Rig stats and pics
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[quote name=“DeadZebra” post=“1753” timestamp=“1368090851”]
I’m not sure about 6 but I think 5 might be fine because I have heard of many rigs using a 5 card setup but none using 6x 7950. You are going to need to use PCI-E risers for a 5card setup though I think.
[/quote]I have the 4X 7950 setup on risers which is great for cooling, but I guess its a 5 card setup for the next rig, it must be a motherboard limit. Cheers for that.
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I just ordered a 7 slot board and will try a 7x7950 rig :) I even found a supplier that sells PCIEx1 to 4 * PCIEx1 for about 180 a piece. If that works I might be able to do even more. Though the drivers only go until 8 I think.
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Damn, feel bad. Mining for 9h straight and found 188 shares -.-’ ahh my GPU sucks…
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[quote name=“ChristianRiesen” post=“1791” timestamp=“1368098997”]
I just ordered a 7 slot board and will try a 7x7950 rig :) I even found a supplier that sells PCIEx1 to 4 * PCIEx1 for about 180 a piece. If that works I might be able to do even more. Though the drivers only go until 8 I think.
[/quote]Cool man let me know if it works :) would be very interesting to hear about.
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[quote name=“DeadZebra” post=“1875” timestamp=“1368115354”]
[quote author=ChristianRiesen link=topic=264.msg1791#msg1791 date=1368098997]
I just ordered a 7 slot board and will try a 7x7950 rig :) I even found a supplier that sells PCIEx1 to 4 * PCIEx1 for about 180 a piece. If that works I might be able to do even more. Though the drivers only go until 8 I think.
[/quote]Cool man let me know if it works :) would be very interesting to hear about.
[/quote]Indeed! Are you making your own case? You should make a topic and take some pictures!
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I’m making my own “case”, yes. I’ll weld steel together for it since I got easy access to it. I’ll start with a simply open frame and then see if adding sidepanels will improve airflow and temperatures. Working on a simple 3D model for it now so I got all the measurements right. I’ll make a thread and post pictures as soon as there is something to see. Apparently ordering 7 GPU’s at once is uncommon for my purchasing place of choice and so I’m still waiting on those. the rest would be ready.
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[quote name=“ChristianRiesen” post=“1887” timestamp=“1368116108”]
I’m making my own “case”, yes. I’ll weld steel together for it since I got easy access to it. I’ll start with a simply open frame and then see if adding sidepanels will improve airflow and temperatures. Working on a simple 3D model for it now so I got all the measurements right. I’ll make a thread and post pictures as soon as there is something to see. Apparently ordering 7 GPU’s at once is uncommon for my purchasing place of choice and so I’m still waiting on those. the rest would be ready.
[/quote]I look forward to the pictures! =)
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[quote name=“ChristianRiesen” post=“1791” timestamp=“1368098997”]
I just ordered a 7 slot board and will try a 7x7950 rig :) I even found a supplier that sells PCIEx1 to 4 * PCIEx1 for about 180 a piece. If that works I might be able to do even more. Though the drivers only go until 8 I think.
[/quote]Please keep us updated on that build, I’m attempting a 6 card rig for my next build,
the only quirk on my last build (4X 7950 see pic below)
I used a 16x riser connected to a 1X riser which was connected to the PCI1 slot as the 1Xriser cable was long enough to reach the fourth card.[IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/35mjm90.jpg[/img]
What are your plans on heat management?
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Working on the 3d model for it right this moment.
I will post pictures of that with explanations as soon as I’m done.
I noticed in builds like the one you showed here, that many say they have no space for more cards because the cables are too short, but then the board sits at the edge of the rig. If your rig was wider, you could use the ports on the right side easier. Or simply having the the board not sit at the edge but more to the left (on picture) would increase the possible space.
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Getting my new rig today :) Will be setting up my new and old rig to use their CPU for mining as well :P
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Pyxis - looks awfully like my rigs. 8)
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[quote name=“Nutnut” post=“2126” timestamp=“1368184790”]
Pyxis - looks awfully like my rigs. 8)–image removed–
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Good god nutnut… Why don’t I have the money for this. Also noting the 3 pronged UK plug. Curisosity now gets the better of me, how much are you paying per KWh for your electric ?
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Cost of leccy currently .1256/kwh but it should be dropping to .0941/kwh once British Gas pulls their finger out! :)
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[quote name=“Nutnut” post=“2131” timestamp=“1368185861”]
Cost of leccy currently .1256/kwh but it should be dropping to .0941/kwh once British Gas pulls their finger out! :)[/quote]
And how about the standing charge, your upfront fee? ^^;
(I’m only curious because I’ve recently swapped providers myself. My new tariff is £0.18/day standing charge and £0.1197 kwh with EDF) -
NutNut that looks like a sweet ass rig 8)
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[quote name=“ShadowEW” post=“2205” timestamp=“1368198445”]
And how about the standing charge, your upfront fee? ^^;
[/quote]23.56p per day.
[quote author=Markus1337 link=topic=264.msg2218#msg2218 date=1368201341]
NutNut that looks like a sweet ass rig 8)
[/quote]You’re kidding?? It’s a damn eyesore!! ;D
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Single Gigabyte 7950, getting 627 khashes/sec, and 63 degrees Celsius.
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I have an Asus 5770 CuCore and recently got an MSI 7870.
Getting around 420kHash during the day when i need my desktop and 480 overnight.
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Thanks for posting that pic Nutnut, and for the advice ChristianRiesen, it will help with my next build.
I can easily imagine the heat in that room Nutnut.If anyone lives near or has access to a recycling center it might be worth asking them for computer parts or even to purchase parts of them cheaply, like the motherboards, psu, psu cables, chips, ram, you might even get lucky with a few cards.
For free wattage, it might be worth looking at anything that can generate up to a 1000 watts to power your rig, I know 1.5Kw wind turbines cost about $1000 but I dont know if you can use this with a battery system for reliable power. Any thoughts or ideas on this are most welcome.
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Got my new rig a 7950 running at 610 and 78c. Does anyone have better settings to get more out of my 7950 cards on cgminer?