Cheap PSU experience and question about connections more PSU

[bel123]

1. Any experience with Tacens Mars MP1000 1000 Watt 85+ Eco Gamer PSU?

I could nt find reviews in google and they are cheap... but maybe not so bad

Please share experience.

2. How to connect the safiest way 2, 3 or 4 PSU and be safe as possible?

Should i always connect the same model, company psu or it doesn't mater?

[philipma1957]

1. Any experience with Tacens Mars MP1000 1000 Watt 85+ Eco Gamer PSU?

I could nt find reviews in google and they are cheap... but maybe not so bad

Please share experience.

2. How to connect the safiest way 2, 3 or 4 PSU and be safe as possible?

Should i always connect the same model, company psu or it doesn't mater?

is this it?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tacens-Mars-MP1000-1000-Watt-ATX-2-3-Netzteil-85-Eco-Gamer-PSU-NEU-/371281578811

I pulled this from the ebay listing

AC INPUT   200-240V 15A 50/60Hz

DC OUTPUT............   +3.3.....+5V.....   +12V.....-12V.....+5Vsb
MAX CURRENT....   25A........27A......70A.....0.5A.....2.5A
MAX COMBINED WATTAGE   200W   840W   6W   12.5W
1000W


A good 1000 watt psu  will let you use  1000 or say 960 to 1000 watts on the 12 volt rail

A shitty  burn down the house psu will  be far short  of the 1000 watts advertised  this is far short  840  max on the 12 volt rail.

I would be afraid to mine with this psu

[ccccccc7]

Do not bother with this PSU or any cheap PSU it will at best break and burn after 3 months.

There is no safe way to mine with 3-4 cards as you suggest, you might get away with 2 if they are low power and you have enough 6/8pin connections (do not use crazy molex to 6/8 pin adaptors).

Buy a 80+ Plat or Gold rated PSU from a high end manufacturer otherwise it will end up costing more in the long run (could also think about a server PSU).

Buy cheap buy twice.

[crypticj]

Do not buy cheap PSU always go for @least Gold 80+ unless you get free electricity.

It will pay for itself in 1 year.

For example: I had a 1000 watt no name brand not rated PSU that was pulling 750 watts for 4 RX 470 gpu rig. I upgraded to 1000 watt EVGA 80+ gold for $139.99 which is pulling 600 watt for same rig saying me 150 watt i pay around .11 cents for electricity.

so (.150 x 0.11 x 24 hours x 365day) = $144.50 in just 1 year. Plus more stable less heat and less voltage fluctuations.

Again don't cheap out on PSU

[bel123]

Thanks for suggestions. I got answer from Tacens distributor and they do not suggest use 24/7 so better forget about such idea.

What are the best companies/models PSU for mining?

evga gold

What about:
Super Flower gold or platinum?
Corsair (what model?)
other...?

[philipma1957]

Thanks for suggestions. I got answer from Tacens distributor and they do not suggest use 24/7 so better forget about such idea.

What are the best companies/models PSU for mining?

evga gold

What about:
Super Flower gold or platinum?
Corsair (what model?)
other...?

evga  850 g2  = 4 card rig
evga  1000 g2 = 5 card rig
evga  1300 g2 = 6 card rig

evga   750 p2 = 3 or 4 card rig
evga   850 p2 = 4 card rig
evga  1000 p2 = 5 card rig
evga  1200 p2 = 6 card rig


any of the above are good  key is 200 watts a card and don't push cards to max

Super flower gold and plats  are sometimes exactly an evga

I have had a good corsair  rmxi 1000  4 cards   and an axi 750  3 cards

www.jonnyguru.com

  long lists of good psu's

nice guy  he posts here once in a while.  I respect almost every one of his picks.  the fractal 1000 watt psu was not that good of a pick  every other one he made that I used was a good pick. (more then 20 psu's)

  He also mines like we do.

[crypticj]

Thanks for suggestions. I got answer from Tacens distributor and they do not suggest use 24/7 so better forget about such idea.

What are the best companies/models PSU for mining?

evga gold

What about:
Super Flower gold or platinum?
Corsair (what model?)
other...?

evga  850 g2  = 4 card rig
evga  1000 g2 = 5 card rig
evga  1300 g2 = 6 card rig

evga   750 p2 = 3 or 4 card rig
evga   850 p2 = 4 card rig
evga  1000 p2 = 5 card rig
evga  1200 p2 = 6 card rig


any of the above are good  key is 200 watts a card and don't push cards to max

Super flower gold and plats  are sometimes exactly an evga

I have had a good corsair  rmxi 1000  4 cards   and an axi 750  3 cards

www.jonnyguru.com

  long lists of good psu's

nice guy  he posts here once in a while.  I respect almost every one of his picks.  the fractal 1000 watt psu was not that good of a pick  every other one he made that I used was a good pick. (more then 20 psu's)

  He also mines like we do.

Yep personally recommend EVGA G2 80+ gold from amazon. $139.99

[fanatic26]

The best way to do it is to power your video cards with an external server grade power supply. You can buy a mod a high quality server PSU for about half the price of a higher end ATX PSU

While in contact with video card manufacturers MSI themselves recommended not using ATX psus for powering mining GPUs

[bel123]

The best way to do it is to power your video cards with an external server grade power supply. You can buy a mod a high quality server PSU for about half the price of a higher end ATX PSU

While in contact with video card manufacturers MSI themselves recommended not using ATX psus for powering mining GPUs

Can you write examples of such PSU or links?

How they are efficient vs gold/platinum atx?

How do you connect cards?

