S5 Review--Purchased

[bgibso01]

.............This is a single rail 1000w psu.
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What is the brand & type of this PSU?

It's an OCZ Gold 1000w.  Don't really know too much about it.  I received it with some miners last year. It was laying here at the office and figured it had more than enough power to run one of these.  Once I get the SP20s today, I'll be moving stuff around between, Corsiar CX500, HX850, TX850 and this one.

[philipma1957]

.............This is a single rail 1000w psu.
........

What is the brand & type of this PSU?

It's an OCZ Gold 1000w.  Don't really know too much about it.  I received it with some miners last year. It was laying here at the office and figured it had more than enough power to run one of these.  Once I get the SP20s today, I'll be moving stuff around between, Corsiar CX500, HX850, TX850 and this one.

Quick question would you buy it again?

I got the one for free I like it. The loud fan put me off, but after playing around with it the correct fans would make this really nice.

[bgibso01]

Quick question would you buy it again?

I got the one for free I like it. The loud fan put me off, but after playing around with it the correct fans would make this really nice.

That's my big question for today.  The fan puts me off also, but until I get an SP20 in hand today to test, I really have no competitor to compare it to.  I think you are getting what you pay for with the S5.  Since the fans were louder than anticipated, I just went ahead and bumped them up to 400M and they are rocking 1.3T with around .025% HW errors.  With my two units, it was a rocky start, but I really have no complaints.

They appear cheaper made than the SP20, simply because of the flimsy plastic and no top/bottom.  But you pay less for them also.  By the time you down clock the SP20 and over clock the S5, the S5 will end up being cheaper $/gh.

[bgibso01]

Ok, I got my SP20 units in and they were very quick to set up and get going.

PERSONAL OPINION:  Either machine is a decent machine!!!

If sound is your deciding factor, the S5 has a little higher pitch than the SP20.  My SP20 has a dull vibration sound from the other room.  Reminds me of a washing machine noise or far off grain dryer.

By the time I played around with settings on both units, the $/gh for sound tolerance was nearly identical.  The SP20 down clocked and the S5 over clocked.  I know I won't be able to take the SP20 home because that dull sound resonates and will cause the wife to go postal.  I'm going to try and sneak the S5 units home and see if she notices.

So after all is said and done, my choice will end up being which ever one I have enough power supplies for.  I think I'm going to order more of both!

[klondike_bar]

Ok, I got my SP20 units in and they were very quick to set up and get going.

PERSONAL OPINION:  Either machine is a decent machine!!!

If sound is your deciding factor, the S5 has a little higher pitch than the SP20.  My SP20 has a dull vibration sound from the other room.  Reminds me of a washing machine noise or far off grain dryer.

By the time I played around with settings on both units, the $/gh for sound tolerance was nearly identical.  The SP20 down clocked and the S5 over clocked.  I know I won't be able to take the SP20 home because that dull sound resonates and will cause the wife to go postal.  I'm going to try and sneak the S5 units home and see if she notices.

So after all is said and done, my choice will end up being which ever one I have enough power supplies for.  I think I'm going to order more of both!

The S5 can be very managable if the fan is driven at 5V, and can still push 1.2TH at about 600W. The SP20 is about the same volume at ~10% fan speed and can drive about 1.25TH/600W in the same ambient settings. (I dont have a killawatt, but I know its not tripping my CS650M GOLD supplies (they trip at about 625W+ on 12V))