This has been discussed a couple of areas on the net, including this forum, but I could not find any example of anyone actually doing it.
I posted on Reddit, but for those that don't frequent reddit, thought this might be helpful.
Video:
https://youtu.be/8ixllaTughM
From reddit: Finally ready to share my mining rig shipping container. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that some of the rigs are plugged into WIFI Connected 220V switches that also have Kw meters so if I had to do a hard reset over the net, I can. Shipping container was about $2,300 delivered. Temps on cards run around 60 to 70 C. I get around 4 air exchanges a minute.
Where I build the rigs: https://imgur.com/cCBDOf1 Random build pics of container: https://imgur.com/Hun7adO
I searched a lot and could not find any amateur shipping container mining farms. There are a couple of companies that showed animated ones as a product, but I couldn't find actual builds.
I would caution everyone that it's currently 50 F in Texas, and while I might look smarter than the average bear now, when it's 115 F this summer I might have a lot of egg on my face. I do have an extra 3000 CFM fan that can be installed, and we can put a car port over the container as well. I've tried to anticipate questions with the video and pics, but am happy to stay active on this thread if anyone has any specific questions. I built the container because my warehouse only has 120 Amps of 220 available and I outgrew it, plus it was just so hot in there I didn't enjoy hanging out in it anymore.
Container has a couple of security features, and is on a piece of land operated by a friend of mine, who happens to be a welder and runs a welding shop on the property. My agreement with him was to install everything and I supply all the material. Additionally, as many cards as he wants to supply, I will supply all the other materials and builds for rigs for him. He chose 2 rigs for now. Good deal both ways..
Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gpumining/comments/7y7lpb/my_shipping_container_mining_rig_farm/
I posted on Reddit, but for those that don't frequent reddit, thought this might be helpful.
Video:
https://youtu.be/8ixllaTughM
From reddit: Finally ready to share my mining rig shipping container. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that some of the rigs are plugged into WIFI Connected 220V switches that also have Kw meters so if I had to do a hard reset over the net, I can. Shipping container was about $2,300 delivered. Temps on cards run around 60 to 70 C. I get around 4 air exchanges a minute.
Where I build the rigs: https://imgur.com/cCBDOf1 Random build pics of container: https://imgur.com/Hun7adO
I searched a lot and could not find any amateur shipping container mining farms. There are a couple of companies that showed animated ones as a product, but I couldn't find actual builds.
I would caution everyone that it's currently 50 F in Texas, and while I might look smarter than the average bear now, when it's 115 F this summer I might have a lot of egg on my face. I do have an extra 3000 CFM fan that can be installed, and we can put a car port over the container as well. I've tried to anticipate questions with the video and pics, but am happy to stay active on this thread if anyone has any specific questions. I built the container because my warehouse only has 120 Amps of 220 available and I outgrew it, plus it was just so hot in there I didn't enjoy hanging out in it anymore.
Container has a couple of security features, and is on a piece of land operated by a friend of mine, who happens to be a welder and runs a welding shop on the property. My agreement with him was to install everything and I supply all the material. Additionally, as many cards as he wants to supply, I will supply all the other materials and builds for rigs for him. He chose 2 rigs for now. Good deal both ways..
Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gpumining/comments/7y7lpb/my_shipping_container_mining_rig_farm/
That's awesome! I am also in Texas and after trying with not much luck to find a suitable building to lease my friend and I are going to try a container. Although because of our brutal summers (as you well know) we plan to spray foam insulate it and then frame finish out the walls. That way there's good places to mount things and it will (hopefully) keep the outside skin from transferring too much heat inside. I am also planning to orient the intake and exhaust a bit different from you. I worry about drawing the air in on one end and exhausting it out on the other might cause uneven cooling of the equipment, especially in the back. Going to do it like the image below which should keep all equipment evenly cool.
Not trying to be negative, as you've done a lot of good work!! Keep us posted on how it does.