So I'm working overseas for the next year or two in morocco and need a hobby. I dable in btc and eth trading but would like to mess around with mining for fun and maybe make some beer money?
I have a company apartment so my electricity is included but I have kinda crappy bandwith. I've been reading on these forms for the past few days and have come to the understanding that Monero is the way to go. Right now I'm running Miner gate on my laptops for fun when not in use but that is obviously not ideal and is just over working them.
Is there some sort of build guide with expected hash rates? Is it actually profitable do build a dedicated machine/s for low volume. I feel like the advantage I have is essentially free to me power. Will bandwith limit me?
Also I'm still not really clear on CPU vs GPU mining for Monero.
Cheers in advanced for any tips/advice.
All the info given is wrong in that they are trying to set up an open air 5 or 6 card rig for you.
Don't do that for your first rig.
Build a simple two card rig in a case.
I would offer to sell you a mobo, ram, cpu, cooler, loaded hdd/ssd but shipping to Morocco is meh as I am in the USA.
Get two rx 470 video cards
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Radeon-470-GAMING-PCI-Express/dp/B01JQA0AEK/ref=sr_1_4?get g4400 cpu
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Pentium-Dual-Core-G4400-Processor/dp/B015VPX05A/ref=sr_1_1?cheap 120 gb ssd
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B00A1ZTZOG/ref=sr_1_1?get this mobo it will allow for a 2 card build in a case and can become a 3 card case build
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-Z170-Extreme4-Skylake-Motherboard/dp/B012D7HBTA/ref=sr_1_1?this psu allows for exspansion
https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Modular-Power-Supply-Active/dp/B017ROGC12/ref=sr_1_1?1 stick of 8gm ram
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-Memory-Skylake-Compatible-Previous/dp/B00TY6A56U/ref=sr_1_2?lastly if you go the case route find a case that has 8 slots to 10 slots to fit the mobo and allow for 3 cards.
that mobo will do 3 cards with ease. I am mining on it now.
having it all in a case simply looks better and in your case may be more secure.
I used amazon uk to list the gear . are the prices good I do not know. the gear is all owned by me and is good.
I like to mine with windows 7 pro.
I use claymore dual for Eth
I use claymore cryto for XMR.
THE BUILD ABOVE cost me about 750 usd 850 with a case so 750 usd /44mh = 17.05 usd case less
add a 3rd card 950 usd add the case 1050. 950 usd/66mh = 14.39 usd a mh case less
A six card fully open rig with asrock
6 x 200 = 1200 for cards
1 x 50 = 50 cpu
1 x 40 = 40 ram
1 x 40 = 40 120 gb ssd
1 x 90 = 90 asrock mobo
5 x 12 = 60 risers
1 x 190 = 190 1300 watt evga psu
1670 plus 30 for a diy wood case so 1700 for about 130 mh hash power stock rom that is 13.08 usd a mh
if you compare the builds my build caseless at 3 cards is 14.39 per mh vs 6 card build at 13.08 usd per mh
plus the mobo is good for any purpose vs the asrock miner mobos in six card rigs.