Figured I'd start this thread to see what others are doing to appease their wives/girlfriends/husbands/boyfriends/life partner due to their mining efforts.
I currently have a 1.1Ghs farm running in my basement laundry room where our furnace is located. The Mrs is complaining about the constant noise of my farm from the fans used to exhaust heat to the fans on the cards. I've done everything possible in my power to compromise and make her happy but it's not working lol...Its to the point that I just shut everything down today because I'm tired of hearing the complaining. I've given her $1k cash to remodel the upstairs bathroom to her liking and funds to purchase a new central AC system to replace our aging one thinking it may change her tune, but she still complains lol (bangs head).
So since running the farm in the house is out and I'm not big enough to rent office space, I'm looking at buying a cheap metal shed from Lowes and insulating it to the max to house the miners. I'm just worried about outside ambient temps if I plan to not use AC but exhaust the hot air.
So, am I the only one that receives this type of loving support!! /sarcasm
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"Wife acceptance factor" is definitely pretty low with blower type cards. If you have them in a living space, the sapphire tri-x cards (or similar) run quiet enough that it's tollerable having a rig right next to your TV.
My wife helps me where she can
I know it is pricey parting out a spouse but well worth it in the long run as you only live once and you can't take your cash with you.
It is a wife's job to be supportive. Tell her that and.... cut out giving her money until she for-fills her role/duties. Who wears the trousers in your house? You earn the money yes?
If you were my husband and you gave me $1k.... not only could you fill any room of the house with mining gear without me complaining, you would get a bj and a cooked breakfast every morning too.
Warm wishes
Paula
Maybe you could try sound insulation to cut back some of the noise.
She actually freaked out a little bit when I was ramping up and had like 5 boxes coming every day for like a week. For my setup it's loud with lots of box fans to help with the heat from my 390's (running 475MH right now) but it's in the basement. Problem is to use the gameroom in the finished portion I have to power down and cool things off to let the kiddos play (expensive playtime!). I'm just a little concerned that with no good external exhaust system figured out yet and heat rising to the upstairs causing the AC to overwork in the summer heat. Can't wait until it gets cooler out!
I had S4, S5, loud server PSUs, etc.
I am pretty sure my significant other has gotten used to the noise and has adapted to a large tolerance to fan noise.
Now with GPU miners, she is surprised why the house is so quiet lately.
I am really surprised your basement is that loud that you can hear your miners from upstairs? GPU fans are nearly silent. You must have loud exhaust fans or have all your Reference GPU fans set at 90%.
I dont know where you live but my wife earns nearly exactly the same as me and there are no "throusers".
Every part brings the same amount of money/work.
I'm sure you support her in some way... all you ask is she treats you with the same respect.
Also tell her that spending money on stuff like bathrooms will have to be curbed if this crypto currency mining operation does not work out.
If it has to be moved as part of a compromise.... don't buy a metal shed, buy an old caravan,.... less condensation (I don't know your climate). Also, try clocking your fans at slightly different speeds to spread the sound wider over the frequency spectrum. Cards in the middle have faster then the end ones.
But stand your ground, if you make a concession here... where will it end?
I cleansed my life of ungrateful naggers, maybe you should consider the single life?
@thesmokingman I know it is not nice to feel the way you do at the moment but remember.... you will not always feel like this. It does not last forever, nothing does. Tomorrow is another day.
Good luck!