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Title: [Q] Antminer S2 Cooling. Post by: kemppis on September 21, 2015, 03:26:58 PM Hi everyone!
I'm new here and i'm willing to start mining bitcoins. I have this "Antminer u2 ASIC USB Chip". Is cooling necessary if not overclocked? -Thanks & Sorry. Title: Re: [Q] Antminer S2 Cooling. Post by: ezeminer on September 21, 2015, 04:01:01 PM Hi everyone! I'm new here and i'm willing to start mining bitcoins. I have this "Antminer s2 ASIC USB Chip". Is cooling necessary if not overclocked? -Thanks & Sorry. Cooling is almost as necessary as the air we breathe for mining. Chips can get anywhere from 30-60C from my experience while mining. Title: Re: [Q] Antminer S2 Cooling. Post by: torepia on September 21, 2015, 04:09:58 PM Antminer S2 USB doesn't exist bro! :P
Is this the one you got: http://www.amazon.com/Bitmain-AntMiner-1000-SHA-256-Miner/dp/B00KH9339O ? Title: Re: [Q] Antminer S2 Cooling. Post by: kemppis on September 21, 2015, 04:14:02 PM Thanks for your reply!!
Quote Antminer S2 USB doesn't exist bro! Is this the one you got: http://www.amazon.com/Bitmain-AntMiner-1000-SHA-256-Miner/dp/B00KH9339O ? I'm sorry! I mean Antminer U2. Not S2. Title: Re: [Q] Antminer S2 Cooling. Post by: torepia on September 21, 2015, 04:17:59 PM You don't need a fan blowing at these, they should be OK with normal room air flow. However, cooler = better. So it won't hurt pointing a fan at it. If you only got one of them, don't bother with extra cooling.
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