Monero Mining | Any suggestions about hardware?

[desouza420]

hello
i want to get into mining thing and i am planning to build a computer for mining
The mobo will be BIOSTAR TB350 BTC
CPU AMD Ryzen 1700x
and 6x RX VEGA 64 8GB GPU
i would like to ask
how much RAM memory
who many Watts PSU
and what cables/switches/ risers etc am i going to need?
i ve read that in order all 6 GPUs to work i need HDMI Monitor Dummy.is that right??
appreciate any help
thanks in advance

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[Omg9500]

Let me think this through... you sre planning to build something that "they call a rig"? But you know for sure that the MoBo and GPUs you have chosen are the best? And you are asking for advice about CPU/RAM/Risers/switches and cables? Seems to me you know nothing but you pregend to know about Mobo and GPU... I suggest you start reading first....

You need MoBo, cheap celeron CPU, 8 GB Ram, SSD or HD with min 128 GB, USB risers number equal to number of GPU, power supply at least 1200W (corsair, evga, etc) with enough connectors/cables for your GPUs, Win10 64 (or linux), drivers for your GPUs,  a monitor and an internet connection. and of course the housing for all your hardware (what "they call a rig"). when you got all that put the things together, power up and install the software. Download a miner for XMR and start mining.

[desouza420]

yes you are right. i am not experienced with mining
and as for the GPUs i end up choosing them because of the results of the benchmarks
2000 h/s for 8GB i think its good
and the mobo is not such an important part.i choosed that one because of popularity and a decent price.am i wrong?

[linexbee]

Just curious where you plan to buy these 6 vega 64 I'm looking for them for few weeks already. Of cause i'm not buying 1400$ a piece.

[hheight]

You can use AMD Ryzen CPU to mine Monero. It will cost slightly more, but ROI's about 1 year.
I would recommend two EVGA or Corsair 750w power supplies. Better to take with a reserve.
8 Gb RAM will be sufficient.

[desouza420]

what would you suggest ?
one PSU 1800W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-and-original-Gold-POWER-1800W-BTC-power-supply-for-R9-380-RX-470-RX480-6/32825827647.html?
 or 2x 1000W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-1000W-Computer-PC-Power-Supply-for-CPU-Active-PFC-Efficient-2-PCIE-LED-Fan/32827580667.html?
both have good feedback

[smoolae]

what would you suggest ?
one PSU 1800W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-and-original-Gold-POWER-1800W-BTC-power-supply-for-R9-380-RX-470-RX480-6/32825827647.html?
 or 2x 1000W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-1000W-Computer-PC-Power-Supply-for-CPU-Active-PFC-Efficient-2-PCIE-LED-Fan/32827580667.html?
both have good feedback

To be honest, I wouldn't touch either one of them.
Get a propper server PSU or a power supply from a well known brand ( EVGA, Seasonic, Corsair,...) .
Remember, PSU is the thing that "feeds" your rig. Do not cheap out with it!

[gotminer]

Just curious where you plan to buy these 6 vega 64 I'm looking for them for few weeks already. Of cause i'm not buying 1400$ a piece.

He's not going to find them at a decent price anywhere right now ... Lol.  I bought (6) Vega 56's on November 26th for $525 each.  I bought (6) more on November 29th for $550 each and that second batch is still on backorder over two weeks later.  Pissing me off, because I want to get my second rig up and running.

[gotminer]

what would you suggest ?
one PSU 1800W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-and-original-Gold-POWER-1800W-BTC-power-supply-for-R9-380-RX-470-RX480-6/32825827647.html?
 or 2x 1000W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-1000W-Computer-PC-Power-Supply-for-CPU-Active-PFC-Efficient-2-PCIE-LED-Fan/32827580667.html?
both have good feedback

To be honest, I wouldn't touch either one of them.
Get a propper server PSU or a power supply from a well known brand ( EVGA, Seasonic, Corsair,...) .
Remember, PSU is the thing that "feeds" your rig. Do not cheap out with it!

Yikes ... I wouldn't touch either one of those either.  Two 850W or 1000W EVGA Gold's will make you sleep better at night.

Oh and go with semi modular.  Paying extra for fully modular is a total waste of money, in my opinion.  The cable that goes to your board has to be there no matter what, so why do you care if it's permanently attached to the psu or not?

[nisarg6174]

Vega 56 is best for xmr... Hashing speed is 3times higher than gpu in its price category... And its power consumption is little high then other cards but its wort due to its hashing speed...

[desouza420]

what would you suggest ?
one PSU 1800W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-and-original-Gold-POWER-1800W-BTC-power-supply-for-R9-380-RX-470-RX480-6/32825827647.html?
 or 2x 1000W
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-1000W-Computer-PC-Power-Supply-for-CPU-Active-PFC-Efficient-2-PCIE-LED-Fan/32827580667.html?
both have good feedback

To be honest, I wouldn't touch either one of them.
Get a propper server PSU or a power supply from a well known brand ( EVGA, Seasonic, Corsair,...) .
Remember, PSU is the thing that "feeds" your rig. Do not cheap out with it!

Yikes ... I wouldn't touch either one of those either.  Two 850W or 1000W EVGA Gold's will make you sleep better at night.

Oh and go with semi modular.  Paying extra for fully modular is a total waste of money, in my opinion.  The cable that goes to your board has to be there no matter what, so why do you care if it's permanently attached to the psu or not?

i am not sure i understand what you mean by semi modular...can you please clarify that?

[desouza420]

ok i think ive found the PSU
i will buy x2 EVGA 1000GQ which is semi modular and 80 Gold Plus Cert.

https://b.scdn.gr/images/sku_images/014879/14879902/20151127151726_c3f9f3da.jpeg
is it compatible with motherboard and the 6 GPUs?i think they could be connected with no prob

and also...am i going to need this Dual PSU adaptor?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-PSU-adaptor-Double-Power-Supply-Adapter-Dual-Power-Supply-Connector/191568455861?
to connect both PSU to my motherboard?

[gotminer]

Fully modular means all of the cables can be disconnected from the psu.  They are more expensive.  Semi-modular (at least on evga's) mean that the motherboard power is hardwired into the psu, but all other cables are snap in.  I don't see a benefit in using fully modular, because the motherboard power has to be there no matter what.  Having it hardwired doesn't create additonal cable management hassle.

If you go with a psu that everthing is hardwired, that creates cable management hassle (extra cables hanging around that aren't being used), because you won't be using every single one of them.