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Dr. Hax | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Any suggestions on a model that is not loud AF and cheap to buy?

The noise is the main reason I know people don't mine at home, and up front cost isba close second. What should I tell people to look at?
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Bayer | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 You can buy S9s for dirt cheap and modify them to significantly reduce the noise: 
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5877154
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deleted | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I second this.  You can get one to about 50 decibals with just fan upgrades, low 40s decibals with an enclosure.
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rev.hodl | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 As far as I know, there isn't a miner that you can buy off the shelf that's not loud without modifications or building some sort of muffler. My goals were to prove the concept of utilizing the heat from the Asics now I have to work on reducing the noise. Especially the clothes dryer.
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annica | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Noise was a concern for me so I  removed stock fans on s19 replaced with ac infinity fan cloud line series( very quiet) but they cost couple hundred.
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rev.hodl | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes! Swapping fans is a great way to easily reduce noise.