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Title: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: Digital Drug Lord on February 02, 2018, 02:38:55 AM I want to build a PC with 2 1080tis in them. I see online that people say use a cheap celeron chip to run the mobo and then I could just mine that way. Is there a special kind of cheap PC I can buy that will run 2 1080tis? maybe a cheap brand that miners have used and recommend?
I want to have my miners in closed case PCs the 1080tis will be water cooled. If I could find 2 cheap pcs with the case and all my plan night work Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: philipma1957 on February 02, 2018, 02:45:49 AM I want to build a PC with 2 1080tis in them. I see online that people say use a cheap celeron chip to run the mobo and then I could just mine that way. Is there a special kind of cheap PC I can buy that will run 2 1080tis? maybe a cheap brand that miners have used and recommend? yes you can have this wait for photo a g4400 cpu = 50 a 2 full slot mobo with room for riser add ons 80-90 a usb stick program with smOS stick is 10 software is 0 then 2 dollar a month fee a stick of 4gb ram is 30 a decent psu say 110 that is about 310 maybe less if you get used. the one I show can do 2 1080 ti and has a riser for a third was about 320 with no cards https://i.imgur.com/8RICICM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eq0ouGp.jpg Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: gotminer on February 02, 2018, 02:50:18 AM I want to build a PC with 2 1080tis in them. I see online that people say use a cheap celeron chip to run the mobo and then I could just mine that way. Is there a special kind of cheap PC I can buy that will run 2 1080tis? maybe a cheap brand that miners have used and recommend? yes you can have this wait for photo https://i.imgur.com/8RICICM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eq0ouGp.jpg Phillip! I love your shoes in that photo :) Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: philipma1957 on February 02, 2018, 02:54:41 AM I want to build a PC with 2 1080tis in them. I see online that people say use a cheap celeron chip to run the mobo and then I could just mine that way. Is there a special kind of cheap PC I can buy that will run 2 1080tis? maybe a cheap brand that miners have used and recommend? yes you can have this wait for photo https://i.img https://i.imcom/eq0ouGp.jpg Phillip! I love your shoes in that photo :) I do like a spot of color ;D My older threads have a shit ton of 2, 3, 4 card builds to help people start Thread Six is here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2138550.0 Forgot to mod thread 5 so I shut it down. Here is a link to it. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2019146.0 Link to thread 1 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1429151.0 Link to thread 2 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1429151.0 link to thread 3 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1799555.0 link to thread 4 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1877588.0 Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: [YAZ] on February 02, 2018, 02:58:00 AM The main thing you need on the motherboard for mining is PCIe slot. I started build mining with olde Gigabyte Mobo with 5 PCIe slot (forget about the series) and the Mobo price is about $15-$25 with AM2+ Socket. And one of my rigs still uses old Mobo with 5 PCIe socket.
Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: martyroz on February 02, 2018, 03:03:59 AM Yeah it's fantastic if you have a really old PC laying around with just a few PCIE slots.
My favorite rig is an ASUS P5KSE motherboard with a Core2 Duo processor from 2007. It sat unused for 7 years before I dusted it off (not even!) and plugged in 4 Vegas, which it has mined with 24/7 for the last six weeks. Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: Digital Drug Lord on February 02, 2018, 03:08:27 AM what about the dell t5500? someone made a thread on how to build a cheap rig this one has a 875 watt power supply, but I dont know if it comes with 2 8 pin connectors for my 2 water cooled 1080tis.
I want to keep my 1080tis in the case, they are water cooled and dont need to be open, and being in a close case, they are more discreet, looking for a complete set up. thanks Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: Zepp74 on February 02, 2018, 04:39:48 AM Video card prices are ridiculous now a days.
Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: Digital Drug Lord on February 02, 2018, 11:51:53 AM Video card prices are ridiculous now a days. well if you FOMO buy yes I waited 1 month til I saw the water cooled 1080ti for under a $1000 I need a cheap PC to put it in I dont want open cases with fans Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: Peter8226 on February 02, 2018, 12:38:24 PM I prefer Pentium more than Celeron.
"thghdbs" on github said: I replaced the Celeron G3900 with a Pentium G4560 and the fail to load / typewriter slow load problem is solved. It still bogs a little for a few seconds, but it works brilliantly after load. Ref: https://github.com/ethereum-mining/ethminer/issues/74 Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: Ketariz on February 02, 2018, 01:22:51 PM Video card prices are ridiculous now a days. The graphics cards price will not be ridiculous in the next few months if the price of currrencies drop further. Title: Re: using a cheap PC to power 2 1080tis? why do they use cheap chips? Post by: gotminer on February 02, 2018, 01:46:38 PM Video card prices are ridiculous now a days. The graphics cards price will not be ridiculous in the next few months if the price of currrencies drop further. I know ... I'm getting excited for low BTC prices! |
