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legendary
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June 25, 2020, 07:45:26 AM
#18
good job Wink what programs do you use for mining?
Aside from monitoring, 'programs' only relate to mining altcoins and this is the Bitcoin area, not crapcoin. Bitcoin has been a stand-alone ASIC-only world since mid 2013. Yeah all the miners may use embedded forks of cgminer in them but that is as far as 'programs' go.
legendary
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June 16, 2020, 10:22:41 AM
#18

None of those answers matter to anyone but OP himself, you don't have the same power rate he does, you don't have access to the same mining gear prices, heck even your wife and his probably spend different amounts of money, so really if he tells you that he doesn't work anywhere and simply lives on the profit of mining it doesn't mean you can do the same. Roll Eyes

Malaysiaboy is mining with S9i and T9+ and he probably has access to almost free power, so he is still making a profit out of those gears, but rest assured that you will be making a loss if you were to duplicate his setup somewhere else, again the reason why those answers are irrelevant to anyone else but him.

If you plan on mining and need to collect some information, you could start your own topic, tell us what is your electricity rate, how cheap/expensive can you buy mining gears, and based on that we would be able to give you some free advice.
newbie
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December 29, 2020, 07:09:43 AM
#17
I don't have a big pc too mine hardly and i don't have a gpu either. Recently i started mining on https://www.mintme.com/ , there you don't need to have a pc gamer to mine crypto, you just need to have a common pc and power to start doing. If you know about another platform where you can do it, tell me!
jr. member
Activity: 40
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February 27, 2020, 03:21:39 AM
#16
Yeah, everything is good and working well... thanks guys  Grin
newbie
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Merit: 48
February 20, 2020, 06:18:07 AM
#15
Spot on IMHO.... the hot air coming out of the equipment will dry up any place in no time. I personally see two distinct downsides to humidity 1) high RH% means less cooling efficiency, which doesn't really help in an already hot environment, and 2) if you lose power and the miners are exposed to humidity it'll be a PITA to turn them on. As they cool down they'll generate condensation and shorts.... yep, electrical shorts... I've tried all sorts of things and ultimately settled on using HPS bulbs to dry out specific racks and then use those to dry up the rest of the farm. Also, 30C ambient is fine, just be prepared to have about a ~10-15% variation in hash rate between hot and cold periods of the day and plan accordingly.
legendary
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November 12, 2019, 09:55:53 PM
#14
Hi, thanks for your personal sharing  Cheesy

The location at West Malaysia. Yes, Malaysia have a tropical climate everyday  Sad
We did a good insulation and exhaust system in our farms to maintain a good environment for the machines.

Wink Wink Wink

Its not that hard once you learn how to control humidity. Hint: The exhaust of the miners...

Another way to ignore the humidity problem entirely is going with immersion, but that's a whole bag of expertise.

Ambient temp is overrated, i have seen it working with ambient 40°C, so 30°C ish or so is just fine. Its just a matter of moving air, and preferably filter it to reduce maintenance (or just do periodic scheduled cleaning maintenance, if your labor is cheap).
legendary
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October 19, 2019, 04:27:51 PM
#13
I know Malaysia very well too, lived there long enough,  i know some miners get free electricity , basically they steal the power line and place the farm somewhere remote so the whole farm hit ROI in 4-5 months and it does not matter what happens next, sort of a hit and run !

While Malaysia is very humid all year long, temps are not high at all, in KL for example it seldom goes above 25-27 , so cooling in general is not a huge problem to deal with.

There is however a problem with the Malaysian authority and police, I assume things got better now after they got rid of Najib, but I wouldn't be surprised if you had to bribe the police to run a mining business if you are foreigner, so you will most likely need a Malaysian partner whom you highly trust, and that  itself is an extra cost, unless your partner will actually contribute to the business, but why would they?
legendary
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October 02, 2019, 04:51:42 AM
#12
Cool! Very cool!

I knew someone who did it a couple of years ago on a very small scale and it didn't turn out to be profitable (in East Malaysia, and tariffs are slightly different or were at the time anyway).

A lot of cheap commercial area that are still bargains for rent I believe and some places cooler than most. You said the sound is inaudible on the ground floor so that's helpful. No complaints from top floor neighbours though?

Good luck and keep the updates coming =)
jr. member
Activity: 40
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October 01, 2019, 10:34:22 AM
#11
Hi, thanks for your personal sharing  Cheesy

The location at West Malaysia. Yes, Malaysia have a tropical climate everyday  Sad
We did a good insulation and exhaust system in our farms to maintain a good environment for the machines.

Wink Wink Wink
============== Current status and progress ==============
https://pasteboard.co/IzYaA4Q.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IzYaScd.jpg

updated on 1 October 2019
legendary
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October 01, 2019, 01:54:01 AM
#10
Could have sworn I checked this place earlier, didn't see this gem.

