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Topic: Antminer s3 stock PSU question (Read 1383 times)

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February 17, 2015, 01:43:05 PM
#8
I don't do the two psu per miner thing... one miner, one psu; my PSU related downtime is nearly zero.

i got 4 no-name psu on one c1 Grin
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February 17, 2015, 01:34:30 PM
#7
Yeah, it should if kept on stock settings; I wouldn't necessarily recommend putting a stock with an OC's miner on the same PSU; uneven load & wear.

Just get an 80PlusGOLD, shouldn't be any issues on stock.

However, you'd be running at near capacity; not desirable if already in a warm environment.

I typically recommend buying a PSU with 100W of headroom to compensate for power, heat fluctuations & future growth.

350w x 2 = 700w + 100w = 800w -> Might as get the 850 since it is more widely available for just a few dollar difference.

I don't do the two psu per miner thing... one miner, one psu; my PSU related downtime is nearly zero.
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February 16, 2015, 02:42:01 PM
#6
I ran corsair HX850 for each pair of S3's I had, most overclocked and never had an issue.  When it comes to a power supply, never go cheap.  Quality is most important.
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February 16, 2015, 02:27:54 PM
#5
not all corsair are top of the line!
if it's a good model, it might make it thru the summer. if it is a poor model it will die very soon!
better investment will be an 850w corsair(single rail) even better: evga 1300w that you can use in the future to power 2 s5 or an sp20
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February 16, 2015, 10:20:29 AM
#4
No, I run them at stock voltage.

I don't think I would try to overclock because even though the needed power of the S3 are lower than the advertised power of the PSU, it is quite near it!

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February 12, 2015, 06:50:13 PM
#3
hell yeah, is one out of the two overclocked or nah?
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February 12, 2015, 06:25:13 PM
#2
I am doing it. It works.
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February 12, 2015, 06:12:12 PM
#1
would a corsair 750w be enough to power two antminer s3's which use 340w even though I will be using two PCI 6pins for each instead of the standard four?
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