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SergiuDemerji
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Looking at getting into mining.
February 18, 2018, 10:51:45 PM
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Has anyone bought a refurbished gaming computer off eBay to cut cost and start mining?
Cut cost on buying some of the basics. OS , cpu, motherboard, memory.
Thanks in advanced for your ideas.
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Re: Looking at getting into mining.
February 18, 2018, 11:27:46 PM
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If the gaming that is offered to to is good then its a good way to go, however since the GPUs price skyrocketed last month many people are scamming to get a profit out of this. I suggest that if you can meet up to the seller of the rig to check it that would be great.
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Re: Looking at getting into mining.
February 18, 2018, 11:32:32 PM
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You shouldn't buy a gaming pc since it's overpowered and has a different use. CPU / Ram / SSD is really not expensive for a mining rig and the only part you would use from a gaming pc is the GPU / PSU. Also the board is probably not the right for it. So instead you could just buy this stuff new:
CPU: Intel Celeron G3900 (Socket 1151)
Ram: Crucial Value Series DDR4-2133
SSD: 120gb ssd of choice
Board: ASrock 81pro / MSI Z170A / Gigabyte GA-H110
GPU & PSU of your choice
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February 18, 2018, 11:35:29 PM
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In some cases the G3900 may actually not be the absolute cheapest CPU for 1151 out there. The G3930 has taken that spot in my experience, and searching eBay confirms this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Celeron-G3930-Dual-Core-Kaby-Lake-Processor-Socket-LGA-1151-OEM-Ver/323057913064?epid=829614059&hash=item4b37c08ce8:g:eLMAAOSw8i9achQ1
This ships from the US and the next closest items are G3900s that ship from China. A bit more power for absolutely free.
It really just depends at what price the computer is being sold for. eBay is
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buyer sided so it's exceptionally unlikely you'll be scammed.
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Re: Looking at getting into mining.
February 18, 2018, 11:47:44 PM
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i would start with one of these bundles from evga
https://www.evga.com/products/featured-bundles.aspx
that way, you get a high-end motherboard, and a hard to come by GPU in one go. Actually, they are selling out rapidly.
RAM SSD CPU and PSU can be pieced together on amazon for 300 total.
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Re: Looking at getting into mining.
February 19, 2018, 07:52:30 AM
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thanks for advise , i will check more regarding this
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Re: Looking at getting into mining.
February 19, 2018, 08:08:49 AM
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I think it's very Risk, we don't know how the quality of their device. I think better buying in the offline store, or you can meet up with the seller.
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