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Question is, how do you all get your significant others to put up with that quiet (imo) humming?
I guess a 1-BR apartment isnāt the ideal setting š
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What kind of fan is on there? You might be able to get a more quiet fan, although I don't know much about bit axes. Maybe the quiet fans aren't powerful enough.
Idk man I can barely hear mine, I can't see it being that loud to bother someone š¤·āāļø
Thatās what I thought lol but she had exceptional hearing and hangs out in the room I set it up in every day š¤£
Itās whichever came stock, but Iāll definitely look into a replacement
I put mine (gamma, 601) in the technical room in our house. No one ever goes in there beside me.
Definitely quieter fans out there. I was shocked how loud bitaxes are when running. I havenāt changed one out yet, but there are guides. Noctuq fans seem to be front runners for replacing.
https://bitcoinmerch.com/products/bitcoin-merch%C2%AE-quiet-fan-upgrade-for-bitaxe
Ooh thatās interesting. Iāll look into this. Do you know if we can also āunderclockā the device and run it quieter?
I am not sure on that. I think they have a discord channel. I just found a podcast and started checking it out. I will try to link it. Thatās about all the bitaxe exp I have.
Thanks for this!
Mine is in the basement. We hardly go down there. Was thinking about putting them somewhere on display in the living room though
Makes sense! Itās not actually that loud, just a whisper/hum/purring sound usually, but sometimes gets a bit more active. Maybe next apartment itāll be easier to run lol
Tell them to submit to ominous hum maxxing.
The Canaan Avalon Nanos are way more powerful (like 4-5x) and way quieter. I have 3 of them running on medium and I think they make a similar range of noise to the one bitaxe, if not maybe a little less. Also, we play ambient music a lot. It covers up the hum.
Got one of those beauties recently! Very quiet indeed - was gonna set it up under the desk at my office as a āfoot warmerā and enjoy the free electricity.
My only concern with doing that, however, is privacy. I can pretend itās not a Bitcoin miner but wouldnāt the WiFi network see mining activity? I doubt thereās a way to enable a vpn between the Avalon and the company WiFi network. Maybe doesnāt matter, but also something I want to know before I move forward lol
Iām not sure about the wifi āseeingā the bitcoin mining activity. I feel like that shouldnāt be any issue, I think the bigger way it could be detected is from energy usage but that also shouldnāt be an issue with one machine.
just make your SO humming louder than the axe ... that's it š§”
Bahaha I love the way you think
Only when my 1 br apt is completely silent can i just barely make out the hum. I have it well tucked away though.
Also, I have the fully enclosed case. Maybe that helps. š¤·š»āāļø
Is this case available on cryptocloaks? Or different BitAxe vendor?
https://altairtech.io/product/axesheath/
looks like there's a 'quiet' fan upgrade as well
Put it on a piece of foam, it will reduce the soundā¦