HOTROD your Iceriver KS0 Pro Kaspa ASIC for MAXIMUM OVERCLOCKS! (Repaste, Repad, Copper Heatsinks!)

[@GreaterGoodMining]

If you want to OVERCLOCK to the MAX you have to prepare! Have you tried overclocking your KS0 Pro??

[@shakester2010]

I’ll be trying TSwift’s Stage 2 OC for the the KS0 Pros but they need me to make the cooling mods first and send pics. I’m waiting on the parts.🤞😁

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@shakester2010 that's awesome! Good luck and I hope the mods help you achieve maximum overclocks!!

[@AlteredComponent]

Rocking 290ghs on sub 125w at wall. Tswift 280L

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Nicely done sir! So much fun tinkering with these things!

[@botond2904]

Production quality is getting a lot better, keep it up man!

[@GreaterGoodMining]

I agree, I know there has been a few batches here and there (especially the December KS3M batch) that has caused problems. But for the most part my Icerivers have been running pretty solid!

[@botond2904]

@@GreaterGoodMiningI was talking about your videos 😂. But true, iceriver is getting better aswell

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@botond2904 ohh! HaHa Thank you I appreciate that! I'm trying to learn and improve and adjust things as I go :]

[@GF_Burke]

Ordered a couple Ultras. Just get'n ready.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Can't wait to try overclocking these bad boys

[@OzSkyking152]

I was curious as to why most people suggested to have the aux fans blowing from the power plug side. When I installed my heat sinks I noticed that they are also blocked and thought it would be better cooling from the other side like you are showing in this video. I am looking forward to your overclock video.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

I agree it doesn't make sense to me the other way so I switched it up! Thanks for watching!

[@EranZeitoun]

Great Idea regarding moving the fan outside... Thanks!

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Seems like an easy way to get more airflow with almost zero effort, and ZERO extra $$ to me! :]

[@RandomMiner]

​@@GreaterGoodMiningThanks,now I may have to move my fans to the top as well.Awesome vid,very in depth as usual🫡

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@@RandomMiner thanks RandomMiner! It's worth a shot if you need better cooling :]

[@fullyelectric]

GGM awesome content brother, i got the 5.5 x 5.5mm little heatsink and they also work great, keep FAFOing brother!! More please!

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Fully Electric!!!!!! My full-on, OG, FAFO'ING FRIEND! I know you are one of the few who 100% understand why I do what I do! I want to learn, push these things as hard as they can be pushed, figure out what's worth doing and what should just be skipped. The only way is to FAFO! THATS WHY YOUR MY #1

[@fullyelectric]

@@GreaterGoodMining 100% Brother 👍

[@shakester2010]

Great vid and awesome camera work! :)

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Thank you I appreciate it! I've been trying different lenses and microphones for my videos. Learn something new every time I make a new one :]

[@Wurstsuppe100]

Is it easy to install the software? Can you do much wrong or destroy the miner ? Could you make a tutorial on how to install the software and set up the miner correctly ?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

I show some of the basics how to install and tweak the overclocks in this video. Yes you can absolutely damage your machine. You need to read the Readme file that I talk about in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX62ZXeHnpV6kNEsi=0R_9DT2h-YLjbiwc before you attempt to overclock

[@agkbill]

Thanks for great video, do you think the bigger "Alphacool GPU RAM Copper Heatsinks 10x10mm" Artikelnr.: 17426 will fitt in the KS0 Pro? 🙂

[@GreaterGoodMining]

The 10x10 have too big of a footprint. Probably better to go with the alternative ones I have listed in the description. That's what I'm going to use on my next KS0 Pro and others in the community have used them with great results

[@markhancock5633]

Gday GGM - ive got 2 KS0Pro's. No.1 - Power Stage 97 (Stock) and No. 2 - Power Stage 74 (20% overclock) in the board temp section of PBFarmer. Is power Stage temp the Thermal Pads, or where i put the Artic MX-6 ? Cheers.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Neither, the power stages are where you need to attach copper heat sink. Watch this video I made, it will show you exactly what to do start to finish! :] kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmW8hIWhrtCUmrs

[@danielelninoerrante8203]

What is the reason for changing thermal paste on the down side?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

The stock Iceriver thermal paste is not very good. Doesn't hold up well. Arctic mx6 is a higher quality paste

[@fleago4699]

I'm curious if using shrink wrap tubing from DIY battery kits could serve the same purpose as a shroud kit for cooling the Iceriver KS0 Pro ASIC miner. It seems like it could be a much more affordable option. Do you have any thoughts on this & would you be interested in giving it a try?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

I've seen people use cardboard and duct tape lol People get creative! but I'm gonna stick with the 3d printed shrouds

[@vedranlevak5266]

@GreaterGoodMining Can I fit a 10x10x7 copper heatsink for the OC KSO PRO?

