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Time to get Schwifty :)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ctK1aoWuqY

Ok.  Here is a new contest, brought to you by the good folks at www.cryptominingtalk.com (...well..me).  This contest is funded exclusively by ad revenue (people clicking on ads) and mostly by the amazon referral program, where you can click on the amazon link and then buy your stuff.  The website typically gets a small cut of the purchase, and I decided to give it back to the community.  So if you want to help out, there will be bigger prizes in the future :)  Thanks in advance.

I am also giving some prizes away in another thread by Philipma57 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1774597.80;topicseen).  He has given away a lot in diff guessing contests and I wanted to help out a bit.  Feel free to join and participate.

There is a lot of greed in the crypto world, but also a lot of good will.  Part of the fun and attraction of cryptocurrency is the mining part - the building, experimenting, tinkering and just "making it work".  So in the spirit of sharing, I hereby open thy contest.

-You must post a picture of your GPU or ASIC mining rigs, and/or cooling solutions.  It doesnt have to be flashy and well organised - It can be improvised and home made.  Points are given for originality, function, and mostly effort.
-I will decide the winner.  If there is no clear winner (probably wont be, since this is quite subjective), I will choose a number of submissions (probably 5), and choose the winner randomly.
-At the same time, feel free to discuss your rigs with other members, help out others, etc.  If you see unsafe setups, please don't hold back.  Safety is number one in mining.

Unfortunately I have decided to open the contest to everyone, except newbies.  sorry.  To prove that the rig you are posting is indeed yours, you must have some sort of identifier (a sign saying cryptominingtalk contest or your username for example).  Although this isnt mandatory.

Prize for the winner is:  1x USB Riser, one of the latest versions, shipped to you (Canada and USA only).  If you live elsewhere or don't want it, you can choose to receive 0.01btc.  Contest ends on the last day of March.

edit:  If a lot of people post their rigs, I may end the contest earlier than in one month.  I also might do 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place prizes.  Or maybe Most original, Most functional, Most ghetto, etc.

Here are some of mine to start off.  for the lolz.

Small room heater in the basement
https://i.imgur.com/E5ODDI1.jpg?1

Garage heater
https://i.imgur.com/l6xDlzN.jpg?1

making a comment so i can put a picture in here once i get home and can get a good photo

https://i.imgur.com/9Ic6wxU.jpg

not the most ghetto but the best I can do on short notice.

My rig is possessed it seems.

Here's one of the racks hehe:

https://i.imgur.com/yAQdCZ3.jpg

nice !  I like how you "planted" those usb risers on the wood block.  Plus it looks like your daily computer, extra points lol

Until the rig buys itself additional motherboards and cpu's then it's just an extension of the daily. haha.

First Rig

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3864/33043702832_15b72779c6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SkXBCm)

Second Rig
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3907/32376800484_d0648082ec_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Rk2yN1)

Just redid all of it to this

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2934/32376808504_d9a9ef3511_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Rk2Bbh)

Nikolaj's Projects 2014/2017  ;D

DETAILS: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1586147.0

2014 - Project Mercury: http://www.xtremehardware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43454
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845672199271.JPG
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845673763203.JPG
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845673973198.JPG

2014/2015: various
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845623956290.jpg
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845623492113.jpg
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845624182092.jpg

2016: Project Venus: http://www.xtremehardware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48658 (Old protoype photos, not representative of the final product)
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845624446804.jpg
http://www.xtremeshack.com/photos/20170302148845660210084.jpeg

2017: Project Venus Prime (details: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1586147.0)
.. under Patent ;), or direct utilization in my farm

https://i.imgur.com/TMX6sBZ.jpg

Upgrading to IBM 2880w PSU at the bottom of the image soon  ;D

wooo0000 good stuff,this competition is going to be tightttttt.

-Really like those usb fans, thats quite original !

