Doc's mini-Crypto Farm - 5 Rack Mounted Rigs
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I will start by saying that most of this is overkill... and that might be an understatement, but I really like the way its turning out. I've had fun building it and tweaking on it. ROI is insane, but I'm not in it for a profit - I'm in it because I enjoy doing it.
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I've recently (mid-June 2018) over-hauled my farm with major config changes, so I decided to over-haul this post as well.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++My farm consists of 5 rigs - each running 8 GPU's.
Each rig is installed into a modified Rosewill 4U Server chassis and are mounted in my HP 22U Server Cabinet. For anyone curious as to how I modified the server chassis: Link Here
mini-Crypto Farm with Power-Tree
mini-Crypto Farm Closed (ignore the mess on top, I was still working on it)
mini-Crypto Farm Back Side 1*
mini-Crypto Farm Back Side 2*
Major Parts
- HP 22U Server Cabinet
- 5x Rosewill 4U Server Chassis
- 6x Network Managed 20A PDU's (PM10-20A)
- 17" LCD/Keyboard & Mouse/8-Port KVM Console
- Remote 5-Ch Temperature & Humidity Monitor
- 16-Port Network Switch
- PowerTree Details Here
Remote Temperature & Humidity Monitor
** More Pics and Info as I can get to it. **
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The Rigs:
Doc's Mini Noob Farm @ miner.farm==================================
Crypto-01 - nVidia Rig:
Case: Rosewill RSV-L4500
CPU: Intel G3930
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Motherboard: ASUS B250 MINING EXPERT (v1010 BIOS)
Power: VentureMax 1300W
Risers: Rebbic VER009S
GPU:Notes:
The Asus B250 Mining Expert motherboard will only support 13 regular GPU's. In order to get 19 GPU's to work at the same time, 8 of the 19 must be P106-100 GPU's.Rock solid stable with PimpOS 2.6!
Mining ETH on Ethminer v0.16.0 - 181.80 Mh/s using ~980W @ 8.25Agpu-config.json:
- nVidia GTX 1060
- Core: 120
- Mem: 900
- Pwr: 100
- Fan: 100
- Temp: 70
Crypto-01 Naked
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Crypto-02 - AMD Rig:
Case: Rosewill RSV-L4500
CPU: Intel G3930
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-270P-D3 (MIN.F8A BIOS)
Power: VentureMax 1300W
Risers: Rebbic VER009S
Misc: PCI Express 1 to 8 Mining Riser Card
GPU:- 5x Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 GAMING OC 4G REv2.0 (GV-RX560GAMING OC-4GD REV2.0)
- 3x ASUS Radeon RX 580 O4G Dual-fan OC (DUAL-RX580-O4G)
Crypto-02 - Notes:
It is possible to run 9 GPUs on this board, but you will need to use a 1-to-8 PCIe extender board in PCIe 16x slot #3. The ninth GPU will run from the 16x PCIe slot #1. (I tried for a 10th card, but no matter which slot I tried, the motherboard would not post. I even tried a M.2 adapter and still no post. The Gigabyte website claims this motherboard will only run 7 GPUs, but this is proof that the website is wrong - 9 GPUs is the real limit. LOL)Rock solid stable with PimpOS 2.6!
Mining ETH with Ethminer v0.16.0 - 135.60 Mh/s using ~1150W @ 9.5Agpu-config.json:
- AMD
- ONE CLICK BIOS only
Crypto-02 Naked
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Crypto-03 - Mixed GPU Rig:
Case: Rosewill RSV-L4500
CPU: Intel G3930
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-270P-D3 (MIN.F8A BIOS)
Power: EVGA 1000GQ
Risers: Rebbic VER009S
Misc: PCI Express 1 to 8 Mining Riser Card
GPU:- 2x ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)
- 2x ASUS PH-GTX1060-3G GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Phoenix (PH-GTX1060-3G)
- 3x Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 GAMING 4GB (GV-RX570GAMING-4GD)
- 1x Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 GAMING OC 4G REv2.0 (GV-RX560GAMING OC-4GD REV2.0)
Notes:
(Same as Crypto-02)Rock solid stable with PimpOS 2.6!
