Using ATX Powersupplies For Your Mining Rig FULL GUIDE

[@MiningChamber]

Additional tips by the community! We will be adding more to this the more we come across different tips. - Power the GPU and Riser with one PSU! Don't power a riser with a PSU different than the GPU and vice-versa

[@sn3akydna314]

What if the rigs I’m looking at are all 220 and in my home I can only do 110v what should I do buy adopters I can’t get an electrician I rent

[@MiningChamber]

@@sn3akydna314 hey! It's most likely because your getting server PSUs. Unfortunately there isn't a way around it but you can learn more about this in the server psu video guide!

[@ekokukuhwibowo5605]

Hi, is it reccommend or not if I use 500w atx to power up the motherboard and another 1000w to power up 8 risers and 8 gpus rx 570? Thanks in advance

[@Jason-uk9cx]

@@ekokukuhwibowo5605 you need more than 1000w to run 8 of them safe

[@alphabetical90]

@@Jason-uk9cx sure, you would need 150x8, divided by 0.8 load safety factor, so >1500W. Do you need a motherboard connector splitter or is it enough if you just power up first the GPUs one and later the CPU one?

[@RedPandaMining]

Amazing this is the BEST ATX PSU GUIDE, will refer everyone to this @Mining Chamber

[@MiningChamber]

Aww now dont put the blame on me when anything goes wrong :D

[@theycallhimkshubham]

@@MiningChamber u r best bro,don't worry❤️❤️

[@pearlrival3124]

would have been worth mentioning in the recent meltdown livestream...

[@ehtashamshaikh9399]

Best Power Supply For | 12 GPU Mining Rig 3500 Watt Unboxing kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3nShoOCesaIeKc

[@stopcensoringme6296]

Finally a video that makes sense! Now i know how to power the risers and gpu's with 8 pin splitters without running out of vga ports and relying on sata

[@MiningChamber]

Haha glad it helps!

[@michaellwittman8940]

This is a Top documentary video for anyone, not only miners.

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you so much!

[@Nahhmah]

I have question, I’m trying to power 12 3060 Ti (single 8 pin) each needing 200w (before OC). What I have in hand is 2 1200w PSUs and a mobo with 12 PCIe slots. Each PSU came with 4 PCIe cables. That leaves me short 4 PCIe cables. Do I have enough watts to power the 12 GPUs? Each 6 GPUs will need 1200w exactly before over clocking. What brand PCIe make good quality cables?

[@jimmyluong001]

I was a little confused about the Radeon at 8:57 . If my GPU does draw 300 watts upon reset, but my VGA cable only provides max 288watts, then should I have connected my GPU with two separate VGA sources (not split) so I have a total of (288 + 288) = 576watts? In the video, I misunderstood it as using one VGA and then using another VGA source but with a 6-pin instead? (288+216) = 504 total? Sorry for my confusion. The video has been excellent so far! @MiningChamber

[@SheetFiber]

So, just to be clear. Since one pci-e power source can supply 288w, Technically I can plug 2 rtx 3060 plus both their 2 risers into one pci-e cable source, yes? Both cards only draw 236w after overclocked. I set a temp limiter to make sure the miner won't mine if the card reset to stock setting. So with two pci-e power source I can plug 4 rtx 3060 safely, yes?

[@RedPandaMining]

wait I didn't send those PSU's to you.

[@MiningChamber]

LOOL RUDE AWAKENING

[@abassra]

been looking for this information all over. Thanks man. Very well explained.

[@EADN20]

Why do you have to plug the 2nd power supply into the motherboard?

[@ramazanaktas3699]

I have watched it all and I have a question. The PSU I got is an 1600W, 1560W is dedicated to 12V rails and I will use it to power an 8x RX5700 XTs rig. It has 8x 8-pin VGA and 6x 6-pin peripheral, I have used 8 VGA's, each is dedicated to a single card (8-pin + 6-pin, the cable is 8-pin to 2x 6+2-pin). I powered risers like this: 4 SATA each dedicated to 1 riser. 2 peripheral ports are left and I used them as each cable powers 2 risers through molex(so 1 perif 2 connections). It looks fine but here is the problem: I am out of outputs and cables. How can I power the motherboard? Manual says I should power with 2 Molex and 1 SATA in addition to 24-pin. How can I accomplish that? What if I plug 6+2pin to GPU and other 6+2 (+2 will not be connected) to riser? Risers have SATA, Molex and 6-pin options and 8-pin cables are already split. Adding manual just in case: download.asrock.com/Manual/BTC/H110%20Pro%20BTC%2b.pdf

[@MiningChamber]

Hey! Thank you for all that details. So from reading it seems like the only thing you don't use is splitters and if that is correct then it should be your solution! You can get a couple of splitters that then will help you power the gpu and the riser from the same VGA strand. Which will save you up some periph ports for your motherboard. Let me know if that works for you or I misunderstood you!

[@ramazanaktas3699]

@@MiningChamber That is the way I will go, your Discord channel was very helpful and someone came up with the same answer. Mighty impressive! I will probably share the final result tomorrow :)

[@MiningChamber]

Awesome!! ⛏️⛏️⛏️

[@ehtashamshaikh9399]

Best Power Supply For | 12 GPU Mining Rig 3500 Watt Unboxing kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3nShoOCesaIeKc

[@garajulluivalivalisgarage489]

thanks, please, i have 4 power supplies, and 4 3090rtx video cards. how can i connect and start simultaneous the 4 sources?

