BEST PARTs FOR GPU MINING RIG FROM DECEMBER 2016

[bittawm]

list what you think the best mining components available at the end of 2016

Cheers

[bittawm]

come on guys post your setups or the setups you want

[adaseb]

470 4gb GPUs, you can find some for like $160 now.

[asradoni]

470 4gb GPUs, you can find some for like $160 now.

But that is still slower than the RX 480. If you want the density  of the mining rig, it is better to use 480.

[adaseb]

470 4gb GPUs, you can find some for like $160 now.

But that is still slower than the RX 480. If you want the density  of the mining rig, it is better to use 480.

Almost the same speed but much cheaper. It doesn't make sense buying an 480 or buying 8gb instead of 4.

[Subw]

8Gb would likely have better resale value in 2-3 years but if you don't care then yes go for 4Gb

[Amph]

at this point i would wait for vega from amd, big chip amd 580 and fury pro, they will have better hash, due to better bandwidth and bus speed, and lower consumption

it's due this december or early 2017

[eckmar]

at this point i would wait for vega from amd, big chip amd 580 and fury pro, they will have better hash, due to better bandwidth and bus speed, and lower consumption

it's due this december or early 2017

That could also mean price drop in current RX 4xx cards Currently without a doubt 470 is overall best card for mining. Price difference between 470 and it's only competitor in mining 480 is not worth extra performance you get with 480

[bittawm]

best mobo, cpu, hhd?

[eckmar]

best mobo, cpu, hhd?

I'm still using AsRcok H81 pro btc. It's a bit older board but still great in my opinion. There are some some new intel board but i'm not informed about their quality. For CPU gor for g1820 or g 1840 whatever you can find. Hdd just buy cheapest used one it will be fine

[toptek]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131708


power color 480 for 179 these are not cheap cards, i own the one fan one i got last week for 189, don't trust reviews, so i have found out in the past.

mode the bios your set from here
https://anorak.tech/


I don't post my other stuff because it was either old parts i all ready had that would cost to much to buy now or i got deals you can't get right now or may never again and i don't  mine for ROI so what I have won't help in that department.
 

[ZedZedNova]

Here's a 4 x RX470-4GB ETH/ZEC rig for under $1100 before SSD and OS.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z775-LP 33.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar Z170GT7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1079.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 00:59 EST-0500

I've had good luck with ethOS using SilentArmy and optiminer so I'd get this for $39:
http://gpushack.com/collections/gpushack/products/ethos-16gb-ssd

That said you can get a 256GB SSD for under $70 and throw your favorite OS and miner on it.

It's probably good for 600-800 sol/s on ZEC depending on the miner and VBIOS tweaks.

Cheers,

- zed

[Amph]

at this point i would wait for vega from amd, big chip amd 580 and fury pro, they will have better hash, due to better bandwidth and bus speed, and lower consumption

it's due this december or early 2017

That could also mean price drop in current RX 4xx cards Currently without a doubt 470 is overall best card for mining. Price difference between 470 and it's only competitor in mining 480 is not worth extra performance you get with 480

yeah but the 480 might have a better resale value, so it's not that out of the question to buy it, the same can be said about 4gb model

i many gamers will like them they prefer 8gb

[bittawm]

Here's a 4 x RX470-4GB ETH/ZEC rig for under $1100 before SSD and OS.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z775-LP 33.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar Z170GT7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1079.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 00:59 EST-0500

I've had good luck with ethOS using SilentArmy and optiminer so I'd get this for $39:
http://gpushack.com/collections/gpushack/products/ethos-16gb-ssd


nice build, come on guys spit out some other builds

That said you can get a 256GB SSD for under $70 and throw your favorite OS and miner on it.

It's probably good for 600-800 sol/s on ZEC depending on the miner and VBIOS tweaks.

Cheers,

- zed

[bittawm]

more builds please

[QuintLeo]

470 4gb GPUs, you can find some for like $160 now.

But that is still slower than the RX 480. If you want the density  of the mining rig, it is better to use 480.

Almost the same speed but much cheaper. It doesn't make sense buying an 480 or buying 8gb instead of 4.

 8GB only makes sense for mining if it is the faster RAM vs. 4GB - a lot of 4GB cards has 1750Mhs ram where 8GB usually has 2000 Mhs.

 Y'all don't want my builds though as they're not "mining specific optimised".


 For hard drives, go HGST or a good SSD - HGST has had a ton better reliability overall in recent years LONGterm vs WD or Seagate.

[rockyforever]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138436 - best new mobo, works flawlessly 70$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131696 - 180 h/s $154.99 after rebate (got 6)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438019 - PSU I like EVGA (1000 is enough) 140$ after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U90738 - cheap CPU 47$
ram - used some cheap crap had lying around and hdd card - 50$
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GU94QSQ - risers 40$ (were on sale)

930$ - 6 gpus
70$ - mobo
140$ - PSU EVGA 1000
47$ - cpu
50$ - ram and hdd
40$ - risers

Shipping was free on all (military discount and prime)

I use a wire rack from home depot that holds 12 miners, cost was 50$, so in total, $4.16 per miner for a "rack"


1277$ total

6 x GPU RX470 Mining Rig

[Marvell1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138436 - best new mobo, works flawlessly 70$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131696 - 180 h/s $154.99 after rebate (got 6)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438019 - PSU I like EVGA (1000 is enough) 140$ after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U90738 - cheap CPU 47$
ram - used some cheap crap had lying around and hdd card - 50$
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GU94QSQ - risers 40$ (were on sale)

930$ - 6 gpus
70$ - mobo
140$ - PSU EVGA 1000
47$ - cpu
50$ - ram and hdd
40$ - risers

Shipping was free on all (military discount and prime)

I use a wire rack from home depot that holds 12 miners, cost was 50$, so in total, $4.16 per miner for a "rack"


1277$ total


6 x GPU RX470 Mining Rig

you will only get rebate one one its one per house hold

[rockyforever]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138436 - best new mobo, works flawlessly 70$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131696 - 180 h/s $154.99 after rebate (got 6)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438019 - PSU I like EVGA (1000 is enough) 140$ after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U90738 - cheap CPU 47$
ram - used some cheap crap had lying around and hdd card - 50$
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GU94QSQ - risers 40$ (were on sale)

930$ - 6 gpus
70$ - mobo
140$ - PSU EVGA 1000
47$ - cpu
50$ - ram and hdd
40$ - risers

Shipping was free on all (military discount and prime)

I use a wire rack from home depot that holds 12 miners, cost was 50$, so in total, $4.16 per miner for a "rack"


1277$ total


6 x GPU RX470 Mining Rig

you will only get rebate one one its one per house hold

It's easy to get around that. Luckily I have willing neighbors who allow me to ship to them, pays to be military!

[mettalmag]

Here's a 4 x RX470-4GB ETH/ZEC rig for under $1100 before SSD and OS.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z775-LP 33.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar Z170GT7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($106.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1079.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 00:59 EST-0500

I've had good luck with ethOS using SilentArmy and optiminer so I'd get this for $39:
http://gpushack.com/collections/gpushack/products/ethos-16gb-ssd

That said you can get a 256GB SSD for under $70 and throw your favorite OS and miner on it.

It's probably good for 600-800 sol/s on ZEC depending on the miner and VBIOS tweaks.

Cheers,

- zed

why you need 16Gb of ram ?