-...Is that...Is that a dishwasher rack for drying dishes ? :)

-Rack mount rigs are getting quite popular these days.  Good for you for using blower type gpu's, they exhaust out the back.

-Oh damn GPU's with home-made fans on the heatsink, thats awesome.  I have one card like that.  cooling is so much better.

I've edited the competition info, instead of end of march, I may decide to end it early if we get enough submissions.  I also may do 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place prizes too.  Depends on how many people post their rigs.  Happy mining !

http://www.saterdayvideogames.com/BCTphotos/image1.JPG (http://www.saterdayvideogames.com/BCTphotos/image1.JPG)

some reason it will not show up on here

In that picture you can see on top of that pc a gridseed 5chip orb mining scrypt and a du-1 x11 usb miner

below that is the pc

outside the pc is
r7 270 graphics card on a ribbon riser
Strix rx280 beside that
then r9 380
these are mining zec

to the right of that is 3x futurebit moonlanders mining scrypt
and also 3x gekko science compac sticks (would be 2 more but getting repaired by sidehack) mining sha256

once i can get this rig stable im planning on building a custom box case where i can use only a single home style box fan to cool everything down better then the usb / 12V fans i have going right now but this is all testing

once i get this setup ill be able to work on my burst hdd miner i have it running on my gaming pc but im making a new mobo with linux to see if i can get it running better

noice, extra points for the huge mix of different mining hardware lol

yea i also run a antminer s2 only at night to keep kiddos room warm while sleeping

2 scrypt miners
1 x11 miner
3 sha256 miners
3 zec miners

totaling 5 different software running on the pc at same time but its fun playing with usb / graphics card mining

haha cavalier your setup is good and reminds me of my own.

home miner master race!

Still a work in progress, just started this build this week. Only have 2 out of 10 Rigs in it so far. Cooling is a rear mounted box fan that pulls air through the cabinet. Small fans only there cause my motherboards require them. This is also my first time ever sharing a image of any setup LOL.
https://i.imgur.com/r880lIIl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xvAhnFJl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ltXsITAl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gFbQLuXl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Axiu0dbl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uv249jdl.jpg

Image of the actual cabinet (My File server on the top shelf)
https://i.imgur.com/SXLUZOUl.jpg

Home made wood cabinet, takes a lot of effort lol.  nice.

And I deleted the last comment.  You can speak your mind, but i'd prefer more than a few words to explain your thoughts.

https://i.imgur.com/1o37r2H.jpg

Old DopeaMINE Case by Red Harbinger finally put to good use.
These were crowdfunded on Indiegogo back in the 1st GPU day, but then were shipped when GPU mining was over....until ETH came around and resurrected GPU mining. 

wooo first time I ever saw that one.  pretty slick.

most orginal, you say... :)

Ok, my outdoor rig passed the winter test perfectly, so it seems I may disclose it now...
(all weather condition proof, from -20 to +30 Celsius degree tested, no extra cooling needed)



http://images.tinypic.pl/i/00876/2op1qawzqrg0.jpg


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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1581221.0

I like it! how many insects did you end up slaughtering?

This last one is a winner, more pics pls  ;D

no insects at all, it seems they stay away from it
(in fact, my area is not insect intensive, mainly flies?)

you could also try to protect from insect by adding the metal netting from bottom
(that material is not really affecting cooling)

I will provide DIY manual, but a bit later :)

My rig is a 24/7 outdoor rig and I have not had any negative experiences with bugs. I assume the fans keep the bugs from crawling into the heat sinks. The rest is very hard to short because of the resistance of the bugs body.

https://i.imgur.com/lCk6bwA.jpg

my sweet rig..

DIY manual (click on image):

http://s1.fotowrzut.pl/8Y9I6REXBR/1_medium.jpg (http://fotowrzut.pl/8Y9I6REXBR/1/1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv_CgGhL4cI

that outdoors rig :)  hope you have a water protected breaker :)  (probably)

Arianna Grid inspired 3x open frame:

https://s28.postimg.org/cz0c02n65/IMG_1629.jpg

there is no problem to have breakers inside, trust me ;)

Aries....Well you aren't eligible for the contest :)  I'll keep your advertisement on the thread, because it is a very nice rig.  Although I advise people to visite my site if they need help, and to build their own rigs, which is kinda the point of this thread too.

