10 sats \ 2 replies \ @nullama 18 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: What is preventing you from running your own Bitcoin node? bitcoin
Running a proper miner at home sounds crazy.
It's incredibly loud and hot.
The miners designed for home use, like the Apollo or the Compac F, can be tuned to run almost silently. They don't hash too much though, max about 3GH/s for the Apollo (about 1-2GH/s silently)
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kakocuro 19 Dec 2023
You can run the miners at lower watts and then they are not that loud. For example: S9 works at home quite fine. Hot - you can heat your house if needed Or take the hot air outside
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 20 Dec 2023
Yeah, but still very noticeable...
The ones I mentioned can run basically fanless (Compac F), and the Apollo can be run very quietly with an extra Noctua Fan at low speeds, which keeps the main fan off/not audible.
Also, an S9 looks... industrial, whereas the ones I mentioned have a more polished look.
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