Topic: Is it feasible creating a mining farm in an apartment? - page 2. (Read 2571 times)
Im running a 32GPU mini farm in my apartment right now. I did have a 220v line installed, after getting permission from the leasing office, but so far everything is running well.
If you got a spare room with a window to put in some vent fans and wont overload your electrical setup then go for it.
I don't think apartment is per se the best structure for a mining farm, but a few rigs of 4-6 cards should be fine.
You start doing a actual farm without being able to get your electrical prepared and you risk not only destroying
your apartment and belongings, but also others and possibly harming/killing people.
Ideally you'll want a nice ventilated garage, a storage shed in the back yard something like that for your average farm.
I don't think apartment is per se the best structure for a mining farm, but a few rigs of 4-6 cards should be fine.
You start doing a actual farm without being able to get your electrical prepared and you risk not only destroying
your apartment and belongings, but also others and possibly harming/killing people.
Ideally you'll want a nice ventilated garage, a storage shed in the back yard something like that for your average farm.
If you have access to the fuse box, you can check each breaker for the scokets it uses with a light bulb. Running more than 2-3 six card rigs is going to present a ventilation problem even with AC.
this should take place mate knowing the precaution before you start doing the mining farm as we knew that it can heat up your place if you will not do some research abut the ventilation and the capability of your electrical connection, you can pursue after you are done checking everything. If you have access to the fuse box, you can check each breaker for the scokets it uses with a light bulb. Running more than 2-3 six card rigs is going to present a ventilation problem even with AC.
Yes, after assuring that you can hold several rigs with your outlet, the ventilation comes next and the electricity bill at the end of the month. I'm living in an apartment and I was also mining before. But I stopped as ventilation was really a problem and I'm not living in a cold area. With the added factor of high electricity bill. So you need to gauge if it will be profitable for you to run a mining farm with your situation.
I live in an older apartment and found out each outlet can handle 1500w. If I have like 4-5 usable outlets, is there a way to create a decent mining farm.
My main concern is obviously overloading the outlets.
My main concern is obviously overloading the outlets.
You need to find out which outlets are connected to which fuse. You probably only have 15A fuses, which is enough to power one rig of 7 cards. If two outlets are on the same circuit then you can only run one rig on either of the outlets.
You also need to know exactly what other devices/appliances are on the same circuit.
Turn on everything in the apartment, and go around one by one turning off a fuse and see what is mapped to where.
I have two dedicated 20A outlets with only one rig of 7 running on each at about 10.5 amps with fans and stuff.
If you have access to the fuse box, you can check each breaker for the scokets it uses with a light bulb. Running more than 2-3 six card rigs is going to present a ventilation problem even with AC.
You could check if you have some special power outlets e.g. for washing mashine, dryer, .... - they should have stronger cables / fuses and if you don't need them for their original use you can plug your rigs into them 
I see a future of...
Paper plates and laundromats with crazy crack heads.
You could check if you have some special power outlets e.g. for washing mashine, dryer, .... - they should have stronger cables / fuses and if you don't need them for their original use you can plug your rigs into them
Go for it. As kog as you paying for it then it is fine. Like the above user said 1500w per socket is not much but you have many sockets.
Is your country cold ? It is a bonus then the heat from the cards can be a heater.
Is your country cold ? It is a bonus then the heat from the cards can be a heater.
You should also think about cooling - if you have 20+ GPU's running 24/7 you will heat up the apartment quiet nice and for air condition you need power too
How old is the building and when was the last renovation of your apartment (including the power cabling / fuses)?
How old is the building and when was the last renovation of your apartment (including the power cabling / fuses)?
Probably not because you won't know which circuit each outlet is on or which ones are daisy-chained.
You could run a rig or 2 in each room depending on how many gpus you use.
You could run a rig or 2 in each room depending on how many gpus you use.
I live in an older apartment and found out each outlet can handle 1500w. If I have like 4-5 usable outlets, is there a way to create a decent mining farm.
My main concern is obviously overloading the outlets.
My main concern is obviously overloading the outlets.
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