[@MiningChamber]

why 4 psus for 4 cards? I would first try to drop down to 2 PSUs. To connect all 4 you need the PSU splitter I mention in this video, you can then daisy chain it

[@garajulluivalivalisgarage489]

@@MiningChamber Thanks. I put 4 psu, 1 for each video card because i want to have each video card powered independently. I don„t find splitter for 4 psu, but i find a solution: power up last 3 psu (3 video cards), next i power up first psu with motherboard and firse videocard

[@zhe0ops]

A beginner here. A quick question to the 80% part, why the Radeon VII will use 300 Wattz when the overclock is reset?

[@MiningChamber]

Because with mining overclocks we limit the power the gpu use, so without the undervolts it will use max power which is not good!

[@zhe0ops]

@@MiningChamber Ha, I missed that. Thank you!

[@beefwantko7269]

this is incredible, I wish I would have discovered this 6 months ago when I started by trial and error.. luckily, I figured out that I could use a 500 watt psu for 1 gpu and the motherboard components, and then much cheaper higher rated server psu's to power the risers (safely, not through adapters), and the gpus themselfs.. Still learned alot today thank you very much youve got a new subscriber.

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you so much!! Our new psu guide will be about server ones! I love the plan your doing I do think it's one of the most effecient ;) you have a great one!

[@Almighty_Flat_Earth]

15:58 what is VGA port doing in the PSU? There is no VGA port in any PSU in the world. Is the VGA used to connect to monitor is what you are referring to? I'm confused.

[@MiningChamber]

The pcie cables are sometimes also referred to as VGA cables!

[@Coupyn]

Thank you so much man, using splitters 12:37 helped me alot.

[@herosshade1437]

So in the end what’s better? Using the splitter to connect two risers? (Meaning another connector to power GPU?) Or using the splitter to connect to riser and it’s GPU?

[@lupinedreamexpress]

Using MSI afterburner to do your overclocks can help significantly with accidental overwattage. It will completely shut down your cards when things go wrong, reset them and get them back running again at the proper clock speed. I would seriously recommend patching afterburner to use it to manage your overclocks instead of amd / nvidia settings

[@notyobiz6207]

for the asus board with 3 psu 20+4 pin connectors... do they have to be the same psu or will they just act like a trigger to turn on other psus (assuming vgas could get their own psu this way)

[@MiningChamber]

They just act like a trigger to turn on the secondary PSUs. We used it in our 8x 5700 xt build I recommend checking it out

[@notyobiz6207]

@@MiningChamber damn thing is almost 300 but it'd save so much space. thanks for helping me man.

[@animeselect7889]

@Mining Chamber I have a question. I have rx 5700 xt s running stable with 96-101W. How many of my GPU+Riser can a Corsair HX1000 (80+ Platinum) can safely handle? Is it safe to run 5 GPU+Riser with my PSU? I have another power supply for CPU, RAM, SSD & Motherboard.

[@MiningChamber]

Hey! Out of just 1000 watts PSU for only gpus you can run 5 of them. If you want to do 6 I recommend getting a 1200 watts. Usually these cards pull 120-130 watts off the wall so the software won't be accurate !

[@animeselect7889]

​@@MiningChamber Wow thanks for your answer and for your video, I learned a lot from thanks thanks.

[@MiningChamber]

No problem!!

[@wenexyt620]

hi, i have a question. if my gpu has 3 x 8 pin power connector, should i power it at all connectors? i mean is it possible to connect 2 x 8 pin from psu to gpu and 1 x 8 pin from riser? im new to this, sorry if there is a mistake

[@doyoungro3319]

Hi, So, I have question about the VGA. I have 2 Dual pin VGA and 4 single VGA. I was able to connect all the 4 of them with 4 dual 8 pin graphic card. But I don't know what to do with 2 single VGA cable for 2 Dual Pint Graphic Card. Should I order 1 more dual VGA cable or can I just run 5 graphic card while I order new dual VGA cable? Thank you.

[@MiningChamber]

Hey! So just to clarify you got 4 single vga and 2 dual. But your GPUs are all dual vga and you got 6 GPUs. In that case you can use 4 single vga with splitters so that each vga powers one gpu. Then you can use the 2 dual 8 pin vga to power 2 GPUs each and 4 risers using 2 splitters on both vgas (2x 8 pin gives you 4 total 8 pin. 2 for gpu and 2 for 2 risers) Then you have 2 risers left unpowered, in that case you can use 2 molex strands to power the risers by one each. That will be your best safest method with what you currently have. Alternatively yes you can order another dual vga but make sure it's compatible with your PSU!

[@doyoungro3319]

@@MiningChamber Thank you. I just got the same products as what you have in the videos. So, yes then I will use the molex cable for the 2 unpowered risers. So, for the one power supply you showed that has 2 molex plug. And I'm already using one for the mother board. But I only have 1 plug left in power supply. How can I use 2 more molex for the 2 risers?

[@MiningChamber]

If that's the case then you can use 1 molex for 2 risers. Youl just need to cable manage it nicely so no strain is on it

[@smamas114]

I want to buy a new psu so i have to choose beetwin corsair or be quiet,which one do you choose ???

[@MiningChamber]

Mm I like Corsair alot! But I never tried Be Quiet so I would check first how many VGA cables and pins they provide then buy the one that gives the most

[@smamas114]

​@@MiningChamber Be quite locks more premium than corsair but after all its not all about the look ,waht is matters is inside :D

[@badran_eth4428]

What do you think of using a CPU to PCI-E Adapter to power risers. My PSU (Evga 1000 G+) has 2 CPU 8 pins and I only need 1. Assuming I procure the right adapter and take into account the power limits of the PSU...