[@vedranlevak5266]

Now I saw that someone already asked this question. Even if I put 10x10, nothing will happen with the machine.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

It will hang over the edges of the power stage and could potentially short something out if you're not careful.

[@vedranlevak5266]

@@GreaterGoodMining thanks

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@vedranlevak5266 no prob, it can be done, just be careful. I'd recommend a smaller size just to be safe though

[@Pagipopo47]

the heatsinks that you recommend are out of stock. any other recommendations? Additionally, what OC firmware are you running?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Try to find copper heatsinks with the same footprint size and they should work too. The key is to dissipate the heat from the mosfets and have good concentrated airflow over them. I am going to be using PBFARMERS overclocks going forward because I want to get better at dialing in my own overclocks. Each machine is different because of silicon lottery. So it's best to dial in overclocks specifically for you machine and environment!

[@dronesiviews]

I hope I could get your thoughts on something for the KS0 Pro. Have you considered putting a flat copper bar heatsink across all the mosfats and then adding the cooling fin heatsinks directly above each mosfat on top of the copper bar? What are your thoughts?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

I would worry about something shorting out with that method, and you're adding an extra point of failure by thermal gluing two separate things together. It could be done though

[@dronesiviews]

@@GreaterGoodMining Thank you for your reply. I kinda thought that might be the case since all mosfats would be connected to each other electrically.

[@mozzarella84]

Do they have to be copper? The link you posted is no longer selling them and I can't find copper anywhere.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Copper is the best for hwat conduction. I would hunt around more. Maybe ebay?

[@piratanet123]

What’s the max chip temperature you would consider to be safe?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

I try to keep my chip temps less than 85 or lower if possible. 90 is the warning zone. Over 95, you get thermal throttling bad. Higher than that, you're in the danger zone with potential to toast your chips

[@piratanet123]

85c so hot. I’m surprised they can handle that much

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@piratanet123 I Not sure if you watched the video? but my chips are in the 40 degree range after the mods, on my KS0 Pro. You asked specifically what the MAX would safely be... I've never let my chips get to the max

[@piratanet123]

@@GreaterGoodMining I was listening to the video, cause I was busy doing something else. Multi tasking lol

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@piratanet123 I do the same thing lol I've got KZbin on in the background a lot!

[@05glisedan]

When buying from iceriver directly is there additional tariffs or taxes? Thanks

[@GreaterGoodMining]

You won't pay tariffs on a KS0 Pro in the U.S. because it's only $350

[@05glisedan]

@GreaterGoodMining Thank you for the reply. I'm 100% new to mining and currently researching if it's best to buy a dedicated miner or build a gpu/cpu rig. For a newbie, starting off with $800 budget, wanting to learn about mining, what would you recommend? Thanks.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@05glisedan That's exciting, welcome to the crazy world of mining! The KS0 Pro is a great little miner to learn on because it is very easy to set up. I have full set up videos for the KS0 Pro if you decide to get one. The only problem with ASIC's is that you're locked into just that one algorithm and the hashrate is going up fast and rewards are dropping fast for Kaspa. It is harder to learn how to build a GPU rig, but it will be more versatile in the long run. The problem is it would be difficult to build a full GPU rig on an $800 budget and it might take a long time to ROI. I have an older video that's shows you the basics of how to build a GPU rig too. You could start by building the rig and focus on getting one really good GPU and then add more of those GPU's as the budget allows etc. Not financial advice, but if you're willing to put in the time to learn and you want flexibility in what coins to mine, I would choose to build a GPU rig. That's what I learned to mine on! Hope this helps!

[@05glisedan]

@GreaterGoodMining Thanks for the info. Gonna start researching hardware. Really appreciate your feedback.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@@05glisedan no problem! Good luck with whatever mining road you decide to go down!

[@Maria2000k]

Can anyone help me. Went to setup to prepare for my 3 ks0 ultra arrivals and the adapters i bought to connect my four pin (pwm) fans to a 6 pin (to the breakout board) is not what I thought. Idc about the pwm can you or anyone help me out with the dype of cable adapter i need. Again i need to connect a 4pin fan to be powered by my breakout box (not trying to use the zsx) hoping to find an adapter. 100% power 100% of the time is good with me

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Why make it complicated? Get an axial 1238 off Amazon and plug it straight into a power strip.

[@TheVillainsProjects]

Better tip for straight thermal pads: use a paper cutter.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

I definitely would have if I had one. I should probably get one lol

[@danielelninoerrante8203]

If I put this ks0 pro inside the refrigerator for mining. What harm could it have?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

It could melt your ice-cream 🍦

[@danielelninoerrante8203]

@@GreaterGoodMining I'm asking seriously，Doesn't this approach work? Is it because of the humidity? I really want to try it but I'm also afraid of it breaking

[@PatrickDurbin-g8t]

@@danielelninoerrante8203 set in front of windo unit. lol but seriously 419e spray. but bro you spray the chips... are anything that needs a heatsink.. its gonna make a sealed layer between it.

