Frame Build and Initial Assembly
After commencing work on the steel frame yesterday I still had a lot more welding and painting to do in order to finish building the frame for my new mining rig. I managed to finish fabrication last night and get a couple of coats of paint in along with a preliminary build this morning. I have taken the rig as far as it will go currently until the GPU's and CPU arrive tomorrow and/or Tuesday, so this will just be a quick update in order to keep the blog up to date with where I'm standing!
Oh, and in case you missed them, the previous stages of the build can be found below:
Link to Part 1
Link to Part 2
Link to Part 4
(Image: The welding of the steel rig frame continues...)
| Taking Shape... | Frame prior to painting... |
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(Image: I used metal fence paint to coat the steel this time. Previously I sprayed the frame on my old rig, but this was very prone to chipping during the build so I decided to try a different solution this time around.)
(Image: I used some plastic spacers from an old TV bracket in order to lift the PCB off the steel frame.)
(Image: As with my other rig, I just glue-gunned the SSD in place.)
(Image: The final progress made so far. Can go no further until CPU and GPU's arrive in the next couple of days)
As I mentioned above, my build progress is now dependent on the processor and graphics cards arriving in the next 1-2 days. If there is a delay, I might temporarily use one of the processors in one of my other systems in order to get the OS loaded onto my SSD and have everything ready just to plug and play for when the final parts arrive.
For anyone just joining me on this post, the rig will be assembled using the following components.
Parts list recap:
- CPU: Intel Pentium G3240, 3.1GHz - STILL TO ARRIVE
- RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR3, 1600Mhz - MOUNTED
- Mobo: ASRock H81 Pro BTC - MOUNTED
- PSU: 850watt Corsair RM850i - MOUNTED
- Disk: 120gb Sandisk SSD - MOUNTED
- PCIE Risers: Powered 1x to 16x - Elegiant - MOUNTED
- GPU: 3GB Palit Nvidia GTX 1060's - STILL TO ARRIVE
Stay tuned for the final stages of the build and some numbers tomorrow or Tuesday and as always, if you have any questions or feedback do let me know!
Link to Part 1
Link to Part 2
Link to Part 4
Cheers!
A