Under $2000 mining rig

[Gushers]

Hi. I want to try and make a under 2K mining rig. This is what i got so far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Op7H

Any suggestions / advice?

[pontiacg5]

Advice?

Learn how to copy a link properly, or how to proofread your posts beforehand with the "preview" button.

In other words, linky no worky.

[Gushers]

My bad. Just woke up and already a few derbs in

[kalus]

don't need 1500w power supply for 1 r9 280x.  you can get away with a 500w ps with one.  

also that motherboard is designed for 6 cards.  overkill if you are buying 1 r9 280x.

[pontiacg5]

You should be good. If I were to change anything it would be the motherboard. I personally think those boards are a gimmick, and a comparably priced board is likely out there but with a lot more features and resale value in the future.

Also, I'm not sure why but you've got 1866 ram in there you really don't need. If anything, I'd try and find 2x4gb of 1333 for the same price, or something slower/cheaper. 280x's like low TC though, you'll probably be fine with 4gb. 8gb down the road seems a lot more useful (ie. re$ale value) to me, plus you'd get dual channel, so it's worth an extra $10 or so to me.

You are aware that is a multi-rail PSU, right? That's not necessarily a bad thing, just something you need to plan for. I'd avoid it if I could, but order it if it were cheap enough.

I see three 280x's, which would likely run on 850W. I like to oversize powers supplies 20% though, so 1k-1.2kW seems about right. Plus, room for more...

[Gushers]

I want to use 3. It only says 1 on the list. scroll further down and i added them in myself.

[phzi]

Get a better powersupply.  You don't need 1500watts, so spend more to get a gold or platinum PSU of better quality.

3x 280X should run fine on a 1000W.  Or if you can find a good deal, get 2x 650W or 750W and save some $.

But, good luck actually getting an ASRock Pro BTC board... Almost nobody has stock, and you definitely won't find one for $70.

kalus: he has 3cnt 280X listed.

[Gushers]

Yeah i wasnt sure about the PSU. So a 1200 watt would probably be better. What other mobos do you suggest? I've built plenty of gaming rigs in the past but this minning rigs are new to me.

[phzi]

Yeah i wasnt sure about the PSU. So a 1200 watt would probably be better. What other mobos do you suggest? I've built plenty of gaming rigs in the past but this minning rigs are new to me.

1200W is still overkill I would say, but sure.  1000W would be what I would buy - look up the RM1000 from Corsair.  Good quality gold rated PSU, pretty cheap because they skimped on the gimicky extras like pretty cabling, packaging, and velvet bags.

Asus Z87-A is a decent board for a good price.  Can run 4 cards without issue (never had luck getting it to detect a 5th tho).  A lot of this stuff comes down to availability tho.  See what you can find for a good price that is actually in stock ready to ship, and then search for info about it.