Title: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: omegagd on February 06, 2014, 02:02:37 AM well i plan to build a computer and also use it solely to mine but want to be able to do what ever else i might decide later. i was wanting some advice on this rig here http://pcpartpicker.com/user/omegagd/saved/3C8V i cant spend more then this but i think it should be fine for mining advice is appreciated ;D .
Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: omegagd on February 06, 2014, 02:14:46 AM if it helps here are the specs
Component Selection Base Price Promo Shipping Tax Price Where CPU AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $74.99 FREE $74.99 Newegg Buy CPU Cooler Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler $79.99 FREE $79.99 SuperBiiz Buy Motherboard Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard $109.99 FREE $109.99 Newegg Buy Memory Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $51.66 $51.66 NCIX US Buy Storage A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $87.69 FREE $87.69 Amazon Buy Eligible for free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime membership Video Card PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card $339.99 $8.99 $348.98 SuperBiiz Buy Case Raidmax Super Hurricane (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $47.99 $10.99 $58.98 SuperBiiz Buy Power Supply Cooler Master GX 750W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $88.99 $3.99 $92.98 SuperBiiz Buy Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: HellRaiser99 on February 06, 2014, 02:21:48 AM That would probably be more useful as a gaming computer as well as altcoin miner. Mining bitcoins with it would be useless
Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: omegagd on February 06, 2014, 02:23:42 AM umm okay your reasoning for that please
Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: serje on February 06, 2014, 02:28:50 AM check here https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison
then go here http://www.alloscomp.com/bitcoin/calculator and enter your hashrate Conclusion if difficulty will not increase you will make around 0.00323683 BTC/month If I'm wrong correct me please! Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: omegagd on February 06, 2014, 02:45:04 AM so amd 6990x2 1640 1.416 1200 1010 3072 2.1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 x16 phoenix 1.7.0 would be much better for mining then and looks like nvidia well sucks for bitmining
Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: serje on February 06, 2014, 02:53:09 AM so amd 6990x2 1640 1.416 1200 1010 3072 2.1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 x16 phoenix 1.7.0 would be much better for mining then and looks like nvidia well sucks for bitmining 6990x2that means 2(two) pieces of hradware you may want to get a better cpu someone posted here a link and he makes around 3.8$ in 24h worth of altcoins while mining here is the link to his experiment www.reviewoutlaw.com/most-profitable-cpu-coin-list-alt-coin-profits-24-hours-mining here is the whole discussion https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=412230.0 Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: omegagd on February 06, 2014, 03:24:35 AM yes i knew it meant 2 gfx cards and from what i understand cpu doesn't matter the gpu/s is going all the work or am i wrong on this?
Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: serje on February 06, 2014, 03:27:51 AM yes i knew it meant 2 gfx cards and from what i understand cpu doesn't matter the gpu/s is going all the work or am i wrong on this? For BTC GPU is the key but for the altcoins mentioned in that article you need CPU because there are 2 different types of mining Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: omegagd on February 06, 2014, 03:52:14 AM umm so if i wanted to mine altcoin i could get a softwae that mine it and i wouldnt need a expensive gfx card
Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: nbtcminer on February 06, 2014, 04:14:38 AM if it helps here are the specs Component Selection Base Price Promo Shipping Tax Price Where CPU AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $74.99 FREE $74.99 Newegg Buy CPU Cooler Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler $79.99 FREE $79.99 SuperBiiz Buy Motherboard Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard $109.99 FREE $109.99 Newegg Buy Memory Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $51.66 $51.66 NCIX US Buy Storage A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $87.69 FREE $87.69 Amazon Buy Eligible for free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime membership Video Card PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card $339.99 $8.99 $348.98 SuperBiiz Buy Case Raidmax Super Hurricane (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $47.99 $10.99 $58.98 SuperBiiz Buy Power Supply Cooler Master GX 750W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $88.99 $3.99 $92.98 SuperBiiz Buy Here are several changes you should consider: 1. ) Scythe Kabuto II CPU Cooler $46.99 (better cooler and cheaper) http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-Kabuto-Cooler-Socket-SCKBT-2000/dp/B00G9YBQG8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659367&sr=8-5&keywords=Scythe+Cooler 2.) Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX $79.99 (The extra $29 bucks is worth it for an extra 4gb of ram) http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-Modules-KHX1600C9D3K2-8GX/dp/B0037TO5C0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659517&sr=8-1&keywords=kingston+ddr3+8gb 3.) Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply $87.24 (slightly better power supply) http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Bronze-Certified/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659662&sr=8-3&keywords=750w+bronze 4.) Corsair Graphite Series Black 230T Solid Panel Compact Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC- 9011036-WW) $69.99 (There are better corsair cases to be had for an extra $30.00) http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Graphite-230T-Mid-Tower-9011036-WW/dp/B00EUY58OA/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659778&sr=8-15&keywords=Corsair+Case Title: Re: i could use some advice (thks) Post by: serje on February 06, 2014, 06:34:46 AM umm so if i wanted to mine altcoin i could get a softwae that mine it and i wouldnt need a expensive gfx card Exactly! He did with i7 920 2.67Ghz with a CPU benchmark of 5008 in 24 hours around 3.8$ and said that if you have benchmark 10000 you probability will make double what he made |