[@MiningChamber]

Ive used those adapters before on a corsair PSU which has PCIE and CPU slots labeled the same (interchangeable) but not sure if it would work on an EVGA PSU. It might be risky to try to see if you can find someone that tried it before as well

[@badran_eth4428]

@@MiningChamber Thanks for taking the time to reply! From the research I've done the pin-outs are not the same so an adapter is *definitely* needed but I can't find any credible online resources on people doing it besides a real life friend who claims that its do-able as the CPU labeled slots on the PSU are used to power hungry processors, so powering 2 risers on them should be fine (75W * 2). I'm still a bit skeptical so I'll do some more digging. An alternative approach I was thinking of - which is based on the diagram in your video about PCI-E cable load. If I were to power a 5700 XT that required 2 8 pins and the power draw on the card is 225 Watt as rated by Radeon, can I use a Y splitter on one of the 8 pins and use that to power the riser? From the diagram I see that each 8 pin can handle

[@dewanwahed7754]

Is it ok to split one 8 pin pcie strand into 3 risers? I plan on using 5 5700 xts and power 5 cards directly with 8 pins from the psu. This leaves me with one more 8 pin on the psu, I wanted to connect 3 risers with an 8 pin splitter on a single pcie 8 pin strand and connect the last two risers with MOLEX separately. Would this be ok?

[@MiningChamber]

Yes that is completely fine to power 3 risers with one PCIE strand cable. But if your also running a GPU on that PCIE cable along side the 3 risers then it is too risky. You can instead run 3 gpus with 2 PCIE cables by using splitters. Each cable covers 3 8 Pins in total 6 8pins which should be enough for 3 GPUs

[@dewanwahed7754]

@@MiningChamber Thank you so much for your reply, I ended up getting more splitters and will use one splitter per card and riser with an 8 pin pcie powering each card and riser like you did on the video. I appreciate you putting these out for us.

[@friedelectronics]

I have a Radeon VII mining rig. The way I have it powered seems ok but I am interested in recommendations on how to power it. I can use up to 8 Radeon VIIs but I currently am only running 3. I have 2x EVGA 1600 T2s installed with a third ready to plug in if necessary. The mobo is an Asus mining expert with a 7700k installed. Am I able to power everything with just 2 1600 watt power supplies or do I need to also use the third? Is there room to go beyond 8 Radeon VIIs? I think an 11 Radeon VII rig would be epic! @Mining Chamber

[@MiningChamber]

Hey! We have a Radeon VII mining rig build video I recommend checking out but as for powering you have more than enough! Each 1600 is good for 6 gpus so you can use 2 of those with some splitters then your all set 11 Radeon VIIs ahh that's gonna be awesome!

[@friedelectronics]

@@MiningChamber I am having trouble finding a compatible driver that will support 11 Radeon VIIs. The driver that is recommended in the mining expert manual is older than the Radeon VIIs and thus does not support them. Any suggestions?

[@MiningChamber]

Windows in general is really bad with setups that are more than 6 GPUs so I'd use a mining based OS for it for sure!

[@FirstLast-xk6fd]

Having trouble finding a 8pin to 2 6+2 splitter that's in stock but wont burn your house down, any suggestions?

[@metalmachine555]

Hi, I am new and I am buying 6x Sapphire Nitro+ 5700 XT 2x8 PIN and someone is selling a PSU with 8x8PIN and 6x PIN/sata/Peripherical do you recommend to connect the same risers that your show in the 6pin or 8pin? Thanks!

[@MiningChamber]

Yes I do! Use one splitter for a gpu and one for 2 risers if needed

[@metalmachine555]

@@MiningChamber Thanks, I bought 4pin molex female to PSU 6 pin male splitter, I am planning to connect max 2 risers per splitter

[@reececarney8533]

Hello, thank you for the informative video, but I still have one question. you say an 8 pin PCIe connector can carry 288 watts but from other research, I have found that it can only carry 150 watts. does this mean I should stay around 150 watts or can I go above?

[@MiningChamber]

Hey! I would rely more on 288 watts over 150 watts since then it wouldn't make sense say for example you want to run a Radeon VII, if you give it 2 cables that's 150+150 300 watts max. But we do know that the Radeon VII can take more than 300 watts so it would be near impossible to power that gpu! Do you have the resources you found it from? I will look into it more as well and maybe do an update!

[@reececarney8533]

@@MiningChamber thanks for the reply, I will rely on 288 watts from now on. There is a few websites that contradict this however one was www.gigabyte.com/Support/FAQ/2773#:~:text=There%20are%20three%20sources%3A,provide%20up%20to%20150%20watts. It says that an 8pin can only handle 150watts.

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you for that link! I will do some more digging and hopefully make a new part to this!

[@reececarney8533]

@@MiningChamber but since you've been going by 288 watts it should be fine right?

[@MiningChamber]

Ive powered a single R7 with one strand for a while using around 190 watts and it's been great!

[@grubberzzz9982]

Great explanation of power. I do want to make sure I understand the splitters for my rig. Im going to have 6 5700XT Red Devils(2x8 pin). I have evga 1300 g psu. If I have one pcie cable with dual 6+2 ends can I put splitter on each and run 2 5700xt's with it?

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you! Yes you can do so, But I do recommend if you can avoid 2 gpus on one strand try to avoid it, if not its okay it will be completely fine! 1 Strand can do 2 gpus and the other strand can do 1 gpu and 2 risers. Like that you can balance it out.