4x GTX 1060 - Mining ETH on Ethminer v0.16.0 - 83.02 Mh/s
AMD - Mining ETH on Ethminer v0.16.0 - 83.17 Mh/s
using ~1100W @ 9.10Agpu-config.json:
- nVidia GTX 1060
- Core: 120
- Mem: 900
- Pwr: 100
- Fan: 100
- Temp: 70
- AMD
- ONE CLICK BIOS only
Crypto-03 Naked
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Crypto-04 & Crypto-05 - nVidia Rigs
Case: Rosewill RSV-L4500
CPU: Intel G3930
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-270P-D3 (MIN.F8A BIOS)
Power: EVGA 1000GQ
Risers: Rebbic VER009S
GPU:- 3x EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, 03G-P4-6162-KR, 3GB
- 3x MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC
- 2x MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT LP
Notes:
(Same as Crypto-02)Rock solid stable with PimpOS 2.6!
3x GTX 1060 - Mining ETH on Ethminer v0.16.0 - 67.37 Mh/s
5x GTX 1050 - Mining ZEN on DSTM v0.6.0 - 797 Sol/s
using ~1000W @ 8.56Agpu-config.json:
- nVidia GTX 1060
- Core: 120
- Mem: 900
- Pwr: 100
- Fan: 100
- Temp: 70
- nVidia GTX 1050
- Core: 40
- Mem: 200
- Pwr: 65
- Fan: 100
- Temp: 70
Crypto-04 & Crypto-05 Naked
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Crypto-TB
Case: Lian Li PC-T60B ATX/Micro ATX Test Bench (Black)
CPU: Dual Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670
RAM: 48GB DDR3 ECC/Registered/Buffered
Motherboard: Supermicro X8DTH-iF
Power: EVGA 1000GQ
GPU:- 1x EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 3GB GDDR5 (03G-P4-6160-KR)
- 1x Gigabyte GV-RX560OC-4GD REV2.0 Radeon RX 560 OC 4GB
ASIC:
Notes:
This is my Test Bed/Test Bench (or TB for short - where it's Crypto-TB name comes from).
I use this setup to beta test PiMP OS. It sits in my office next to my main computer. It's open case design allows me to quickly make changes to the hardware config for testing.
It is an old server motherboard and spare parts build. Yes, the 48GB of RAM is overkill, but there's no reason to pull them, so I left them in the system.
I'm also running some old and outdated USB ASIC's on this rig. Don't ask... I do it because I want to.PiMP OS 2.8.3 Beta
Crypto-TB front
Crypto-TB back
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Other:PCI Express 1-to-8 Mining Riser Card
My Main Command & Control Station (LOL It's just my main computer in my office.)
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Great rig! Very neat and tidy as well.
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That is very professional work indeed. Always did want to do this with my own Rosewill RSV-4000 myself. Thanks for sharing it with us!
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Updated post. Combined all rigs into one posting. Additional pictures added. Parts updated for 4th rig.
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Aww, no PiMP logos or backgrounds. Partial redemption for PiMP Discord and forum screenshots though! :)
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I'm waiting for your marketing team to finalize their stuff, but, fear not... for I am going to paint this cabinet green and yellow and slap the Pimp symbol right on it. 😎
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Major farm overhaul is planned for next week.
Reasons:
- Power balancing: I need to balance the power demand across the farm.
- Air-flow/cooling: Reducing each rig to 8 GPU's.
- Beta Testing: Having an nVidia, AMD, and mixed-GPU (nVidia & AMD) rig will allow more flexibility in testing.
The spare RX560's (3) and GTX1050 (1) will be added to the new layout.
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Great work Doc and that is a nice rebuild project you got there. I can't say I haven't rebuilt a million times to try all the different scenarios out myself!
Also, That spreadsheet is great - keeps things nice and organized and professional. Thanks for sharing!
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Post and pics have been updated to reflect the results of the farm overhaul.
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Added Crypto-TB to the post.
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