Title: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: PolymorphicAssasin on May 17, 2012, 06:27:05 PM So I've got 3 Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 Xtreme cards on the way, and I need to build out the rest of the rig.
Basic Requirements:
I'd like to keep the costs for the Case, PS, MB, Ram, etc to a minimum, but reliability and hands-offish-ness (new word!!)to a reasonable level. This is a pure mining rig, I'd like to set and forget for the next 6-12 months. (Of course I'll probably monitor performance obsessively on a daily if not hourly basis - but that's part of the fun.) I want to be able to NOT HAVE to check on it daily. I have a 20 year history of building my own PCs, but they've always been for Desktop, Gaming, or DB/Web servers, and I'm hoping to draw on the vast experience of the community for this niche build. I only claim this experience so you know what general knowledge level to tailor your responses to. Best/cheapest/most efficient (by my sole determination) solution that I get will receive ONE WHOLE BITCOIN!! ;) Deadline for submissions 2012/05/23, 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time. I'll pay out the BTC within 72hrs following the submission deadline. Apologies if this is not in the correct forum location. P.S. - if someone has something already built they're getting rid of for upgrading, etc... PM please and we can work something out. ;) Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: PolymorphicAssasin on May 17, 2012, 06:27:34 PM Reserved for FAQ & Winner Announcement
Dropt was the winner. Just sent his 1 BTC. If I knew how to go find that in the blockchain I would. Dropt if you could confirm in this thread I'd appreciate it. Every little bit of reputation helps. The rig is up and running with 2 cards, burning in over the weekend. Going to see how that goes before I add card 3 and start perftuning. I'm hopeful for 1ghz even. (or very close 315x3 or so). I'll post pictures etc in this thread once before I close it. Thanks to all for your advice! [EDIT for winner announcement] Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: bombo999 on May 17, 2012, 06:56:25 PM https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9430.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9430.0)
Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: dropt on May 17, 2012, 07:41:26 PM
Reasons for selections:
Total: 460$. Caveat: The parts I listed are all new, in stock and click to order. You can save IMO ~100$ on this cost if look around and source used parts. Since I'm aiming for your BTC I didn't bother finding used deals as you mentioned that would lower my "score". Cheers and good luck. If you feel my suggestions are the best you're given let me know in a PM and I'll send you an address for the BTC. Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: AzN1337c0d3r on May 17, 2012, 07:49:37 PM Sempron 145 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888) - $39.99
Asrock 970 Extreme4 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262) - $99.99 Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139924) - $12.99 (Possible to run 1 GB and save ~$3-4 here if you want to, I just like 2 GB of ram =P) Rosewill Capstone-650-M 650W 80 Plus Gold (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182263) - $119.99 (This can change depending on whether you pay for electricity, I make the assumption here that you pay 10c/kwh and that you're going to mine for 2+ years so you want Gold since it will save you money in the long-run) Corsair Flash Voyager 8GB USB 2.0 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233037) - $8.99 (Corsair is the only company who makes USB sticks that haven't failed on me within a year or two. I heartily recommend them) Scytle Ultra Kaze 3000 RPM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185054) - $11.99x2 (Run these at 5V, they are silent at that rate and still move quite a bit of air, I have 4 of them on my radiator and can't hear them from 3 feet away) For the case I'd recommend going out to the store and buying a cheap one yourself. It is expensive to return cases you dont like or doesn't work or something. I'll budget $30 here. Tack on another $30 conservative budget for random other items like fans and cables. Total Bill Of Materials: ~380 after tax and shipping BAMT seems to be a good choice for no fuss mining. Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: navigator on May 17, 2012, 07:54:29 PM MSI H61M-P23 $59
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130593 Celeron G440 $42 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116410 G.Skill 2gb DDR3 1333 $14 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231393 $115 for mobo, ram, proc that will support up to 4 5830's using unpowered pci-e extender cables. I'm not sure about which case you should get. I really don't recommend having 3 5830's mining inside a case. That would involve a lot of unnecessary heat. I almost want to recommend 2 Corsair CX430's for the psu. $25 each after rebate. There was an extra $8 discount a few weeks ago that pops up often. So for $34 you could have had ~860watts. A single CX430 will support up to 2 5830's and the system. And zero issues running 2 psu's instead of one. If you don't like that idea, I challenge anyone to find 860watts for under $34 or $50 even. There are many to choose from if you want a single psu to power everything, but it will be costly. So the cheapest/minimal route would be MSI H61M-P23 $59 Celeron G440 $42 G.Skill 2gb $14 2 CX430 $50 after rebate 4 x 5830's $440 PCI-E extenders $18 from 9mart.com Total $623 for 1280mh/s @ ~700watts Total $183 without cards/case Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: PolymorphicAssasin on May 17, 2012, 10:06:05 PM https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9430.