Hello. I just picked up one of these:
http://coinsfortech.com/shop/coincraft-1ths-28nm-asic-bitcoin-miner-with-power-supplyIt works very well right out of the box at the speed promised and I am already getting coins out of my pool after only 30 minutes.
However it is LOUD! It is like having a hair dryer running.
It is in my apartment and it is just unacceptable how loud it is. Does anyone have some advice on how I can solver this problem? Some sort of some proof cabinet or perhaps a quieter cooling system?
About 6 months ago i had 15 BFL singles all running in a spare room.
The noise was unbearable. I really do think that the sound was messing with my brainwaves lol.
I cant even concentrate around miners i am sure they fuck with your mind somehow.
I had mine in a dedicated room with extra cooling and the doors shut but could still hear throughout the entire house.
I have nine running in my bedroom and more running in the other room. The trick is this: What causes noise with air fans is the blades stalling. Try slowing the blades down a bit with an in-line resistor, remove all the crap that is blocking airflow (grills, etc) and move the maximum volume of air, not the max speed.
Try pulling air through heat sinks, more efficient than pushing.
Try switching to water cooling if possible; I run an 8 chip jalapeno which runs at 30c with a Corsair H100 water block on the back of the board and the stock heat sink on the front. Yes, it's that simple. :-)
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