Building a single card rig to try this out. Please help.

[A.Delaney]

Ok I want to take a crack at GPU mining ZCash. I want to build with a single card and keep it as simple as possible so I don’t get in over my head right from the get go. Since I’ve never done anything like this before I need some help picking out the parts I don’t have. I bought a EVGA 1080ti SC2 currently in transit to my house along with this mother board.

http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=825

I’d like to run windows since that is the only system I am familiar with. I figured intel for a cpu however I don’t really know which one for sure. Im still learning about the different specs. Then I still need the remaining parts.

PSU.  I figured 1000w is overkill but I know it’s better to be bigger than smaller.
SSD 120GB?
RAM is 4GB enough?
Various cables.

Cryptocompare has a how to on building a ZCash miner that I was reading. They were talking about downloading the entire blockchain to mine or just going as part of a pool. I am assuming this is mining solo vs pool?

Thanks for any help.

[flip4flop]

Looks pretty solid to me.  I wrote a little guide for a budget rig as well and the parts can be used if you wish to expand later on down the road.  Hope this helps a little. 4gb is plenty and 120 SSD works fine can go smaller if you are just running windows but I like 120.  Let me know if you have any questions.

https://theminerhub.com/mining/building-a-mining-rig-part-2-hardware/

[Agozyen]

Good on all counts.  A bigger PSU will come in handy if you decide to add more cards later on.  Didn't see it mentioned but use a wired Internet connection when you are mining don't use Wi Fi.

[flip4flop]

Good on all counts.  A bigger PSU will come in handy if you decide to add more cards later on.  Didn't see it mentioned but use a wired Internet connection when you are mining don't use Wi Fi.

I have had no issues with wifi at all over the past 6 months.  As long as your connection is fine I dont see an issue with it.

[A.Delaney]

Looks pretty solid to me.  I wrote a little guide for a budget rig as well and the parts can be used if you wish to expand later on down the road.  Hope this helps a little. 4gb is plenty and 120 SSD works fine can go smaller if you are just running windows but I like 120.  Let me know if you have any questions.

https://theminerhub.com/mining/building-a-mining-rig-part-2-hardware/

Thanks for the link. That’s a good base to get me pointed in the right direction. I’ll follow that.

[A.Delaney]

Good on all counts.  A bigger PSU will come in handy if you decide to add more cards later on.  Didn't see it mentioned but use a wired Internet connection when you are mining don't use Wi Fi.

I do have a wired internet connection.

 One other thing I just thought of. I will need some kind of keyboard, monitor and mouse abviously to use this. It all just plugs right in right? Just like a regular PC.

[Undefined31415]

Ok I want to take a crack at GPU mining ZCash. I want to build with a single card and keep it as simple as possible so I don’t get in over my head right from the get go. Since I’ve never done anything like this before I need some help picking out the parts I don’t have. I bought a EVGA 1080ti SC2 currently in transit to my house along with this mother board.

http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=825

I’d like to run windows since that is the only system I am familiar with. I figured intel for a cpu however I don’t really know which one for sure. Im still learning about the different specs. Then I still need the remaining parts.

PSU.  I figured 1000w is overkill but I know it’s better to be bigger than smaller.
SSD 120GB?
RAM is 4GB enough?
Various cables.

Cryptocompare has a how to on building a ZCash miner that I was reading. They were talking about downloading the entire blockchain to mine or just going as part of a pool. I am assuming this is mining solo vs pool?

Thanks for any help.

For a single card rig, OS is largely a matter of personal preference. (When mixing Nvidia and AMD GPUs, Windows tends to be less of a pain. On the other hand, when using a large number of AMD xor a large number of Nvidia GPUs, setup is often easier on most Linux distributions.)

Since you've already selected a motherboard, that will restrict your CPU options. For a dedicated rig, select a compatible Pentium processor. (Celerons are *usually* fine, but some mining software requires more CPU use than others.) A compatible i3 or higher will also work, but is unnecessary.

I would not recommend solo mining Zcash at this time, especially with a single 1080ti setup. The advantage of a [large] pool is a more stable stream of income. (I.e. rather than one block every few years, you get a few shares per hour and thus a payout from the pool every few days.)

[philipma1957]

Good on all counts.  A bigger PSU will come in handy if you decide to add more cards later on.  Didn't see it mentioned but use a wired Internet connection when you are mining don't use Wi Fi.

I do have a wired internet connection.

 One other thing I just thought of. I will need some kind of keyboard, monitor and mouse abviously to use this. It all just plugs right in right? Just like a regular PC.

yes  get a piece of plywood  and a few felt circles..  to keep board off the wood.

https://www.amazon.com/Outus-Adhesive-Circles-Sewing-Handcraft/dp/B01M4L2600/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1515042728&sr=8-5&keywords=black+felt+circles

power switch

https://www.amazon.com/Electop-Power-Button-Computer-Switch/dp/B01LMZZFWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515042825&sr=8-1&keywords=motherboard+power+switch


vosk has a very good 3 card build on his youtube video channel I taught him how to build it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzz6YFSNxE

[A.Delaney]

Looks pretty straight forward. Thanks for all the responses. Are all the power cables purchased separate that go from the psu to the components? Also it looks like there is a fan that goes on top the cpu in the video. I need to order one of those also right?

[A.Delaney]

Well all the parts are on the way. I still might need a few minor things but I won’t know for sure until the parts get here and I start putting it together. Come on Fedex!