Why not just flash the L3++ with a custom firmware such as Bliss or AsicFW and choose the submersion cooling options(disabling the fan fault) and then use whatever cooling method you choose?
Topic: Trying to quiet down L3+ - changing fans? (Read 1407 times)
Don't set speed manually, or hack the watchdog program to lower speed of the vents, they need proper cooling, or else they will burn and become useless.
You need a fan that has capability to go at about 6000 rpm of size 120mm x 120mm, the same size of the factory ones, but less noisy. I am still also looking for a good model to use, I tried the Scythe Ultra Kaze and ended up to be even more noisy than the standard ones. I wonder if placing 2 of some less noisy model in a row for each side would do the trick. If anybody can try the Gelid Silent fans, please report if they are good, I'm trying also some models when possible
You need a fan that has capability to go at about 6000 rpm of size 120mm x 120mm, the same size of the factory ones, but less noisy. I am still also looking for a good model to use, I tried the Scythe Ultra Kaze and ended up to be even more noisy than the standard ones. I wonder if placing 2 of some less noisy model in a row for each side would do the trick. If anybody can try the Gelid Silent fans, please report if they are good, I'm trying also some models when possible
Get a small, high rpm fan (3-4cm in diameter, they are usually speedy ones), hide it in a small box, cover by foam if still noisy, plug in as factory fan. Noctua fans connect to 12V directly or by a regulator. Motherboard should detect hi speed of minifan and go
The noctua fans I bought are the 4-pin ones with the speed regulator on them.
Yours is a novel idea, but - how would I power the Noctua fans if I am using the headers on the miner to run those little high-speed fans?
The noctua need to be returned they are not good enough
I have used more then 50 different fans. With miners.
I'm so glad you guys are actually answering my question.....
Nope no no no no.
leave the fans alone and build something like this
this is for soundproofing only.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sound-proofing-for-avalon-741-or-721-or-6-2245487
as for fan quality
the noctua will not cut it.
if they are deltas on the gear they are good.
sometime they put shitty ones in
sometime these are the deltas.
https://bitmainwarranty.com/shop/products/us/fan_s7/
search here
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=delta+120mm&N=-1&isNodeId=1
these may be enough
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAES3ZK6121&cm_re=delta_120mm-_-9SIAAES3ZK6121-_-Product
If you insist on a different fan then oem
I found this one to be close to good
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220056&cm_re=silverstone_141-_-35-220-056-_-Product
leave the fans alone and build something like this
this is for soundproofing only.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sound-proofing-for-avalon-741-or-721-or-6-2245487
as for fan quality
the noctua will not cut it.
if they are deltas on the gear they are good.
sometime they put shitty ones in
sometime these are the deltas.
https://bitmainwarranty.com/shop/products/us/fan_s7/
search here
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=delta+120mm&N=-1&isNodeId=1
these may be enough
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAES3ZK6121&cm_re=delta_120mm-_-9SIAAES3ZK6121-_-Product
If you insist on a different fan then oem
I found this one to be close to good
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220056&cm_re=silverstone_141-_-35-220-056-_-Product
Max can fans costs $120....
Can someone help by answering my previous questions ?
Can someone help by answering my previous questions ?
I would just use two real fans 4" or 6" Max can fan ducts that run off of 120 volt.Have it directly attach to a 3d printed flange to anyminer and remove those loud and noisey antminer fans. I never tried this but technically it's possible, quieter , and flows more cfm. this setup is more pricey.
So the bitmain fan has 4pins and
- in order to trick the board do we need 1 or 2 little fans ?
- the little 4 pin fans do they have to be 6000 rpm ?
I am putting my own ventilators so can i just plug outside the original fans and set them to 5% ? so they will just spin without noise ?
- in order to trick the board do we need 1 or 2 little fans ?
- the little 4 pin fans do they have to be 6000 rpm ?
I am putting my own ventilators so can i just plug outside the original fans and set them to 5% ? so they will just spin without noise ?
At this flow rate the air passing through the heat sinks of the hashing chips created the worst noise in my opinion. The best solution i have found so far is to run my L3s at room temperature around 5C.
If it converts 800W into heat, it would be really hard to properly cool this machine with standard PC fans. So maybe my second idea with 20-30cm room air circulator with a tunel sending all flow into miner (+trick with small fan simulating work of factory fans) would create enough air flow and pressure to get the heat out from the miner with some less noise (bigger diameter always give less noise with similar air flow).
In my opinion producers of those miners should add to construction a pipe inlet/outlet to water cooling - with this level of heat users should have an option to connect their miners to water cooling system (car refrigerator or directly from plumbing system could definitely end noise and overheating problems).
In my opinion producers of those miners should add to construction a pipe inlet/outlet to water cooling - with this level of heat users should have an option to connect their miners to water cooling system (car refrigerator or directly from plumbing system could definitely end noise and overheating problems).
I don't think this Noctua fan will be able to provide enough airflow for something that uses 800 Watts.
Back in the day you could get away with using some high flow case fans for an Antminer S3 but that used about 350 Watts or so.
You best bet is just to either find a way to make the fans run at a slower RPM OR put it inside some insulted box.
Back in the day you could get away with using some high flow case fans for an Antminer S3 but that used about 350 Watts or so.
You best bet is just to either find a way to make the fans run at a slower RPM OR put it inside some insulted box.
I dont know if this miner has 3 or 4 pin connectors - but cable returning rpm from fan is present in both models (usually 3rd - 1. ground, 2. 12V, 3. rpm return, 4. pwm control). Some 4pin fans wont to run correctly if they are connected into 3pin socket (usually runs without any problem).
