Additional Cooling for ASIC Mining Machines

[j03]

I'm looking for additional cooling solutions for ASIC mining machines, in addition to the fans installed in the machine already. I'm hoping there are existing store-bought components that I can buy to come-up with something. Low-power consumption liquid cooling of some sort would be best probably. I start with 3 problems:

• I have to put my machine (let's say a KnC Jupiter) on a carpeted floor, 6" from a wall on the left, 6" from a couch on the right, and 6" from an HVAC intake at the rear. I'd like to keep it in this location because it's the coolest place in my apartment and won't require drilling holes through walls to run cables.
• I don't want to open the machine's case unless absolutely necessary.
• I don't want it to be an eyesore.

Ideas:

• Cooling stand/platform: Gets the machine off the carpet. The plate where the platform touches the machine is kept cold by some sort of refrigerant or liquid cooling to chill the entire chassis.
• Cooling container: Machine sits inside of a chassis that creates additional airflow with just fans or with fans and air conditioning.

Any ideas or links to equipment would be great. Thanks.

[tom_o]

Box fans have worked well for bitcoin miners for years, make sure you add them blowing the same way as the rig fans. Also ducting exhaust out through wall/towards or through a window can be very helpful.

Also you could get a portable AC unit and pipe the output of that into the inlet of your ASIC. I recall someone having great success doing that with an Avalon and getting roughly 100Ghash whilst keeping it cool.

You don't want to chill the chassis itself, it doesn't create heat so that would be a perfect way to cause lots of condensation which the electronics wouldn't like!

As you're planning on keeping it in the centre of a room, maybe put a sheet of non slip matting and large sheet of wood on top to protect it and turn into a large coffee table. This will hide the box fans/AC and keep it safer from knocks, spills and feet. Also, it'll prevent the exhaust and intake air from mixing as easily above the unit.

[j03]

This is what I ended-up doing. Simple and dirty. No ASIC gets hotter than 45C.