Help building a cheap mining rig.

[ProtonApple]

Hello, I am new to Bitcoin mining and would like to build a small, cheap mining rig for under $300 / £197. I have tried searching for components myself, but this will be the first computer I have ever built by myself and I find it stressful to find compatible hardware that is suitable for mining. So, could somebody show me some hardware for bitcoin mining that is effective and under $300 as a total, please?

Note: This excludes Mice, Monitors and Keyboards.

[solidshotnosh]

Save yourself some trouble and don't bother.

You obviously have done no research and aren't willing to

[giulianoob]

200 quid could buy you a block erupter USB miner
https://sites.google.com/site/groupbuyuktrader/home

[BitshireHashaway]

Don't bother. You won't get anything useful for this price. Here's the best I can think of.

Crappy Motherboard w/ 1 GPU spot: $80
AMD 7770: $100
2 gb Ram: $20
USB rather than harddrive: $40
Amd Sephron CPU: $40

Total: $280

Then you need your power supply & cooling.

[QuestForContent]

You could join a pool and get one of ASICMiners's little USB miners for about $200.

Though that's more novelty than anything else.

If you don't have serious $ to invest, you won't be successful as a new Bitcoin miner.  FPGA and ASIC units have made it impossible for casual people to realistically compete.

[zeeshanblc]

Mining bitcoin is not profitbale anymore using cheap hardwares. If I were you, I will try mining PowerCoin. This coin has very big potential.