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July 12, 2011, 04:33:46 AM |
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Hey guys, Im looking to build a dedicated mining computer for about $300. I know that is a very small sum of money but mining is just a hobby and I'm a poor college student. However... the plus side of being a poor college student is that my school pays my electricity bill! Anyway, let me know if you have any suggestions.
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Kermee
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July 12, 2011, 04:44:44 AM |
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Hey guys, Im looking to build a dedicated mining computer for about $300. I know that is a very small sum of money but mining is just a hobby and I'm a poor college student. However... the plus side of being a poor college student is that my school pays my electricity bill! Anyway, let me know if you have any suggestions.
At $300, you're looking at a single video card. - $35 for a Motherboard
- $40 for a CPU
- $20 for a 2GB DDR3 Stick of Memory
- $15 for a 8GB Flash Drive to Boot From (i.e. Ubuntu)
- $50 for a 400W'ish PSU
That leaves you about $140 for a video card. Maybe less if you decide to put it into a case. $140 is an 5830 1GB which can do about 310 MH/s and at a very minimum, it would take at least several months to get your investment back. Even longer. But if you're doing it as a hobby... Cheers, Kermee |
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rethaw
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July 12, 2011, 04:58:30 AM |
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July 12, 2011, 05:19:22 AM |
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it would take at least several months to get your investment back. Even longer.
It's closer to "never". |
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Kermee
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July 12, 2011, 05:40:09 AM |
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it would take at least several months to get your investment back. Even longer.
It's closer to "never". Or yes... Never... Cheers, Kermee |
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bennett2136 (OP)
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July 12, 2011, 06:14:18 PM |
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So, would it completely not be worth it to mine with only 300 mega hashes/s? I pretty much just want to be able to make my money back...
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July 12, 2011, 06:51:31 PM |
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So, would it completely not be worth it to mine with only 300 mega hashes/s? I pretty much just want to be able to make my money back...
It might be worth it if you already have the hardware. Buying it for mining won't. |
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July 12, 2011, 07:44:17 PM |
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So, would it completely not be worth it to mine with only 300 mega hashes/s? I pretty much just want to be able to make my money back...
It could be worth it if mining is just a hobby. You will make your investment back eventually and the worst case scenario is you could sell off your hardware if you lose interest or re-purpose it into a gaming rig  |
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July 12, 2011, 07:49:39 PM |
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I would be looking at refurbished work stations. Cheapest thing you can find with a pcie video card slot. Alternatively, after I filled all the PCs I had at home, what I did was buy just a card + PSU and slap it in my parents computer  I set the priority on the process real low. -F160. Out of the deal they get a more responsive computer capable of HD video and games. I can VNC in to control it and fix it whenever they call me "The printer doesn't work" etc... Their power rate is also dirt cheap compared to mine. Givin em a chip and mobo as soon as I can find a heatsink bracket for it too. Wont increase hash rate but if I'm using a few bucks in electricity every month it's only fair. |
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July 12, 2011, 09:12:33 PM |
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if you are going caseless (which I'd recommend for cooling and costs), look for a motherboard with a bunch of PCI-e 1x slots in case you become obsessed like so many in this forum. I picked up a $50 motherboard with 16x, 4x and 1x PCIe slots...and I somehow filled them all 3 using cablesaurus cables and miners. I now wished I had originally found a cheap motherboard with three or more PCIe 1x slots for additional cards.
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July 12, 2011, 10:49:15 PM |
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July 12, 2011, 11:12:04 PM |
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The HDD is not necessary. |
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