[fanatic26]

The forum is littered with people selling these PSUs as well as breakout boards and other ways to connect them up.

I am not advocating you purchase from this seller but this link just gives an example of how a server PSU would be setup for powering GPUs

http://holybitcoin.com/product/hp-1200-watt-common-slot-psu-bundle/

[Elder III]

You could also check out parallelminer.com, they have all the gear you need to setup a mining rig, including 1200 watt platinum rated server power supplies etc. I've bought from them 3 times now and have had reasonable satisfaction with them so far.

[Wwac]

I'm using the corsair rm1000i or rf1000x on a 4 gpu and 6gpu (rx470) rig and works well and stable.

wouldn't buy cheap on this one. On none of the rigs equipment if you ask me for stable miner and long term mining.

[vapourminer]

evga  850 g2  = 4 card rig

 
Yep personally recommend EVGA G2 80+ gold from amazon. $139.99

i have the evga g2 850 on a 4 card rig, 390, 2x470, 460.

when dual mining it pulls 820 watts from the wall 24/7. cant say thats recommended, but its been that way for a couple months. psu doesnt even get warm. good psu.

[cashen]

$140 - Corsair Certified HXi Series HX1000i 1000W High Performance 80Plus Platinum Full Modular Power Supply

$100 -CORSAIR HX Series CP-9020033-NA 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

[makvo]

Thanks for suggestions. I got answer from Tacens distributor and they do not suggest use 24/7 so better forget about such idea.

What are the best companies/models PSU for mining?

evga gold

What about:
Super Flower gold or platinum?
Corsair (what model?)
other...?

evga  850 g2  = 4 card rig
evga  1000 g2 = 5 card rig
evga  1300 g2 = 6 card rig

evga   750 p2 = 3 or 4 card rig
evga   850 p2 = 4 card rig
evga  1000 p2 = 5 card rig
evga  1200 p2 = 6 card rig


any of the above are good  key is 200 watts a card and don't push cards to max

Super flower gold and plats  are sometimes exactly an evga

I have had a good corsair  rmxi 1000  4 cards   and an axi 750  3 cards

www.jonnyguru.com

  long lists of good psu's

nice guy  he posts here once in a while.  I respect almost every one of his picks.  the fractal 1000 watt psu was not that good of a pick  every other one he made that I used was a good pick. (more then 20 psu's)

  He also mines like we do.

Don't want to open new thread for this but, will 600W bronze run 2 GPUs well? (GTX 960 and R9 280X)

[crypticj]

Thanks for suggestions. I got answer from Tacens distributor and they do not suggest use 24/7 so better forget about such idea.

What are the best companies/models PSU for mining?

evga gold

What about:
Super Flower gold or platinum?
Corsair (what model?)
other...?

evga  850 g2  = 4 card rig
evga  1000 g2 = 5 card rig
evga  1300 g2 = 6 card rig

evga   750 p2 = 3 or 4 card rig
evga   850 p2 = 4 card rig
evga  1000 p2 = 5 card rig
evga  1200 p2 = 6 card rig


any of the above are good  key is 200 watts a card and don't push cards to max

Super flower gold and plats  are sometimes exactly an evga

I have had a good corsair  rmxi 1000  4 cards   and an axi 750  3 cards

www.jonnyguru.com

  long lists of good psu's

nice guy  he posts here once in a while.  I respect almost every one of his picks.  the fractal 1000 watt psu was not that good of a pick  every other one he made that I used was a good pick. (more then 20 psu's)

  He also mines like we do.

Don't want to open new thread for this but, will 600W bronze run 2 GPUs well? (GTX 960 and R9 280X)

Yes It will 600w would be sufficient i just hope you are using gold rated and above PSU.

[bel123]

so the best way is to use server psu for graphic cards and second psu for processor, ssd etc?

Anybody use HP psu like this or this - such PSU really has more then 90% efficienty?

What i need for such configuration to work everything as safe as possible?

- add2psu? Is this (1) or this (2) ok?
- breakout board for hp like for example this
- Corsair CS650M for second (not graphic cards) will be ok or 650 Watts = too many? (not optimal work then) I can buy cheap such psu.

[philipma1957]

so the best way is to use server psu for graphic cards and second psu for processor, ssd etc?

Anybody use HP psu like this or this - such PSU really has more then 90% efficienty?

What i need for such configuration to work everything as safe as possible?

- add2psu? Is this (1) or this (2) ok?
- breakout board for hp like for example this
- Corsair CS650M for second (not graphic cards) will be ok or 650 Watts = too many? (not optimal work then) I can buy cheap such psu.

server psu's are really loud  but if noise is not an issue they are good.

[FlamingFingers]

Sorry, it might seem like a newbie question, but I am thinking (brainstorming) about getting involved in mining. Are 1000Watts ATX (HP) or Corsair Power Supplies good (efficient) enough to run 4 GPUs cards (say R9 480X/490X)? Or should I go for EVGA as a safe bet? Which one would be the best for its value?

[EvilC0P]

Sorry, it might seem like a newbie question, but I am thinking (brainstorming) about getting involved in mining. Are 1000Watts ATX (HP) or Corsair Power Supplies good (efficient) enough to run 4 GPUs cards (say R9 480X/490X)? Or should I go for EVGA as a safe bet? Which one would be the best for its value?

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2012/august/80-plus-platinum-what-does-it-mean-and-what-is-the-benefit-to-me

you want gold or platinum rated PSUs.
Corsair, EVGA, Seasonic are all good brands of PSUs.
I personally use Corsair.

ps : google is your best friend and do some research on these forums, there is a shit ton of informations (repeated many times...)