You wrote that in miner are mounted low quality fant, so ther are probably 3pin. Please tell me what socket in on miner's motherboard - 3pin or 4pin, and if it is 1 socket or more.
To connect more than 1 fan to socket, be careful to not overload socket - sometimes they could have to low current capability and could smash out. Best and safe method is to use a splitter with power connector (molex) like that:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Evercool-EC-DF001-4-pin-Molex-to-5-x-4-pin-PWM-Fan-Splitter-Cable-Adapter-17-72-/400712293079
In this splitter usually only 1 output socket is returning rpm to motherboard - in that socket you then should connect this little tricky high speed fan to cheat the miner.
Of course after all you must control temperatures, if radiators on cpus are not overheated - fail could change ROI to 'never'
You wrote that in miner are mounted low quality fant, so ther are probably 3pin. Please tell me what socket in on miner's motherboard - 3pin or 4pin, and if it is 1 socket or more.
To connect more than 1 fan to socket, be careful to not overload socket - sometimes they could have to low current capability and could smash out. Best and safe method is to use a splitter with power connector (molex) like that:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Evercool-EC-DF001-4-pin-Molex-to-5-x-4-pin-PWM-Fan-Splitter-Cable-Adapter-17-72-/400712293079
In this splitter usually only 1 output socket is returning rpm to motherboard - in that socket you then should connect this little tricky high speed fan to cheat the miner.
Of course after all you must control temperatures, if radiators on cpus are not overheated - fail could change ROI to 'never'
Get a small, high rpm fan (3-4cm in diameter, they are usually speedy ones), hide it in a small box, cover by foam if still noisy, plug in as factory fan. Noctua fans connect to 12V directly or by a regulator. Motherboard should detect hi speed of minifan and go
The noctua fans I bought are the 4-pin ones with the speed regulator on them.
Yours is a novel idea, but - how would I power the Noctua fans if I am using the headers on the miner to run those little high-speed fans?
Get a small, high rpm fan (3-4cm in diameter, they are usually speedy ones), hide it in a small box, cover by foam if still noisy, plug in as factory fan. Noctua fans connect to 12V directly or by a regulator. Motherboard should detect hi speed of minifan and go.
You could use 20-30cm room air circulator too - they have huge effectivity and could be adapted to this job if you have tools and flair
You could use 20-30cm room air circulator too - they have huge effectivity and could be adapted to this job if you have tools and flair
I managed to quite down the noise by more than 60 percent by putting it inside a simple $8 dollar home depot storage box and putting insulation wrap inside of it. That's all it really needs to dampen the sound.
I've tested a 6" sound mufflers and it's a waste of money, b/c 6" vent ducts will quiet it down the same amount almost,
I've also tested using a 6" can fan to help exhaust and had some interesting results. It did manage to cool down the asics by 1-2 degrees and lower the asic fan speed down from 3900 rpm to 3725 rpm under 80 degree weather. Doesn't sound like much but that's b/c I already have a 10" can fan exhausting out of the room so having a duct pusher fan is not needed if you already got a good exhaust vent setup.
I've tested a 6" sound mufflers and it's a waste of money, b/c 6" vent ducts will quiet it down the same amount almost,
I've also tested using a 6" can fan to help exhaust and had some interesting results. It did manage to cool down the asics by 1-2 degrees and lower the asic fan speed down from 3900 rpm to 3725 rpm under 80 degree weather. Doesn't sound like much but that's b/c I already have a 10" can fan exhausting out of the room so having a duct pusher fan is not needed if you already got a good exhaust vent setup.
I don't have Antminers, but this sounds like the most effective solution. I would build a custom box out of plywood to put the Antminers in and use a small squirrel cage vent fan to keep air flowing through the box. Sort of like a smaller version of what this guy did for his GPU miners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qbLkivgxps
As i said look around for advanced option/config/params and no it is not under fan control. Or you need to ssh into your miner and mod the specifc cgminer file/option.
It's not in the UI, promise.
I'm fine with SSH'ing into the miner and changing some parameters, I figured I would have to. I just need to know where they are.
As i said look around for advanced option/config/params and no it is not under fan control. Or you need to ssh into your miner and mod the specifc cgminer file/option.
I guess you don't understand. If it's possible to lower fan speed and set a speed for the fans than it must be possible to determine min/max speed for fans. Bitmain is still using wrt as os.
You can't actually lower the "speed", per se; you can only control the fan percentage. That's why you hear the guy from Germany say he's running them at 33%.
I don't want to change the fan percentage. I want to change what the miner thinks the max speed should be.
I guess you don't understand. If it's possible to lower fan speed and set a speed for the fans than it must be possible to determine min/max speed for fans. Bitmain is still using wrt as os.
Yes, it is possible. Maybe under advanced options or something like that. A user here in german community is running his L3 with 33% fan speed with bitmain fans, no need to change the fans.
Thanks, but that answer is not helpful. Perhaps you don't understand what I'm trying to do? Do you have an L3+, or are you repeating what you've read in here already? I'm betting you don't, because if you did, you'd know that the only thing on the "advanced settings" tab is the clock frequency. I mean, I appreciate your effort, but let's try to stay on topic and provide relevant information so that when someone else discovers this thread with a search engine, there is good info to be had.
The factory fans are terrible. They are cheap, inefficient, have poorly designed blades, and noisy bearings. Running them at 33% won't solve my issue. They run at 60% right now, which gives me 52/59 PCB/Chip temps. That's where I want to keep them, I don't want to slow down the existing shitty fans to make things hotter. Rather, I want to replace those poorly designed fans with better, more efficient fans that can move the same amount of air, and be quieter while doing it.
Hopefully this detailed explanation helps you to understand my goal better.
Thanks!
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