Topic: suitable motherboards for old-supercomputing rack with many gpus? (Read 543 times)
If traditional mining is useless, then might as well go focus my energy on something more productive other than cryptocurrency. Good luck fellas.!
August 12, 2013, 12:33:09 AM
Custom GPU boards rather than motherboards, yes.
Using traditional ways to mine is now useless.
Get some custom FPGA/GPU chipsets, boards and boom - You have your own rig, if mass producable - a product.
Using traditional ways to mine is now useless.
Get some custom FPGA/GPU chipsets, boards and boom - You have your own rig, if mass producable - a product.
August 11, 2013, 11:03:06 PM
None.
GPU mining is dead. Even if it wasn't the only way to run 6 GPU (except watercooling which is too expensive) is to use extenders to spread them out and that will never fit in a rackmount case. With even 3 GPU you will likely burn them up in confined rackmount chassis.
If you buy 48 GPU today I 100% guarantee you will lose money.
GPU mining is dead. Even if it wasn't the only way to run 6 GPU (except watercooling which is too expensive) is to use extenders to spread them out and that will never fit in a rackmount case. With even 3 GPU you will likely burn them up in confined rackmount chassis.
If you buy 48 GPU today I 100% guarantee you will lose money.
Wait..., GPU mining is dead? Even for the goal of litecoin mining (which is what this is for?)
Please clarify. I thought litecoins can only be mined with GPU.
Maybe I miscommunicated; I have aquired a huge rack that was used to house an SGI supercomputer (7'x3'x5'). It is huge. The unit is in a 40°F cooled room; cooling is not an issue. I see pictures of ghetto gpu rigs with 4-5 gpus in milk crates all over this forum; surely 6 will it in a 7ft-tall supercomputer housing, no?
I have already ordered asics for bitcoin mining or ppcoin, but that is going to take 2+ months before I get them delivered.
So setting up a litecoin rig useless?
August 11, 2013, 10:59:52 PM
None.
GPU mining is dead. Even if it wasn't the only way to run 6 GPU (except watercooling which is too expensive) is to use extenders to spread them out and that will never fit in a rackmount case. With even 3 GPU you will likely burn them up in confined rackmount chassis.
If you buy 48 GPU today I 100% guarantee you will lose money.
GPU mining is dead. Even if it wasn't the only way to run 6 GPU (except watercooling which is too expensive) is to use extenders to spread them out and that will never fit in a rackmount case. With even 3 GPU you will likely burn them up in confined rackmount chassis.
If you buy 48 GPU today I 100% guarantee you will lose money.
August 11, 2013, 10:47:59 PM
Hi. I just acquired a server rackmount at my office that they were about to toss, with fans, power, and all that, in a chilly A/C room.
I am new to all of this. I intend to get lots of GPUs, though. What motherboards would be suitable for rigs that hold more than the standard 6 or less video cards? I am getting 48 gpus to start.
Thank you for any tips and pointers.
-Temuujin
I am new to all of this. I intend to get lots of GPUs, though. What motherboards would be suitable for rigs that hold more than the standard 6 or less video cards? I am getting 48 gpus to start.
Thank you for any tips and pointers.
-Temuujin
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