Hey guys!! here is another quick DIY, this time for something a little more crypto related. I've been building rigs and mining since before Dogecoin and there have been many things I have learned along the way. The most important thing I learned was, the more money you spend, the more you cut into your profits. I love the look of the 6 GPU open ait mining racks you could buy, but they were pretty much as expensive as a graphics card, so naturally I stayed away from those. Recently I picked up a ton of these old 2U rack servers (cause I love computers and someone was throwing them away). They look like this
They are super fun to mess with, but the most intriguing thing is they have some sweet fans pushing some serious air through the components. I thought to myself, If i could strip it down to just the fans, I could modify it to hold 6 GPU and get cooled with the server fans. so I took out all the components using a drill to cut through the rivets and I got it as empty as I could. I started cutting some foam to seat the USB Risers into.
I even got a small aluminum bar to rivet onto the back side to have something to screw the GPUs to.
I already had some GPUs and risers so I got to put everything together right away.
It took me about 2 hours to complete the whole thing and get it up and running, and I also purchased a 1200w dell server PSU with a breakout board to really cut down on power supply costs. Now its been mining away and keeping cool for over 2 months now. Still haven't loaded it up to 6 GPUs though.
