GPU Rig PORN

[Lion BItcoin Shop]

Allright, after a long process of prototyping and working with different materials, I finally have my own compact 7 card cases ready



Cold Rolled Carbon Steel 0.8mm with a 0.6mm thick sheet, all powder coated and heat treated, and I love them in Black.

Configuration as pictured above :

MSI Gaming 5 Z97 motherboards
Intel G3250 CPU
DDR 3 4GB Ram
64GB SSD
Corsair RM1000X PSu
and 7 X HIS RX470 4GB cards

Now ill admit, HIS aren't the best cards out there, but the Blue LED's on them go well with the Red's on my MSI motherboards.
Also unlike Sapphire which has all kinds of different memory complicating things, all HIS cards are Hynix only.

7 rx 470 4gb woth 1000power supply are you seriously ?

[deadsix]

Allright, after a long process of prototyping and working with different materials, I finally have my own compact 7 card cases ready



Cold Rolled Carbon Steel 0.8mm with a 0.6mm thick sheet, all powder coated and heat treated, and I love them in Black.

Configuration as pictured above :

MSI Gaming 5 Z97 motherboards
Intel G3250 CPU
DDR 3 4GB Ram
64GB SSD
Corsair RM1000X PSu
and 7 X HIS RX470 4GB cards

Now ill admit, HIS aren't the best cards out there, but the Blue LED's on them go well with the Red's on my MSI motherboards.
Also unlike Sapphire which has all kinds of different memory complicating things, all HIS cards are Hynix only.

7 rx 470 4gb woth 1000power supply are you seriously ?

840W from the wall, so, yeah. I also run 8 x GTX 1060 off of one 1000W PSU. Underclock and Undervolt and you can too.

[thedue]

These look fantastic!

840W for Ethash? custom bios? downclocked?

[deadsix]

These look fantastic!

840W for Ethash? custom bios? downclocked?

Yes, yes and yes

[stef_stef]

These look fantastic!

840W for Ethash? custom bios? downclocked?

Yes, yes and yes

Share some details on the bios and clock settings?

[VyprBTC]

These look fantastic!

840W for Ethash? custom bios? downclocked?

Yes, yes and yes

Share some details on the bios and clock settings?

Yes please always interested in these

[deadsix]

These look fantastic!

840W for Ethash? custom bios? downclocked?

Yes, yes and yes

Share some details on the bios and clock settings?

Yes please always interested in these

Bios Strap : Custom Hynix Strap (search the forums for it)
Clocks/Volts : 1075/900
Mem/Volts : 1900/900
Total Eth hash : 193mh/s

Cases have cooling issues though, have ordered higher CFM Delta fans.

 

[matmator]

What are your techniques for evacuating heat?

What kind of air extractor do you use?

[Spotswood]

Eleven Sapphire RX 580's and two EVGA 1300W PSU's all mounted on one of our frames.  

It looks great. But there are two things:

1- They are tight. REALLY TIGHT ! What is the temp reading on these cards? Are they fine because I guess they are not.

2- I heard that getting more than 4 rx 5xx cards running is still an issue? How did you get it solved? Because apparently a lot of ppl need to know.

The motherboard is a Supermicro X9DRX+-F.



Client didn't answer my question about temps, only gave this info:

Hashtypes:
- MD5: 338.2 GH/s
- MD4: 574.7 GH/s
- SHA1: 126.2 GH/s
Note: 1 more GPU to be fitted and needs optimization.

[Junkey]

MY WIND TUNNEL GPU RIG!

So I wanted to run six rigs  with six gpus each, 36 total.  The problem was that I live in a one bedroom apt.  So I had to get some serious ventilation to make it habitable.  Before this setup was complete it was 86F with A/C on 24/7.  Most people build the rigs with the mobo and gpus all in one frame.  I took a different approach. Here it is from start to finish.  Enjoy.

