Gentlemen, I introduce to you: the HANGING RIG !
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So…let’s suppose you live in a very expensive city…there is no space for even an extra flower pot on the floor as a matter of fact!
and suppose you have a cat which you kind of like (we miners don’t do that pet stuff… 8) ) and you don’t fancy having trapped in a hot spinning GPU fan…
and a child whom you kind of like (we geeks don’t do that kid love stuff… 8) ) whom you don’t fancy going round pulling cables for fun and being elettroCUTEd…
the answer is…THE HANGING RIG!
throw the shoes out of the house and take ownership of the shoe cabinet just like a real MAN would ! :o1st:replace the door with a fabric curtain (IKEA) for extra ventilation. I put some sticky velcro so it closes nicely but it can be removed at any time easily…
[img]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/203/d5cl.jpg[/img]Admittedly there is no much space for the monitor but once the rig is nicely set-up I’ll just access it remotely anyway…
[img]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/838/3paw.jpg[/img]remove the shelves which just block air flow and replace with beams; invest 2.50 £ in a wooden beam from DIY shop, get it cut in small parts (B&Q does it for free) and invest the absurd sum of 1.49 £ on 50 plastic ties which you are going to insert in the screw holes of motherboard and GPUs…
Being hte cabinet not very deep, just 30cm, I had to use the height of it, so the 2 PSU go on top of the wooden beams.[img]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/838/ay1k.jpg[/img]
Having the motherboard in a central position it makes everything easier to access and at short distance. At the moment I put 1 GPU on the motherboard but strapped plastic ties around to hold on the weight. This will probbaly go onto a raiser as soon as I get it delivered. For the same reason more GPU will come soon. At least4, but may be putting up 6. Also I tried the Arctic USB Fans, you can see them in the pic, horizontally placed they help the flow of hot air going away from the GPUs.
[img]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/850/wfdy.jpg[/img]
It’s all a bit messy still but I may find the way to hide wires away once it’s all finalized.
and hte beauty is: I still have enough space for an additional whole rig.I’m considering buying a big fan or aircon system from Argos, there are some like this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4252452.htm#pdpFullProductInformation
which are narrow and would fit, what do you guys think? Will an aircon make the air too humid? waste too much energy? I must keep the noise down or my misses will show me who the real boss of the house is and send the rig the same way of the shoes…out the door! :-X
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You claimed back a cupboard?? That’s amazing I bow to your superior MAN skills.
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SWMBO once let me convert the airing cupboard to a chilli seedling nursery complete with 125w blue CFL. So the impossible does happen from time to time.
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That is well cool…
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PMSL!!!
Now thats dedication right there! Puts my petty caravan to shame, i love it ;D
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LMAO!!
Great idea :)
Thumbs up!!! 8)
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Those 290’s are noisy as all f*ck though…
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totally agree the R290 is a nightmare.I wish I bought all 280x with 2 or 3 fans…
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[quote name=“krasticrypto” post=“59190” timestamp=“1392498294”]
totally agree the R290 is a nightmare.I wish I bought all 280x with 2 or 3 fans…
[/quote]Solution to your problem :D
http://www.arctic.ac/eu_en/products/cooling/vga/accelero-hybrid.html -
[quote name=“krasticrypto” post=“59190” timestamp=“1392498294”]
totally agree the R290 is a nightmare.I wish I bought all 280x with 2 or 3 fans…
[/quote]The absolute kings of quiet are the Asus 270x, I would recommend them for all indoor rigs… I also experienced the same thing with the 290’s, so I did a deal with the IT Manager at work and snuck them into the server room, just to get them as far away from my ears as possible lol…
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[quote name=“Ignition75” post=“59195” timestamp=“1392502152”]
[quote author=krasticrypto link=topic=7598.msg59190#msg59190 date=1392498294]
totally agree the R290 is a nightmare.I wish I bought all 280x with 2 or 3 fans…
[/quote]The absolute kings of quiet are the Asus 270x, I would recommend them for all indoor rigs… I also experienced the same thing with the 290’s, so I did a deal with the IT Manager at work and snuck them into the server room, just to get them as far away from my ears as possible lol…
[/quote]How quiet are we talking?, what temp do they have? and how much space do you have inbetween?
Im looking at putting one more rig inside the house to get some heat in my office :) its gotten cold there since my farm went out to the caravan!BUT, it has to be wisper quiet ;)
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[quote name=“svennand” post=“59217” timestamp=“1392505948”]
[quote author=Ignition75 link=topic=7598.msg59195#msg59195 date=1392502152]
[quote author=krasticrypto link=topic=7598.msg59190#msg59190 date=1392498294]
totally agree the R290 is a nightmare.I wish I bought all 280x with 2 or 3 fans…
[/quote]The absolute kings of quiet are the Asus 270x, I would recommend them for all indoor rigs… I also experienced the same thing with the 290’s, so I did a deal with the IT Manager at work and snuck them into the server room, just to get them as far away from my ears as possible lol…
[/quote]How quiet are we talking?, what temp do they have? and how much space do you have inbetween?
Im looking at putting one more rig inside the house to get some heat in my office :) its gotten cold there since my farm went out to the caravan!BUT, it has to be wisper quiet ;)
[/quote]Hold up buddy, I will take a photo and send you some stats…
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OK, I’ve got 4 Asus 270x crammed into a milk crate, like so:
[img]http://imageshack.com/a/img809/1971/eknz.jpg[/img]
One is on the Mobo as I couldn’t get 4 working with risers…
Here are the stats:
[img]http://imageshack.com/a/img837/8475/00xw.jpg[/img]
Rock solid, no crashes ever. I can push those cards harder however as I’m about to take my rigs off location I want stability over performance. I have another rig with 2 x Sapphire Vortex 270x and 2 x Sapphire Toxic 270x and they are noisy like my 280’s, so make sure it’s the Asus ones.
I asked my girlfriend what the crate sounds like and she said “The quiet whisper of a modern refridgerator” so there’s your proof…
I’m about to sit down and space that 270x crate out like this for much better temps:
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Fantastic! Respect to the hanging rig!
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Yeah sorry for hijacking the thread mate…
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You claimed back a cupboard?? That’s amazing I bow to your superior MAN skills.
That pretty much sums it up :)
nice job with the hanging rig!
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Love the hanging rig option, it’s kind of close to the breaker/fuse box, is there some free electricity going on there? ;) :D
