Building an Intel Arc rig proved to be a complex and time-consuming endeavor, involving multiple changes in frameworks from Proxmox to Windows, and then to Ubuntu, with potential plans to revert back to Proxmox. The setup includes powerful hardware: dual Intel Xeon e5 v3 processors, 128GB DDR4 RAM, and 4 Intel Arc B580 GPUs connected via PCIe 3.0 x8, all housed in an Aaawave mining case. Despite the challenges, assistance from the Open Arc Discord community has been invaluable in resolving driver and library issues. Once the setup is fully operational, further updates with benchmarks will be provided. This matters because it highlights the complexities and community support involved in setting up advanced computing rigs with new technologies like Intel Arc GPUs.
