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Title: LTC Mining Spec - Ready to order but need help with a couple of things. Post by: elliotp on April 21, 2013, 09:23:07 PM Hi,
I'm ready to order my 4GPU LTC miner. I have a couple of questions as i don't want to get this wrong. The spec is as follows: Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 CPU: AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz Memory: 8GB DDR3 GPU: 4 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 PSU: OCZ ZX Series 1250W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply Case: DIY Open frame design with some extra fans. Any advice / improvements on the above spec welcome. But my main question is about PCIe Risers. I will need risers/cables to separate the cards out, but what type? Do they HAVE to be active? Do they have to be any particular type. Or will this do? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PCI-E-Extender-Extension-Cable-Express-16X-Riser-Card-/390578987193?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item5af05260b9 Thanks. Elliot Title: Re: LTC Mining Spec - Ready to order but need help with a couple of things. Post by: Joshster on April 21, 2013, 09:29:09 PM I think the RAM is a bit overkill for the system.
Title: Re: LTC Mining Spec - Ready to order but need help with a couple of things. Post by: elliotp on April 21, 2013, 10:16:37 PM I think the RAM is a bit overkill for the system. I was under the impression scrypt was a bit more memory intensive? Title: Re: LTC Mining Spec - Ready to order but need help with a couple of things. Post by: aandcmedia on April 21, 2013, 10:25:11 PM For LTC ram isn't as important, you need a good amount but its more about CPU cache memory.
Title: Re: LTC Mining Spec - Ready to order but need help with a couple of things. Post by: elliotp on April 21, 2013, 10:30:06 PM Any idea on the pcie extenders, that's the only thing i'm unsure about now.
Title: Re: LTC Mining Spec - Ready to order but need help with a couple of things. Post by: seocrow on April 21, 2013, 11:34:24 PM I think the CPU's overkill. You should aim for a low wattage CPU like an AMD Sempron (only 40 watts).
Most of the number crunching is done by your GPU's Title: Re: LTC Mining Spec - Ready to order but need help with a couple of things. Post by: Ilocans on April 22, 2013, 01:39:25 AM How are you refreshing all that stuff?
I cannot imagine what to do with all that cards with extenders... |