It's not a very unique rig though...Kind of asinine for him to derail the thread with something we've seen 100x over.

Seriously, there is only so many ways you can cram 6+ gpu's into a 4U case...if their model was so great or special he wouldn't be advertising here.

The real problem though, is that he wants $2500 for $1600 worth of last gen gear. What a dick.

Edit: lol I mean 2900-3300 for 1600 worth of gear.

Lets break it down.

Used 4u case: $50/FREE
mobo/cpu/ram combo $60
PSU: $140
8 risers: $50
ethos ssd $40 or a $10 usb.
8x RX 470 $1600

dang just built his rig for less than 2k..

let me join  :D

https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fs28.postimg.org%2F8k193yri5%2FIMAG0055.jpg&t=574&c=F3h0ccQrxHLQcQ

holy crap man thats alot of setups thought my single one was rough... i do like that idea though wall mounted boards

damn son, we've got a winner on the macgyver front...

I think you should dangle everything directly from the ceiling.

the purpose of wall mounting boards and PSUs was to save space, having easy access for troubleshooting, push-pull config.

also notice there is a fan in the right side...on the left side a fan serves as an exhaust out of the window(not in the pic)...it is a push-pull config...

dangling from the ceiling is not easy to access, walls are sturdier, and you will have lighting issues.

true, how about a pile in the middle of the floor?  ;)

save space, half of the room is where i dry clothes and a desktop PC(also a miner) for remote management...and the horizontal alignment for blowing heat out of the windows (push-pull). racks don't provide long horizontal alignment to the window and saving a few bucks from buying racks

planning to build a swamp cooler in the other half of the room too.

humidity is really bad for computers...swamp coolers are massive humidifiers.

nice where to buy Rackmount?

Wow a lot of crazy entries........!  Oh yeah I took down the advert of the rack case gpu mount, I agree it wasnt really appropriate.  I mean, he can show it off in the contest if he wants, just not as an overt advert...And yes, building your own will always be cheaper !  Buy parts on sale, buy second hand what is less important warranty wise and ROI will always be better.

nice work guys, but what is up with all that wood affection?
IMHO, thats a potential disaster waiting to happen.

Thought they were fine in dry climates like Arizona if you kept the humidity levels around 50%

Well, usually you have a dehumidifying cooler in a server room. It will make everything worse...You know the dust you blow out of computers? Imagine if it was wet...And your miner was rusty...

Not to mention wet air and high amounts of electricity don't mix.

http://i63.tinypic.com/9s84k1.jpg
no idea how to insert image sorry :)

Updated changes from here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1809782.msg18032442#msg18032442


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nice..

a lot of these remind me of BodyWorks..

the exploded man

https://youtu.be/09McoMgQTcg

dubbed "lucky7" & it was won by the highest bidder in my personal telegram miners lounge group

https://i.imgur.com/IjDx0II.png?2

https://i.imgur.com/crr0gc4.png?1

newer revision of it, no cable ties (for the pcie & usb cables)  or any screws (on the risers) were used & the answer is YES, everything is hooked up.

https://i.imgur.com/yF1vyk1.png?1

thx OP for holding such contest, like the encouragement of others to build their own rigs using their own original ideas !

p/s: this is NOT an advert & yes i do build & customize rigs for my local community when i'm approached.

