How to SAFELY Power your Mining Rig (GPUs, Risers, etc)

[@stevegrube5969]

I'm just getting started with my first rig. After watching this video I really get how to power my rig safely. You're an excellent teacher. Thanks Seb.

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Hey Steve thanks for that nice comment I’m glad it’s been helpful :)

[@amitseth9177]

@@SebsFinTechChannel Please help me out. I want to use two 3060ti FOUNDER EDITION card with one 8(6+2) PCIE cable using PCIE splitters. Means my one PCIE cable have dual 8(6+2) Pin, I want to connect one PCIE splitter into one 8(6+2) Pin and one PCIE splitter into one 8(6+2) Pin. Now I want to connect two 3060ti FE card and two riser simultaneously with one PCIE cable using two splitters. Please suggest me is it safe means I can connect this ? I am waiting for your reply thanks in advance. Love 💘 from INDIA

[@kriptofrand]

I have been watching the mining videos for several months now, but so far I have not heard such a coherent explanation. Thanks!

[@garygucciardo3820]

I've been studying maximum power capacity of all of the components involved in wiring up my GPU's and nobody ever explained that the female connector "asks" for the power and the male connector supplies it (through the cable). Now that I've watched your video, the way you've explained it makes it CRYSTAL clear! Thank you Seb for all of your hard work and detailed explanations!

[@mathias2418]

I rarely ever comment on a video but this my friend is by far the best explanation on power to the rig I have seen. Everywhere else the explanations are confusing and hard to follow. That said, here's a like and a sub!

[@Nephri190]

It would good to explain how you got 300 W rating for the cable in the beginning. With research I think I was able to deduce that you have a 16AWG cable which means each cord is rated for 13 amps (10 amps for 80% rule). Using red fox crypto's info about how much voltage is drawn through the PSU for each pin (which is 2 pins and 12 V from PSU) we get 13x2x12 = 312 W (240 W for 80% rule). Just incase anyone was wondering how he knew the VGA cable can draw up to 300 W (240 W for 80% rule). Thanks for the video!

[@giovanig89]

is that per whole cable or 300 each 8 pin

[@iAdam368]

That's a really nice thumbnail, great vid btw

[@kanmagoshi]

Hey seb - this was actually the most accurately compiled information I have found

[@lamkuomin8232]

What an underrated video, definitely deserves more view! Thanks for the guide

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Thanks mate glad you liked it :)

[@jeffwalters7903]

Just started very basic mining and trying to understand this whole world. This video is one of the best I've seen on how power is drawn and used by the components. Thank you Seb.

[@AyoWassupG]

Watched the whole video, very informative. I now feel confident enough to put together a 12 * Rx 570 rig safely

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Glad to hear :)

[@petemiller519]

This video is extremely important. Well done Seb!

[@TicoCrypto]

Love this tutorial I'll be making one in Spanish for my community. Kudos from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

[@georgebush6942]

Thanks for this video! Everything inside, for what I was interested before I start with my very first rig. You have the answers for all I wanted to know. :)

[@ekatown7336]

Dude finding your channel has been the best thing in my life atm - you are a legend amongst men thank you and keep it up!

[@cr8t1v3marketing]

I forwarded this for my Quora Space. So important, thank you, thank you!

[@Minihornet]

I'm building my first rig and living in university dorms so I really needed this

[@guduzegoat8648]

This explains cables way better than any other video. Thank you

[@Riothebeast.]

I been binge watching your whole content as i am getting into mining and building my first rig soon, thanks for the amazing tips and ways of explaining things. I have learnt a lot!

[@tapsworld1325]

This video helped soooooo much more than everyone else's, thanks for the step by step examples that was extremely helpful, got my 185hashes on the network safely now!

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

So glad it helped!! 👍

[@Zeltroix]

Dang you just answered all my questions I been struggling with for hours, thanks!

[@AnilkumarSingh-wc6js]

U sloved my all problems after watching multiple video now I understood...love from india ❤️ brother

[@Dan-zw6mo]

Very good to know. I've always been very careful with power over spec but very good to know what to consider.

[@PapiroscaGG]

regards from Argentina, i learned a lot in only a few days, thx so much dude!

[@nashushography3636]

Thanks Sebs, I just had a delivery of 4 x 1660 supers plus 8PIN to 8PIN M2M and 8PIN F TO 2X 8PIN M and you provided the exact information I needed to ensure safe wiring. Looking forward to running 6 x 1660 supers + 1x Rx480 8GB later today and the increased hashrate with low tdp (averaging 31.9 @67w). Installed on a BTC37 S37. Thinking of making a video my self and crediting you for safety tips. Hope that's OK?

[@Ahmso]

Just want to say, that all your videos have been super helpful. I even built the rig you designed. thank you again for all the helpful videos and even your video on start to finish was super helpful!

