*********** STORING BOXES!!!!!!!!!!!*********************
The Larger your farm, the bigger your headache is with proper storage and organization to quickly find that GPU box in time for reselling, match SN# and all. I don't have a big house so space is a premium. This being said, most of my storage are in the Attic and it's VERY HOT up there. So my goal is to be able to make space capable of storing over 2000 boxes such as GPU, PSU, MB, CPU, packing material etc. I also built a shelf in the garage for Older Gen cards as I know those will be the ones that I need access to quicker for RMA and reselling. Thank Goodness I don't need to keep the Rosewill boxes!! That would fill my entire house!
The Plan
1) Quick access to any GPU or hardware box, I need to sell quickly and minimize heat exhaustion
2) Segregate my stuff from the stuff I'm hosting for my buddy
The Solution
1) For things I don't anticipate in selling anytime soon (PSU, CPU, MB, etc). I put them in a corner that is further away. Each section is separated (PSU, MB, shipping boxes etc)
2) Oldest Gen GPU boxes are stored in the Garage shelf that can hold over 200 GPU boxes organized by GPU model (390, Ref RX480, etc)
3) Private VIP section for my hosted buddy
4) For GPUs that I just bought and need quick access to in case of returns or whatever reason, I repurposed my 48" wide rack for this. I can split 1 rack into 2 halves and each halves can easily hold over 80 GPU boxes so 3 of them in a U shape when I open Attic access can hold over 240 boxes for very quick Access and verification of serial #. I also Mark the box A for Amazon, J for Jet.com, and N for Newegg.com. The reason for this is that Newegg is the toughest Vendor to do returns. Amazon is the easiest. If you accidentaly send a Newegg.com GPU to Amazon, they would accept as long as its' the same product. If you sent a Jet.com or Amazon GPU to Newegg, the UPC won't scan or something and they will always reject.
This solution allows me to just quickly pop my head up and locate the GPU box very quickly and outside of the heat and then takes less than 1 minute to grab it. This avoid Heat Exhaustion digging for that particular box! I also put them stack 6 or 7 high based on the same rig where they are installed so if I locate 1 GPU for a rig to sell, the rest are nearby. Small effort up front but man with hundreds if not thousands of boxes, this is like trying to find a book in the library after a storm without this system!
@bughatti - Don't sweat it bud. No one is upset at ya. Who would ever hate a Bughatti?