Mineral Oil Mining Rig

[bugilt]

I have been working on a Mineral oil submerge mining rig for the past couple weeks. I got it up and running so I thought I'd share.

http://youtu.be/EpNERMxvPTk

I'm going to fill it up enough to allow the mineral oil to flow over the cards. I also plan on adding a reservoir that the main pump sits in. Allowing the warm fluid from the top to spill over.

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[clenell]

kind of cool imo

[Blazed]

That is pretty cool..keep posting more stuff as you get it done.

[bugilt]

 I did it partially for the cool factor.    I did it mainly to keep mining cost low.

I'll make another video once a few changes are made.

[opieum2]

Can you post a written how-to? this would be great for alot of people...especially now that the summer is coming in some parts of the world.

[bugilt]

Can you post a written how-to? this would be great for alot of people...especially now that the summer is coming in some parts of the world.

Yes, I was thinking about that since I started building it. Here are the parts.

The pump you can see in the video was my first guess.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PDBRXE/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The second pump was almost enough. I combined the two and flow looked good.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049XKMGQ/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also bought a cheap bilge pump from china for testing.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00INSTAXO/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought the tubing to fit the second pump.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GUFW3W/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I never knew you could find radiators for this cheap. until now.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DH81SW/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Bought two fans that should have fit on the same side. They didn't fit well enough. I switched the polarity on one of the motores to run in reverse. I'm sure it's not very efficient. The solution works for now though. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003U7UR3A/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ordered 5 gal of mineral oil. I would love to use the 3m fluid, but it's out of the budget. This cheap stuff has worked fine so far. Makes a good laxative too. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HHLUE6/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This oil is a better solution.
http://store.steoil.com/mineral-oil-pc-kit/?sort=featured

Amazon Prime did this to me.

I already had a few parts lying around. I'm not sure the cost of theses parts or the availability.

I used shark bite tubing and fittings to plum the radiator. They fit snug in the main radiator inlet and outlet.

I used some 2 part marine epoxy to hold them in.
1/4" (3/8" OD) X 1/4" (3/8" OD) http://www.sharkbite.com/product/elbows/

The tubing

The adapter to the tubing. http://www.sharkbite.com/product/polybutelene-adapters/

[fattypig]

I have been working on a Mineral oil submerge mining rig for the past couple weeks. I got it up and running so I thought I'd share.

http://youtu.be/EpNERMxvPTk

I'm going to fill it up enough to allow the mineral oil to flow over the cards. I also plan on adding a reservoir that the main pump sits in. Allowing the warm fluid from the top to spill over.

Oh, that is really really nice, what is the vram temperature on your graphic card?

[darkesperx]

I was wondering if something like this would work when I built my miner.  Good to see someone is experimenting haha

[SpeedDemon13]

This has been done in the past. Only issues are leakage, mold and mildew from the proteins in the oil and keeping the oil cool enough to be efficient.

Possible fire hazard, because it's an oil.

[djm34]

what kind of temperatures are you getting ?

[Equate]

I have been working on a Mineral oil submerge mining rig for the past couple weeks. I got it up and running so I thought I'd share.

http://youtu.be/EpNERMxvPTk

I'm going to fill it up enough to allow the mineral oil to flow over the cards. I also plan on adding a reservoir that the main pump sits in. Allowing the warm fluid from the top to spill over.

Can you post cgminer screenshots , and whats are the GPU rpms and temps. Does running GPU in mineral oil affects the warranty ?

[fattypig]

Is it true that putting your graphic card in mineral oil void the warranty? Anybody can confirm that please?

[djm34]

Is it true that putting your graphic card in mineral oil void the warranty? Anybody can confirm that please?

obviously if the card is still dripping oil when you rma the card, that's obvious the warranty will be voided... 
However, cleaning the card with acetone should remove any trace of oil

[SpeedDemon13]

Is it true that putting your graphic card in mineral oil void the warranty? Anybody can confirm that please?

obviously if the card is still dripping oil when you rma the card, that's obvious the warranty will be voided... 
However, cleaning the card with acetone should remove any trace of oil

LOL...That could remove some of the labeling and markings too...

[bugilt]

The temps vary from 60c to 75c. This is still the original configuration though. The fans on the radiator are running at 50%. I haven't added the spill over tank for the pump. The radiator is also still in the sun in the afternoon.

The warranty is most likely voided after putting it in oil. I don't think they'd have any signs of after I cleaned off the card though. 

[djm34]

The temps vary from 60c to 75c. This is still the original configuration though. The fans on the radiator are running at 50%. I haven't added the spill over tank for the pump. The radiator is also still in the sun in the afternoon.

May-be you could replace the fans and radiator (which is, lets face it, the ugly part in the design)  by a system where cold water would circulate in the mineral oil tank. (what is the more expensive ? water or electricity ?)
Was wondering, why did you keep the active cooling on the cards ? Do it has any use ? (obviously this time this would void the warranty for sure...)

[bugilt]

The temps vary from 60c to 75c. This is still the original configuration though. The fans on the radiator are running at 50%. I haven't added the spill over tank for the pump. The radiator is also still in the sun in the afternoon.

May-be you could replace the fans and radiator (which is, lets face it, the ugly part in the design)  by a system where cold water would circulate in the mineral oil tank. (what is the more expensive ? water or electricity ?)
Was wondering, why did you keep the active cooling on the cards ? Do it has any use ? (obviously this time this would void the warranty for sure...)

How would I cool the water? The fans on the cards help move the fluid around. The heat sink is a better conductor than oil.

[Equate]

The temps vary from 60c to 75c. This is still the original configuration though. The fans on the radiator are running at 50%. I haven't added the spill over tank for the pump. The radiator is also still in the sun in the afternoon.

The warranty is most likely voided after putting it in oil. I don't think they'd have any signs of after I cleaned off the card though. 

temps are good but what are fan rpms and how much total did it cost you ?

[bugilt]

The temps vary from 60c to 75c. This is still the original configuration though. The fans on the radiator are running at 50%. I haven't added the spill over tank for the pump. The radiator is also still in the sun in the afternoon.

The warranty is most likely voided after putting it in oil. I don't think they'd have any signs of after I cleaned off the card though. 

temps are good but what are fan rpms and how much total did it cost you ?

82-122 RPM @ 70%

$300 est. Had some parts already.

[Equate]

The temps vary from 60c to 75c. This is still the original configuration though. The fans on the radiator are running at 50%. I haven't added the spill over tank for the pump. The radiator is also still in the sun in the afternoon.

The warranty is most likely voided after putting it in oil. I don't think they'd have any signs of after I cleaned off the card though. 

temps are good but what are fan rpms and how much total did it cost you ?

82-122 RPM @ 70%

$300 est. Had some parts already.

This is impressive , I might try this solution of one of my rig because summer is untolerable for cards. Keep us updated with posts .