[@Xelois]

Very helpful Thank you

[@jch3680]

Intend to use a 1000W PSU for 4x RTX 3060. The PSU got 6x PCIe (6+2) out. So i take one pcie strand for each 3060. And then use two splitters on the last two pcie strands to power the risers.

[@sebchaps]

Thanks Seb ! Great video, very clear. No way, anybody can light a fire with his rig after listening to your advice

[@bestyoutube5318]

Thanks alot sebs.. brilliant.. watched this a few times. Its good to come back and re-watch.. spot on matey .. thnx !

[@DJSelphi]

Love this. Safety is everything!

[@grace14emily27]

Thanks!! This is a better explanation than Red Fox!

[@maxit1082]

very very very helpful, you literally answered all of the questions that I have in my head, thank you again, Seb.

[@CrankingAllDay]

A quality cable from a brand name PSU would do much more than 300w. But the limiting factor is the 8 pin. Hence molex is safe for 2 riser if its a 6 pin in psu side or 3 risers on 8 pin at psu (288w limit) also you can use close

[@SunilThapavlog]

Maybe this is the final video that I want to watch about power management. Thank you so much👌

[@brscengiz]

Greetings from Turkey, I love watching your videos. Oh, good thing there's a translation.

[@Movie_Games]

My motherboard is riserless with PCI-E 6pin inputs. I can't figure out how to power it without buying a second PSU.

[@Flightcoach]

Great video man! I just got back into mining, after a 8 year absence. Building a rig, thanks to your help!

[@jackpanther1889]

Really amazing video for a beginner like me, i've searched everywhere including reddit for all the questions i had in my mind, and you've easily answered all of them in this video. Thank you so much. Liked and Subscribed.

[@marknewvine1073]

Thanks for all of the great Information.

[@AshrafulMobinBabu]

Exactly what I needed! Thanks a lot, man!

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Glad it helped! :)

[@pipethestillpaul]

So, let's say I have used a power supply to power my motherboard and ssd and so on. Am I able to use the same power supply to go on and power some of my GPUs? Noting to stay under the 80% rule? Eg: 1 PSU powering my MB+peripherals And then powering x2 or more GPUs and risers (staying under 80% total load. Then using a second power supply to power more GPUs and risers.

[@davidbicikleto5927]

Great video! I had watched other videos on this topip and I still had some doubts. But this one has absolutelly clarifays the thing. Thank you so so so much! :)

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

So glad it helped :) Good luck!

[@3ug3n3]

Thanks for this video, very useful and informative, well done!

[@bonibonij]

Very informative! I Subscribed :)

[@coolmonkey619]

Wow enjoyed this video loads. Your the man

[@KDMRYT]

Excellent information about mining.....keep going bro....

[@so6rallye609]

thanks for all !

[@petrobull2560]

Great video, I learned something new!👍

[@chovandrey4720]

9:10 you can still power your gpu safely from the SATA, only if the gpu TDP is below 50 watts. Like my GT 1030 TDP is 30 watts

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

While that is technically true, I don't think anyone watching this video is going to build a mining rig with GT 1030s. :)

[@grigorgeorgiev4015]

Amazing information man, thanks a lot!

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Thanks! Glad you liked it! :)

[@dussio22]

Pretty good video! very informative. Thanks!

[@chriscui329]

youre great at explaining concepts thanks

[@pelkfu]

amazing video! helped so much!!

[@danieltrader8029]

Once again, amazing Bro! Thanks very much

[@DeepakSharma-hj5gz]

Brother… I just got into mining and your videos has been amazing and tremendously helpful… subbed! Also.. nice music man.. what else can you do??? 😀😀

[@Skyler0351]

Another great video, thanks!

[@chiranth.r6918]

1st view ... amazing video ...keep it up!!

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@lennysaptho9541]

I have a 3060, 1660 Super, and a 2070 Super Undervolted running on a 750W PSU pulling about 390-395 Watts at the wall. I may just get a 1000 W PSU to be on the safe side. 1660 Super is on a riser. Everything has been running fine for the past 24 hours. Thoughts?

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Let’s see. So let’s say your rig freaks out and all your undervolts reset and your GPUs go back to pulling 100% TDP, that’s 170W for your 3060, 120W for your 1660 Super and 215W for your 2070 Super. Add another 150W or so for the rest of your system and that comes to 655W which is more than 80% of 750W. So yeah I’d definitely say getting a more powerful power supply is a good idea from a safety standpoint :) Good luck!

[@3ug3n3]

Very good tip for new miners

[@vincentgallo3351]

Seb you did not explain for cards with 2 a pins and a riser with a 6 pin how many leads you use ? Can 1 l6 pin lead from a server PSU run a riser 6 pin + two 8 pins on a GPU for those 3 connections in total?

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Hi. I'm not overly familiar with server PSUs but all the same principles apply to GPUs no matter how many pcie ports it has. If a cards TDP is 320W, it can ask for up to 320W divided among the PCIe connectors on the card and the riser. Look up the TDP of your card and then make sure each individual cable can handle the max power the cards can ask for on that cable.