[@grubberzzz9982]

@@MiningChamber Just got my EVGA 1300 PSU and it only came with one cable with the two (6+2) plus 5 reg 6 pin. Not sure if I can power all 5700's plus risers? Do you know if I can use cables from my EVGA 1000? I have spares in that box.

[@MiningChamber]

You will need to look up the model and see if they are compatible! I think it should say on EVGA website

[@oddy3079]

Does every PSU provide 288 W in total to PCIe cable?

[@nic2154572]

Is there a problem with using psu cables from Amazon to power the risers and gpus? I have a gigabyte 850m psu and the cables on amazon have the options For EVGA, corsair and seasonic I bought the evga one because it seemed to be the most general cable based on the description. Will this be safe to use?

[@MiningChamber]

No cables are general. Compatibility list between different PSUs is very limited so don't buy other psu cables for it. Only use splitters and if splitters are not enough then use another psu!

[@nic2154572]

@@MiningChamber ok i ended up just buying a second psu identical to my original that way i can use the cables that it comes with and have room for upgradability. i do need to find a good psu splitter in the future. thanks for your time !

[@noeltimog2201]

Hey Mining Chamber...I just started my first mining rig i did lots of research never came across with one question, can you put together in one Motherborad 4GB and 8GB grapics cards?Thx

[@MiningChamber]

For sure! If we get a 4GB card will give it a try but I believe it should be the same process

[@noeltimog2201]

Mining Chamber Thank you.

[@jonhbishop7440]

6 pin, 8 pin, split 8 pin 6 pin, sata pin 6 pin 8 pin, pin pin pin s = ut + ½ at2 Wait what was I saying? Awesome video 💪💪💪.

[@MiningChamber]

Hahahaha I felt the same xD Thank you!!

[@MrGlovl]

great video, but a lot of stuff isnt clear. Like how you connected 2xRadeon 7(190-300) to the VGA cable which has 288wt in total? or VGA port provides 288WTx2=576WT? In this case it makes sence to connect 2 Radeon 7 to one VGA port

[@ba_miner486]

I love that you mentioned space goats power meter!!!!!! That's the only way anyone should be checking power draw.

[@MiningChamber]

He is the GOAT, love what he did! We will try to make something close to it :P

[@aallii1997]

What kind of surge protector should I be using, should I connect all the PSUs to the same outlet

[@MiningChamber]

This should help out kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3fCdn-wZbSJbas

[@sunshinel6994]

Hi thanks for the tips. Just wondering if I can run 5 1660 supers on a 1200W EVGA supply supply. Currently, I am running on 3, after I clocked them, there is only around 375W. I want to add 2 more if that is all good. I am thinking there will be too much if I add 3 more. Thanks

[@MiningChamber]

Yes you can! they consume very little power You can run 8 of them off that PSU

[@sunshinel6994]

@@MiningChamber Hi, thank you very much for your quick reply, I really appreciate it. So when the GPUs are here, I can simply install the driver for additional GPUs and use them, is that right? Thanks

[@10420800]

So 1x PCI-E 8 pin cable cab deliver 288W of power. What will be the power output of a PCIE cable from the 8-pin head AND the daisy chain ? Is it total 288w ?

[@wiggsak8721]

I am under the same confusion. So my understanding is if you plug in an 8 pin into the psu the max out is 288w. So if you split the first 8 pin on the chain to plug two 8 pins into the gpu and the second 8 pin on the chain to 2 6 pins you can only use a total of 288w. So if you were needing 300 watts on the gpu you are overloading the cable at the psu. You would be pulling say 2x288 into the gpu and 2x75 into the riser. Total draw potential on psu connection could be 726w. Realistically max you would see is 375 (extra 75 on the second riser) that’s still pulling well over the 288w connection. Am I missing something maybe I’m dumb with electricity but I am making the assumption that every time you split you aren’t resetting the draw. Maybe I’ll put it this way you can’t pull 288w at the end of both 8 pins that were split. It really would be 144w max on each end of the 8 pin split and you wouldn’t be able to use the other 8 pin on the chain. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated!

[@hdowar]

to recap and ask my question, A: i have a 3080 2x8pin card TDP 320W, if I am just straight plug in the card on motherboard (which mb pcie provides 75W), then i should only need 1 strand of 2x8pin connector (provides 288watts) for the card to stay on the safe side, correct? B: if i decided to use riser later on, then I will need another strand of 6 pin goes to the risers, right?

[@sergiolandz6056]

so is it safe to use multiple power supply to power one rig ? I would like to use 2 that i have on hand already both 800 watts and was wondering if its ok.

[@gmpro28]

Thanks so much! I was 1 short on VGA cable for GPUs on my 750watts PSU. So I used 1 molex cable for fans + riser. Then split the pcie vga cable on 2 GPUs + 1 riser.

[@Pranitp44]

Are molex safe?

[@Eon46]

Hi! Regarding the dual-PSU adapter, is the phase-thing the reason why both PSUs 's 24 pins plugs must be adapted into one's motherboard unique 24-pins slot? (Do you have any links from where I could get such adapter?) Can I skip such adapter if I'd be willing to jump-start a second PSU with a paperclip?

[@golddigger9103]

What power meter are you using to measure the risers and GPU power consumption ? Please if you can share a descriptive video explaining how to use it. Thank you a lot

[@MiningChamber]

We linked to Spacegoats video! He made a power meter. And that screenshot6 was from BitsBeTrippin. We our selfs dont have one yet :( Eventually we will follow Spacegoats tutorial and make one!

