Hi everybody,
I have cruised around the forums before, but am a new member.
I am getting started in the bitcoin-biz, and I would like some advice/thoughts on my mining-rig (Work In Progress)
Currently I have:
5x MSI X48C Platinum MOBO
4 GB RAM (2X2GB) per MOBO (240 pin, PC3-6400 800 MHz DDR3 SDRAM)
Intel Pentium D 945 Processor (4M Cache, 3.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
10x AMD 5970 (2x [pci-e 16x] per MOBO, GPU's on each MOBO will be connected with a crossfire bridge)
I was thinking of getting pci-e flex cables, so the GPU's have more ventilation space. Is there any downside to pci-e flex cables?
I am currently waiting on everything to be shipped tho,
so in the mean time I still need to get some kind of storage for my units, how many people are using usb drives instead of HDD's? Aren't HDD's more reliable?
I am planning on running windows XP on them, but I have heard better things about linux for multi GPU's.
Has anyone had any problems using XP? What is the best/stable version of ubuntu for mining?
I also need to get some good/cheap PSU's, has anyone ever heard of the "RAIDMAX RX-1000AE 1000W"?
With the amount of GPU-power my rigs will make, should I bother to join a bitcoin-pool? Or just mine solo?
I will try to post some pics once everything is set up
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Any constructive thoughts would be much appreciated, thanks!
