Uhh so the house im in right now has old wiring so i dont want to draw too much power from it and im wondering what im gonna do when i get some more cards (im new to mining i only have 1) im looking to scale my farm, but i dont know what to do about power! any advice would be great.
If you are doing it at home building your own rig on a small scale you probably won’t get past 6 or 8 cards if that to start and if you go budget your cards will probably be lower power too. if you have 8 cards that pull an avg of 100W each you need at least a 1000W PSU if you then add in the core PC you want to probably bump to 1200W. I went with 100W per GPU as many lower end cards can be run with tweaks as low as 100W but at default can pull 140-200W. With a full rig and 8 cards 1200W is minimum and pushing it. You want your total system power to be no more than 80% of your PSU max rating.
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Yeah i have a 750w bronze (oh well) but the real issue is my house wiring being really old like 50s LIKE OLD trying not to cause a fire XD but i guess i shouldnt worry about that until i have more cards. Thanks for the reply!
You can have as 1600W PSU in a system that only needs 400W and peaks at 600W and from the wall you can expect it to draw close to the needed wattage not the full wattage.
I would run maybe invest in a UPS w/ various surge and power conditioning to put between the wall and the rig.
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Ok! also in the future i hope to build a mining shed with dedicated power 
best thing to do is to have an electrician pull a line for you with a new breaker. If you have an attic or crawl space, this makes it a little easier. Most wiring in houses is 15A 20A. For older houses likely 15A but you can get an idea if you look at your breaker box. I’d say, you do not want to exceed 12A, to be on the safe side. This translates to 12A *120V = 1440W. Note that this includes all loads on that circuit, not just miners (tvs, lamps, overhead lighting).
if you’re planning on a shed, It might be a good idea to get your breaker box upgraded so you can run a sub panel to your shed. Depending where your breaker box is located you can get them to install receptacles directly on or near the panel and you can mine right there until you get your shed, which eliminates having to pull a line.
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Thank you all for your advice!
The easiest thing to do which would be relatively inexpensive is to have an electrician come and have the power company pull your meter. While it is off have the electrician put in a breaker box right off of the meter. Then he can tie the house into it, and when you go to put power into the shed you can pull off of the new box. It makes it easier for future upgrades, and if you want to wire your house for a generator when your power goes out, you can do it all from the new box outside. I will send a picture of how mine is a little later, just getting ready to head home now.
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions!
I live in a circa 1957 house did the new main panel in the garage and my old original panel is a sub. Had this done when I added a solar system to feed my miners. 14kwh
Watch Voskcoin YouTube about power and electricity. Great video.
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