Title: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: Martok88 on April 07, 2013, 12:52:41 AM Hi. I'm quite new to Bitcoin and crypto-currencies in general, but after weighing the risks and potential benefits, I've decided to go ahead and start LTC mining.
Here are the parts I've ordered: PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703037 CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888 GPU- 4x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009B6Y01Y RAM- 4x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231121 SSD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171667 Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280 I also ordered some risers and a bench style case. So, I just have a few questions that hopefully someone can answer.. I found the consolidated LTC mining guide, are there any critical pieces of information I need that aren't in there? I chose the 7970's mostly because the other good LTC mining cards were very hard to find, but is it possible that their mining performance will increase with better software/drivers? Anything else that might be helpful? Thanks for your time. Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: Btuser1 on April 07, 2013, 12:54:44 AM >but is it possible that their mining performance will increase with better software/drivers?
Yes, drivers and different miners are very important. Some drivers can crush your mining, and some miners can be a lot faster than others Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: Oshero on April 07, 2013, 12:55:00 AM Your RAM and motherboard aren't compatible.
You showed me DDR2 RAM, but your motherboard only takes DDR3. Your computer won't run at all. :-\ Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: notaek on April 07, 2013, 01:00:21 AM I don't know if you are only going to be mining on the comp, but you could have done a lot better as far as price/khps goes.
For example, check out this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OUll 2580khps per rig Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: Martok88 on April 07, 2013, 01:40:40 AM Thanks for the input guys. I can't believe I missed the DDR2/DDR3 thing... Fortunately I was able to correct it since the order hasn't shipped. When planning this out, I was pretty much going for max khps, and I hadn't even really thought of doing a 6 GPU setup. I'd like to mine long-term, but if that doesn't work out as expected... my gaming rig has been overdue for an upgrade, so I figure it's a win-win situation.
Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: JEB on April 07, 2013, 02:54:27 AM Thanks for the input guys. I can't believe I missed the DDR2/DDR3 thing... Fortunately I was able to correct it since the order hasn't shipped. When planning this out, I was pretty much going for max khps, and I hadn't even really thought of doing a 6 GPU setup. I'd like to mine long-term, but if that doesn't work out as expected... my gaming rig has been overdue for an upgrade, so I figure it's a win-win situation. Absent-mindedness is a symptom of "bitcoin fever". ;D Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: nightbladexx on April 07, 2013, 03:21:52 AM Hi. I'm quite new to Bitcoin and crypto-currencies in general, but after weighing the risks and potential benefits, I've decided to go ahead and start LTC mining. Here are the parts I've ordered: PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703037 CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888 GPU- 4x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009B6Y01Y RAM- 4x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231121 SSD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171667 Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280 I also ordered some risers and a bench style case. So, I just have a few questions that hopefully someone can answer.. I found the consolidated LTC mining guide, are there any critical pieces of information I need that aren't in there? I chose the 7970's mostly because the other good LTC mining cards were very hard to find, but is it possible that their mining performance will increase with better software/drivers? Anything else that might be helpful? Thanks for your time. I used to love PC PnC PSU until they got bought by OCZ now I use Corsair and I love my AX1200i Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: PCgameguy on April 07, 2013, 03:49:12 AM When you look for some new RAM, I'd suggest using the memory-finder tool on Newegg just to be sure they're compatible. Just enter the mobo model number in and it'll give you a complete list. Also make sure that your RAM frequency is compatible with the CPU as well as the motherboard, some CPUs will get destroyed if the RAM has too high a speed.
Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: chausara on April 07, 2013, 04:22:39 AM I don't know if you are only going to be mining on the comp, but you could have done a lot better as far as price/khps goes. For example, check out this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OUll 2580khps per rig How do you drive all 6 cards with that board? Am I missing something? Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: Martok88 on April 07, 2013, 04:49:00 AM I don't know if you are only going to be mining on the comp, but you could have done a lot better as far as price/khps goes. For example, check out this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OUll 2580khps per rig How do you drive all 6 cards with that board? Am I missing something? http://cablesaurus.com/PCIe-x1--%3E-x16-Adapter-Extender-Cable-w-Molex-Connector Apparently the bandwidth between motherboard and GPU isn't s bottleneck when mining. Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: notaek on April 07, 2013, 04:58:37 AM I don't know if you are only going to be mining on the comp, but you could have done a lot better as far as price/khps goes. For example, check out this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OUll 2580khps per rig How do you drive all 6 cards with that board? Am I missing something? http://cablesaurus.com/PCIe-x1--%3E-x16-Adapter-Extender-Cable-w-Molex-Connector Apparently the bandwidth between motherboard and GPU isn't s bottleneck when mining. Yeah. But you can get those cables way cheaper on Amazon btw Title: Re: My LTC mining build - looking for any tips/advice Post by: chausara on April 07, 2013, 06:45:21 AM Cool, thanks for the explanation - seems so crazy to imagine 6 cards coming off the board. Pretty awesome :)
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