Allright guys. I want to mine altcoins on a PC.
*The pc will only be used for mining altcoins*
- I want to build my own pc. No I have a couple questions about my specs:
1. The CPU. Does it matter if I have an Intel i5 or i7 or even i3? (want to go with the intel i5 7400 7th gen)
2. The GPU. I've read that the Amd Radeon RX580 is a killer for mining. Do you recommend a other one? Maybe Nvidia 1080 or something?
3. Motherboard. Nothing much about it
4. Power supply. What is the minimum power (watt) that I need? I was looking for 600-850 watt power. Is this enough?
5. Ram-memory. I've read that this isnt really relevant. is 8 gb DDR4 is enough?
6. Seagate Bara 1TB internal memory
7. Is a cooler neccessary or do you recommend additional (CPU)cooling?
8. Windows 10 pro
- Can I calculate my hash rate with these specs?
- Can you GPU and CPU mine together for al altcoins?
- Do you have any other recommendations?
- Which altcoins are most profitable with this setup? I was looking into XMR, Zcash and Eth.
I will be forever gratfull if you help me!
1.
For a dedicated mining rig, an i3 will definitely suffice. Pentiums are definitely fine, and usually Celerons are also fine. (But the cost difference between a Celeron and a decent Pentium is usually pretty small, so when that's the case, I'd spend a little more for a slightly better processor.)
2.
RX 580/570/480/470 GPUs are very popular choices for mining ETH, XMR, and some other coins.
The GTX 1080 is not especially popular, since there are usually better choices in terms of performance vs. initial price* and performance vs. electricity use. The 1060, 1070, and 1080ti are common, with the 1070ti starting to rise in popularity due to its relatively impressive performance for the power use. Nvidia GPUs generally do well on equihash, Lyra2REv2, LBRY, and some others.
*Sometimes the reduced demand for the 1080 allows for more reasonable prices for 1080-based cards. Do your own research here.
3.
Okay then.
4.
This depends on the components that you select. In general, add up the TDPs of your graphics cards, and factor about 75W for all other components (assuming you don't do anything wacky when selecting your CPU/RAM/fans/storage devices). You usually want that worst-case scenario sum to be no more than 70-80% of your PSU rating. (You can usually go over, since your cards shouldn't draw at their max TDP constantly, assuming you configure your rig well.)
Keep in mind that the plan is to run your rig 24/7, so don't push your PSU
too hard.
Additionally, purchase PSUs from a reputable brand, and always check out the OEM, as well. Those done by Seasonic, FSP, and SuperFlower are usually good choices. Channel Well and HEC are okay, but far from ideal.
5.
8GB should be plenty, 4GB is fine, 2GB is usually fine, but might be pushing it (2GB DDR4 desktop memory isn't easy to get, anyways).
All your system needs to do is run the OS and the mining software.
6.
The boot device doesn't matter much. It just needs to be reliable and be large enough to hold the OS, mining software, and for certain miners, 16GB or so for virtual memory (page file, SWAP).
7.
The stock CPU cooler should suffice.
8.
You don't need to purchase Windows 10.
Extra answers:
No, you need to confirm your GPU selections before you can get a decent estimate.
Yes, but it's usually not worth purchasing a more powerful CPU for the sake of CPU-mining on your GPU rig. CPUs will use significantly more power when pegged than they do when idle.
Do more research, even if you just browse across this forum. It's apparent that this would help you as a new miner.
Cannot be answered until you confirm your GPU selections. Additionally, the answer would change constantly. Pick a larger coin if you want *some* stability.