[@danieln.3593]

So with 1 8-pin cable coming from the PSU, the ENTIRE CABLE's total has to be

[@coolcashew365]

should be total

[@lungewang]

Has been follow your videos seens months ago..your video is very useful and straightforward for the newbies in mining, like me..learn a lot from you, thanks..

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you! We are glad it helped!

[@TheCrazylink425]

whats the total watt rating on one cable that has a 6 pin on one side and dual 6+2 pin on the other? can this one cable run a 3080 for mining?

[@uckluck]

My sata risers has 6 pin to sata adaptors they came with, but I just remove the adaptor and 6 pin from sata plug on psu to 6 pin on riser. Would it be better to just put in a VGA port and do a 8 pin to 6 pin splitter? Didnt want to overload VGA rail with power to risers

[@SilviaMi24]

nice video thank you, just one question, 75w riser it is in addition to the consumption of the GPU? or is it included? if my 3060ti uses 190w, I count 190 or 190 +75 for the cable and the power supply? thank you

[@bernardomoreira]

Great video. There's only one thing I don't understand. at 15:20 you say that if you buy 8 pin to dual 8 pin cables, you should make sure they are compatible, but not for splitters? I want to buy some pcie 8 pin to dual 8 pin cables to power my rizers and psu's but Gigabyte doesn't sell them, and I'm afraid that they might not be compatible? But I see you using black and yellow splitters that are clearly a different brand than the PSU so I'm confused... I think I figured it out while typing this, if someone could correct me that would be great: The cables only need to be compatible if they are plugging directly on your PSU, so splitters don't have to be the same brand because they connect to the original PSU cables...

[@ProdbyLa.N]

I have 2 lines of 2 molex each, can I connect the riser with a 2 molex to 6 pin adapter? It would be 1 riser per molex line, okay?

[@MiningChamber]

Yes that's fine! You can do molex directly to riser but just do one riser per molex cable

[@ProdbyLa.N]

@@MiningChamber Perfect, thank you very much Another query, I have 6 3070 but only 2 700w Artek Voltron, it has 2 8 pin pci-e lines, each line has 2x8 pins, is it possible to put a 8 pin splitter to 2x8 pins? Could the cable be overloaded? Since one line would go to 2 3070 and the other line to a single gpu, I want to do the same with the other source so it reaches 6 gpu

[@henriquefontana1602]

I have found a cheap power supply but it is 12.88v is there any problem if i use i little more voltage? I am talking about the bitmain z15.

[@jagz888]

If I use a riserless 8 lane motherboard does it supply an additional 75watts? maybe the additional power delivery will reduce issues if there is a reset and the power consumption jumps? generally not sure would appreciate anyone's insights, cheers!

[@emtcroo]

If i use 2 molex to 6 pin pice converter to power the riser , will it work?? I want to run rx 5700xt on riser.

[@MiningChamber]

You can just use molex directly to the riser! Max 2 risers per molex cable

[@emtcroo]

@@MiningChamber dude i have 006C riser,it has only 6 pin pcie port. If i use different PSU and power the riser with 6 pin pcie. Will it work??

[@MiningChamber]

No use the same psu for the rises that's plugged to the gpu. You can use molex to 6pin yes

[@emtcroo]

@@MiningChamber thanks man .it helps a lot.

[@AntaRESynth]

Would you recommend a seasonic PSU? I was thinkin of buying a 1300 platinum series. Or you would recommend a double 750 or 850 platinum seasonic better?

[@MiningChamber]

It's better to go with one PSU but things to keep in mind is how much watts you actually need and how many pcie pins you need to plug. So if you think that 1300 is not enough for the rig your building then going with 2x 850/750 can be alot better!

[@AntaRESynth]

Would you recommend seasonic PSU or you prefer other?

[@MiningChamber]

@@AntaRESynth I usually recommend EVGA and CORSAIR since I have the most experience with them and they have been great. But I'm sure Seasonic as well is a good option!

[@AntaRESynth]

@@MiningChamber how many risers can you connect on a single sata cable to be safe?

[@MiningChamber]

@@AntaRESynth in this video we mention it to be just one to stay safe. For molex you can possibly do 2 but it's better to do 1. I would avoid SATA all the time if you can

[@henryunabiajr4054]

I plan to build a mining set with 3pcs. of RX 5700xt with power usage of 110watts per gpu undervolted using afterburner. Does a psu of 750watt gold/plat 80 true rated enough?

[@TheDeepakMB]

Can you tell me how much 1070GPU allows for mining by using v1200 watt smps in one rig including riser

[@MiningChamber]

I dont know unfortunately since I never had one !

[@TheDeepakMB]

So any 1200

[@MiningChamber]

For 1 gpu you can use smaller psu but for y 6 of them then yes 1200 watts PSU is good!

[@TheDeepakMB]

@@MiningChamber ty for reply Can u tell me one riser consume how much watts

[@MiningChamber]

Depends on the gpu, anywhere from 30-70 watts

[@GuriSingh]

Hello Bro, I have RX 580 8gb card, I want to mood the bios of my GPU, so what software should I do it with? (Polaris bios editor 1.6.7 master) comes with the option of "one-click timing patch", will this option patch the bios timing of my GPU? Did you make any video on this topic?

[@MiningChamber]

Hey! We have a video on the RX 580s where we properly tune it for mining with a Temporary BIOS mod. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6CweKpmiMhqes0 feel free to check it out!