The first picture is my original mess that took up too much room and caused heating issues.  After that I knew I needed a new idea.
http://imgur.com/S7sD3Ip
http://imgur.com/5OT5EBb
The frames only hold the GPUs.
http://imgur.com/ec4vVe4
http://imgur.com/Mdw4wWr
http://imgur.com/96SCG2m
http://imgur.com/54Gz15g
http://imgur.com/lPYghMX
http://imgur.com/VFg3y1L
http://imgur.com/YawSFjA
http://imgur.com/fmL0KSr
http://imgur.com/FGjYkns

[Elder III]

How much did the temperature drop after completing the wind tunnel setup? (both ambient temp and the GPU temps) Nice setup with the racks, nice and compact.

[sundownz]

Dang. These are some beautiful setups. I'll share mine soon once I neaten the wires... but it's definitely not as sexy, haha!

[cashen]

MY WIND TUNNEL GPU RIG!

So I wanted to run six rigs  with six gpus each, 36 total.  The problem was that I live in a one bedroom apt.  So I had to get some serious ventilation to make it habitable.  Before this setup was complete it was 86F with A/C on 24/7.  Most people build the rigs with the mobo and gpus all in one frame.  I took a different approach. Here it is from start to finish.  Enjoy.

The first picture is my original mess that took up too much room and caused heating issues.  After that I knew I needed a new idea.
http://imgur.com/S7sD3Ip
http://imgur.com/5OT5EBb
The frames only hold the GPUs.
http://imgur.com/ec4vVe4
http://imgur.com/Mdw4wWr
http://imgur.com/96SCG2m
http://imgur.com/54Gz15g
http://imgur.com/lPYghMX
http://imgur.com/VFg3y1L
http://imgur.com/YawSFjA
http://imgur.com/fmL0KSr
http://imgur.com/FGjYkns

I'm very interested in the temps. Especially the ones at the end. I think you might want to upgrade your fan. Also, you might want to turn your GPUs around. I believe their design to move air the other way.

Quietcool makes amazing fans, I picked up 2 of these for $150 each, https://jet.com/product/detail/73f1700f64634e939ab22e9eaa80eea4?jcmp=pla:ggl:NJ_dur_Gen_Appliances_a1:Appliances_Heating_Cooling_Air_Quality_Ventilation_Fans_a1:na:PLA_785111962_42767752004_pla-306111780840:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&pid=kenshoo_int&c=785111962&is_retargeting=true&clickid=63e9e0b7-44e4-43fe-8e34-b2a18916b75e

[Junkey]

How much did the temperature drop after completing the wind tunnel setup? (both ambient temp and the GPU temps) Nice setup with the racks, nice and compact.

The temps run from mid 50C to 65C mostly.  The last row on the top is the hottest around 72C.  My room is now a livable 77 without A/C.  But I still have 7, 1070s that arn't in that wind tunnel heating up my room to get that temp.

[Junkey]

MY WIND TUNNEL GPU RIG!

So I wanted to run six rigs  with six gpus each, 36 total.  The problem was that I live in a one bedroom apt.  So I had to get some serious ventilation to make it habitable.  Before this setup was complete it was 86F with A/C on 24/7.  Most people build the rigs with the mobo and gpus all in one frame.  I took a different approach. Here it is from start to finish.  Enjoy.

The first picture is my original mess that took up too much room and caused heating issues.  After that I knew I needed a new idea.
http://imgur.com/S7sD3Ip
http://imgur.com/5OT5EBb
The frames only hold the GPUs.
http://imgur.com/ec4vVe4
http://imgur.com/Mdw4wWr
http://imgur.com/96SCG2m
http://imgur.com/54Gz15g
http://imgur.com/lPYghMX
http://imgur.com/VFg3y1L
http://imgur.com/YawSFjA
http://imgur.com/fmL0KSr
http://imgur.com/FGjYkns

I'm very interested in the temps. Especially the ones at the end. I think you might want to upgrade your fan. Also, you might want to turn your GPUs around. I believe their design to move air the other way.

