Topic: my vertical mining case/frame (Read 2286 times)

(120mhash 8x 1050ti) vol 30 liters ~30x25x40cm

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what do you mean?

case is made from 6x  solid square profile 10x10mm

cut and drilled on lathe for the same lenght

+ cnc milled 3mm dibond panels but new batch will have aluminium 2mm panels lasercut

It looks amazing! Where did you get the materials with those dimensions?
Thanks!

LQ pics

in next two weeks I will get new full ALU batch

Nice refined design. Will you consider selling these anytime soon?
If so, I'm interested. Thanks.

alu + 3mm dibond CNC cut














I am short on risers (should be here in next few days)

It seems to be a good idea can get the cooling as we want.

It's a good idea

Why? You selected arbitrary dimensions for whatever reasons you've had, and then somehow made a conclusion that a vertical rig takes up less volume than a horizontal one — by comparing two frames that you already have? All this proves is that your vertical frame takes up less space than your horizontal frame. But people asked you why bother with vertical frames in general, and as one of the reasons you said that they take up less volume. But they don't, it's only your two particular frames that demonstrate this kind of difference. There's nothing about vertical frames in general that somehow makes them take up less volume than horizontal frames, at least I can't think of anything. Maybe I'm missing something here.. Let's say we've got an ATX board with 8 GPUs and 2 PSUs. How does assembling all this hardware vertically save any volume compared to a classic horizontal frame?

You lost me there. How is buying parts used in any way related to changing cards often? It doesn't matter where you buy your GPUs — new from a store or used from ebay — either way you buy them for a mining rig. You install the cards (new or used) and then you mine with them. Why buying used cards make you rape your risers frequently by installing/removing the cards?

Why would I buy a mining rig and then sell it after 2 months? Do people actually do this kind of stuff? What kind of a business model is that? Why not just keep the hardware and keep profiting from mining until the new generation of GPUs show up?

Of course volume can be smaller - just multiply width x lenght x height

I have one frame for 6 + 2 gpu and it is 54x45x30cm so 5.4 x 4.5 x 3.0 = 73L

mine is 7 +1 =  24x28x70 so 2.4 x 2.8 x 7.0 = 47L

So 3 of vertical will take the same amount of space as 2 normal ones, maybe not revelant for most ppl but for me it is


Risers mounted on spacers is very helfpul if you changing cards often and also can be mounted a lot quicker, i change cards bcoz I am buying them used from gumtree/ebay and also there are different models

WHY?
COST
after i leave shop, electronic parts lost value immiadately - doesnt matter if used 1-2 days of 3 months - 40$ instant loss for one card
8 x 1070 - lost in value 300-320$
this 330$ I will mine in 33-35days

and i dont even add other parts to the equation, like psu/cpu/ram etc


so if you do the math and for example build NEW mining rig from shop, and want to sell it after 2 months you will realized your profit will be close to zero

I kind of understand the first reason, but the other 4 don't make much sense to me. The volume can't be smaller — you're still putting the same amount of computer hardware inside a frame, so why does it matter whether it's vertical or horizontal? And why "mounted risers on spacers", what's the point? When you're building a horizontal rig, the risers just sit on a support beam, by themselves — they don't need any mounting that way. I also don't understand how it is less cost and why you compare it with a "normal frame in shop" (instead of a self-built horizontal frame). Vertical rig like this requires a lot more work cause you have to fight the gravity: you have to attach the motherboard, the risers.. while with horizontal rigs the board and risers can just sit on support beams without any screws and spacers. I can agree with the first reason (although it's only relevant if you have up to 2-3 rigs, cause even with 3 rigs stacked horizontals require similar (if not smaller) footprint). All the other reasons sound strange to me.

New project in progress

28x30cm base+ 70cm height (little bigger but i can fit 2x psu + 8 gpu + atx + long and wide gpus (zotac amp)

+ 5x120mm on front panel

I heard from a contact that since that batch of RX 570's they flew in from China directly, a 6 X 570 system costs them under $1300 all inclusive, while it costs me over $2100

Nice pictures 

I think, a little bit better cooling is moving up and far away from the wall

Ah, my bad ... not an Asrock board then. $160 isn't a bad price, wonder what they get the GPUs for in a bulk purchase - dealing direct with the manufacturer ... prices we can only dream of 

i like your style.  My first frame is more of a giant test bed it could be placed horizontal as well but its been working better upright.  at the moment it only has 7 cards in it but it could easily do 16, maybe even 20.
https://i.imgur.com/WixHBCi.jpg

That is awesome! I'm waiting for your dimensions and material Thanks

I can plug one more

Its clever, regarding space wise.

Thank you for the images.