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Title: Do you know how to build your own rig from scratch? Post by: Spetznaaz on May 09, 2013, 01:29:06 AM Just curious how many people posses the skills to build their own rigs..?
Title: Re: Do you know how to build your own rig from scratch? Post by: anonynonanony on May 09, 2013, 01:31:51 AM i can't imagine its any different than building any other machine, aside from the extra heat. so get some cool toys like pcie risers.
Title: Re: Do you know how to build your own rig from scratch? Post by: Spetznaaz on May 09, 2013, 01:36:34 AM It's not, but i was just curious how many people know how to build a PC.
Title: Re: Do you know how to build your own rig from scratch? Post by: Kruncha on May 09, 2013, 01:40:52 AM It's not, but i was just curious how many people know how to build a PC. I'm trained, but I'm pretty sure most people can do it without much trouble. K. Title: Re: Do you know how to build your own rig from scratch? Post by: 11Blade on May 09, 2013, 02:32:29 AM Been building rigs since apple ][ days.
Its modular and pretty straightforward. The hard part is figuring out why it doesn't work if it doesn't start right up. (Finding the point of failure becomes detective work) Title: Re: Do you know how to build your own rig from scratch? Post by: WindMaster on May 09, 2013, 02:38:42 AM Building small PC-based rigs for up to 4 GPU's is probably pretty easy for the average PC builder or gamer. Rigs larger than 4 GPU's start getting a bit more complicated for newbies to mining perhaps. I'm running a farm of numerous rigs each with 6x 6950's. Learning curve is a bit interesting, as this involves lots of PCIe risers (modified for +12VDC power), building mounting frames with forced air cooling (large industrial blowers cooing multiple rigs), and brewing large 12VDC power supplies made out of certain industrial power supplies.
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