Title: help build a rig Post by: mlouca on June 06, 2011, 08:16:12 PM Guys, i am on Mlouca name, i am his tenant and i am looking to start mining. He is in the mist of buying a system. Can someone help me put together a cost efficient system with every possible need so i can order everything tonight. I am willing to send $ for some personal advice to get this up asap.
goal is to not spend anything over 1000$ goal is to max out 1000$ Thanks fellas Title: Re: help build a rig Post by: frontsidebus on June 06, 2011, 08:28:12 PM https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_rig
Title: Re: help build a rig Post by: mlouca on June 06, 2011, 08:35:06 PM Thanks dude. appreciate it!
Title: Re: help build a rig Post by: Killarshark33 on June 06, 2011, 08:37:03 PM I would recommend the rack mount setup you can get different video cards just because most people expand and rac mounting is the best way to do it.
Title: Re: help build a rig Post by: Danijel Habek on June 06, 2011, 09:20:47 PM Hi,
looking at newegg here's what I've used to get approx. 700-800Mhash/s, and power requirements around 810W, so you can still attach some 3W LED's to visually track hash crunching. :) Server chassis ARK 4U406 Black 1.0mm thick 4U Rackmount Server Chassis - $86 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811128064 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811128064) PSU Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified - $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182072 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182072) 2x GPU Dual Fan Design PowerColor AX6950 1GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI - $250 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131389&cm_re=6950-_-14-131-389-_-Product (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131389&cm_re=6950-_-14-131-389-_-Product) Motherboard MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD - $105 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275) Kingston HyperX 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Free flash drive w/ purchase, limited offer - $46 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104244 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104244) AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Socket AM3 45W Single-Core Processor SDX140HBGQBOX - $38 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698) Total of $875, since i didn't calculate flash memory or HDD since if you're lucky you can get one 4GB flash drive along with the DDR3 memory mentioned above. No DVD too (who needs 'em anymore?). Title: Re: help build a rig Post by: CubedRoot on June 06, 2011, 09:45:06 PM Heres some cheaper prices from Amazon.com:
Kingston Value Ram 2 gig for $21.99: http://amzn.to/mom2Wr AMD Sempron 140 for $35 http://amzn.to/ilK3X3 Antec 300: Great case with good ventiliation: http://amzn.to/lgHjr4 Diablotek 600 Watt PSU. Excellent Power supply that I run personally, and I have several GPUS powered by it: http://amzn.to/iPey67 Just thought I would save you a little bit. :) |