Hey everybody!

Effectively, it’s been some time. Truly, it’s been fairly a couple of years since I final posted something right here!

In case you’ve been following 1stMiningRig for the reason that early mining days, welcome again! And should you’ve not too long ago stumbled throughout certainly one of my outdated guides whereas making an attempt to repair a GPU or work out a BIOS difficulty, welcome too.

It’s good to be again.

So much has occurred since my final put up. Work stored me busy, and life obtained an entire lot busier too. Our household grew by three children, a canine, and two cats! So, as you may think about, these late-night GPU testing periods needed to take a again seat for some time. 🙂

However I by no means actually forgot about 1stMiningRig. Or all that {hardware} nonetheless sitting in packing containers!

Trying again, 1stMiningRig was an enormous a part of my life for fairly a while. I spent numerous nights testing graphics playing cards, modifying BIOS recordsdata, tweaking settings, evaluating outcomes, and infrequently questioning why one thing that labored completely yesterday all of a sudden refused to work at the moment. 🙂

Again then, discovering solutions wasn’t at all times simple. Typically there have been no tutorials, no benchmarks, and no person who had examined precisely what I used to be making an attempt to do. It was a variety of trial and error, Google searches, and figuring issues out the onerous approach.

Some experiments labored. Others undoubtedly didn’t. However that was the enjoyable half, and sharing these outcomes with you was what made all of it worthwhile.

That hands-on method is one thing I’d actually wish to convey again.

What’s Subsequent for 1stMiningRig?

Mining has modified lots since these days, and I don’t see a lot level in making an attempt to recreate the identical weblog in precisely the identical approach.

However the {hardware}? That’s one other story.

Consider it or not, I nonetheless have fairly a set of graphics playing cards, motherboards, energy provides, RAM, and different elements from my outdated mining rigs. Some have been sitting round for years, and some are nonetheless out on mortgage. I haven’t even made a correct stock but!

And currently I’ve been considering: why not put a few of that {hardware} to good use once more?

One factor I’d actually wish to discover is bringing outdated mining GPUs again to life for on a regular basis use and gaming.

That might imply checking what BIOS is at the moment put in, restoring the unique manufacturing facility firmware when crucial and secure, troubleshooting issues, working stability exams, or just discovering out whether or not an outdated GPU nonetheless has some life left in it.

I may additionally construct a couple of PCs from the elements I have already got, testing them correctly and seeing what is smart to reuse.

And who is aware of? Perhaps we’ll finally experiment with a house server or a couple of different {hardware} initiatives.

However I’m getting forward of myself. First, I would like to search out out precisely what’s hiding in all these packing containers. 🙂

What in regards to the outdated 1stMiningRig guides?

They’re staying proper the place they’re.

Lots of work went into these tutorials, benchmarks, and BIOS experiments, and so they’re a part of the positioning’s historical past. I do know a few of you might be nonetheless discovering them helpful at the moment.

When there’s one thing value updating, I’ll add clearly marked data or hyperlink to a more moderen information reasonably than rewriting the unique experiments.

I’m not planning an enormous relaunch, a brand new id, or a strict publishing schedule.

I’d reasonably take issues one GPU at a time, do some precise testing, and share what I uncover. Even when a restore doesn’t work out, there may nonetheless be one thing helpful to study from it.

And that’s actually what I would like 1stMiningRig to be once more: a spot for actual {hardware} experiments, sensible guides, and sharing what works (and what doesn’t).

Now I’m interested in you!

Are any of you continue to round from the outdated mining days?

What occurred to your mining rigs and GPUs? Did you promote all the pieces, flip them into gaming PCs, reuse the components for one thing else, or are they nonetheless accumulating mud someplace?

And if there’s a specific outdated GPU, BIOS difficulty, or {hardware} downside you’d wish to see me examine, let me know within the feedback.

I’d genuinely love to listen to what everybody’s been as much as.

Because of everybody who’s adopted 1stMiningRig through the years, whether or not you’ve been right here for the reason that starting or simply found the positioning.

Let’s see what we will restore, reuse, and construct.

Cheers!
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