[@danielelninoerrante8203]

@@PatrickDurbin-g8t I didn't understand

[@tsarkasm4184]

My ks0 pro hates being "cold", I added a cooling shroud and the the performance just dropped. ant form of additional cooling and the hashrate would drop below stock

[@GreaterGoodMining]

That's interesting 🤔 maybe your chips want to operate in a more narrow range than most

[@tsarkasm4184]

@@GreaterGoodMining anything less than around 60 degrees celsius on the chips and the hashrate plummets. I moved it to another room by itself and I had to slow down the fans to let it get hot to stop the hashrate from dropping. While I´m not complaining about not needing excessive cooling it is a bit odd to say the least

[@PatrickDurbin-g8t]

Doe anyone know what mosfets are?? I cant physcially see the chips themslves with my eyesight.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

There are 4 components in the middle of the machine that are shaped like rectangular boxes. If you are looking from the ethernet side you should be able to see 4 tiny rectangular chips just in front of those large box like components. Those are the "mosfets" or power stages

[@PatrickDurbin-g8t]

@@GreaterGoodMining They are teh uP9650a custom made by iceminer.. cant find any info at all on them n spec sheets. Heard 12 votls runs cooler on the chips.. but 8.3 instead of 5 amps on defaultl clocks on teh barrel. Consider 6 pin modifiying. HOwever wanted to confirm this with spec sheet. cnat find my guy.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@@PatrickDurbin-g8t I don't have that info either, sorry. You might want to ask around in my Discord or Kaspa Discord in the mining section. There might be someone who has more information

[@darrenjohnson9019]

How much are you earning on the overclocked KS0 pro?

[@GreaterGoodMining]

About 20 or so Kaspa per day currently with a overclocked KS0 pro depending on network difficulty etc

[@piratanet123]

@@GreaterGoodMining what pool are you using.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@piratanet123 right now I'm using k1pool

[@Miner_001]

No repaste, no headsink, 289gh at 144w asic fan in front (not new), no tsiftw firmware, sides down, no sides with holes works great at 42c max. One use 153w.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Well done! Are you thinking about modding or tweaking further? Love your results with minimal mods man!

[@Miner_001]

@@GreaterGoodMining no I men I mean is almost the same efficiency like stock at about 2gh/w I do not to try more my good luck 😁. On ks1 I also managed to get 1610gh at 1333w. The thing is that i said to not buy more kaspa miners but I kind want the kaspa edition one 😁.

[@piratanet123]

whats your room temperature? My room temperature is often 83F, hard to keep the chip cool.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@@piratanet123 room temp for me is like 74 degrees

[@derkdiggler1058]

I did this a couple months ago to 2 of them, and the heatsinks were in stock, gone now

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Yeah I bought mine a while ago. Didn't realize they were out of stock when I made the video :( I wanted to buy more lol

[@areutryingitout5678]

Video is posted for 4 minutes and the heat sinks are already sold out lol

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Dang! HaHa maybe they were low inventory before it even posted :-0

[@cadendgama1427]

😢have been looking for these heat sinks for the past week! Didn’t sell out recently lol

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@cadendgama1427 oh man that's a bummer :( I've had these ones for a few weeks. I didn't know they were sold out already :-0

[@jessiej3991]

All pre-orders on Iceriver are sold out

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Says they're back in stock again when I check. People in my Discord said they're able to add them to their carts etc

[@piratanet123]

just checked and they still have them.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@piratanet123 yeah I havnt seen them show out of stock yet

[@AlteredComponent]

But why are u not setup on amazon affiliates man. Stop what you are doing and go set it up😊

[@GreaterGoodMining]

HaHa you're right I really need to! I don't know why I keep putting it off lol

[@AlteredComponent]

@GreaterGoodMining earn those pennies. I mean I don't get much, but even 20 a month paid in amazon gift cards that u buy heatsinks or thermal paste or whatever helps out lol

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@AlteredComponent it all adds up for sure! You've inspired me to get it done tonight. Thank you sir!

[@AlphaMatt1000]

I’d love one if greedy people didn’t buy 10 at a time trying to sell them for double on eBay now.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

Scalpers suck. Double the price just isn't worth it at this point :{

[@AlphaMatt1000]

@@GreaterGoodMining for me it’s more of a collectors item since I have millions of KASPA through investing. Just thought it’d be cool to have one. Maybe prices will come down or another batch will come out I hope.

[@GreaterGoodMining]

@AlphaMatt1000 Iceriver announced they will be launching a new miner soon. These have been so successful. I hope they figure out a way to keep them fresh for a while