I know this is probably a "variable" answer question, lol, but since I have never owned any Avalon products.... Please bare with me.
I am considering a 741 or more in the future. I have only had BM products so far with S7's and S9's. The hash rate of the BM products are pretty nice but all of the hardware issues and price are a BIG turn-off and make me hesitant to spend so much on something I feel skeptical about.
General questions in no particular order:
Compared to the S7's/S9's, what are the cooling needs of the Avalon's? Do they usually require external fans blowing on them, a very cool ambient temps, or do they handle their default hash rate pretty well with about the same (or less) cooling needs than the BM products?
From what I have gathered on the threads, the sound is a little less than the S9's. (No bigge, just curious) Is that a mostly correct idea? What about heat output? About the same or less than BM products?
I know the power consumption and needs of the Avalon's are less than BM products. I'm running most of my miners with 110v PSu's and have three of these PSU's available for any future miners.
http://www.centrix-intl.com/details.asp?productid=13388S9PSUKIT 110v/120V 80+ Gold Power Supply For Bitmain Antminer S9 Bitcoin Miner. Include (2) Original HP 1200W & 750W 80+ Gold, (2) X-Adapter REV 4, (10)Pair 14Are there any issues using these PSU's? From the pictures and specs it appears the 741 only uses 6 pci connectors. If correct, will that HP 1200W handle the load or is that cutting it too closely for power draw since the 741 uses ~1150w? I'm guessing it would probably be best to still use both PSU's to power the miners.
I have no experience using Rasp Pi's or anything like that (but I am tech-savvy) . From what I understand from the 741 web page, I can run two (or more) 741's from a single controller. How easily can, say, just two 741's be setup without an increased jumble of wires/cables, etc. Pretty simple?
Other than for setup, I'm assuming that no PC/laptop needs to be connected and they are basically stand-alone except for the controller. Is that correct?
I guess the last question off the top of my head is, other than buying the miner and the controller, what other equipment/supplies are needed to run the miner? Or more specifically, two 741's? I'm not talking about power or Ethernet cables. Got plenty of all that.
Thanks for listening. Any and all comments / suggestions for an Avalon newbie are very welcome. I'm just dying for more hash but don't want to spring for another BM product.
Sorry about the long rambling post. I'm just pulling questions off the top of my head.
Thanks all!!
PS: How are they for slight over-clocking? Do they handle it well and stay stable? What is the "stable" over-clock hash rate? Thanks!!
PPS: Any coupons available out there?