ETH mining rig. Buy or Build?

[elcoblast]

Starting from scratch with no computer or computer building experience. Is there an off the shelf desktop that would work decent for ETH mining or would you still research and build one?

if you don't get computer building experience i think the best choice is a buy some Miner machine rather than build your own rig

[Undefined31415]

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-Platinum-Certified-SNOW-SILENT-1050/dp/B00Q6CAZ4M/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1509902427&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+power+supply&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906988011

Is this the psu that your are referring too? Snow silent?

What m.vina was saying is that most quality platinum-rated PSUs are efficient enough such that you probably won't hear the fan constantly moving at high RPMs. (Although, every fan is different, so you might end up with a dud that makes grinding noises even at low speeds, but there's not much you can do about that.)

Seasonic is definitely a reputable PSU manufacturer. The other things to check are the watt rating and available connectors. Both of those will determine if that unit will work with the rest of your rig plan, or if you'll need a different PSU or multiple units.

Server PSUs are also an option, but are typically much louder than desktop ATX units.

[b20lopez]

Is ETH mining still profitable?

[A.Delaney]

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-Platinum-Certified-SNOW-SILENT-1050/dp/B00Q6CAZ4M/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1509902427&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+power+supply&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906988011

Is this the psu that your are referring too? Snow silent?

What m.vina was saying is that most quality platinum-rated PSUs are efficient enough such that you probably won't hear the fan constantly moving at high RPMs. (Although, every fan is different, so you might end up with a dud that makes grinding noises even at low speeds, but there's not much you can do about that.)

Seasonic is definitely a reputable PSU manufacturer. The other things to check are the watt rating and available connectors. Both of those will determine if that unit will work with the rest of your rig plan, or if you'll need a different PSU or multiple units.

Server PSUs are also an option, but are typically much louder than desktop ATX units.

Oh ok I saw the Seasonic platinum psu’s and thought it was that one specifically. Seasonic has a calculator on their website I see to help pick the right psu. I may revert to that once the rest is mapped out.

[Raimy]

Starting from scratch with no computer or computer building experience. Is there an off the shelf desktop that would work decent for ETH mining or would you still research and build one?

if you don't get computer building experience i think the best choice is a buy some Miner machine rather than build your own rig

I disagree, I didn't have a lot of computer building experience and I have successfully built two rigs now, one AMD based and one Nvidia based. Take your time, read a lot of information, and watch YouTube videos. There is a lot of good information to be found on both general computer building and mining rig builds.