But the trade-off was undeniable. The failure rate of my chips dropped to near zero. The constant thermal expansion and contraction that cracked solder joints in air-cooled environments was gone. The environment was stable, sterile, and quiet.
By the end of the night, I had those old S9s—hardware that was supposed to be obsolete—hashing at . They were running nearly 30% above their factory limit, and they were running cooler than they ever had in air. antminer s9 immersion cooling