TheShowOff-all ANTMINER mining rigs.

[Warning__3]

All them racks of ants make me jelly! how many days to ROI on S1 now-a-days?

[crazyates]

Best way to lower noise and heat output on these bad boys?

You can choose one or the other.

We chose more noise with lower temps over less noise with higher temps. We run the main fan @ 100%, and added a second fan up front that also runs @ 100%. This allows us to OC a little bit, and still maintain lower temps than stock. I also think it helps maintain more consistent, even temps across the board, as I know the difference from one side to the other can be significant.

[klondike_bar]

All them racks of ants make me jelly! how many days to ROI on S1 now-a-days?

About 2.5-4.5 months depending how optimistic you are. In all honesty when i got my first batch antminer in (..janruary?) I expected it to be retired in may - now it looks like it will be profitable for another 2-4 months after that.

Its tough to say where difficulty is going, but i think its possible we may see a single-digit change occur in the next month, and may not go past 20% again

[freebit13]

Best way to mitigate noise/heat while they are hashing at default speeds, my bad it seems I did not clarify.

Fans on the sides, blowing directly on the chips... this has resulted in much lower temps and fan speeds and much less noise 

[miaviator]

Best way to lower noise and heat output on these bad boys?

Turn them off.

Best way to mitigate noise/heat while they are hashing at default speeds, my bad it seems I did not clarify.

Oh sorry.

Enclosures help to focus the airflow.  You could reduce the fan speed/noise that way.  I usually make them louder and make more heat by overclocking

[precrime3]

LINK to enclosures?

[handytxg]

[Pcpoet]

Are there any pc cases that would fit 2 antminer s1 in it? I wanted to know because my Local Datacenter requires it in a enclosure. If any body have any good ideas let me know thanks!

Your local datacenter likely uses 19" racks

Get a rosewill 4U RSV-Lxxxx Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147164
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147155

Rip out all of the guts including the front and rear panels.

Screw it into the rack.

Good to go.

The short rosewill might work, I haven't used though so check the dimensions.

Will this case fit an antminer s1 in it? My purpose is to bring it to datacenter. This case seem like the cheapest I can find. I hope this case work. Let me know.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148058

[miaviator]

Are there any pc cases that would fit 2 antminer s1 in it? I wanted to know because my Local Datacenter requires it in a enclosure. If any body have any good ideas let me know thanks!

Your local datacenter likely uses 19" racks

Get a rosewill 4U RSV-Lxxxx Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147164
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147155

Rip out all of the guts including the front and rear panels.

Screw it into the rack.

Good to go.

The short rosewill might work, I haven't used though so check the dimensions.

Will this case fit an antminer s1 in it? My purpose is to bring it to datacenter. This case seem like the cheapest I can find. I hope this case work. Let me know.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148058

ANT is: 135 mm x 155 mm x 300 mm

This case is: 17.75" x 17.5" x 7.0"

Yes it'll fit....   

[Pcpoet]

Are there any pc cases that would fit 2 antminer s1 in it? I wanted to know because my Local Datacenter requires it in a enclosure. If any body have any good ideas let me know thanks!

Your local datacenter likely uses 19" racks

Get a rosewill 4U RSV-Lxxxx Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147164
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147155

Rip out all of the guts including the front and rear panels.

Screw it into the rack.

Good to go.

The short rosewill might work, I haven't used though so check the dimensions.

Will this case fit an antminer s1 in it? My purpose is to bring it to datacenter. This case seem like the cheapest I can find. I hope this case work. Let me know.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148058

ANT is: 135 mm x 155 mm x 300 mm

This case is: 17.75" x 17.5" x 7.0"


Yes it'll fit....   

[crazyates]

We have fans out back, and up front, and we actually found that the Ants get better temps if you squish them closer together. I would assume that this has something to do with the airflow over the outside of the boards.

Normally, the fan on the back blows through the side vents, and probably doesn't go anywhere in particular. Well when you have two boards next to each other, and 2 of those fans blowing through the side vents, it does the same thing a case would: direct the airflow over the back of the chips, rather than out into the open air. Then you add 2 fans up front, pulling that moving air over all of the chips, right up the the edge, and it's got to be better.

Most of those shelves are GPUs, but the bottom row has been designated for Ants. You can see the 2 PSUs we have powering all 8 Ants. We have more Ants in another room, but those didn't fit.

[precrime3]

How much better are temps when squished together vs putting an enclosure on it, if you know?

[precrime3]

Best way to lower noise and heat output on these bad boys?

You can choose one or the other.

We chose more noise with lower temps over less noise with higher temps. We run the main fan @ 100%, and added a second fan up front that also runs @ 100%. This allows us to OC a little bit, and still maintain lower temps than stock. I also think it helps maintain more consistent, even temps across the board, as I know the difference from one side to the other can be significant.

what fan did you add for 2nd mount?

[crazyates]

How much better are temps when squished together vs putting an enclosure on it, if you know?

We're running both fans @ 100%. We saw ~3C drop when we squished them together as opposed to running them all separate and open.

what fan did you add for 2nd mount?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200021

Final temps @ 393MHz with both fans @ 100% are anywhere from mid 30s to low 40s, depending on the unit. Most are <40C.

[1l1l11ll1l]

I call it the AntCube (Cable ties after the pic was taken):







This powers four of them:







This is what it looks like (without the ethernet tied up nicely yet):

[kthejung]

   

6 Antminers for a total of 1.08 T/H.

[kthejung]

All them racks of ants make me jelly! how many days to ROI on S1 now-a-days?

Find out yourself.  http://www.bitcoinx.com/profit/     

[_Miracle]

Just on my home network -ups is tucked away



Now I have to finish house projects  

Another Ant and fan

[mdopro1]

Here's my little setup... Oh what's that on the top shelf? Could it be the S2? Take a guess.

[CroverNo01]

User: tzortz
Posted this nice little setup using his custom PSU server design check it out:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=518013.0

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