Hello All,
I am getting ready to build my own farm at my home and I would like some advice or help. Currently I have 4x D3s and 3x L3+ on order and should be arriving over the next month or so (I know there are lots of different thoughts and arguments as to which is the most profitable and the best way to go, here i am looking for help and advice in setting up my farm, not the miners as they are already bought). I would like to grow this up to about 15-20 miners over the course of the next year. Currently i am trying to determine the best place and way to setup my farm.
I own a three story end unit condo with a two car garage. This leaves me with two main options to place the farm:
For either option i will run a single Ethernet cable to a Cisco SG112-24 Gigabit switch and then connect the miners to that.
1- The unused closet of our rarely used guest bedroom. The closet area is about 5x6 with 9 feet tall ceilings. Pro's to this location are it is within 3 feet of the electrical panel, next to a window for ventilation, and keeps the miners in a relatively climate controlled and secure location being inside the house. Con's to this are the heat, noise, and space it takes up, along with having to do a bit of construction on the closet area, I grew up doing construction and finish carpentry so its not a deal breaker.
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2- The garage. We have a two car garage and the plan would be to use 1/2 for a car, 1/4 for an isolated work shop, and 1/4 for storage and the miners. My idea is to build a large cabinet close to the garage door and use the door for ventilation. I was thinking of using the windows in it and hooking up a vortex fan to pump air in or out depending on the season or both. I have a friend who is an electrician and is willing to help me run electrical out to this cabinet and wire it up. Pro's to this location are less noise, heat/exhaust "could" be used to heat the garage and in turn help to heat the house, plenty of room to expand, doesn't mess up the house or damage any resale value. Con's running electrical, possible ventilation issues, and access to the cabinet.
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So that's about it, any help is greatly appreciated. I have thought of going into GPU mining but haven't done anything with that yet, it is a possibility.
Mods, if this is in the wrong forum or there is a better one please move it accordingly. I would like to attach pictures if can aswell.