Would you mind sharing a location roughly (I know Malaysia very well)? East or West? Had all kinds of discussions on mining in the past with guys there but in the end no one could really come up with a profitable plan. Electricity costs are somewhat manageable, even considered LNG generators, and even if you didn't pay commercial tariffs... the problem is, as is apparent in above posts: the environment. Tropical climate is just so messy to deal with unless you pay a lot for insulation and cooling -- which then just brings costs all up. Very interested in your ventilation setup.
jr. member
Activity: 40
Merit: 32
September 11, 2019, 10:58:16 AM
#9
what is the material you are using to separate the room? I am trying to build a similar set-up. but I am hung up on which is the best material to use to split the intake from the hot exhaust.

Hi, sorry for late reply... quite busing these few days...  Undecided Undecided Undecided
The material that we used for separating the room is Gypsum Board Partition. you may google it  Wink


============== Current status and progress ==============
https://pasteboard.co/IwVPSDi.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IwVQ70o.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IwVR43B.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IwVRbrX.jpg


preparing for customer 105 units S9i and T9+   Kiss Kiss Kiss
updated on 11 September 2019
newbie
Activity: 2
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September 06, 2019, 08:51:37 PM
#8
what is the material you are using to separate the room? I am trying to build a similar set-up. but I am hung up on which is the best material to use to split the intake from the hot exhaust.
jr. member
Activity: 40
Merit: 32
September 01, 2019, 05:33:27 AM
#7
looking forward to seeing pics of it at completion.

thanks... will update again on the progress by progress Grin Grin Grin


Very good, will the new room you are building have any noise system?
Interesting is to put together a ventilation system for cold air, so it will help your machines always working cold. Another thing is the holes in the wall to separate the air intake to the air outlet?
Another thing that needs to be taken care of is the power cords, not end up putting above the allowed load.

yes, the noise are still there... but can't hear it at downstair. Will update again on the setup with ventilation system  Wink Wink
The main purpose of the holes is to isolate the intake air and exhaust air ... so the exhausted air(hot air) will not loop into the machines again...  Grin 
legendary
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August 29, 2019, 01:17:53 PM
#6
looking forward to seeing pics of it at completion.
jr. member
Activity: 40
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August 27, 2019, 11:22:24 PM
#5
Looks very nice and has a lot of potential but needs some TLC.

I saw the miners have dust on them, thick one.

Are you not worried to run them in an environment like that?

yeah... quite dusty here... need to do house keep every few months  Kiss



Looks pretty impressive. I just have a small suggestion.

You need to manage your wires much better. The way they are hanging, cobwebs and spiders nests would become a real problem pretty soon. So try to consolidate all your wires into a single channel so it is easier to clean.

How much did you spend overall on all things combined here?

yeah, our colleague just plug and play.... very messy  Shocked Shocked

overall around 6k usd per farm  Grin



new farm setup is on the way  Grin Grin Grin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfR3vJiGuus
full member
Activity: 392
Merit: 159
August 11, 2019, 07:46:48 AM
#4
Looks very nice and has a lot of potential but needs some TLC.

I saw the miners have dust on them, thick one.

Are you not worried to run them in an environment like that?
jr. member
Activity: 40
Merit: 32
July 21, 2019, 08:45:14 AM
#3
You are using a split room I suppose ? can you add a picture of how the back side (exhaust) of the room looks like ? it would also be great if you could share information about what materials you used to split  the cold room from the hot room , how you did it, wiring , rack etc ..

and dude do a bit cable management, you are blocking the fans with all those wires hanging everywhere , and I thought mine was badly managed  Grin

Great stuff anyway, thank you for sharing I know some Malaysian miners,the power rate you guys have is pretty decent.

thanks for your suggestions, the network and power cables quite messy  Grin

yeah, i will get the back side (exhaust) when onsite again.
legendary
Activity: 2436
Merit: 6643
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July 21, 2019, 08:36:09 AM
#2
You are using a split room I suppose ? can you add a picture of how the back side (exhaust) of the room looks like ? it would also be great if you could share information about what materials you used to split  the cold room from the hot room , how you did it, wiring , rack etc ..

and dude do a bit cable management, you are blocking the fans with all those wires hanging everywhere , and I thought mine was badly managed  Grin

Great stuff anyway, thank you for sharing I know some Malaysian miners,the power rate you guys have is pretty decent.
jr. member
Activity: 40
Merit: 32
July 21, 2019, 03:14:26 AM
#1
Hello  Wink

I just built a small mining farm and like to share the progress with you all.

PICs :
https://pasteboard.co/IoYqvCw.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IoYqR2X.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IoYr0HH.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IoYrgPN.jpg

Let's keep going  Grin

new farm is otw  Grin Grin Grin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfR3vJiGuus

updated on 2 September 2019

new repair center  Grin Grin Grin

https://youtu.be/hkZ3uj023S8
https://pasteboard.co/IvHzKmr.jpg

updated on 4 September 2019

https://pasteboard.co/IwVPSDi.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IwVQ70o.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IwVR43B.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/IwVRbrX.jpg

preparing for customer 105 units S9i and T9+  Kiss Kiss Kiss

updated on 11 September 2019
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