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Boelens (OP)
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June 01, 2013, 05:04:42 PM
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Hey there!
I'm wondering, what's the cheapest way to make a decent mining rig? My electricity costs are 0.32$, but I do not know what video cards I need, etc. Thanks!
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June 01, 2013, 05:24:30 PM
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32 cents per kilowatt hour is extremely high, at least HALF of your bitcoins are going to go to power costs with any GPU

im not saying its not worth it, but be prepared to mine for a long time before you cover your hw costs, or maybe get someone with cheaper electricity to host them for you.. for instance power here is 8 cents per kw hour and I don't even pay for it

for GPUS id say get the best you can afford it will save you money in the long run, hd5970's ebay for $350-450 if you look and they're still the best if you can find one that's not abused, 7970 can be had for 350-425 but they aren't as fast as the 5970s

im currently regretting buying cheap 6950s to save on upfront hw costs
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June 01, 2013, 11:40:34 PM
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7950's ftw
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June 02, 2013, 05:06:48 AM
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@ 32 cents per kwh...  you might wanna skip building anything and just buy btc

a quad 7950 system will run you about 8.50 per day in electricity and leave you making almost nothing.  it would take over 2 years just to break even on the hardware

the same rig at 8 cents per kwh will break even in about 4 months...  big difference!
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June 02, 2013, 10:54:00 AM
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Id look into the usb asics that came out, Get 5 of them and you should be good.
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