@philipma1957
Have you been able to get a good deal for the 8 GPU board with no 24 pin ?
Best quotation i got so far is 139$ , i am more interested in creating my own panda miner so i can use all my RXs and server PSU.
This is something I would like to pickup sometime in the not so distant future.
8 slots; onboard CPU or socket (open to either); No 24 pin (if able) and no pCIE connectors off the short edge such as the pandaminer has; I really want them off the front or back of the board so that I can easily mount it inside one of my 26" shipping cases =)
One of them is going to end up being my home network hub on the ranch. Cellular internet and VPN client/server, and all of my mining machines in one package. Ill be able to seal it up and move or even ship it by simply unplugging it's power and any attached cables. Eventually we will outfit these and place them in locations to be self contained satellite "off the grid"-like systems.
I just know ill be wanting to eventually fit my entire power allotment in one package, right now it would be two of them, and i'd like to make more dense, but still enclosed and mountable (4u framework) so I can fit it all... but since winter is hitting finally, I wont mind keeping my miners inside for the season. I am accustom to the hum and background sound of fans.