What makes Goldshell Miners so loud will be covered in this post, along with suggestions for how to do so.
Our hats are off to you if you’re mining cryptocurrency to the extent that you have a Goldshell Miner. Heavy-duty mining rigs can have thousands of watts of power, making them dangerous and noisy to operate. Before you set out to make your crypto fortune, you may want to look into soundproofing these ear-shattering machines. You need to be VERY careful with the soundproofing materials you use because Goldshell Miners can get quite hot.
Continue reading to learn how to soundproof Goldshell Miners and the best materials to use.
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How Loud Are Goldshell Miners?
The Goldshell Miner’s noise levels range between 50 DB and 75 DB; by comparison, the noise level is similar to a food blender or a loud vacuum. Customers adore the noise reduction feature in the new series of miners from Goldshell, called the Lite Series, which includes all the necessary features for home mining. The advanced noise reduction function allows noise not exceed 55 decibels, it’s Quiet and available across all home occasions. Check out the video below to get an idea of how loud the Goldshell Lite series miners can get.
Why Are Goldshell Miners Loud?
All miners have this issue; it’s not just the Goldshell miners who make such loud noises.
To the uninitiated, crypto mining solves extremely complex computational math problems using complex computers, so does it make so much noise? These days, don’t laptops and desktops operate as quietly as possible?
Yes, personal computers are now much quieter than they once were, but aside from those who use them for video editing, you’re not really pushing them to their limits. The only things that will really strain your device are your email client and web browsing.
If you’ve ever used a gaming laptop or a CPU, you’d be aware that under heavy load, the GPU and the CPU have a tendency to overheat, forcing the chassis’s fans to spin at maximum speed in an effort to remove as much heat as possible.
If you’re alone in the room, that process can become quite loud.
In mining crypto, however, you want to push the device as hard as possible. The computer’s task is to identify a solution to the issue. A block subsidy of cryptocurrency is given to the first computer to find the answer, and the process then moves on. You have to push out as many computations as you can in the hopes of making money because it’s a race against time that happens about every ten minutes.
The computer must operate more quickly in order to output more computation, which uses more electricity and produces heat. The majority of the noise is generated by cooling fans spinning at maximum speed to supply enough cool air to the various parts inside the mining machine to maintain its cooling, which is necessary to prevent circuits from being damaged by heat.
The era of cryptocurrency mining on personal computers is long gone. Today, the hardware needed to run this mining setup is specialized to do just one thing: mine cryptocurrency. An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is needed to set up a mining rig. Only the components required to produce hash power computation are kept in these rigs, and they are optimized. Anything not necessary for mining is removed.
Practical Methods for Noise Reduction and Cooling of Goldshell Miners
Goldshell Miners noise not only affects sleep, but also affects physical and mental health, and affects the relationship between neighbors and families. The GPU miner doesn’t make much noise. The Goldshell Miners can make noise that is over 80 decibels loud. A 120mm cooling fan, whose speed can reach above 6000 RPM, is used by the majority of miners, including the Goldshell Miner CK5, Goldshell HS5, and Goldshell KD5. The fan blades’ rapid air-cutting creates a lot of noise. Consider the Goldshell Miner CK5 as an example: the temperature outside is higher than 25 degrees, and the noise level can exceed 95 decibels. When the door to the room is closed, the noise of the miner can be transmitted to neighbors and can be heard clearly at a distance of 300 meters without being blocked during the still night. Numerous miners used their superhuman intelligence to create various noise reduction equipment in order to lessen the noise of miner rigs. The following are more typical noise reduction schemes:
Straight-through Noise Reduction Box
The straight-through noise reduction box is the earliest noise reduction scheme, intuitive and straightforward, and can reduce the noise by more than 20 decibels;
Advantages: simple structure, simple production process;
The miner’s control board is prone to overheating in a confined space, and the area is large and has a low fire safety factor.
Labyrinth Noise Reduction Box
The labyrinth-shaped noise reduction box, which is the most effective at reducing noise of all the methods, requires several turns before the sound can be heard. So it’s okay to let the miner sleep in the bedroom. But it is difficult and expensive to produce, weighs more than 80 kilograms, and has a surface area of more than one square.
Advantages: good mute effect;
Large area, low fire safety factor, high cost, and the miners’ high body temperatures are drawbacks.
Water-cooled, Oil-cooled Noise Reducer
The fundamental idea behind this scheme is that the heat produced by the hash board chips flows in a fixed pipe using water or oil as the heat carrier. However, the use of oil- and water-cooled noise reduction strategies is not very common. The water and oil heat carriers still require air-cooled fan heating due to the law of conservation of energy’s influence. Depending on the miner’s power, a different amount of air-cooled exhaust is needed. In general, more than 12 fans with a speed of 3000 rpm are required for miners more powerful than 1000W.
Advantages: The air-cooled exhaust can be placed outdoors to isolate noise;
Complex production, voiding of the miner’s warranty, high cost, and air-cooled heat dissipation are all drawbacks.
Wind Tunnel Noise Reducer
The design of the noise reducer for the wind tunnel is simple. In order to keep the main board operational, a fan speed simulator is used. After that, a negative pressure fan with an air volume of more than 650 square meters can be connected. With a small footprint and a sizable noise reduction effect, the wind tunnel type is advantageous. For miners greater than 1600W, a single wind tunnel cannot be used.