[@amitseth9177]

I also learned lot of things... Love 💘from india

[@prabhu9324]

This was the video I searched for my life 😍 I downloaded this one for future reference because I am very feared that you would delete it

[@Flightcoach]

I don't get it. Why would he delete it? It contains correct information and it is non abusive or anything?

[@prabhu9324]

@@Flightcoach most of my liked videos get deleted after few weeks 😢

[@ketanmishra1128]

Hey,in our area voltage gets too low sometimes,can it hurt the mining rig or GPU?

[@kizuzuxie2049]

thanks man, this is so helpful

[@MrMaux3]

Great explanation, love the videos!

[@damorafik]

I was about to do a mistake thank you for the advise, I am worry about powering the rig from the same circuit ...can you give more details about you main power manager

[@mitsoskouk1049]

What an amazing explanation!!!! SUPER!!!

[@DeepRacerGamer]

Explained very easy. Thanks.

[@nimesh3414]

Absolutely great work in this video. Love your introduction part in each video, Hi Sam Haslo : - ) here.

[@TPR_est]

I put 3 risers on a molex cable. and after a 6 months, melted my psu and psu connector port. So dont be like me, be smart - use PCI-E and splitters. :D

[@JBuckenmeyer]

Wow, great explanation.

[@oooooooi]

Such a great vid!!!

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Thanks! Glad you liked it! :)

[@romaljaiswal8]

very good video, can u also make a video on how to calculate max power we can draw out of a wall plug ? i simply add an extension to a wall plug and draw all power from it , apparently this is the wrong thing to do as wall plugs also have a limit , this can also be a fire hazard

[@oriel360]

thanks for the vid man much appriciated

[@FiremansGaming]

How do you do the wiring on a 8 + 6 single GPU then ?? You explained the wiring for a single 8 pin GPU

[@ernazahari8918]

so , the wattage showed in mining program is wattage GPU + Riser + PCIE socket?

[@wizsc]

Excellent video.

[@BikoGames]

keep up bro I like your videos

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Thanks mate!

[@Geneticaesthetic000]

What about plugging both psu into the motherboard with an adaptor ?

[@itocksuharto]

Really really thankyou dude

[@b0g8]

Thank you for the great info!

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

Cheers Barry

[@ritaweygint4038]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@MultiTaymaz]

The 8 pin to dual 8 pin from the psu can handle 300w? Why does some people say it only power 150?

[@MrKevinontheRun]

Super Infos ! Thanks a lot, best description if heard yet. Good content, keep going !

[@1111comment]

Didn’t list the splitters used in description?

[@nah4422]

Glad I've watched this, Great info and better safe then sorry! Thank you.

[@SebsFinTechChannel]

:)

[@caputocracy]

Can you use 2 PSU with different wattages for the same rig?

[@mertnarcn4280]

Great information

[@legendinisZ]

Holy shit thanks dude, been powering my with sata cable 🤦‍♂️

[@jolafriite4219]

Very interesting video and answered some questions I had with no answers until now 👍. 1) How to power the extra connectors of the MOBO? With the same cable for all connectors or each connector with its dedicated cable from the PSU? 2) Imagine a GPU with 2 connectors running @ 120W (RTX 3070). Does it mean we can plug in it a 8Pin+risers instead of connecting 2*8Pin + risers? Does it will work?

[@jolafriite4219]

I am also wondering if we can power the 6 Pin of the riser with a cable coming from the peripheral & SATA PSU connector or only from the 6+2 Pcie?

[@canaslantepe]

Cards draw most of the power from pci e cables and some from pcie slot both at idle and under work as shown in the video of Linus Tech Tips Nvidia Pcat tool video

[@אלכסנדראייזיקרובצוב]

Hi , I dos not understand .. I have 2060 super GPU with 175W TDP , can I conect 1 end of pcie cable to the GPU and second one to the riser ?

[@DMinerzChannel]

Great job!

[@chhanuj]

what about gpu like AMd 580 8gb maximum power it takes is 185W.....how will you power those ? and it has 1 X 8pin connector on gpu

[@kujonox1]

Is 170-200 watts OK for 18awg 8 pin connector with splits?

[@claytyler-nt4rt]

Recommended PCIe splitter?

[@wanderwallz156]

can i use sata power for my rx 6600xt which only consuming 61w?

[@iwanhutapea8843]

Thankyou ... its very helpfull .. 👍👍👍

[@haipazoniku6006]

how about sata to 6pin cable that used to come with the riser? is that not safe?

[@RicardoC8]

Seb you’re a great teacher. let me ask you something: is it worth to start mining eth today? with 4 RX 6600 and electricity cost of 0.16. Also considering that you can buy eth cheap today or even 10K RVN with less than $500 usd. I know it’s up to me and I’d like to experience mining but also want it to be profitable