you have to take care
you don`t know if the 20a converter is up for the job
max cip current is 2A
Topic: Avalon ASIC users thread - page 156. (Read 438600 times)
which one do i want to get?
the platinum one if you care about energy consumption
and think about this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Series-Platinum-CP-9020044-UK-Warranty/dp/B00AO0YRMI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1372177927&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+860
has more reserve
just spotted this one..... i presume it is better
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Professional-Digital-Modular-Platinum/dp/B00A74X9T8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372178161&sr=8-2&keywords=corsair+750w+platinum
EDIT: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-X-750-module-ATX12V-Supply/dp/B002VAFDQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372178289&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+gold+750w
or the above?
In the current heat wave where I am, my Avalon is pulling about 780 watts from the wall. I'd go with something bigger than 750 watts.
I decided to remove the PSU from inside the case. The airflow improved resulting in lower temperature. 
letting hot air out with decreased air presure may turn out to be better.
letting hot air out with decreased air presure may turn out to be better.
I am considering on getting the Corsair AX1200i in an attempt to push the system into the 400s.
Because of its size I will have to keep it outside the case.
I decided to remove the PSU from inside the case. The airflow improved resulting in lower temperature.
letting hot air out with decreased air presure may turn out to be better.
letting hot air out with decreased air presure may turn out to be better.
The overclocking blew out my power supply. My "silver" unit had an Antec Green 650W power supply. I ran to the store and they had a Corsair 800W and I got it working again.
was it easy enough to upgrade the PSU? I have 3 corsair 860w platinum arriving later this week
It is easy
Just remember to slide cut out cardboard to hold the screws in place. You can see photos of me using this on my power supply swap out that I had posted.Here is a before and after upgrade to a Corsair AX860i from the original Batch 1 Avalon power supply.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1910169
Side by Side Comparison
Typical Batch 1 Avalon before upgrade, and an upgraded Batch 1 Avalon
Before After
the Antec Green 650W is ok until ~700w
if you go over 325 you will take it over the limit
it has over protection it should have shut down
I think it is still working.
with just 2 modules at 360 it takes it at about 70% of full load
http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/antec-earthwatts-ea-650w-review-green-2011/4/
if you go over 325 you will take it over the limit
it has over protection it should have shut down
I think it is still working.
with just 2 modules at 360 it takes it at about 70% of full load
http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/antec-earthwatts-ea-650w-review-green-2011/4/
The overclocking blew out my power supply. My "silver" unit had an Antec Green 650W power supply. I ran to the store and they had a Corsair 800W and I got it working again.
was it easy enough to upgrade the PSU? I have 3 corsair 860w platinum arriving later this week
How high did you go?
The overclocking blew out my power supply. My "silver" unit had an Antec Green 650W power supply. I ran to the store and they had a Corsair 800W and I got it working again.
It was expected dude 
remeber the talk about fans and cooling:
front fans press "cool air" inside the PSU. drill holes will reduce the amount of cool air. so the PSU will die faster.
the air blow to PSU didn't go through module heatsink, so they are maintain cool.
drill holes about the PSU will let those valuable cool air run over...
PS: when temp3 is about 50 C, the chip die is only about 65C, completely no problem. not necessary to do too hard, we already over-engineered it for you.
adding a fans and drilling a holes is completely different thing. So leting hot air out with decreased air presure may turn out to be better
front fans press "cool air" inside the PSU. drill holes will reduce the amount of cool air. so the PSU will die faster.
the air blow to PSU didn't go through module heatsink, so they are maintain cool.
drill holes about the PSU will let those valuable cool air run over...
PS: when temp3 is about 50 C, the chip die is only about 65C, completely no problem. not necessary to do too hard, we already over-engineered it for you.
@elasticband
the 760i is having an USB connector (or similar) to report fan speed and efficency to the computer
I don't think you can use this feature on the avalon;)
and still I think the 860 would be better
but it's your decision
the 760i is having an USB connector (or similar) to report fan speed and efficency to the computer
I don't think you can use this feature on the avalon;)
and still I think the 860 would be better
but it's your decision
That was i was missing. You suggest exhaust fan to lower the pressure right? What about pressure itself does it correlate to cooling? I mean higher pressure=better cooling?
If that is the case i will just switch blue fan of. I have noticed that intake temp raised "suddenly" with 3 degrees which is false of course i am measuring constantly with other tools:) Which proves the fact that a hot air hits tem sensor just below blue fan. In other words when pwm fans are operating in max it is completely useless. Is that true
PS: buy the way restarts may come from your script how often do you run it? Do you lose network connectivity. And finally i think cgminer needs at least 2 mins to consider pool is dead. So if your primary pool dies restart (cgminer monitor may restart it).
Pressure is decided by the fan speed, while the air flow affect the cooling effect
For example, you block all the exists, then there will be maximum pressue in the case but worst cooling effect. Cooling effect is decided by how quick you can move the air through the case. On a radiator, a push and draw configuration always works better than single fan configuration
My script always check every 3 minutes, but when I was running 0225 firmware and 300Mhz, machine can be up and running for more than 1 month and cgminer restarts every 1-5 days. So I'm not sure it is a firmware issue or a clock rate issue
About restarts - pls try to figure out if they are related to poll issues
About fans I am planning to remove blue fan. Fill the fan hole to avoid air out and install two additional fans to suck hot air out. What do you think about it?