Advantages: easy installation, noticeable noise reduction effect, no damage to the miner’s warranty, low temperature of the miner, stable work;
Cons: Not compatible with miners that have a power output of more than 1600W.
Immersion-type Water Cooling, Oil Cooling
Heat the miner by submerging it in water or oil and using a circulating fan. The result is perfect, and the production difficulty is minimal. The consequences could be disastrous because of the high fire pressure associated with immersion oil cooling. There is no risk of fire with the immersion-type water cooling. A deionizer is necessary to continuously remove ions from the water in order to keep it non-conductive, but equipment requirements are still quite high.
Advantages: good noise reduction effect, does not destroy the warranty;
The disadvantages of oil-cooling include a high risk of fire prevention and a high cost of water-cooling.
ANC Active Noise Canceller
For the noise reduction of miners, the ANC active noise reduction technology is a bit excessive. 16 microphones are positioned all around the miners to capture the noise, according to the realization principle. Through single-chip computer filtering, the waveform opposite the noise is determined to cancel the noise. The ANC active noise reducer currently has more serious drawbacks. There must be more than 1.5 meters between each device. If not, they will have an impact on one another. The complexity of 16-channel energy conversion, calculation, and acquisition has surpassed all expectations. This technology will produce more significant results if it is applied to noisier situations.
Advantages: noticeable noise reduction effect;
Large area and expensive are drawbacks.
Miner Mute Machine
The noise produced by the high-speed rotating cooling fan blades is the most bothersome thing in the home environment. The air required to cool the processor and keep it operating safely while reducing noise is provided by the cargo volume. Urban cryptocurrency mining can be done with this product. This product, which has a high heat dissipation efficiency and is quiet, only requires the removal of the miner’s original fan.
Benefits: Because the miners are silent, powerful fans cannot operate.
Antminer Silencer
Pure copper wire, used in the Antminer Silencer, has several benefits including high wind pressure, low noise, small size, large air volume (150 watts), quietness, and durability. There are three speeds: high, medium, and low. High speed is the most common. When connecting, kindly look at the motor. It must not be disconnected because doing so will burn out the motor. This integrated machine is completely cordless. The adjustable suction interface is appropriate for the majority of T17 series, Innosilicon series, Avalon 1066, and other integrated miners; input voltage: 220V; motor power consumption: 150W.
Wide application range, low noise, and large air volume are advantages.
How to Build Cool and Quiet Goldshell Miners
You can expect a lot of heat from your Goldshell miner. They can quickly exceed 125 degrees. Anyone who has run multiple Goldshell miners in a room or touched the exterior of a Goldshell miner box knows these things put off serious heat. You can’t just let it run amok inside your home. In order to cool down the equipment, these rigs have extremely loud fans installed that produce a high-pitched noise. A “high-pitched noise” doesn’t even do this bloodcurdling scream justice. It’s as if a baby airplane engine was born with a finger on a chalkboard and is now trying to kill you. Your Goldshell miners can be cooled down and made quiet, which is a good thing.
- A well-designed mining box will get you 15- 20 decibels of noise reduction when closed
- Line your mining box with a fire-rated, sound absorbing material can reduce the noise level by an additional 5-10 decibels
Due to how hot the box can become, the fire rating of the sound absorbing material is VERY important. You shouldn’t load your Goldshell miners with highly flammable materials.
Do Not Useb Cheap Products from Amazon for That Heat Reduction in a Goldshell Miner Box
It is simple to purchase a sound-absorbing item on Amazon that is a HORRIBLE addition to your Goldshell miners. Here are some VERY important specs to look out for.
Polyurethane Foam Should Never Be Used in a Goldshell Miner Box
Due to the extreme flammability of polyurethane foam and the terrible fires that it has caused, the way we approach the fire code in commercial buildings has changed. This material burns very, very easily. It is a HUGE hazard to have polyurethane anywhere near your Goldshell miner.
In a high-heat application like a Goldshell miner, you should always check the fire rating of the products you purchase. There are many trustworthy vendors out there, but there are also products with false claims that could lead to extremely dangerous circumstances.
Class a Fire Rated
When covering a wall or ceiling in a commercial building, you need Class A fire rated materials to be up to code. Local building codes have exceptions in some situations, but it’s a good general rule. The shortest summary of why is this:
Class A = not flammable
Class anything else = flammable
There are cheap polyester panels on Amazon that advertise being “fire retardant”, but when you read the fine print, they are Class B fire rated. Class B fire rating DIFFERS from being fire retardant. It means flammable! Under no circumstances would we install this material in a Goldshell miner.
How Thick is the Sound Absorbing Material?
The material won’t absorb much sound unless it is at higher frequencies if it is very thin. The thinnest sound absorbing material we will sell is 0.5″ thick due to the steep drop off in performance for materials thinner than half an inch.
The polyester panels you see on Amazon advertise an NRC rating that is equivalent to a 2″ thick polyester panel. But they are only 0.35″ thick polyester! How is this possible? You’re going to be shocked to learn that we uncovered false information on the same Amazon listing.
Summary: Reduce the Noise of Goldshell Miners
Contrary to popular belief, crypto miners dislike the sound as well; whether it’s at your place of business, employment, or home, the noise is infuriating. Some miners have developed coping mechanisms for noise pollution. Use the strategies we listed above to lessen the noise your Golshell miners produce.
