Critique My Startup Rig

[binkyj357]

I'm no expert but it looks good to me. Nicer than where I've started w/ GPU mining (1050ti and then a 1060). I kinda wish I'd gone beast mode on the CPU though, maybe I'd scrape up some decent AEON on the side or something.

[biddybee]

I think you have a good setup for your first rig, my questions are as follows;

1. What coin(s) are you mining at the mining?

2. Do you have any plans for additional cooling?

[LAKSHIKA]

HI
I AM GOING TO START MINING AS A BIGINNER.
I HAVE FEW QUESTION TO ASK FROM YOUR GUYS.

#HOW MUCH $ YOU CAN EARN WITH THIS SETUP (A DAY)?
#TOTAL COST YOUR RING?


THANKS.
LAKSHIKA

[flip4flop]

Thanks for the input all!  I have been back and forth and decided I am setting up for a larger operation if this turns into something more than just a hobby with 2-4 cards I should have the proper CPU to do it.  I ended up going withhttps://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117563&ignorebbr=1 Intel Core i5-6500 Skylake Quad-Core 3.2 GHz instead.  That way if I intend to add more later I can without having to worry about the PSU. I can get it for $40 cheaper at my local micro center so its not a bad deal.  On the PSU side I plan on upgrading when I hit 4 cards but I think for now the one I have should be sufficient.  I cant wait to get this thing assembled next week when everything arrives and hope to be up and running before the 20th.

This forum has been a great help and I hope to be an active member here for a long time!

[flip4flop]

Looks really nice. Please update the thread on the stability of the board. I am planning to buy a mining board like that one in a few weeks.

I will update after a few months and see how it holds up.  I bought the 2 year replacement plan since ASUS only offered 90 days I didnt want to take that risk.  For 14 dollars more I prefer having the piece of mind if something goes wrong I will have a new one in 5 days and dont need to worry about anything. I will test everything and see how it runs together and continue to update this thread to help others who may search for some info in the future.

[Undefined31415]

I'm not sure what you pay for electricity, but if you're just getting into it now, I hope you have a very competitive rate (preferably one that doesn't depend on usage at all).

Are you planning on expanding at all? The overhead with the motherboard/CPU/RAM/etc. isn't really justified with only 2x1070s.

[QuintLeo]

Motherboard is a poor choice for anything less than about a 9 card rig (where the ease of multi-Power Supply management is nice).
I've currently got 4 GPUs on mine, but I PLAN to expand it over time as I can to at least 9 GPUs long-term.

CPU should be fine for a pure mining rig - upgrading it JUST to CPU mine in it is a VERY LONG PAYOFF proposition and only works if something like Monero retains current profitablity level for YEARS - though if you intend to eventually sell the machine as a "gaming" machine it might make sense to go with a mid-to-high range i7 or a TOP END i5 in it.

 Ryzen doesn't really have any good "mining" board available yet, that I've seen - and with it's current available chipsets it has serious issues with "not enough available PCI-E lanes" for a good mining board, unless someone builds a dedicated model like the B250 BTC Pro where the "16-bit" slot only has 4 or 8 lanes to it.