That was i was missing. You suggest exhaust fan to lower the pressure right? What about pressure itself does it correlate to cooling? I mean higher pressure=better cooling?
If that is the case i will just switch blue fan of. I have noticed that intake temp raised "suddenly" with 3 degrees which is false of course i am measuring constantly with other tools:) Which proves the fact that a hot air hits tem sensor just below blue fan. In other words when pwm fans are operating in max it is completely useless. Is that true
PS: buy the way restarts may come from your script how often do you run it? Do you lose network connectivity. And finally i think cgminer needs at least 2 mins to consider pool is dead. So if your primary pool dies restart (cgminer monitor may restart it).
Pressure is decided by the fan speed, while the air flow affect the cooling effect
For example, you block all the exists, then there will be maximum pressue in the case but worst cooling effect. Cooling effect is decided by how quick you can move the air through the case. On a radiator, a push and draw configuration always works better than single fan configuration
My script always check every 3 minutes, but when I was running 0225 firmware and 300Mhz, machine can be up and running for more than 1 month and cgminer restarts every 1-5 days. So I'm not sure it is a firmware issue or a clock rate issue
which one do i want to get?
the platinum one if you care about energy consumption
and think about this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Series-Platinum-CP-9020044-UK-Warranty/dp/B00AO0YRMI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1372177927&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+860
has more reserve
just spotted this one..... i presume it is better
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Professional-Digital-Modular-Platinum/dp/B00A74X9T8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372178161&sr=8-2&keywords=corsair+750w+platinum
EDIT: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-X-750-module-ATX12V-Supply/dp/B002VAFDQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372178289&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+gold+750w
or the above?
can anyone recommend a fan to replace the blue fan on batch 1?
which one do i want to get?
the platinum one if you care about energy consumption
and think about this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Series-Platinum-CP-9020044-UK-Warranty/dp/B00AO0YRMI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1372177927&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+860
has more reserve
Hi.
I've uploaded a new firmware with the about-to-be-released cgminer 3.3.1 with 2 new features which I hope you'll like:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20130626/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
--avalon-auto Adjust avalon overclock frequency dynamically for best hashrate
--avalon-cutoff Set avalon overheat cut off temperature (default: 60)
this is in addition to the existing options:
--avalon-options Set avalon options baud:miners:asic:timeout:freq
--avalon-temp Set avalon target temperature (default: 50)
I've uploaded a new firmware with the about-to-be-released cgminer 3.3.1 with 2 new features which I hope you'll like:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20130626/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
--avalon-auto Adjust avalon overclock frequency dynamically for best hashrate
--avalon-cutoff
this is in addition to the existing options:
--avalon-options
--avalon-temp
My 2 avalons sitting at 355/352. Temps 35/41 and 35/39
--avalon-temp 40
With strombom firmware they run @365 86.9 GH after 20h
[timeout] => 33
[frequency] => 354
I think the timeout is to low. With 365 i had to change timeout to 36 to avoid restarts.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Professional-Series-Modular-Platinum/dp/B00A74X9SO/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-AX750-Professional-Series-Modular/dp/B003QP417E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372177350&sr=8-2&keywords=corsair+750w+gold
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-HX750-Professional-Series-Modular/dp/B008O0RUVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372177350&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+750w+gold
which one do i want to get?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-AX750-Professional-Series-Modular/dp/B003QP417E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372177350&sr=8-2&keywords=corsair+750w+gold
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-HX750-Professional-Series-Modular/dp/B008O0RUVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372177350&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+750w+gold
which one do i want to get?
Hi.
I've uploaded a new firmware with the about-to-be-released cgminer 3.3.1 with 2 new features which I hope you'll like:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20130626/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
--avalon-auto Adjust avalon overclock frequency dynamically for best hashrate
--avalon-cutoff Set avalon overheat cut off temperature (default: 60)
this is in addition to the existing options:
--avalon-options Set avalon options baud:miners:asic:timeout:freq
--avalon-temp Set avalon target temperature (default: 50)
I've uploaded a new firmware with the about-to-be-released cgminer 3.3.1 with 2 new features which I hope you'll like:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20130626/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
--avalon-auto Adjust avalon overclock frequency dynamically for best hashrate
--avalon-cutoff
this is in addition to the existing options:
--avalon-options
--avalon-temp
My 2 avalons sitting at 355/352. Temps 35/41 and 35/39
--avalon-temp 40
With strombom firmware they run @365 86.9 GH after 20h
Hi.
I've uploaded a new firmware with the about-to-be-released cgminer 3.3.1 with 2 new features which I hope you'll like:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20130626/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
--avalon-auto Adjust avalon overclock frequency dynamically for best hashrate
--avalon-cutoff Set avalon overheat cut off temperature (default: 60)
this is in addition to the existing options:
--avalon-options Set avalon options baud:miners:asic:timeout:freq
--avalon-temp Set avalon target temperature (default: 50)
I've uploaded a new firmware with the about-to-be-released cgminer 3.3.1 with 2 new features which I hope you'll like:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20130626/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
--avalon-auto Adjust avalon overclock frequency dynamically for best hashrate
--avalon-cutoff
this is in addition to the existing options:
--avalon-options
--avalon-temp
my batch 2 did not enjoy any of that a constant rate of 129mh/s..... all discarded.
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