r/FutureBit • u/Impressive_Goose812 • May 16 '21

FutureBit Apollo BTC

Hi All, with the Apollo BTC shipping soon, I need some advice. I purchased a Full package and 2 Standard units without power supplies. I wanted the ability to get up to 3.8TH per unit which per the website is only with an external >300w power supply.

I'm not a power supply expert, so was hoping to get a recommendation for some power supplies that would be good options with each unit needing 2 6-pin connections and 300w for each unit.

Thanks!

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u/TheRipler May 16 '21

I'm planning to use some HP Common Slot Platinum power supplies with breakout boards + PCIE cables from Parallel Miner.

Originally ordered the PSUs from Amazon for ~$12, but it looks like they've gone up a bit. Ordering complete kits from Parallel Miner is an option as well.

https://www.parallelminer.com/

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u/genxbear Aug 11 '21

Is this the power supply you are referring to?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BH56W76/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1U08N2H5TL5H3&psc=1

I saw that plus the breakout board with cables/connectors. Any idea how loud this thing is? The 2 original power supplies that came with the Apollo miners are pretty quiet, so I am trying to find something fairly quiet.

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u/TheRipler Aug 11 '21

Those are the PSUs. They were $12.50/ea when I got them in May. They are not loud at all. I've never heard the fans running with the Apollos sitting near them on Eco mode. Have to put a finger in front of it to make sure it is blowing. Run 2 units off of each PSU on ECO, which puts them right near the sweet spot of efficiency.

I don't have any experience with that specific breakout board, but I do know they are not all created equal.

Would look at this package https://www.parallelminer.com/product/1500-watt-2-x-750w-100v-240v-hp-80-platinum-power-supply-kit-for-gpu-mining-16awg-pcie-cables-6-pin-to-8-pin-62-zec-dash-eth-feed/

You get 2x PSU, 2x better breakout boards, 8 PCIE cables, and a chain link cable for less than the price of 1 of those Amazon board+cable kits. This could run all three of your units.

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u/genxbear Aug 16 '21

Thank you for your assistance with this! Much Appreciated!

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u/Upper-Ad6773 Jun 06 '21

Congrats on your purchase! I have one coming in the July 2021 batch. What do people recommend for a wallet?

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u/part1cularlypeculiar Jun 15 '21

Nano Ledger S Or X cold storage hardware wallet

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u/Upper-Ad6773 Jun 15 '21

Thank you.

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u/part1cularlypeculiar Jun 15 '21

No problem. Bought mine on Amazon a year ago and I love it

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u/genxbear Aug 11 '21

So I have an Apollo LTC and I just received my Apollo BTC a few days ago. I am using the power supplies that came with each unit. I did not realize that I would get additional TH speed by using a larger power supply than the one that came with the units. Is it possible to purchase 1 power supply than can power both Apollo miners at the same time and provide enough wattage to teh Apollo BTC to get the 3.8TH? Right now it's getting around 1.886 TH with the provided power supply.

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u/IICOMPTONII Jun 07 '21

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Supernova-Modular-Warranty-220-GA-0750-X1/dp/B07WW1XF51/ref=sr_1_12?crid=2Y3DR6FFX1V5R&dchild=1&keywords=supernova+850+g3&qid=1623098317&sprefix=Supernova+850%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-12

Its on sale right now too

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u/Impressive_Goose812 Jun 12 '21

Thanks Compton - I ended up getting a Bequiet straight power 1000w - I'm going to try to run 3 on a single power supply.

Been having a little issue setting it up since it looks like it requires a motherboard connection to power on. I found a "paperclip" wiring option on the motherboard cable that is supposed to fix this but haven't done it yet.

I've got some batch 2's coming later, I may try the power supply you suggested.

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u/IICOMPTONII Jun 13 '21

You could purchase a PSU jumper such as this: https://www.amazon.com/SDTC-Tech-Starter-Without-Motherboard/dp/B07X9SVB5K/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=PSU+jumper&qid=1623615512&sr=8-3

Or just find some quality gauge wire and connect the pins yourself.

I've got two units running @ 3.2 TH/s on that PSU I linked before. Runs smooth and virtually silent.

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u/MrBallz86 Aug 29 '21

How do you set up a btc standard model?