Monday, February 19th 2018
Spire Intros SP-ATX-2000W-BTC ETH PSU for Mining Rigs
Spire rolled out the SP-ATX-2000W-BTC/ETH, an ATX/PS2 power-supply for GPU-based crypto-currency mining rigs. With 2000W power on tap, the PSU bears a no-frills design to keep costs low. The design focus is not just on the number of PCIe power connectors, but also the length of the PCIe power cables, so you can have a multitude of graphics cards popping out through risers. The PSU comes with a total of eighteen PCIe power connectors, of which ten are 6-pin, and eight 6+2 pin. You also get a surprisingly high thirteen SATA power connectors, a 4+4 pin EPS, and a 24-pin ATX.
Under the hood, the Spire SP-ATX-2000W-BTC/ETH features a single +12V rail design with so-called "85 Plus Gold" efficiency; APFC, common electrical protection mechanisms against over/under-voltage, overload, short-circuit, and overheat. Two 80 mm fans (one on each end) are used to keep the unit cool. Taking into account its target audience, Spire is rating its life-expectancy at 100,000 hours, and is backing it with a 2-year warranty. It is priced at USD $219.99 a piece Stateside, or 199.95€ a piece in the EU. Currently, the company is only selling it on B2B platforms such as Alibaba, in 200-unit minimum orders.
Under the hood, the Spire SP-ATX-2000W-BTC/ETH features a single +12V rail design with so-called "85 Plus Gold" efficiency; APFC, common electrical protection mechanisms against over/under-voltage, overload, short-circuit, and overheat. Two 80 mm fans (one on each end) are used to keep the unit cool. Taking into account its target audience, Spire is rating its life-expectancy at 100,000 hours, and is backing it with a 2-year warranty. It is priced at USD $219.99 a piece Stateside, or 199.95€ a piece in the EU. Currently, the company is only selling it on B2B platforms such as Alibaba, in 200-unit minimum orders.
14 Comments on Spire Intros SP-ATX-2000W-BTC ETH PSU for Mining Rigs
The 80 Plus system was great when it was just 80 Plus, then it became a bit less intuitive when Bronze/Silver/Gold were added but still pretty obvious. However since Platinum/Titanium were added it's become an anti-intuitive mess that's worthless to the average user and just causes confusion.
Is it inefficient for other things?, maybe.....
their "gold" is only ~bronze efficiency. nor is it given at what load that is to be expected - because it ALWAYS changes with load.
because why?
because someone can't read a chart?
rly?
you need to look back 10-15 years ago when there was so much crap in the market, then you'll understand why it is so horrible. those charts that seem so damned difficult to understand or look up, protect you from yourself among others.
Which of these do you think is easier for the average user to understand when looking at a box?:
80 PLUS Efficiency.
80 PLUS Bronze Efficiency.
80 PLUS Titanium* Efficiency.
80 PLUS Silver Efficiency.
80 PLUS Platinum** Efficiency.
80 PLUS Gold Efficiency.
Or
85% Efficiency at half load.
88% Efficiency at half load.
90% Efficiency at half load.
92% Efficiency at half load.
94% Efficiency at half load.
96% Efficiency at half load.
Obviously it's the second one, the 80 Plus system has always be confusing to the average buyer and that's only got worse over time due to additions to its non-intuitive design.
*/** I know these two are in the "wrong" order for the 80+ system, but as most users don't know the 80+ system I put them in the intuitive/expected order to emphasise the point.
btw, i am an average joe and understand the chart perfectly.
Product page says that it was realized almost one year ago. Also it says that its length is 16,5cmbut it doesn't looks lite that