Take a look at this mining rig with SIX GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards, in the trunk of a BMW i8 hybrid sports car!
GeForce RTX 3080 Mining Rig Inside A BMW i8 Hybrid!
Simon Byrne is at it again – trolling gamers with his GeForce RTX 3080 mining rigs!
This time, he created a mining rig with six GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards, right in the trunk of a BMW i8 hybrid sports car.
The only practical use for the trunk of an i8 is to home a 6 x RTX 3080 mining rig.
*no gamers were harmed in the making of this photo.
BMW i8 RTX 3080 Mining Rig : Trolling Gamers
As impressive as it looks, this really isn’t a practical mining operation. He probably created it just to troll gamers who are finding it hard to get decently-priced graphics cards.
World’s Most Expensive Mining Case
The BMW i8 has a starting MSRP of US$147,500 in Nevada. That would make it the world’s most expensive mining case.
Power Consumption
The six GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards alone would consume 2 kilowatts of power at full power, with the entire mining rig using some 2.5 kW of power.
We can only see a single EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 T2 PSU, so he’s either underclocking the cards, or there is another PSU out-of-sight.
The BMW i8 has a 11.6 kWh lithium-ion battery, with a usable capacity of 8.7 kWh. That’s only enough to run the mining rig for 4-5 hours.
Thermal Output
Of course, you can plug in the i8 or keep its engine running, but the mining rig still generates a tremendous amount of heat.
Even in a cold environment (it’s about 5°C in Nevada in January), the BMW i8’s rear hatch must be kept open to avoid the cards from overheating.
Invitation To Smash & Grab!
And that’s just inviting theft or a hold-up. Especially when these GeForce RTX 3080 cards command premium prices all over the world!
This is definitely an impressive showcase, but Simon is no doubt making the bulk of his cryptocurrency using serious rigs like this 78-card mining rig we showed earlier.
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