XS member builds a 100k PPD farm

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

Saw this over on XS a few minutes ago, and was all like 'damn, that's incredible'. So I had to share it with you guys :cool:

Here are a few samples:

More available at the source

This guy is amazing, nearly 80k today! :respect:

p_o_s_pc · Oct 12, 2010

wow that is just insane. All of them water cooled that is sweet. I'm sure his bank account isn't too happy with him ATM.

mlee49 · Oct 12, 2010

I'd love to dedicate half of my garage to a project like that and then another half of my years annual salary to the goodies

More power to him!

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

It's sure incredible!

For comparison, today his output was about 25% of TPU's entire WCG team's output! :respect:

I applaud what he is doing, some day I wish to be able to DC on a scale like this.

(FIH) The Don · Oct 12, 2010

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is insane dedication lol :laugh:

lookin at the pics, i dont hink he lacks the funds lol

but it is nice to see some of the other guys over there sending him free stuff to help him with that HUGE project

Soylent Joe · Oct 12, 2010

This is the kind of thing I'd do if I had access to unlimited capital. Except, it would be a whole rented house full, and they'd all be 980x's.

Pretty awesome though.

SystemViper · Oct 12, 2010

so what do you think a very rough ballpark would be
for his monthly nut :twitch:

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

(FIH) The Don said:
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is insane dedication lol

lookin at the pics, i dont hink he lacks the funds lol

but it is nice to see some of the other guys over there sending him free stuff to help him with that HUGE project

Yeah, it looks like based on his car he has some money to burn

And a lot of guys have been sending him HDDs and RAM and whatever...they're a cool team, just like us :toast:

Soylent Joe said:
This is the kind of thing I'd do if I had access to unlimited capital. Except, it would be a whole rented house full, and they'd all be 980x's.

Pretty awesome though.

Many of his are the Xeon equivalents

EDIT @ SV: He said that each hex-core setup is around 200w, so maybe 2.5kw for all, which is not quite $5 a day at our electric rates

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

That's just ridiculous! :respect:

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

Ridiculous doesn't even begin to describe it :toast:

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

[Ion] said:
Ridiculous doesn't even begin to describe it

Ridiculous to the fifth power times infinity?

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

Something like that

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

[Ion] said:
Something like that

At least I'm closer :laugh:

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

I just can't imagine spending this much money :eek:

I can see spending enough to get a consistent ~25k like Mind, but I can't imagine paying as much as 75-100k PPD must cost.

Kantastic · Oct 12, 2010

Wouldn't it be more efficient to buy SR-2's & save on power supplies & hard drives? Possibly even a pump per system?

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

I'm not sure TBH. It very well could be, but the PSUs and HDDs he's using can't be more than $75 per system (combined)

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

If I only had the space to do that, I can save up the funds to do so. Oh, and I WOULD!

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

That's the spirit :respect:

What I've learned is not to overshoot myself, I went overboard w/ getting more GPUs for FAH earlier this year and the result was that I got banned from DC for a couple months....slow and steady does it

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

[Ion] said:
That's the spirit

What I've learned is not to overshoot myself, I went overboard w/ getting more GPUs for FAH earlier this year and the result was that I got banned from DC for a couple months....slow and steady does it

I was about to ask why you got banned, then it hit me.

Slowly but surely you make it anywhere!

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

400w+ heat output when it's 100F outside = pissed parents. But now I can justify the 400w heat load, it's getting cold overnight

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 12, 2010

Soylent Joe said:
This is the kind of thing I'd do if I had access to unlimited capital. Except, it would be a whole rented house full, and they'd all be 980x's.

And two weeks later the local SWAT team kicks in the door looking for the dope plants. :laugh:

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

Wrigleyvillain said:
And two weeks later the local SWAT team kicks in the door looking for the dope plants.

That reminds me of the Nvidia commercial that AMD/ATI did. I mean it's fucked up, but it was effin' hilarious!

[Ion] · Oct 12, 2010

Yeah...I have that vid on my phone :laugh:

But, I guess 2.5kw isn't too much, IIRC that's what Buck's farm was at one point, and I've seen other members of different DC teams with multi-KW FAH/WCG farms

DrPepper · Oct 12, 2010

Heh if he needs any more money he can just render an entire movie for hollywood.

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

^^^

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