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Title: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: googlemaster1 on July 23, 2014, 08:49:16 AM Hey guys,
I'm looking at this power supply on newegg to snag during the bitcoin promo. The plan is to have it to power 3 Antminer S3's, standard clocking. I'm wondering if anyone has used this power supply, and if you think it can handle the job? I fail to see why its a whopping 30-100$ cheaper than all the other PSU's of that caliber I am finding. Thoughts? Edit: Here is the link, this is why we don't post right before bed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152045&cm_re=1200w_psu-_-17-152-045-_-Product Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: aurel57 on July 23, 2014, 09:05:35 AM Hey guys, I'm looking at this power supply on newegg to snag during the bitcoin promo. The plan is to have it to power 3 Antminer S3's, standard clocking. I'm wondering if anyone has used this power supply, and if you think it can handle the job? I fail to see why its a whopping 30-100$ cheaper than all the other PSU's of that caliber I am finding. Thoughts? Link? Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: Unacceptable on July 23, 2014, 09:08:26 AM If it's a multi-rail PSU,you could have problems pushing it to its limits :(
Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: Collider on July 23, 2014, 12:19:06 PM You need to look at the efficiency of the PSU and whether it is multi rail or single rail (although most multi rail psus are quite okay for antminers).
Finally, most PSU manufactureres offer a warranty which would cover defects within a certain time. Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: Radelderth on July 23, 2014, 01:00:13 PM Actually multi rail is much better then single rail.
Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: y_boonstra on July 23, 2014, 01:05:23 PM Go for a server PSU and a breakout board its a lot cheaper and more reliable..
iff got an IBM server PSU 2kW (could handle up to 200A @ 12V i have read without breaking a sweat) for less then $ 60,- including shipping from USA to EU. breakout board another 50 or 60.. so if the PSU breaksdown you simply swap it without messing with all the wireing Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: philipma1957 on July 23, 2014, 01:35:29 PM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171055&cm_re=cool_master_psu-_-17-171-055-_-Product
this is 249 code btsdiy67 is 50 off to 199 then rebate of 40 http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/CoolerMaster17-171-055Jul1Jul3114vl25.pdf so this comes to 159 this has 1 big 12 v rail 98 amps but I can't figure the cables out Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: googlemaster1 on July 23, 2014, 05:13:58 PM OMG I'm an idiot: Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152045&cm_re=1200w_psu-_-17-152-045-_-Product
Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: dimke_yu on July 23, 2014, 05:25:56 PM I would not buy that Raidmax because it is sh*t and it is not gold at all... also I saw a couple of them caught on fire... I would recommend this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104142
excellent power supply with long cables and very quiet, i used couple of these on my gpu rigs and now two of them are in antminer s2... so choice is yours but do not try to save money on PSU because down the road you are only have problems... Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: rograz on July 23, 2014, 10:32:25 PM Actually multi rail is much better then single rail. For it's intended use in PCs arguably but for most mining setups all it causes is headaches with load balancing. Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: y_boonstra on July 23, 2014, 10:33:19 PM Actually multi rail is much better then single rail. For it's intended use in PCs arguably but for most mining setups all it causes is headaches with load balancing. Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: Benny1985 on July 23, 2014, 10:41:46 PM FYI, that PSU is only rated for 1020w on the 12v rail. So you're not going to be able to run 3 AntMiner S3's on it. Not even close. You'll get 2.
Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: Unacceptable on July 23, 2014, 10:48:40 PM Actually multi rail is much better then single rail. For it's intended use in PCs arguably but for most mining setups all it causes is headaches with load balancing. Exactly ;) Unless you can find a very detailed schematic,it's almost impossible to know for sure. Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: xstr8guy on July 23, 2014, 11:04:27 PM The EVGA G2 1300 is the best buy for mining, hands down.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438011 Title: Re: $149 1200W Gold PSU, am I missing something? Post by: DrG on July 24, 2014, 10:37:55 AM Hey guys, I'm looking at this power supply on newegg to snag during the bitcoin promo. The plan is to have it to power 3 Antminer S3's, standard clocking. I'm wondering if anyone has used this power supply, and if you think it can handle the job? I fail to see why its a whopping 30-100$ cheaper than all the other PSU's of that caliber I am finding. Thoughts? Edit: Here is the link, this is why we don't post right before bed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152045&cm_re=1200w_psu-_-17-152-045-_-Product That is a Raidmax which is known to be pure crap. It's made by 5th tier manufacturers and uses the crappiest components. A Seasonic designed 900W PSU would be able to put out more power reliably than that thing. When the Raidmax hits full load it has all kinds of nasty power ripple and overheats - if you run it in any place hot it will fail in an hour. |