Spotswood (OP)
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July 17, 2013, 11:39:52 AM Last edit: September 05, 2013, 04:48:59 PM by Spotswood |
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First pics are here. "For sale" thread here.
I'm starting this thread to determine whether there is enough interest for an open-air case for Bitfury's ASICs. This case for ASICs is a simple variation of the trays I already produce for GPU mining (made from 15mm t-slot extrusions). For example: The mainboard would be mounted on tall spacers (tall enough where the Raspberry Pi could be mounted anywhere underneath it). Otherwise, the Pi could be mounted almost everywhere else on the t-slot extrusions (a small piece of aluminum sheeting would be included) . Estimated price (for just the case, no fans, etc.) would be $110USD. Current prices are $125 (flat packed) and $150 (fully assembled). Comments/suggestions?
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xjack
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July 17, 2013, 11:50:41 AM |
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Interested
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allinvain
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July 17, 2013, 11:53:58 AM |
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Excellent work! The price is very reasonable considering this is an all-aluminum case. How much do you think the case would weigh in total? Also do you think having the fans attached to the case structure only by two screw per fan would result in undue vibration in the fans (this would be more pronounced if we use very high speed fans)?
I forgot to ask you but are you located in the United States?
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A Meteorite
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July 17, 2013, 12:01:24 PM |
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Quite interested as well. Would your plan be to ship them pre-assembled?
Also, quite the reasonable price and looks excellent. We'll definitely have some different case options.
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jeroenn13
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July 17, 2013, 12:34:25 PM |
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I am interested.
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mdbssm
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July 17, 2013, 12:40:44 PM |
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Interested. Ideally would like to have a case built and ready to go for next month, before the boards arrive.
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pixl8tr
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July 17, 2013, 12:41:59 PM |
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Interested. Do you also have one in the works for the K-16?
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Foofighter
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July 17, 2013, 12:57:13 PM |
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Hi,
Nice to see other housing alternatives and definatly a good low budget version.
But depending on if you deliver assambled or not and if transport is included the price seems a bit high in my opinion.
I think total production costs for this should be around 50 -60 USD.
I calculated on base of following parts: 4,5m of 15x15 aluminium profiles - 30-40 1x small sheet metal - 5 4x stand offs for the case - 5 and assambly material - 10
But i could of course be wrong i just made some rough calculations on that, but if iam right the mark up seems pretty high.
regards
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Spotswood (OP)
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July 17, 2013, 11:01:38 PM |
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Excellent work! The price is very reasonable considering this is an all-aluminum case. How much do you think the case would weigh in total? Also do you think having the fans attached to the case structure only by two screw per fan would result in undue vibration in the fans (this would be more pronounced if we use very high speed fans)?
I forgot to ask you but are you located in the United States?
Thanks. Approx. weight is 1.6kg (3.4 pounds). The stainless steel tabs and extrusions are very heavy (unlike every other PC case) so I wouldn't expect much (if any) vibrations. The two rails supporting the main board will be able to be re-positioned so one could mount deeper fans on one side. I'm in New Hampshire, USA. Quite interested as well. Would your plan be to ship them pre-assembled?
Also, quite the reasonable price and looks excellent. We'll definitely have some different case options.
Awesome. These will either be shipped flat-packed or pre-assembled. Buyer's choice. Interested. Ideally would like to have a case built and ready to go for next month, before the boards arrive.
I can build these at anytime. Anyone want to be a beta-tester?
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Foofighter
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July 18, 2013, 07:41:02 AM Last edit: July 18, 2013, 08:03:37 AM by Foofighter |
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Hi spotswood,
i hope you didnt took my critic too hard, like your low budget design.
What would a beta tester get? Free or cheaper case to test and make a review and change requests if necessary?
I have unpopulated testboards at hand for testing my own housing design so i could do that, but iam located in Europe..
regards Foofighter
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Spotswood (OP)
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July 19, 2013, 11:41:09 PM |
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These could also be made fully enclosed, in which case they would look similar to my external radiator boxes:
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allinvain
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July 20, 2013, 01:15:19 AM |
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How wide would an enclosed case be? Could it be made in a standard 19" rackmount width?
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Spotswood (OP)
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July 20, 2013, 01:20:15 AM |
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How wide would an enclosed case be? Could it be made in a standard 19" rackmount width?
Anything is possible. The width of the design, above, could be reduced by either placing the PSU behind the boards or by switching to a smaller/server PSU.
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July 20, 2013, 05:55:02 AM |
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I'd like to avoid using server PSUs as they're a) not so easy to find b) more expensive typically
How wide is the case in the above picture?
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Spotswood (OP)
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July 20, 2013, 01:09:01 PM |
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I'd like to avoid using server PSUs as they're a) not so easy to find b) more expensive typically
How wide is the case in the above picture?
That case is just representative of what the outside of this case would look like if I made it fully enclosed. For a 19-inch rack, the case can't be any wider than 450mm. My current design is at 535. I could design two versions, one for open-air mining and another for rack mounting.
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mdbssm
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July 20, 2013, 01:26:48 PM |
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I'd like to avoid using server PSUs as they're a) not so easy to find b) more expensive typically
How wide is the case in the above picture?
That case is just representative of what the outside of this case would look like if I made it fully enclosed. For a 19-inch rack, the case can't be any wider than 450mm. My current design is at 535. I could design two versions, one for open-air mining and another for rack mounting. Rack mountable would be fantastic. These are expensive units and it would be great to be able to mount them in a locked rack.
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July 20, 2013, 02:45:41 PM |
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interested in bare bones open-air version, even self-assembled. Biggest concern is stability for all the H-boards wobbling in their slots.
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July 20, 2013, 03:21:42 PM |
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interested in bare bones open-air version, even self-assembled. Biggest concern is stability for all the H-boards wobbling in their slots.
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mgio
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July 20, 2013, 07:13:38 PM |
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I'm definitely interested in one!
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July 20, 2013, 09:32:42 PM |
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Mark me down as interested as well.
Also, what size are those fans? My guess is 140mm. Thanks.
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