Quietcool makes amazing fans, I picked up 2 of these for $150 each, https://jet.com/product/detail/73f1700f64634e939ab22e9eaa80eea4?jcmp=pla:ggl:NJ_dur_Gen_Appliances_a1:Appliances_Heating_Cooling_Air_Quality_Ventilation_Fans_a1:na:PLA_785111962_42767752004_pla-306111780840:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&pid=kenshoo_int&c=785111962&is_retargeting=true&clickid=63e9e0b7-44e4-43fe-8e34-b2a18916b75e

It's a bit too late to move the GPUs around as I have all the cables routed.

I ended up using a window mounted exhaust fan from amazon.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FXOFNYQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  I am sure I could find a more powerful fan, but this thing is right next to where I sleep so it needs to be quiet.  I run in on medium 24/7.

[cashen]

I would not run AC. If you do, it will go out the window!

How hot is it outside where you live?

[MATHReX]

I like open rigs and I have a lot of space between the consecutive GPUs, so no issues with heat.

[sundownz]

Mine isn't as nice as some of you guys... but here are my "dedicated" machines. I have 11 others that are "in use" computers so once I fill both racks will have 35 machines.


* First rack pretty much done. I will be neatening the power cords on the back side soon (more on that later).


* Second rack under construction... I have all the GPUs -- just waiting on other parts.


* Current Results on Nice Hash.


* Back to the power cords... this cord was so hot it was squishy... cut it open. It is rated at 0.75mm but it's only 0.5mm wire. I decided that I am not taking ANY chances and I ordered new 14 AWG power cords for all of my 24 dedicated miners.

In total this is what I will be running when all 35 machines are going :

Radeon RX480/580 : 27
Radeon 7970 : 1
Radeon 7850 : 2
Radeon RX560 : 4
Geforce 1060 : 22
Geforce 1070 : 13
Geforce 1080 : 27

TOTAL = 96 GPUs

I have a few other cards that I need to make homes for... 8x Radeon RX560, 2x Radeon 7950, 2x Geforce 1070, 1x Geforce 750 Ti, 1x Radeon R9 270X, and one more Geforce 1080.

So once I figure all that out a total of 111 GPUs.

[adaseb]

Mine isn't as nice as some of you guys... but here are my "dedicated" machines. I have 11 others that are "in use" computers so once I fill both racks will have 35 machines.


* First rack pretty much done. I will be neatening the power cords on the back side soon (more on that later).


* Second rack under construction... I have all the GPUs -- just waiting on other parts.


* Current Results on Nice Hash.


* Back to the power cords... this cord was so hot it was squishy... cut it open. It is rated at 0.75mm but it's only 0.5mm wire. I decided that I am not taking ANY chances and I ordered new 14 AWG power cords for all of my 24 dedicated miners.

In total this is what I will be running when all 35 machines are going :

Radeon RX480/580 : 27
Radeon 7970 : 1
Radeon 7850 : 2
Radeon RX560 : 4
Geforce 1060 : 22
Geforce 1070 : 13
Geforce 1080 : 27

TOTAL = 96 GPUs

I have a few other cards that I need to make homes for... 8x Radeon RX560, 2x Radeon 7950, 2x Geforce 1070, 1x Geforce 750 Ti, 1x Radeon R9 280, and one more Geforce 1080.

So once I figure all that out a total of 111 GPUs.

On the bottom rack, DO NOT LAY YOUR GPUS LIKE THAT ON THE CARDBOARD, FIRE RISK!!!

[sundownz]

On the bottom rack, DO NOT LAY YOUR GPUS LIKE THAT ON THE CARDBOARD, FIRE RISK!!!

It is actually 7mm thick plywood -- but perhaps they could benefit from a spacer.

Although, for some of these machines I've had them this way since March.