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    • R
      RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

      My basement is now warmer than the rest of my house, the foundation has been warming up over the last week and now no longer feels cold.

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      • Wellenreiter
        Wellenreiter Moderators last edited by

        using a mining farm to heat the basement is the most sophisticated heating solution I’ve seen so far :D

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        • R
          RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

          3rd winter with some of these space heaters (gpus)

          My original msi 7970 from June 2013 is still mining today!

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          • R
            RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

            Muhahah, I have reached equilibrium in the house finally, just needed the slab to warm up enough…

            Temps in the house are @ 70f and are set @ 64f…maybe I can stop our oil usage or put a dent in it this year

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            • R
              RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

              Might be a short mining season, temps are headed back up with no sign of going back down… what a sad winter.

              Once I need to start cooling my house I will scale back mining till the fall.

              For those that are curious I am successfully heating 1800 sqft of house with my server farm. I can set the temp at 60f and the upstairs house will be 65 at night and into the 70s during the day. My basement where the servers sit goes as low as 70 during the night and upwards of 85f during the day.

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              • Wellenreiter
                Wellenreiter Moderators last edited by

                You seem to use an USB connection from the motherboard to the GPU.
                I’ve never seen that.
                How does that work and what parts are needed to build that setup?

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                • ghostlander
                  ghostlander Regular Member @Wellenreiter last edited by

                  @Wellenreiter said:

                  You seem to use an USB connection from the motherboard to the GPU.
                  I’ve never seen that.
                  How does that work and what parts are needed to build that setup?

                  It isn’t USB. It’s PCIe x1 over a cable which looks like USB.

                  Something like ASRock BTC Pro Kit, but more advanced.

                  http://www.asrock.com/mb/spec/card.asp?Model=BTC PRO Kit

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                  • AmDD
                    AmDD Regular Member @ghostlander last edited by

                    @ghostlander said:

                    @Wellenreiter said:

                    You seem to use an USB connection from the motherboard to the GPU.
                    I’ve never seen that.
                    How does that work and what parts are needed to build that setup?

                    It isn’t USB. It’s PCIe x1 over a cable which looks like USB.

                    Something like ASRock BTC Pro Kit, but more advanced.

                    http://www.asrock.com/mb/spec/card.asp?Model=BTC PRO Kit

                    you can find them on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-E-1x-to-16x-0-6M-USB-3-0-Powered-Extender-Riser-Card-Adapter-w-Molex-Bitcoin-/281279202978?hash=item417d8c06a2:g:p6EAAOxyGwNTFnY9

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                    • Wellenreiter
                      Wellenreiter Moderators last edited by

                      @ghostlander @AmDD

                      Thanks :smiley:

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                      • R
                        RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member @ghostlander last edited by

                        @ghostlander said:

                        @Wellenreiter said:

                        You seem to use an USB connection from the motherboard to the GPU.
                        I’ve never seen that.
                        How does that work and what parts are needed to build that setup?

                        It isn’t USB. It’s PCIe x1 over a cable which looks like USB.

                        Something like ASRock BTC Pro Kit, but more advanced.

                        http://www.asrock.com/mb/spec/card.asp?Model=BTC PRO Kit

                        I can confirm that these are in fact USB cables, however, instead of using a ribbon cable the pcie 1x signal is sent via the wires in the USB cable… so pretty much re-purposing analog equipment for another digital purpose. There is a pcie 1x adapter I plug the USB cables directly into and I also use a 90 degree USB elbow to get under the 2nd PSU. I am guessing this could be done via an cat 5/6 cable?

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                        • R
                          RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

                          Came home and it was over 90f in the basement and mid 70s around the house… is this February?

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                          • Wellenreiter
                            Wellenreiter Moderators @RIPPEDDRAGON last edited by

                            @RIPPEDDRAGON said:

                            Came home and it was over 90f in the basement and mid 70s around the house… is this February?

                            Looks more like a proof that global warming is ongoing.
                            I assume the outside temperature is not very low at the moment, right?

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                              RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member @Wellenreiter last edited by

                              @Wellenreiter said:

                              @RIPPEDDRAGON said:

                              Came home and it was over 90f in the basement and mid 70s around the house… is this February?

                              Looks more like a proof that global warming is ongoing.
                              I assume the outside temperature is not very low at the moment, right?

                              In the 50s and 0 inches of snow on the ground, I would normally have built a 6 person snow shelter by now… I could try with mud… the ground isnt even really frozen.

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                              • AmDD
                                AmDD Regular Member @RIPPEDDRAGON last edited by

                                @RIPPEDDRAGON said:

                                @Wellenreiter said:

                                @RIPPEDDRAGON said:

                                Came home and it was over 90f in the basement and mid 70s around the house… is this February?

                                Looks more like a proof that global warming is ongoing.
                                I assume the outside temperature is not very low at the moment, right?

                                In the 50s and 0 inches of snow on the ground, I would normally have built a 6 person snow shelter by now… I could try with mud… the ground isnt even really frozen.

                                Same weather here. My yard and driveway (gravel) is a muddy mess!

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                                • R
                                  RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

                                  Good FTC prices today, looks like I got paid to keep my house warm 3 winters in a row. Thanks guys!

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                                  • R
                                    RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

                                    As the seasons change stay tuned for part 2 - Ahh Im melting in here! -2016 Gpu summer miner efficiency tuning

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                                    • R
                                      RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

                                      So after doing so looking around trying to figure out what to do, here is my plan for the spring for the farm.

                                      1. Build another rig, I ordered a CPU/MOBO/Ram combo from a friend on the forums and have several GPUs sitting

                                      2. Bake in the oven and try to resurrect 2 dead 7970s

                                      3. Get a copy of ethOS and mod it to include nsgminer for easy mining of both FTC and ETH

                                      4. Spend a bunch of time re-flashing GPUs to get them all stable and maxed out for efficiency

                                      5. Install 1 or 2 8-12 inch duct exhaust fans in the basement to suck hot air outside

                                      6. Get an electrician friend over for an evening to increase my available circuits to mine with

                                      7. If I move to linux mining, rebuild 5 or 6 GPUs per rig

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                                      • R
                                        RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

                                        Mother nature is drunk and cant figure out what the weather should be. Went from nearly 70f on Friday to 27f and snowing today.

                                        Cooling will be an issue once temps maintain themselves above 50f. On Friday I came home to 87f upstairs and in the 90s in my basement. Opened up a bunch of windows to vent and got it back into the 70s. Then woke up to open windows and it was snowing outside LOL

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                                        • R
                                          RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

                                          Lots of work to come, I have a rackmount AC unit on its way along with a bunch of Edimax smart plugs. The current plan is to build or buy an rack locally and then vent the hot side outside via a 6 inch duct.

                                          I might just build a rack from wood and ignore rails and ears… we will see.

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                                          • AmDD
                                            AmDD Regular Member @RIPPEDDRAGON last edited by

                                            @RIPPEDDRAGON said:

                                            Lots of work to come, I have a rackmount AC unit on its way along with a bunch of Edimax smart plugs. The current plan is to build or buy an rack locally and then vent the hot side outside via a 6 inch duct.

                                            I might just build a rack from wood and ignore rails and ears… we will see.

                                            whichever way you go, remember… pics or it didnt happen! :)

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