Remote evidence review · £495 + VAT per rig
Find out whether an existing GPU or former mining rig is suitable for AI workloads or a Vast.ai listing before spending money on upgrades or a rebuild.
Assessment fee
£495
Plus VAT, per rig. The evidence checklist, rig count and payment terms are confirmed in writing before work begins.
The decision it resolves
We review the evidence for the complete host, not just the GPU names. The result can be to use it unchanged, upgrade selected parts, rebuild around the GPUs or stop before further money is spent.
Ask us to assess your rigWho should use it
A list of GPU models does not reveal PCIe limits, host bottlenecks, condition, stability or marketplace readiness. The review turns your specification, photographs and diagnostic outputs into a practical next decision.
Good starting fit
Probably start elsewhere
Six connected checks
Mining-era designs often prioritised card count and steady independent work. AI and marketplace hosting introduce different demands, so the complete rig and the intended workload have to be considered together.
Review the GPU models and memory, motherboard, CPU, RAM, storage, power supplies, risers, chassis and network hardware from the information and photographs you provide.
Check reported link widths, slot layout, risers and the likely effect of CPU, system memory and storage. Identify whether the rig is better treated as independent GPU workers than one tightly coupled system.
Review the diagnostic results you collect for GPU detection, errors, temperatures, memory, storage and sustained operation. Missing or inconclusive evidence is recorded rather than treated as a pass.
Assess reported wall-power capacity, connectors, airflow, temperatures, storage and network conditions against the intended AI or marketplace use. This is a remote evidence review, not an electrical or physical inspection.
Separate workloads that can run independently on each GPU from communication-heavy multi-GPU jobs. Compare likely uses such as inference, rendering, transcription and batch work without promising benchmark performance.
Check the supplied evidence against the current Vast.ai host and verification requirements available at the time of review. Identify likely blockers, but do not promise platform approval, demand, rates or income.
What you receive
The report separates what the evidence supports from what still needs physical inspection, repair or benchmarking. It gives you a costed route rather than a generic compatibility score.
Request a rig assessmentConcise PDF report recording the rig specification and information supplied
AI workload suitability: independent GPU workers versus communication-heavy multi-GPU use
Vast.ai listing and verification readiness, including likely blockers against current published requirements
Costed outcome: use unchanged, upgrade selected parts, rebuild around the GPUs or do not proceed
Prioritised action list plus a 30-minute remote findings call
PCIe topology, power delivery, cooling, host resources, storage, connectivity and diagnostic evidence determine whether a rig is supportable for the intended work.
Prepare a useful brief
Start with a description of the rig through the contact form. Do not send passwords, wallet keys, API tokens or remote-access credentials.
We confirm a bounded evidence checklist before the review. If essential details cannot be collected safely, the report will state that a remote conclusion is not possible for that part of the rig.
Scope boundary
The £495 + VAT per-rig fee covers the evidence review, concise PDF and 30-minute findings call. It does not include repair, installation or platform approval.
| Included in the assessment | Separate if required |
|---|---|
| Remote specification and photograph review | Physical, electrical or fire-safety inspection |
| PCIe topology and supplied diagnostic review | Remote access, repair or hands-on benchmarking |
| AI workload suitability analysis | Performance, reliability or compatibility guarantee |
| Vast.ai listing and verification readiness check | Marketplace approval, listing management or income forecast |
| Costed use, upgrade, rebuild or stop outcome | Hardware valuation, warranty or supplier quotation |
| Concise PDF and 30-minute findings call | Security certification, penetration test or managed support |
Read the guide to converting crypto-mining GPU hardware to AI and the separate guidance on renting spare GPU capacity before relying on a marketplace route.
Assessment process
The review remains remote and bounded. We do not access the machine, submit a marketplace listing or move into repairs or implementation without a separate scope.
Share
Use the contact page to describe the rig. We confirm the exact evidence checklist and the number of rigs before payment.
Review
We review the specification, photographs, PCIe topology, diagnostic results, power, cooling, storage and connectivity.
Check
The supplied evidence is checked against suitable workload patterns and the current published Vast.ai requirements.
Decide
You receive a concise PDF, costed recommendation and prioritised next steps, followed by a 30-minute findings call.
Questions answered
The price, evidence boundary and possible outcomes are defined before the review starts.
The assessment costs £495 plus VAT per rig. We confirm what counts as one rig, the supplied evidence and any multi-rig scope in writing before payment.
No. It is a remote evidence review based on the specification, photographs and diagnostic results you provide. It is not an electrical safety inspection, warranty inspection, hardware valuation or certification.
We provide the agreed evidence checklist and review the outputs you collect. Remote access, on-site testing, repairs and hands-on benchmarking are not included unless separately scoped in writing.
No. We check the evidence against the current published requirements and identify likely gaps. Vast.ai controls its own verification, listing, demand and marketplace decisions, which can change.
The report can compare operating costs and the implications of a marketplace route, but it does not guarantee approval, utilisation, rental rates or income. A rig should not be upgraded solely on a forecast of marketplace earnings.
The costed conclusion will be one of four practical routes: use the rig unchanged, upgrade selected components, rebuild a supportable system around the GPUs or do not proceed. Any missing evidence and conditions are stated.
You receive a concise PDF report with the information supplied, findings, costed outcome and prioritised actions, followed by a 30-minute remote findings call.
Continue the decision
GPU-to-AI Readiness Assessment · £495 + VAT per rig
Tell us the GPU models, card count, current condition and the AI or Vast.ai outcome you are considering. Do not send credentials through the contact form.
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