<p>For mining, it is a 'no brainer' to me to get the most power efficient PSU as even those meager differences of efficiency will pay themselves off in a pretty short time... that is assuming that the price of these 'coins' stays at their unusually high price anyway.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-12-11T17:23:04.947Z
2013-12-11T17:23:04.947Z
Manna Kanuga 
<p>When going for PSUs, the 80+ certification level is extremely important if you wish your mining gear to survive longer. ALWAYS go for Gold or higher.</p>

<p>If you're looking for later expansion of the rig, a modular PSU is always recommended.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-12-11T11:43:16.593Z
2013-12-11T11:43:16.593Z
Robin Jonsson
<p>I've been told my power supply needs to be of a good brand and have sufficient power for all the hardware, with some to spare. A 80+ gold PSU is more expensive but could be the best idea.</p>

<p>I'm starting out my rig with three SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC for now.I'm looking to go upto 4 or even maybe 5 in the future.</p>

<p>The price difference between Silent Pro M2 1500W &amp; Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 is 42 USD from where I am to get it.One being silver rated and the other gold.</p>

<p>In terms of power efficiency and expansion ability of the rig which one would be better and why ?</p>

<litecoin><mining-hardware><mining-setup>
Power supply for Litecoin mining rig
Meterbuchus
# Power supply for Litecoin mining rig

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-08)

I've been told my power supply needs to be of a good brand and have sufficient power for all the hardware, with some to spare. A 80+ gold PSU is more expensive but could be the best idea.

I'm starting out my rig with three SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC for now.I'm looking to go upto 4 or even maybe 5 in the future.

The price difference between Silent Pro M2 1500W & Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 is 42 USD from where I am to get it.One being silver rated and the other gold.

In terms of power efficiency and expansion ability of the rig which one would be better and why ?

**Tags:** litecoin, mining-hardware, mining-setup


---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

For mining, it is a 'no brainer' to me to get the most power efficient PSU as even those meager differences of efficiency will pay themselves off in a pretty short time... that is assuming that the price of these 'coins' stays at their unusually high price anyway.


---

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-12-11. Score: 0

When going for PSUs, the 80+ certification level is extremely important if you wish your mining gear to survive longer. ALWAYS go for Gold or higher.

If you're looking for later expansion of the rig, a modular PSU is always recommended.


---