Really really nice!! but system and gpus with a server psu? or the system have another psu?

much thx :) just a single HP server 1200W Platinum server PSU.

heres one of my babies

https://i.imgur.com/zjkiykP.jpg

i'm only planning to run them in summer and during hot days...the air in my mining room is quite dry...practically i turned it to something like a computer case...

i agree with you about the things you say and i think it is a bit different when the GPUs are running and changing the environment around them....clothes dries quite fast (i don't dry clothes outside the house anymore), i defrost frozen foods there and with the introduction of wet clothes the area near the clothes tend to be cooler..

i've seen some pictures of large bitcoin mining farms in China using evaporative cooling and i think they know what they are doing..

BTW i won't flood this thread with off topic posts...continue on with mining rigs, it is beautiful to see them all different and working.

Talking about rigs and cooling solutions is allowed.  If you use evap cooling, monitor humidity but It should be just fine.  Dry air is a problem for home miners, especially in winter.  Man we got some clean and tidy rigs and the "explosive man" rig :) hahahahhaha.  The aluminum rigs are so clean, but those supplies are pretty expensive where I live.  Maybe in the USA they are cheaper ?  And AxeS89 don't worry if you can't insert a pic.  Some of these rigs are works of art.  Some are contemporary art :P

By the way, don't want to seem like a beggar here (lol), but there is a 4btc contest going on at forum.bitcoin.com.  You can only vote if you already have an account there, but if you do, vote for "Mining Support and why you should mine."  If I win, the prize for this contest shall suddenly be VERY interesting.  I can still dream.

its because your a new person on the forums you have to have i think 10 posts before you can insert images so i am doing it here for you

Been looking at all these rigs and i have to say they look amazing!

A small ad: I am looking to rent NVIDIA rig or rigs ( i need hashing power to Blake2s ). If anyone is interested please leave me a message :)

P.S If its not ok let me know, ill delete the message :)

https://i.imgur.com/RkyQk4Vh.jpg
The Titan Throne

https://i.imgur.com/zGZisThh.jpg
A little peek into the playroom

By the beard of Odin that is an odd setup. And I thought I had a messy cable management situation.

Some cool ideas here!

Well, I only have a temporary test rig, but on the chance that there does end up being a "ghetto rig" prize, I'll throw my hat in.

Stuff is holding on with clamps, no wire management, I just wanted to get her running as soon as the parts came in, and got around to bios modding and tweaking afterburner for best performance.

This is my first ever rig, and busy as I am, I have yet to cut wood to build the custom shelves I plan on putting it on. See last pic for shelves - from Ikea.

Rig is running 178Mhs ETH + 870Mhs Pasc dual mining - 950 watts to the wall - 6x 470 Nitro+ cards - top notch risers from hawkfish007

https://i.imgur.com/BP64bj6.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NYcSJdS.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BXwLpPo.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Tf7uq6v.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FG7NLg9.jpg

quoted so pics can show up.

Ok people, I'm going to end this contest on Saturday EST, noon.  These are pretty much all really good rigs so its going to be hard to find a winner.  I might just randomly select one out of the ones I pick.

edit: ill announce and PM the winner tomorrow, kinda busy.  So I chose 5, and I'll do a random draw or something.

so in all transparency....I used a dice, rolled it and the winner is................................

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jk_14 with the crazy outdoors rig !!!  Congratulations and thanks to everyone for playing this silly contest, brought to you by cryptominingtalk.com and the referral/ad money it gets.  I might have more contests coming up for fun, let me know if you have any suggestions !!!

Peace,

congrats JK that was a cool lookin rig there was a bunch of good rigs in the contest

congrats jk!

this thread definitely had some slick setups.

Nice going Jk, your rig was indeed one of the most creative  ;)

Thank you :)


P.S.
I need to add one hint, if someone want to make some outdoor rig,
it's nice to preserve SLI pins at least with some adhesive tape or plastic cover
because some of pins may be dimmed after months

txid, edb34a0130dc96275b7bbe0a67d14d7a8527e92c3416e5ff8cbfff25da59666f

Thanks again, yeah a lot of original rigs, hope it helped inspire a few home miners at least.  Til next time,

edit: going to lock the thread, happy mining to you all.