1060 would make around 0.004 to 0.005 zec/day at current difficulty. Usually +100 to core and +200 to mem is a good place to start and work from there. Nobody can give you perfect answer for overclocking since every vendor has different clocks on their core and mem and then on top of it each card has its own variance based on silicone lottery.
That Intel board is fine for mining with 1 GPU - beyond that I would look for a newer board/cpu. Consider only getting the 3GB 1060 and use the savings towards that - unless you're going to use the card to game with also at time.
this is horrible information to tell a newbie
Consider only getting the 3GB 1060 and use the savings towards that - unless you're going to use the card to game with also at time.
why the hell would you do that, telling someone to ONLY consider one kind of gpu is just lame and not smart. 3gb gpus will become obsolete faster than that of say a gpu with 8gb, also the resale value is better. he should be considering all options till he has made his mind up on how he is going to go about doing what it is he needs to do
If the OP is, in fact, interested in mining ZEC or another equihash coin, then it is definitely worth considering the 1060 with only 3GB of graphics RAM. Generally, on equihash, the performance difference between the 6GB and 3GB 1060s is not worth the typical price difference.
I think DrG meant "only" as in to "settle" for the 3GB version (although it's hardly a big loss in terms of equihash performance), rather than meaning "only" as in exclusively considering the 3GB 1060.
I have an old rig that I wish to make a mining rig out of... Just beginning with one gpu for now...
Config- Mobo : Intel Dg31pr, Pentium e5200 2.5ghz dual core, 4gb ram and 160gb hdd (sata 3.5"),
I am planning to buy a GTX 1060 6GB and a Corsair PSU(which I'm not sure which version would be best/cheapest for 1gpu)
Both might cost me around 550usd, do I really need any thing else to upgrade excluding the ssd?
And My question is which would be the best coin for quickest roi, I am guessing zec, if I go with zec how long am I looking, if not overclocked how much will I earn per day in zec(do not care about fiat)? If I have to overclock which guide would be the best for saving me some beginner's trouble?
If you're only going with one card, obviously the powerful cards with the top mining performance would make the best use of the slot in terms of rig density. However, it's not necessarily the best for ROI potential, considering you already have most of the other hardware you need, and a beefier graphics card may raise your PSU requirements.
I'd look at prices for cards all across the board. Prices tend to vary across regions, so you're best looking them up for yourself. Generally the upper-mid tier RX cards and 10-series cards are good choices for a single card rig. (Cards with lower-end GPUs, such as the 1050ti might offer faster ROI times, but do note that your actual revenue potential is reduced.) Older cards can be worth considering, but do note that older cards tend to be less efficient, which will influence your electricity use and PSU investment for the revenue provided.
