KNC Miner - Mercury device - which PSU are you guys planning to use?

[lateblooming]

They say it needs 250W...but do you guys prefer a 400-500W PSU or should a 300W PSU really be enough?
Thanks i.A. for any thoughts/suggestions!

[ASIC-K]

they just said yesterday that they recommend a 400 watt psu for mercury.

kncminer.com

[Bitcoinorama]

Well you have to have PCI-E, and PSUs are primailey aimed at GPUs, of which few, if any low wattage PSUs have a PCI-E as most GPUs are 300W+, then typically PC's have the motherbard and other components to power...

[lateblooming]

@keenan84
Thanks for the Info!

@Bitcoinorama
Do I need a PC/Motherborad for that device?? I thought a PSU would be it to get that device running...maybe plug in to a PC via USB for modulate/tune something...but thought its a standalone device? Or maybe my english was to bad to understand what you are saying ;-)

[Bitcoinorama]

@keenan84
Thanks for the Info!

@Bitcoinorama
Do I need a PC/Motherborad for that device?? I thought a PSU would be it to get that device running...maybe plug in to a PC via USB for modulate/tune something...but thought its a standalone device? Or maybe my english was to bad to understand what you are saying ;-)

Noo, what I mean is that traditionally PSUs with PCI-E are for powering graphics cards AND motherboards, thus it's hard to find a PCI-E equipt PSU under 500W.

[ASIC-K]

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=442&item_id=056810

this is something like what im going to get. on sale too!

[namoom]

overkill, but I haven't had any problems with the corsair power supplies yet
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Series-Modular-HX850/dp/B0090I9W66/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377798465&sr=8-1&keywords=hx850

$150, 850W

[ASIC-K]

whoa for a mercury? big time overkill. lol. but yeah its a nice psu.

[lateblooming]

Noo, what I mean is that traditionally PSUs with PCI-E are for powering graphics cards AND motherboards, thus it's hard to find a PCI-E equipt PSU under 500W.
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Aaah...thank you!

[Bitcoinorama]

Noo, what I mean is that traditionally PSUs with PCI-E are for powering graphics cards AND motherboards, thus it's hard to find a PCI-E equipt PSU under 500W.


Aaah...thank you!

This is what I was getting at.