Title: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: EnGineer on June 20, 2011, 03:12:37 AM Hello,
I'm new to building computers - DIY and i was wondering if you guys can educate me a bit and tell me if my hardware parts are compatible to each other. I've managed to put together two sets of rigs, all according to my budget (1500$). First rig: CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1090T Black Edition = $180 Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme 890FX = $250 Power Supply: CORSAIR AX1200 1200W, 80 PLUS Certified = $280 Memory: CORSAIR XMS 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 = $54 Graphics card (Only one card in this rig): Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 6990 (GV-R699D5-4GD-B) 4096MB PCIe x16 Gen 2.1 Eyefinity 6 Edition = On superbiiz.com -> $725 (no where in stock) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive = $60 DVD: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM = $20 Total = 1569$ Second rig: CPU: AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 = $113 Motherboard: msi 890fxa-gd70) = $195 Power Supply: Antec CP-1000 1000W, 80 PLUS Certified = $135 Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) = $41 Graphics card (two cards with crossfire): 2 MSI R6970 Lightning Radeon HD 6970 2GB = $387 X 2 = $774 Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive = $60 DVD: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM = $20 Total = 1378$ What do you think? which one of those rigs should i buy? Do you i need to take other hardware? can you recommend me of an alternative? 1000W power supply is enough? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you Title: Re: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: Xenland on June 20, 2011, 03:22:14 AM Looks good id say you could even have one mining and one for gamming
Title: Re: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: electricdonkey on June 20, 2011, 03:24:19 AM Without looking through every part, my first suggestion would be to read through https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison) and get a feel for price:MH/S comparisons. Your current builds would be nice miners but might be more expensive than necessary. Currently, 5830s are a great buy if you can find them. Also, try checking out http://bitminer.info/ (http://bitminer.info/).
Of course, all that is only relevant if you're going to be mining with the rig. Title: Re: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: RevolutionMaster on June 20, 2011, 03:25:14 AM I'd probably pick the top rig, because you can always expand by throwing in a second card. You can't do that on the bottom rig.
Title: Re: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: Dimsum on June 20, 2011, 03:58:00 AM Are you using these solely for mining or as a regular PC too?
I would also go with the first one, heres why: The 6990 card alone can do the same as the 2 6970s in terms of Mhash/s (give a few tweaks here and there). Also powering one device as apposed to w will be less heat/power consumption. You also have the option of getting another 6990 later on if you want to add into it. My only issue with both machines are they seem a tad expensive. If they are just miners then you can probably cut down on the motherboards and CPUs - ie not get such fancy ones and save some cash. Title: Re: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: littlebittycoin on June 20, 2011, 04:05:00 AM Are you using these solely for mining or as a regular PC too? I would also go with the first one, heres why: The 6990 card alone can do the same as the 2 6970s in terms of Mhash/s (give a few tweaks here and there). Also powering one device as apposed to w will be less heat/power consumption. You also have the option of getting another 6990 later on if you want to add into it. My only issue with both machines are they seem a tad expensive. If they are just miners then you can probably cut down on the motherboards and CPUs - ie not get such fancy ones and save some cash. well if they are for gameing to he will want the nice motherboad and cpu + the ability to add multiple cards should he decide later on :) Title: Re: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: EnGineer on June 20, 2011, 04:17:31 AM I'd probably pick the top rig, because you can always expand by throwing in a second card. You can't do that on the bottom rig. Why not?Can't i buy later on another 6970? Are you using these solely for mining or as a regular PC too? I agree! But to tell you the truth... :) the only reason why i've writen the 6970 in my rig alternative specification is because i've been looking all around the internet and i cant find an "internet shop" that sell the 6990. Apparently all 6990's are "OUT OF STOCK"... :o Do you know where can i find one (or even two)?I would also go with the first one, heres why: The 6990 card alone can do the same as the 2 6970s in terms of Mhash/s (give a few tweaks here and there). Also powering one device as apposed to w will be less heat/power consumption. You also have the option of getting another 6990 later on if you want to add into it. My only issue with both machines are they seem a tad expensive. If they are just miners then you can probably cut down on the motherboards and CPUs - ie not get such fancy ones and save some cash. Thank you all for replying so quickly. Title: Re: PLS take a look at my new mining\gaming rig i want to buy... Post by: EnGineer on June 20, 2011, 04:19:30 AM well if they are for gameing to he will want the nice motherboad and cpu + the ability to add multiple cards should he decide later on :) |