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9430.0) Thanks for the link Bombo, but I have been (casually) mining for almost a year and been following bitcoin slightly longer. I could read that whole thread, but meh - that's the reason I put out the bounty - I'm too lazy & have other priorities than figuring out the optimal scenario myself. Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: PolymorphicAssasin on May 17, 2012, 10:14:48 PM Rosewill Capstone-650-M 650W 80 Plus Gold (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182263) - $119.99 (This can change depending on whether you pay for electricity, I make the assumption here that you pay 10c/kwh and that you're going to mine for 2+ years so you want Gold since it will save you money in the long-run) I do not pay for Electricity - does that alter your choice here? (thanks for the submission, BTW) Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: PolymorphicAssasin on May 18, 2012, 06:54:27 PM
Good to know. Is this '..apears that...' meant as a factual statement, or an assumption? Either way seems like a good choice. Total: 460$. A bit more than what I'd like to spend, but if I get off my lazy a$$ and look I could probably do as you suggest: Quote ...You can save IMO ~100$ on this cost if look around and source used parts. Since I'm aiming for your BTC I didn't bother finding used deals as you mentioned that would lower my "score". Quote Cheers and good luck. If you feel my suggestions are the best you're given let me know in a PM and I'll send you an address for the BTC. So far you are in the lead. Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: dropt on May 18, 2012, 10:50:15 PM
Good to know. Is this '..appears that...' meant as a factual statement, or an assumption? Either way seems like a good choice. I factually knew some of the models were but wasn't sure about this one in specific. I did a quick search and the results are that they're all made by Seasonic. Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: jme621 on May 19, 2012, 05:26:02 PM does it really have to be cased? i use these http://www.walmart.com/ip/Whitmor-Small-White-Household-Cart/6023189 makes it easy to move around(aka move to basement during summer and living area for heat during winter) and to work on, add some risers and zip ties and your good to go for cheap!
plus using the risers means you can get a much cheaper motherboard and save even more money. Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: smracer on May 22, 2012, 06:28:00 PM http://www.frys.com/product/6249970?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 890FXA-GD70 $69.99 after $40 MIR
http://www.frys.com/product/6755365?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - Sempron 145 $39.99 http://www.frys.com/product/6910767?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - Patriot 2GB DDR3 Dimm - $12.99 http://www.frys.com/product/6704035?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 850W IN WIN Power Supply $105.99 after $40 MIR or if you plan on adding more cards I would go bigger. http://www.frys.com/product/6704085?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 1200W IN WIN Power Supply $154.99 after $40 MIR http://www.frys.com/product/6649034?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 4GB USB Stick - $6.99 Total - $235.95 for 850W or $284.95 for 1200W I run the 1200W for all of my machines. Edit: Forgot software. Ubuntu 11.04 and cgminer. Easy as rocket surgery. follow the instructions here and you will be up and running in no time. https://github.com/kanoi/linux-usb-cgminer/blob/master/linux-usb-cgminer Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: PolymorphicAssasin on May 22, 2012, 08:27:48 PM http://www.frys.com/product/6249970?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 890FXA-GD70 $69.99 after $40 MIR http://www.frys.com/product/6755365?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - Sempron 145 $39.99 http://www.frys.com/product/6910767?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - Patriot 2GB DDR3 Dimm - $12.99 http://www.frys.com/product/6704035?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 850W IN WIN Power Supply $105.99 after $40 MIR or if you plan on adding more cards I would go bigger. http://www.frys.com/product/6704085?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 1200W IN WIN Power Supply $154.99 after $40 MIR http://www.frys.com/product/6649034?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG - 4GB USB Stick - $6.99 Total - $235.95 for 850W or $284.95 for 1200W Good inexpensive suggestion, but the motherboard is unavailable for shipment, and we don't have Fry's in my neck 'o the woods to find local stock. Also: Basic Requirements:
Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: AzN1337c0d3r on May 23, 2012, 01:29:40 AM Rosewill Capstone-650-M 650W 80 Plus Gold (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182263) - $119.99 (This can change depending on whether you pay for electricity, I make the assumption here that you pay 10c/kwh and that you're going to mine for 2+ years so you want Gold since it will save you money in the long-run) I do not pay for Electricity - does that alter your choice here? (thanks for the submission, BTW) Actually it does: I would go with this power supply in that case: Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-750 750W Continuous @40°C (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133) - $89.99 Since you dont pay for power, I would overclock the heck out of those things. Title: Re: Help with a basic rig - 1.0 BTC bounty Post by: dropt on May 27, 2012, 09:00:51 PM +1 for PolymorphicAssasin! Bounty has been claimed and received!
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