Topic: [SOLD OUT] 1.45 BTC Antminer S1 180GH/S Shipps on Feb 13 (Price Protection) - page 40. (Read 63774 times)

Over clocked antminer will pull about 480-560W depends on the PSU you use...  It could be possible but pushing the limit

Reserve two pls

and any updates on;

Wow! Great analysis!
So if I get the 1050, I can run 2 Antminer? Even overclocked?

Thanks again

Again this is for IDEAL power usage which may only be a 1-5% advantage so keep in mind if your annual power cost for 400-500 watts is less than the difference between a 500W power supply and a 1000 watt power supply you may be spending money you don't have to.  But who doesn't need an awesome 1000W PSU

So if you pay $0.25 per Kwh (.25*.48*24*365) = $1051.20 per year

Platinum 1000 92.54% = $1135.94
The 1050 is 91.04% = $1154.65
The 1250 is 91.40% = $1149.89
The corsair is 91.34% = $1150.64

For comparison A bronze rated corsair CX500 for $59.99 USD would run about 82.82% = $1269.25

Again.  Feel free to correct anything that may be wrong here.

I just bit the bullet and ordered one. Would a EVGA 600 B 80 PLUS BRONZE 600watt psu work for one overclocked. it is a single rail and says +12V@49A.

Thanks a lot.

I did some research and came up with these. Prices in Singapore dollars. So I would need a 1000W for this?
Seasonic X-1050 80+ Gold/Full Modular $299
Seasonic X-1250 $369
Seasonic platinum 1000w $325
Corsair RM1000 $269

Overclocked: http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-SS-1050XM-1050-Power-Supply/dp/B00607JL5C

Not-Overclocked: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Modular-Platinum-AX760/dp/B00A0HZMEM

There are lower models that will work.  An 8 plus gold/platinum with a single 12v rail is a good bet.  You can find the ratings at plugloadsolutions and the rail type on the manufacturer site or newegg.

Inglewood will get you a 10% discount off amazon if you pay in BTC.

Reason 1: there are fire codes where I host my miners.
Reason 2: I pay over $1,000 USD for miners
Reason 3: see reasons 1 & 2
Reason 4: NO
Reason 5: A good PSU will last a long time and give less "Mystery Issues" which occur with cheap PSU's

I've run my corsair AX1200's for over three years.  Over a dozen PSU's up to 110% load 24/7.  I've never had a power issue aside from melting sockets killo-watts and power cords which is negligible especially in a halon environment.

Hi there,

Possible to give a URL link to a suitable PSU?

Thanks!

Why not join the rails together ?

Powering the ANT S1:

Looks like 360Watts for the standard clocks and 480Watts overclocked.  Here is a formula for those who pay for electricity to properly power the ANT for the LOWEST cost.  (Aside from just hosting with sushi


Efficiency numbers are based on http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80pluspowersupplies.aspx

For an 80 Plus Platinum power supply the best efficiency is around 50% load and must be at least 92% efficient:

Standard clocks: 360W/50%(peak efficiency point)/92%(efficiency at peak) =782W.
For standard clocks on an 80Plus Platinum certified PSU you would want a 750 or 800 Watt power supply.  You can lookup the model of the PSU on plugloadsolutions and find a graph of the efficiency of the particular model to find the best load efficiency.

Overclocked: 480W/50%/92% = 1043W
For Overclocked ANT on an 80Plus Platinum certified PSU you would want a 1050 watt power supply.

RAILS:
If you get a single rail PSU you don't need to worry.
If you get a balanced dual rail PSU make sure the two rails are of equal load and you MAY not need to worry.  Personally I wouldn't risk it as the ANT is two separate blades and may not draw power evenly.
If you have more than two rails on the PSU.  Find the nearest garbage can and throw it away.

I'll gladly run numbers on different models of power supplies or ratings or be told that this info is completely wrong by someone smarter than me.

This is not minimum power requirements this is the cheapest electric cost power formula for those worried about power bills.

EDIT: that last division point for the efficiency is proly wrong

At least make sure you are running on 240 V.  Another few percent improvement from that at almost no cost.

Powering the ANT S1:

Looks like 360Watts for the standard clocks and 480Watts overclocked.  Here is a formula for those who pay for electricity to properly power the ANT for the LOWEST cost.  (Aside from just hosting with sushi


Efficiency numbers are based on http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80pluspowersupplies.aspx

For an 80 Plus Platinum power supply the best efficiency is around 50% load and must be at least 92% efficient:

Standard clocks: 360W/50%(peak efficiency point)/92%(efficiency at peak) =782W.
For standard clocks on an 80Plus Platinum certified PSU you would want a 750 or 800 Watt power supply.  You can lookup the model of the PSU on plugloadsolutions and find a graph of the efficiency of the particular model to find the best load efficiency.

Overclocked: 480W/50%/92% = 1043W
For Overclocked ANT on an 80Plus Platinum certified PSU you would want a 1050 watt power supply.

RAILS:
If you get a single rail PSU you don't need to worry.
If you get a balanced dual rail PSU make sure the two rails are of equal load and you MAY not need to worry.  Personally I wouldn't risk it as the ANT is two separate blades and may not draw power evenly.
If you have more than two rails on the PSU.  Find the nearest garbage can and throw it away.

I'll gladly run numbers on different models of power supplies or ratings or be told that this info is completely wrong by someone smarter than me.

This is not minimum power requirements this is the cheapest electric cost power formula for those worried about power bills.

EDIT: that last division point for the efficiency is proly wrong

It's very tempting...though I have some thoughts.

Per spec, an S1 draws 360W at the wall @ 180GH/s (2W/GH/s).

According to my own benchmark on the U1 clocked at 2GH/s, it draws 3.2W at the wall (1.6W/GH/s).  Therefore, 90 U1s yielding a similar hash rate as an S1 (90 x 2GH/s = 180GH/s) would collectively draw only 288W at the wall (90 x 3.2W = 288W).

Hence ideal power efficiency.  But 1-5% of a power bill can be significant.  5-20% even worse if people are buying low rated PSUs when compared to a gold or platinum.

I'm about to pull the plug on a bunch of these. The only thing holding me back is because the way my apartment is setup I'd have to have sets of three S1's in three different rooms and don't want to have have ethernet cables running all over the place. I see that they have wireless capabilities, but I haven't been able to find out any information about that, except that I may have to buy an antenna. Can anyone chime in and give me a breakdown of using these with wifi?

Thats not really true anymore. Most 80+ gold/plat PSUs have only a 1-3% drop off in efficiency between 50% and 80% load, with another 1-2% at 80-90% load.