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Title: suitable motherboards for old-supercomputing rack with many gpus? Post by: Temuujin on August 12, 2013, 03:47:59 AM Hi. I just acquired a server rackmount at my office that they were about to toss, with fans, power, and all that, in a chilly A/C room.
I am new to all of this. I intend to get lots of GPUs, though. What motherboards would be suitable for rigs that hold more than the standard 6 or less video cards? I am getting 48 gpus to start. Thank you for any tips and pointers. -Temuujin Title: Re: suitable motherboards for server rackmount with many gpus? Post by: DeathAndTaxes on August 12, 2013, 03:59:52 AM None.
GPU mining is dead. Even if it wasn't the only way to run 6 GPU (except watercooling which is too expensive) is to use extenders to spread them out and that will never fit in a rackmount case. With even 3 GPU you will likely burn them up in confined rackmount chassis. If you buy 48 GPU today I 100% guarantee you will lose money. Title: Re: suitable motherboards for server rackmount with many gpus? Post by: Temuujin on August 12, 2013, 04:03:06 AM None. GPU mining is dead. Even if it wasn't the only way to run 6 GPU (except watercooling which is too expensive) is to use extenders to spread them out and that will never fit in a rackmount case. With even 3 GPU you will likely burn them up in confined rackmount chassis. If you buy 48 GPU today I 100% guarantee you will lose money. Wait..., GPU mining is dead? Even for the goal of litecoin mining (which is what this is for?) Please clarify. I thought litecoins can only be mined with GPU. Maybe I miscommunicated; I have aquired a huge rack that was used to house an SGI supercomputer (7'x3'x5'). It is huge. The unit is in a 40°F cooled room; cooling is not an issue. I see pictures of ghetto gpu rigs with 4-5 gpus in milk crates all over this forum; surely 6 will it in a 7ft-tall supercomputer housing, no? I have already ordered asics for bitcoin mining or ppcoin, but that is going to take 2+ months before I get them delivered. So setting up a litecoin rig useless? Title: Re: suitable motherboards for old-supercomputing rack with many gpus? Post by: QuantumKiwi on August 12, 2013, 05:33:09 AM Custom GPU boards rather than motherboards, yes.
Using traditional ways to mine is now useless. Get some custom FPGA/GPU chipsets, boards and boom - You have your own rig, if mass producable - a product. Title: Re: suitable motherboards for old-supercomputing rack with many gpus? Post by: Temuujin on August 14, 2013, 05:58:53 AM If traditional mining is useless, then might as well go focus my energy on something more productive other than cryptocurrency. Good luck fellas.!
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