Gauging interest for a modular 3U server case for BitFury miners

[Spotswood]

I'm starting this thread to determine whether there is interest for a 3U (or taller?) case for Bitfury's ASICs.

Unlike all my other offerings (e.g. All aluminum open air case for BitFury ASICs), this case will be fully enclosed and rack mountable.

These cases are unique in that they are very modular (just like the BitFury), allowing you to grow/shrink your rig as needed.  You could even bolt two shallow cases together.    And of course, they could be shipped flat-packed or fully assembled.

Here's a very rough pass of the component layouts of two variations: one with a 1U PSU and another with a standard ATX PSU.



I have the Pi(s) at the very back of the case, but am wondering if they even make a cable long enough to connect them to the m-board(s).
 
Thoughts?

[Xian01]

Make this enclosed, and I'd be interested in one for an October order.

[Spotswood]

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I'm starting this thread to determine whether there is interest for a 3U (or taller?) case for Bitfury's ASICs.

Unlike all my other offerings (e.g. All aluminum open air case for BitFury ASICs), this case will be fully enclosed and rack mountable.

These cases are unique in that they are very modular (just like the BitFury), allowing you to grow/shrink your rig as needed.  You could even bolt two shallow cases together.    And of course, they could be shipped flat-packed or fully assembled.

Here's a very rough pass of the component layouts of two variations: one with a 1U PSU and another with a standard ATX PSU.



I have the Pi(s) at the very back of the case, but am wondering if they even make a cable long enough to connect them to the m-board(s).
 
Thoughts?

It is not recommended to use a GPIO extender cable more than a few inches long with an application that uses SPI protocol.  Adafruit sells a one foot GPIO extension but warns that it may cause issues and mentions several of their for-sale items that it is not compatible with for that reason.

[af_newbie]

Looks good.  Can you make them for $200-300 or so?

[Spotswood]

It is not recommended to use a GPIO extender cable more than a few inches long with an application that uses SPI protocol.  Adafruit sells a one foot GPIO extension but warns that it may cause issues and mentions several of their for-sale items that it is not compatible with for that reason.

Ok.  So we need bulkhead fittings for the network cable, USB, and anything else?

[optimator]

I'm interested. For October as well.

[bkpduke]

Looks great!  I will be down for one that holds 2 kits (left side on your image).

3U height, and 2 full hash kits makes the downside of a 1U PSU a nice trade off.

[pixl8tr]

Nice design.  I Am interested in one if the $$ is right.  ( below $200)

[minternj]

With the M board in that orientation, isn't that blocking the air flow? Guess it doesn't matter if its open case, just not the best i guess,

[Spotswood]

With the M board in that orientation, isn't that blocking the air flow? Guess it doesn't matter if its open case, just not the best i guess,

This case will be fully enclosed.  The new m-board is smaller, so there would be 38mm of open space above and blow it for air circulation.

Otherwise, I could make this 4U. 

[bkpduke]

With the M board in that orientation, isn't that blocking the air flow? Guess it doesn't matter if its open case, just not the best i guess,

This case will be fully enclosed.  The new m-board is smaller, so there would be 38mm of open space above and blow it for air circulation.

Otherwise, I could make this 4U. 

Agreed.  Even the old M-board was not wide enough to restrict air-pressure in an enclosed case.  Especially with a push-pull fan design like what you have laid out.  This will be a wind tunnel. 

[Spotswood]

Here's the current state of the rack mountable case for (one) BitFury rig:

• It seems that the BF's aren't generating a lot of heat, so I went back to a standard PSU and front-only fans (92mm).
• The front and back sheeting will be perforated aluminum.
• On the back, there will be a bulkhead fitting for an RJ45 connector.
• A rPi connector cable will be required in order to connect to the m-board.

[Spotswood]

Dual rig version:

[benny32]

I'd be interested pending price.  Do you have any idea on what the dual rig will run?

[allten]

This is great. I've been thinking about something similar the last few days.

What if there was a back plane PCB engineered that had mounting holes? Could
you stand the miner up and fit three of them together without fans in between? At least
that is what I was envisioning.

thanks.

[Spotswood]

This is great. I've been thinking about something similar the last few days.

What if there was a back plane PCB engineered that had mounting holes? Could
you stand the miner up and fit three of them together without fans in between? At least
that is what I was envisioning.

thanks.

   Sorry, but I don't understand.  Please post a sketch.

[allten]

This is great. I've been thinking about something similar the last few days.

What if there was a back plane PCB engineered that had mounting holes? Could
you stand the miner up and fit three of them together without fans in between? At least
that is what I was envisioning.

thanks.

   Sorry, but I don't understand.  Please post a sketch.

Just goggled 3u Server case and realized that you would probably not be able to stand it up.
Laying the miner sideways doesn't seem to provide good airflow.

I am interested in a case where you can fit 3 Bitfurry Miners though. 3u server chases wouldn't be suitable.

[Spotswood]

This is great. I've been thinking about something similar the last few days.

What if there was a back plane PCB engineered that had mounting holes? Could
you stand the miner up and fit three of them together without fans in between? At least
that is what I was envisioning.

thanks.

   Sorry, but I don't understand.  Please post a sketch.

Just goggled 3u Server case and realized that you would probably not be able to stand it up.
Laying the miner sideways doesn't seem to provide good airflow.

I am interested in a case where you can fit 3 Bitfurry Miners though. 3u server chases wouldn't be suitable.

I'm also working on an open-air tray with a width to fit a 19-inch rack and a depth to hold 3 rigs (and a PSU).

[xstr8guy]

This is what I want.  Take my money!  Seriously, count me in for a single unit.