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fanatic26

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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

crypticj

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Quote from: philipma1957 on April 18, 2017, 02:33:20 PM

Quote from: bel123 on April 18, 2017, 01:45:34 PM

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

philipma1957

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Quote from: bel123 on April 18, 2017, 01:45:34 PM

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.

bel123

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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...?

crypticj

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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

ccccccc7

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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.

philipma1957

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Quote from: bel123 on April 18, 2017, 06:29:37 AM

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

bel123

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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?

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