[@ehtashamshaikh9399]

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[@impv1se]

iv never had my overclocks reset with afterburner. my rig has restarted more then once but with afterburner set to set my over/underclocks on start iv never had a problem

[@MiningChamber]

Thats awesome! Usually in my case the rig restarts, overclocks are gone and it starts mining because I have the .bat file to start on startup xD maybe I should stop doing that :P

[@impv1se]

guess iv been lucky :D ill take it lol

[@franklinh2]

Hello, do you have a guide on how to install a hp server psu for mining?

[@MiningChamber]

That guide might be out by the end of the week ;)

[@franklinh2]

@@MiningChamber oh Thanks :) Amazing.

[@Erinowtv]

5:37 what if we have 2 power supply can we put only one CPU cable or get adapter for two CPU?

[@mitchperez7570]

Hi, i want to confirm if i connect the 8pins with a 2 splitters, will i get 288w watts for each 2 splitters?

[@vp4173]

Great guide!! I've watched this video over and over again and still have something on my mind. I only have 2 pci-e cables(with 2 6+2Pins each cable) and the same for the molex to power 4 rx 580(8pins). Which is the most safe option?? a. use splitters on both pci-e cable to power 4 rx & 4 risers b. not using any splitters to power 4 rx with pci-e cables only & power the 4 risers with 2 molex cables with dual connections c. please put your recommendation "a" option: is it okay for the pci-e cable to power all the gpu and riser? wont the cables overload? "b" option: power load for gpu & risers would be split for each cable

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you!! Honestly both of your options are reliable, option b does have the factor of molex which I don't like much but option a does have the factor of possibly overloading your cables. So I would use 2x or 4x molex strands so that you power 1 riser or 2 risers per molex. Or you can even power 2 RX 580s and one riser with the pcie strand and then 1 molex for the last riser and repeat for the 2 other GPUs!

[@vp4173]

Thank you for the answer, it helps me alot to decide

[@MiningChamber]

My pleasure! Good luck!

[@rayster025]

What happened on this setup?

[@francisderidder526]

so if you put the 6 pin splitter in the 8 pin cable from psu it gives the same wattage as 8pin splitter?

[@coolcashew365]

Thank you for the detailed info! Just one quick question, can you use one PCIE string with splitter to power a 300W card and a riser? Since one PCIE only provides 288. Is one PCIE string with splitter plus a molex string is better solution？

[@JKKVvideos]

Did you figure this out? Was planning to power a 3070 ti with one 1 PCIE then just use splitters.

[@ShubhamSharma-to5po]

hello sir, nice video but i have one confusion. can i power two 1660 super and two risers with one pcie cable. the consumption of 1660 super is 90 w

[@MiningChamber]

Yes you can!

[@ShubhamSharma-to5po]

@@MiningChamber thank you

[@ehtashamshaikh9399]

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[@kuroyukihime4731]

Thanks for the best guide for beginners like me, may I ask about stupid things? does riser powered by sata safe for low gpu (1660super)? 1660s draw 15-16W from board and 65-70W from PCIE, I dont know the power draw when booting, bu the tdp is 125

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you!! And it's not a stupid question for sure. Yes it's safe but I wouldn't do more than 2 risers on a sata cable, plus it is more preferred to do molex rather than SATA

[@AdnanKhan-pl9dq]

Looking to connect 2 PSU to one motherboard using a PSU splitter cable. Setup will be as so: primary PSU connected to motherboard and all its components as well as 3 6700xt GPU. The PSU is 1000 watt. Second PSU also 1000watts will be connected to 3 other 6700xt GPUs. I don't want to damage my motherboard or GPU. Is this setup alright?

[@MrPiske1]

Is a 6800 GPU (2x8pin connections) OK with an 8pin + an 8pin splitter to 2x8pin with which one will go to the card (1 8pin) and the other one to the 6pin riser Pcie??? Thanks.

[@vtyranicmc]

Learning something new in every single video, thanks mate!

[@deestruD]

Hey, I have 3060ti in my system with a Thermaltake 750W PSU. I've been mining for a month now and I decided to buy a 3060. My PSU is not modular so I have to roll with what I have. There is only 1 cable coming out of PSU but at the end of the pins there is 1 more PCIE connected. Kind of like an extention. Since my MOBO doesnt have any other slots for the second GPU, i'm going to use a riser. In that case i need a splitter as well. But i only have 1 spare PCIE. I'm trying to figure out what u said at 7:00 but i'm still confused. Is it safe to get a splitter and plug it to the spare PCIE connection that i have and plug the other sides of it to GPU and riser? My 3060ti uses 120W while OC'd and 3060 will be near that too. But if OC gets crashed somehow, the total power draw will be more than 288W. Since all connections are on the same cable, isn't that going to be dangerous or is my logic wrong here? I have spare molex cables coming out of PSU as well and i'm not sure if i should get a splitter and just use PCIE connections or use 1 spare PCIE for the GPU that i'm going to get and power the riser with molex OR get a whole new modular PSU. I feel dumb for asking these but i'm completely new in this whole mining thing and i just wanna make sure everything's ok.

[@LibertyDIY]

For what its worth I did all the things wrong. Powered 2 risers from a single Sata strand. Had no problems due to low power limit, but good info to know I will reconfigure it.

[@michaelbyf4979]

Would 2 x EVGA GA Gold G+ 850w be enough to supply for 6 x RX 5700 XT Rig? Should I connect 3 GPUs (via risers)to one PSU?

[@ryzen_shyne_5463]

I have a 6+2 daisy chain which gives me two 6+2 pins. Does this still provide a max of 288 watts?

