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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Mining (Altcoins) => Topic started by: blg42598 on January 20, 2017, 10:57:11 PM



Title: Best hardware for a cpu mining farm
Post by: blg42598 on January 20, 2017, 10:57:11 PM
What is the best hardware? How can I use a lot of cpus with a single mobo?


Title: Re: Best hardware for a cpu mining farm
Post by: fanatic26 on January 20, 2017, 10:58:32 PM
CPU mining is a complete waste of time and money. You will not want to do this.


Title: Re: Best hardware for a cpu mining farm
Post by: alh on January 20, 2017, 11:02:53 PM
What is the best hardware? How can I use a lot of cpus with a single mobo?

If you actually mean GPU, then you should visit the Altcoin sub-forum and read over there. For direct mining of Bitcoins, both CPU and GPU mining are no longer cost effective.


Title: Re: Best hardware for a cpu mining farm
Post by: blg42598 on January 20, 2017, 11:05:39 PM
Oh yeah sorry I meant for alts. But yes I meant cpu for cpu only coins


Title: Re: Best hardware for a cpu mining farm
Post by: _ZET_ on January 20, 2017, 11:42:37 PM
CPU mining is dominated by botnets, don't waste your funds for it. But, if you are really want to build such machine i would suggest the cheapest i7  you can find (because of advanced instructions support), i7-6700 might be a resonable choice.


Title: Re: Best hardware for a cpu mining farm
Post by: eckmar on January 21, 2017, 07:50:25 AM
For cpu mining you need powerful cpus and each righ can only have one cpu. If you have to pay for electricity you will never ROI, if you don't you will ROI in a few years