Budget Mining Rig Request

[Premium]

Hello everyone I am new to bit coin mining and I ordered a BFL single already but while that waits I want to get a rig that mines with GPU, make sure this will work with LTC also please

I just want the max mhash for the dollar won't be using this for multi purpose.

My budget for now is $300-$400

Please when you link the rig include every part I need to purchase and make sure all the parts are compatible.


THANK YOU

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[mjester93]

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-build-a-budget-bitcoin-mining-rig

[thepwnorbpwnd]

Low ass budget to get >250khash/s go ask the litecoin guys and they'll set you up. Everyone here is only interested in ASICs now.

[Premium]

Thanks for the first reply but it seems kind of outdated im sure there are more effective methods and to the 2nd post ive read you can get 280mhash for about $284 where the heck did you get the idea you can't get more than 250khash with my budget

All helped is appreciated!

[thepwnorbpwnd]

Thanks for the first reply but it seems kind of outdated im sure there are more effective methods and to the 2nd post ive read you can get 280mhash for about $284 where the heck did you get the idea you can't get more than 250khash with my budget

All helped is appreciated!

I'm just saying it's not all that worth it, just save an extra 200$ and make a rig worth while you won't have to worry or think twice as a choice.

[NEO2012]

Hello everyone I am new to bit coin mining and I ordered a BFL single already but while that waits I want to get a rig that mines with GPU, make sure this will work with LTC also please

I just want the max mhash for the dollar won't be using this for multi purpose.

My budget for now is $300-$400

Please when you link the rig include every part I need to purchase and make sure all the parts are compatible.


THANK YOU

the gaming is geting at pro level now

sell ur bfl for 3k preorder while u can

and move on 

ur buget prohibits from participating alraedy

[Premium]

What do you mean I already paid for an asic and are gpus always compatible I have a nice desktop could I just put a nice gpu in there for gaming and just mine ltc or btw while I sleep?

[vdragon]

Compatible? Its a pc m8, why wouldnt it be. Anyway what you need is, since youa re limited on budget

1. second hand graphics card, go for 2x 5850, they are available cheap these days, 70usd per piece is your target price
2. some cheap mobo with 2x pciex - look for intel b75 motherboards, tend to be chrep
3. 4 gb dd3 memory if you are doing ltc
3. lets say an intel g530 cpu
4. power supply - go for a 550w thermaltake, these tend to be cheap, or a 500w chieftec, will work to
5. second hand hard drive, any sata will do, dont pay more than 15 usd for it
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here in europe this would cost about 280 euro, but in usa i guess around 330 usd

[Premium]

Compatible? Its a pc m8, why wouldnt it be. Anyway what you need is, since youa re limited on budget

1. second hand graphics card, go for 2x 5850, they are available cheap these days, 70usd per piece is your target price
2. some cheap mobo with 2x pciex - look for intel b75 motherboards, tend to be chrep
3. 4 gb dd3 memory if you are doing ltc
3. lets say an intel g530 cpu
4. power supply - go for a 550w thermaltake, these tend to be cheap, or a 500w chieftec, will work to
5. second hand hard drive, any sata will do, dont pay more than 15 usd for it
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here in europe this would cost about 280 euro, but in usa i guess around 330 usd

So I can buy any mobo as long as it has the 2 pciex and any 2 graphics cards and it will be compatible?

like will a cpu work on any mother board? How do you know how much power supply?

[vdragon]

Yes, and yes as long it is a 5,6,7 series ati(amd) card. The cpu i mentioned will work only on scoket 1155 motherboards. And for power supply, I simply know, I got a 80 GHs mining farm of my own, so tried and measured them all

[Premium]

Yes, and yes as long it is a 5,6,7 series ati(amd) card. The cpu i mentioned will work only on scoket 1155 motherboards. And for power supply, I simply know, I got a 80 GHs mining farm of my own, so tried and measured them all

How would I make both cards work at the same time someone said you need to have a dummy adapter or something.

Sorry if noob.

[vdragon]

Very simple just plug them into the mobo, install windows, install drivers and voila, both are there. I think that since 12.6 drivers (not entirely sure on this), no more dummies are needed. Since you are new to this, you have to install Afterburner or Trixx (i prefer AB) to be able to overclock the card. Then take the latest guiminer, and voila thats all. Read up about these things on the forum, it has been explained numerous times.

[Premium]

Can you add me on skype please: EclipseHF

I would like to ask you about builds and please tell me if they would work

[Premium]

Still looking for people to post complete builds 

THANKS

[Flatlinezor]

If after this You can not manage, you should stick to Black Ops imo.

[DiCE1904]

If after this You can not manage, you should stick to Black Ops imo.

 

[vdragon]

Sorry, but do a little reading on the forum, this has been said over and over

[Premium]

Ok trolls, because I never built a computer before I should just play black ops?


Makes complete sense...

[ryantc]

Still looking for people to post complete builds 

THANKS

first thing first, do a profit calculation, all such calculators assuming constant difficulty level , but with the increasing difficulty in both btc and ltc a $400 rig won't have big hash power to compete, plus the electricity cost, you may end up mining at a lost for a long time.

Still feel worth the trouble, time and money? pls continue

Do you have some old PC left over, maybe a old intel 775 or amd 780 platform or even older as long as they have PCIe slots on them. (if yes, go to #3 or #4)

To my best knowledge, the mining business is like this (correct me if I'm wrong)

#1. it has nothing to do with cpu anymore, so use the cheapest cpu you can get. (the best is free, your old left overs )
 
#2. mobo, find a mobo with as many pcie slots as possible, and PCIe slot doesn't matter, 1x, 8x, or 16x all work the same in terms of hash rate, (for 1x you need a 1x -> 16x riser cable to accommodate your video card)

#3. memory, mining BTC is not memory intensive, but LTC is (I can only start two 7950 with -g 2 parameter and 3G of system ram, 2G system ram for a 7850 to start, otherwise cgminer says GPU fail....blabla....)

#4. video cards, 5850s are around 100 on ebay,(never use a 5xxx but I guess each requires 2 6-pin power connector), you can also go for 7850 the game coupon comes with it has some resale value on ebay plus 7xxx is more "future proof"

#5. PSU, depends on how many video cards you want to run.

[Premium]

If I take a pic of my current computers hardware could you tell me if a GPU would work in there?