One other question, I have heard of the Pico PSU that could remove my need to run a 2nd Power Supply. Is this possible with my breakout board only having 8 6 pin slots, of which 6 will be used to the GPU's?

Hi there new to the Cryptomining world! I have always enjoyed building/upgrading and messing around with PC's and figured why not take a dive into Cryptocurreny more for the hobby than for the profits which seem to be somewhat mediocre vs buying/selling which I have also been dabbling in this year. I've been doing an exuberant amount of reading but there is a lot to take in. Anywho into my current parts list.  

Keep in mind I am going for a budget yet decent ROI build. So far I have amassed.

AsRock Z170-a Gaming M5 Motherboard with a 4GB RAM, and  Celeron G3920

6x PCI'E Risers version 006 with Molex power

1200W HP Server PSU with breakout board x8 6pin connections and x6 6pin- 6+2 24" cables    (I have a seconday 500w Thermaltake PSU for powering the mobo/risers currently)

2x RX480  8GB's

1x RX470  4GB

1x RX570  4GB


Basically I still need 2 more cards, I am trying to source them used from gaming machines locally to reduce my cost as much as possible.



My total build cost thus far is $928

I still plan on getting two more RX 4XX-5XX cards for around and additional $300-400.



My question is, do you guys have any tips for my current build? How am I doing thus far? Also I am concerned I wont have enough Molex connectors to power all my risers. I have been reading a lot of the Pico PSU some people are using. Is this even a possibility with my breakout board only having 8 slots for the 6pins? Seeing as I would still have to find a way to power the risers?

Thanks in advance for your comments