[@AutodidactEngineer]

How many watts can the 6 pin terminals from the HP breakout board handle each!??

[@eamalttechsolutions7367]

Hi, question. Do i need AVR for server psu in my rig. Sometimes our main line goes lower. Is it safe even i connect it directly to the main power? Tnx

[@dronetheworld4k67]

can i use a single 6pin to dual 8pin splitter for a 3080 ? of course after downclocking the 3080 power draw or thats a big risk ?

[@dekysusanto3765]

Hey, how much power we get from 8 pin psu to dual pin pcie 6+2? Are total 288 watt or 576 watt?

[@simleolu4750]

Can I power 3 or 4 risers using a dual 8 pin pcie cable from the psu and attaching dual 6+2 pin splitters from each 8 pin?

[@MiningChamber]

Yes, I would suggest max 3 risers on one vga cable though

[@simleolu4750]

@@MiningChamber Where did you buy your gpu vertical mount the one you're using to bios mod your gpu's?

[@simleolu4750]

@@MiningChamber Thank you for the reply by the way. :D

[@DDoTech]

Hello sir can I ask you a question and guide me also if I join you as a member? I am having a problem with PSU pcie connector for 2 GPU. I am just a newbie and starting out mining.

[@adammiller7648]

Not recommended to use Sata for risers on cards that are over 75W and use the PCIE x16 slot as a main source of power. Example: GPU Card has 1 six pin power connector but is rated for 150W. Standard rating for 6-pin is 75W. The PCIE x16 slot can provide the other 75W. In this case the Sata is only rated for 54W and you would want to use 4pin molex or 6pin for the riser. If the gpu card came with two 6pin power connectors and you use both of them to cover the full 150W, then Sata would be okay for powering the riser.

[@MiningChamber]

Awesome! That is great to know thank you for the information!

[@sirsmeghead]

Precisely, if a card uses more than 54 Watts, then you should even consider using SATA power for it's riser (and since the PCIE connector itself is rated for a max of 75 watts, powering it with a cable that's only rated for 54 watts is asking for trouble in the future). Either use Molex to power that riser or perferably a GPU power-cable to power risers. Not a single person I've ever talked to in various Mining Discords (several other Mining KZbinrs etc) has said you should use SATA power to power a riser, not even as a last resort. So personally I'm sticking with GPU-power cables, and if I don't have any more of those, then Molex, and I think everyone else should too.

[@umokul]

I have 6x3060ti and 2x3070 rig, 1600w btc psu and 750 modular psu. Is it ok to run 6 gpu+ 6risers on 1 psu(1600w)and the other psu 2gpu+2risers + motherboard?

[@DJCrypto-g7n]

Great video buddy, just wondering when using a dual psu adapter (24 pin) that connects both to the motherboard how does it work powering them up? Do you still need to flick both psus on or will the secondary just power on? Thanks

[@MiningChamber]

Hey! You just need to flick them both on from the switch on the psu itself and then turn on the rig with the power button like you would do for one psu rig

[@ehtashamshaikh9399]

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[@Dmanjack]

Okay i need some one to walk me through this part at 8:39 , 1 splitter (6+2 into 2X 6+2) into 2 diffrent risers , if the first riser draws 20w and the other riser draws 75 w , dose the cable draw 95w and the compotents(the gpu's) resistents split the eletricity between the 2 riser's . Or am i not getting this

[@ndanh1811]

Hello Mining Chamber, is there any difference between the 6pin to 8pin dual and 8pin to 8pin dual? As I see in your video, 6pin only delivers 216W, which means if we plug in the 6pin to 8pin dual to a PCIe cable, the cable only delivers 216W in total right? (so we lose 25% watt when using 6pin to 8pin dual?) Thank you!

[@thedarksideoftrading7618]

Hi, can i power my rig with 3 TUF OC 3080 with 1 power supply of 1200watt? I use 1 splitter 8-2x8 for each of them

[@cyrussalahshoor3799]

You say that in windows, there’s a chance that your GPU may have to reset it’s over clock, causing an increase in wattage usage. Is this also as likely to happen in Hive OS, or should I not worry about it?

[@kimoohelo1521]

Great video! Just a follow up question though, I’ll be running an 8 GPU rig with dual power supplies that I already had (1000 and 850 both platinum) I’m also using 5700 XT THICC III ULTRA’s all around. Would I be safe using splitters? I’ll be plugging 4 and the mobo into the 1000 and the other 4 into the 850 and have the 24 pin splitter. Also, all of the cards use dual 8 pins, do I run one Y splitter for each GPU and just go with the 6pin straight to PSU for risers?

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you! You can use as many splitters as you can just follow the rules of balancing the watts between all cables. It is recommended to power the gpu and riser with the same PSU so try to distribute your connections properly so each PSU takes a number of gpus and risers. Only thing you need to worry about splitters is to not connect a splitter into another splitter!

