Mining on AM4 Platform

[Euro_Bucks]

Hello everyone.

I am new to bitcoin mining and probably invest on a mining rig very soon.
My plan is to start with a pair of RX 470. First choice for the motherboard
was an H81 Pro BTC from Asrock.


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Then there's this newly released BIOSTAR TB350-BTC which is an AM4 platform.
I have no idea about the 3-A concept. Is there an[/img]y advantage having a new
AM4 platform and a Ryzen CPU on your mining rig? Thanks.

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[NiHaoMike]

You'll only be able to "indirect mine" as in mine altcoins and convert to Bitcoin.

A Ryzen is overkill for a dedicated mining PC but it would make sense if you have other uses.

[Unacceptable]

All that is needed is a dual core CPU (unless your going to mine with the CPU),4 gigs mediocre ram for the mobo,& a mobo with as many slots for vid cards as your planning to use.

I use old PCs with at least one 16x PCIE slot that I get for free,but usually have another 1x slot so I can get 2 cards mining for just the cost of new cards & new PSU.

And I also use old hard drives,about 40 gig or more is enough,if you going to hold coin wallets you'll need a 120 or bigger just in case.

You don't have to have a mobo with 6 or 7 card slots  

[R0mi]

You'll only be able to "indirect mine" as in mine altcoins and convert to Bitcoin.

A Ryzen is overkill for a dedicated mining PC but it would make sense if you have other uses.

I am not so sure.  I put together an X370 rig just to see.  With a Ryzen 7 you can mine Monero + your GPUs can mine away as well.

Two advantages:  using new cards like the 1080 Ti, I see better performance, more like 3.5 Sol/W than 3.x <lower> on an 1150 board using the exact same GPUs.  Nothing changed but the motherboard/CPU.

Also, there is a speed bump up that I notice when using the CPU to mine; that is, the GPU hash rates jumps up a little bit when mining Zcash.

And if you get the 65 watt Ryzen, when the motherboard is just idling (not mining) you'll see right away that the power draw is a bit less.

Biggest drawback to Ryzen is installing Windows 10.  If you get an old OEM disk with Win10 64-bit build 1507, for example, constant errors and freezes.  Ryzen does not become stable until Win10 build 1511 or higher.  But good luck using "Windows Update Manager" to get there.  I would say, get at least to 1511 or build 16xx, and then  stop there and mine.

[Cereberus]

The only advantage I see mining on a new platform like the AMD AM4 is, you will get a bit more hashrate than mining with the same devices in old generation motherboards. I have an example from myself, Mining with a 1050 ti on LGA 1150 board gave me barely 12 Mhash in Ethereum and mining with it on a LGA 1151 board gave me almost 15 Mhash.

[R0mi]

The only advantage I see mining on a new platform like the AMD AM4 is, you will get a bit more hashrate than mining with the same devices in old generation motherboards. I have an example from myself, Mining with a 1050 ti on LGA 1150 board gave me barely 12 Mhash in Ethereum and mining with it on a LGA 1151 board gave me almost 15 Mhash.

You are correct.  1080 Ti's on my 1150, couldn't really do better than 3.0x Sol/w.  I am now getting 3.6+ Sol/w.

And the Ryzen is a decent CPU miner for the power it uses.  Not a huge difference, but enough to matter.

[Set Ready Go]

Bump.

I was thinking of getting a ASUS ROG Strix B350-F Gaming, Socket-AM4   for mining and a r5 1600 cpu.  Has any of you guys managed to get 6+ gpus to work with this motherboard,  "tank n spank"  or more complicated?

[szafa]

Ryzen is silent with new cpu cooler.I only have one gpu.

[ysakay]

Bump.

I was thinking of getting a ASUS ROG Strix B350-F Gaming, Socket-AM4   for mining and a r5 1600 cpu.  Has any of you guys managed to get 6+ gpus to work with this motherboard,  "tank n spank"  or more complicated?

I have it too. It's a bad mobo for mining. I tried to five gpus. It worked but low hs. I disabled all usb,sata,hd audi etc but nothing changed.

Which card should i buy for mining with 5-6 gpus?

I have;
- Ryzen 7 1800x
- 5x Sapphire 580 Spec
- 8 Gb ram
- 1x Evga g3 750,1x thermaltake plat 1200
- and i use a nvme disk on m2 slot. Maybe it's a problem. I'll try on a hdd soon.

[sundownz]

Don't forget... Ryzen is a killer Cryptonight miner! I have a 1700X slightly overclocked in my home office PC and I get 600 H/S from it.

[Branko]

Also, there are AM4 CPUs like this one:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIA2F865U5101

[QuintLeo]

Ryzen FOR THE COST isn't all that great at Cryptonote (Monero) mining.

 I see 300+ hash out of my old FX 8320e CPUs that cost about a QUARTER of those Ryzen 1700X, and my 8370 pulls close to 400 hash at righr around a THIRD of the cost.
 Unfortunately, AM3/AM3+ motherboards that are viable for riser rigs seem to pretty much all have gone out of production and are hard to find any more....

[Branko]

Ryzen FOR THE COST isn't all that great at Cryptonote (Monero) mining.

 I see 300+ hash out of my old FX 8320e CPUs that cost about a QUARTER of those Ryzen 1700X, and my 8370 pulls close to 400 hash at righr around a THIRD of the cost.
 Unfortunately, AM3/AM3+ motherboards that are viable for riser rigs seem to pretty much all have gone out of production and are hard to find any more....

They also use 3 times more power so added bonus of 8370 is that it can heat your room, too

[QuintLeo]

Ryzen 1700x when mining Monero is going to use MORE power than the 8320e, though less than the 8370 - even if you believe AMD's "quite a bit lower than REAL usage" TDP ratings for the high-end Ryzen CPUs.

 My Ryzen 1700 (NO X) which is a "low power" model uses right about the SAME power as the 8320e - though it does push out 100 more hash or so for that power usage.