Topic: [Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive ASICMiner Blade Setup - page 72. (Read 580761 times)

dogie,
could you please confirm that this fan is PWM aware? On the site there is no PWM in tech specs, and it have only 3-pin header.

I have some spare 120mm Zalmans but I don't think they're good value.

You actually had referrals in the original Amazon links you posted, from wherever you found them (IIRC it was "oh the details" or something like that).

If you know good fan alternatives do share. The problem with using different providers is shipping. I have Amazon Prime so that helps. Scan and Ebuyer are pretty quick, but I don't know Quiet-PC and adding a different provider just for 2 fans seemed a bit off.

See you around.

EDIT:
This review said the F12 are decent for the price http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=60147 Well, I got some of these and some different, I will let you know.

This is pretty cool, dogie.

I will add to your whiskey fund when I get mine. So you're in the UK as well?

I'm quite curious what will my set-up will end up looking like. I'm thinking it will end up quite messy but hey, it's worth it. I might turn off my GPUs as these are quite noisy.

You should put a referral in Amazon, since you are giving some options there. That will add up to your fund.

I got this for my 2 blades:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009RMP2VE/ Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

It's cheap, has good reviews and it should be within its most efficient range with 2 blades at full blast. If I got more equipment I'd add another PSU.

These will come at discount with orders over £20:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002QVLBM2 ARCTIC AFACO-120P0-GBA01 F12 PWM 120mm Case Fan
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002KTVFTE/ Arctic Cooling Arctic F12

Fan controller (cheap, although the blue led might be annoying if you don't cover it somehow)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006Z8LB6S/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006Z8LB6S/

And I got some more stuff that I might recommend after trying it (cheapo USB-powered wifi bridge and dumb ethernet hub)

I just got 1 fan extension cable, not sure whether I will need more. I got an Akasa for under £3. If I need more I will just head to Maplin for a quick fix.

(All prices include VAT)

I have plenty of scrap cardboard boxes. I will try to use them and cut holes for the fans. Can't justify buying more rubbish unless necessary.

Looking forward to receiving them.

You have to split and require the adapters as well?

I can power fans from blade itself, or from USB hub. Price wise good PSU cost more in my area and a more work too with cabling, splitting.

It is a normal setup when running oclocked systems. One fan and one extractor. It facilitates the air flow.

I have a question, I am new and totally newbie to mining (but not to OC), and I think the setup is quite clear, but I don't know where to install the stratum proxy. I can do it initially in a spare PC but I don't want that in the long-term. I think a raspberry is a good choice for long term. Is it feasible? Is any of you guys going to install it in a raspberry or similar device?

I hope you can help me. Thanks in advance.

Edit: ok, just found this.. https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1264957

4 blades 'safely' if you use two different molex strings and 2 PCI-E connectors. Its still cheaper to buy the PSU because 1) the PSU has a use after and 2) You need a PSU to power those fans!

thanks for nice manual

if one corsair PSU can power 4 blades, then for me it is cheaper to buy 4  IBM notebook type adapters 12v 10A.

Two fans seem to be fixed by different directions.
Is this the best or could they be fixed with the same direction to let the wind move away from the heatsink?

Thanks!

Can anyone recommend newegg equivalents?

Slush's is easiest with stratum proxy as the file is preconfigered for it, btcguild with pps is easiest to set up but has low efficiency. I've not tried others.

I don't have a way to measure it. Just stick with normal cheap but powerful fans and a fan controller.

Could you please measure a temperature of the exhausted air from yellow fan in your setup and at heatsink(by contact)? I'm considering to use a couple of temperature controlled fans like this http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/case-fans/75/arctic-f-tc.html?c=2183 but it have quite narrow temp band pre-programmed (32-38 C).

One last question from me:
Which pool should i use?
My 3 options:
-eligius
-slushs pool
-btcguild with pplns

Iam new to asic mining.
Hoping you can help.

If temps and power is good - should never reset really. And by reset it just turns itself off and on again and hashes immediately.

Can't see where he says that, but that's why I use 2 or 4 cables for each purpose.

how stable are these machines?  how many times do you have to reset them a week?

According to this, 18ga wire is only .823 mm^2, but friedcat's user guide says to use min 1.5mm^2, which would be 15ga wire.  I would really like to see pics and specs of people's setups.  Can we start a erupter porn thread people?

 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge

All the corsair PSUs have 18ga 9A rated wiring. I've tested putting 23A through one and it gets warm. Not hot, like 35C. Putting 10A through a single molex isnt a big deal, especially if using a splitter.