[@kimoohelo1521]

Mining Chamber sounds great! Now I just need to find splitters! Any recommendations for 8 to 2x8 pcie male to male splitters? My EVGA PSU only came with 2 and I can’t find any ones to add for another 6 (EVGA support wouldn’t sell me just 6 lol)

[@MiningChamber]

Splitters don't come with PSU! We left links in the description for places to buy them ( nerdgearz and amazon)

[@kimoohelo1521]

Mining Chamber I saw the nerdgearz link but they’ve been sold out and the amazon link is a little sketch but I’ve been debating them. Also, my EVGA PSU came with 2 cables that go from the PSU to 2 (6+2) GPU each. May not be considered a splitter but it has functioned as one so far. EVGA SUPERNOVA 1000 T2

[@MiningChamber]

Yes that is the regular vga strand! Goes from psu to gpu

[@michaeltan511]

My experience is that not all PSU's will allow you to use PCIE splitters on their VGA strand. Example - I have a Silverstone Strider Platinum 1200w, and they come with 8 VGA strands (single 6+2 pin only). When I try to add a splitter to power the GPU (which requires 2x 6+2 pin), the whole rig just will not turn on. If I then try to use a different VGA strand from another PSU model and plug them into the VGA port, you get the same problem it just will not power up at all. Maybe it has some kind of intelligence built in to stop people from mix-n'-matching their cables to avoid litigation in case of electrical faults etc..... Do you have any PSU recommendations for 6x 5700XT's?

[@MiningChamber]

I haven't heard of that before! But I do know some PSUs have different wiring so if you try to use cables from different PSU that isn't compatible or splitters that are made differently then you will have a high chance of damaging your hardware!

[@michaeltan511]

Mining Chamber which PSU have you had luck with using splitters and where do you get your splitters from (link)?

[@MiningChamber]

All of the ones we mentioned in the description are our go to! Links for splitters are in description as well. We usually get them off of nerdgearz!

[@wsvitak]

I have 3 PCIE plugs on my PSU. Each supplied cable is split in 2, giving me a total of 6 PCIE plugs. I have 6 cards and 6 risers. Is it safe to use 2 splitters on each PCIE cable to give me the correct amount of plugs I need to power each card and riser? Or should I use the data to lower riser only? Just seems like a lot of draw on 1 PCIE cable.

[@MiningChamber]

Depending on which gpus you have. If you have GPUs that are low power such as 1660 ti or super then you can run 2 on one strand. If not then I'd recommend running 3 GPUs on 2 strands dividing using splitters if needed and for the risers you can use molex to power 2 risers per strand. I would avoid sata as much as possible

[@wsvitak]

@@MiningChamber great thanks for the response. The cards are 580’s. I will avoid using sata at all costs.

[@ayrtoncremona4721]

Hi I have a 1000w psu and 1 3070 and 2 3060 ti. I only have 5 pcie slots in the PSU. How can I power all of these things on the psu with only 5 slots? The 3070 takes 2 8pins, the 3060s take a single 8 pin each and the 3 risers take a single 6 pin each. Thanks!

[@TeamGamingSWE]

I'm a bit confused, when I search for max wattage pcie cable people say it's 150 W for 8 pin. This guide says 288 W. I'm thinking of putting a splitter to power 2 GPUs on 1 8 pin pcie (lost the pcie cables that came with the psu). A 1070 and a 1660 Super, is this a bad idea?

[@josephkoenig91]

wowwwww!!! Finally a video with answers to my PSU questions!!! Thanks so much, man!

[@MiningChamber]

Glad it helped my friend!

[@Jimmy.Leonardo]

Why do I read somewhere that said a 6 pin will only supply 75w and 8 pin 150w max? Here I read it's 6pin 156w and 8 pin 288w, which one is correct?

[@tugapira1852]

i have 12 gpu 3060 how much power i need?

[@bakedpwn4131]

do the psu have to be the same wattage? ie can i use a 850 rosewill and then a 1000watt corsair?

[@MiningChamber]

They don't have to be no

[@bakedpwn4131]

@@MiningChamber thanks a ton, good info

[@AdrianStaicu82]

It's all about the # of wires !!! SATA and MOLEX have one 12V wire and multiple connectors on the same wire, while VGA has 3 wires. The amount of splitters is not relevant since power needs to exit the PSU on multiple wires. You just need to count the 12V wires from the PSU. I didn't know it might use up to 72W from the riser card, that's the most valuable information in this video. I'm also no sure a motherboard could provide something like that in normal use. One more thing, do you know if it's safe to mix power from multiple PSUs on the same video card? I feel that having a common power rail might be beneficial to scale up, but at the same time overcurrent protection is gone. Same with the server PSUs, it can melt a GPU before any overload protection kicks since it's designed for a lot of power.

[@MiningChamber]

Thank you so much for the info!! I have a section in the server psu video dedicated to this topic so if you don't mind checking it out to give the approval on it, it would be awesome! And yes avoid mixing power from different PSUs to one gpu even riser. Make sure the GPU and riser powered from the same psu to avoid any inconsistency

[@yonisimhon1116]

hey if i got 2 3060ti (with 8pin each of them) and i got pci cable with two 8 pin, can i connect the cable to both of the 3060 ti? that's mean 1 cable go out from the psu and connect 2 gpu

[@sencxx6368]

hi mate! can you help me ? i have corshair hx 1200w psu i wanna use this with 6 gpu cards ( 5700xt ) but i have only 6 pcs 8 pin slot and 1 of them must be use feed cpu so i just have 5 pcs 8 pin slot what should i do for 6. cards ? may i use 6 pin slot on my psu wih i use splitter 6pin to 8-pin ?

[@MiningChamber]

Heyy! Got you on the server ;)

[@rudyedp]

if i use one vga cable from psu (8 pin) to one vga (8 + 8 pin) and one new vga cable from psu (8 pin) to riser (6 pin) without branching, is it better to do this ?

[@MiningChamber]

Yes you can do this for sure and it's really safe but in some scenarios you will end up not having enough strands to run all cards, that's why using splitters is a good way to be able to power more cards with your PSU