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Title: How much would you pay for a dedicated power supply? Post by: snootch on July 11, 2013, 01:07:18 PM All,
Just doing some market research before diving in... How much would you pay for a dedicated 700W power supply with PCI-e 6+2 connectors to power three 7950/7970 cards? I've found a good method for modding server PSU's to run three extra cards. It seems quite a few miners buy extra $150-$200 750W power supplies to run extra cards. This way, you could run a cheapo PSU to power the board,CPU & RAM, then one of these for three cards. Want to run six cards? Add another one! The units would be modified server units with 2 feet of wire terminating in PCI-e power connectors, automatically turn on when plugged in, and fan(s) quieted. I think they would wotk great for any application (Not just GPU miners) that needs solid 12VDC, like shelves of USB hubs or BFL miners.. just add PCI-e to barrel adapters. I would like some feedback to see what the demand and possible price point of this product would be. Thanks! EDIT: added specs: Input: 100-240 VAC /10.1A, 50-60 Hz Output: +12VDC/57.3A 700W Max. Title: Re: How much would you pay for a dedicated power supply? Post by: crazyates on July 11, 2013, 04:09:36 PM I'm guessing that 700W PSU prolly cost you <$50 to purchase and configure? That's about what I spec'd out for my 1300W PSU (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=212431.msg2702726#msg2702726).
Shipping for those are a bitch, tho, cuz they're heavy. You could prolly use a large USPS flat-rate box, which is <$20. I'd say $85 would be an acceptable price. |