problem or recompile the wallet but the fact that I have to is what ticks me. You think a common/inexperienced miner will throw their money at something with 0 development or updates? You keep hoping for 'prime time' yet this seems to be going farther everyday.

My intention isn't to rant, but the fact that latest version was in 2014 only validates what I mentioned above. Needless to say, I have moved on from DGC.

OK it doesn't crash anymore but it still shows 0 connections. Tried restarting as well, no difference.

I tried banning through my AV and it doesn't change much.

Recompile, that I don't know how to. I read a little and if the procedure is the same for all altcoins then this is out of my ability. If somebody has a running version somewhere it would be nice to share because right now I cannot access my wallet and I don't think I can send/receive coins otherwise. I read somewhere above that a previous version works on windows 10 (version 1.1 or something similar) but I cannot find it anywhere. If somebody could point me in the right direction that would be great. I am not even sure my wallet data file will work on a previous version, but currently I am desperate for a solution.

This is a good example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo0g2dKPAcQ

It's a good way to improve efficiency but it seems risky for the boards as there's a chance of damaging it. Aside from that, it's quite a nice addition if you don't want to add more miners.

Have you considered using alternative cooling method as opposed to the traditional air cooling? I'm using a storage room in my office for miners but the noise is sometimes unbearable even though we have servers running in the same room with nice temperatures.

I'm having the same issue here. The wallet works when I turn off the internet but it doesn't synchronize when I turn it back up. Showing '4 years behind'.

Running windows 10 Pro x64