Sugestions for Litecoin Rig

[terrapinflyer]

I would like to build a LTC and have about 5-6btc to invest. Could you guys help me get a rig up and running for that budget? Is this just the worst idea ever? I think it will be a fun project to build and at least the gpu's can be resold a a reasonable price if I decide to give it up.

[fattypig]

Buy HD 7950 while its cheap and before it ran out of stock.

[balanghai]

Buy HD 7950 while its cheap and before it ran out of stock.

Or would it be?

Also consider having few solar panels to compensate some of the electricity if you're so you pay less and save the coins instead of having to dispose them to pay the electricity outright.

[SpeedDemon13]

One the low low budget, you can get away with HD 5850, 5870, 6950 and 6970. Next would be HD 5970 and 6990. Then the best power/hash rate would go to the HD 7950. Best to stay with the 7900's series at least for best performance. You can get away with 4 GB system ram and a decent single or dual core cpu. Best to have an open setup, then a case for cooling. Also have a good 750 watt PSU at least, but I would suggest 1000 watt to 1200 watt, depending if your going run more then 3x HD 7950's.

[terrapinflyer]

One the low low budget, you can get away with HD 5850, 5870, 6950 and 6970. Next would be HD 5970 and 6990. Then the best power/hash rate would go to the HD 7950. Best to stay with the 7900's series at least for best performance. You can get away with 4 GB system ram and a decent single or dual core cpu. Best to have an open setup, then a case for cooling. Also have a good 750 watt PSU at least, but I would suggest 1000 watt to 1200 watt, depending if your going run more then 3x HD 7950's.

So it seems that I could build a rig that runs 3x HD 7950's for the budget Im setting for myself. What kind of Mh/s would I be looking at? Any suggestions on a MB or MB CPU combo? Also where should I begin looking to purchase some of this gear with btc other than the here?

[hope4me]

Also consider having few solar panels to compensate some of the electricity if you're so you pay less and save the coins instead of having to dispose them to pay the electricity outright.

solar panels are extremly expensive. Your electricity cost less than those solar panels produce in their lifetime I believe

[SpeedDemon13]

One the low low budget, you can get away with HD 5850, 5870, 6950 and 6970. Next would be HD 5970 and 6990. Then the best power/hash rate would go to the HD 7950. Best to stay with the 7900's series at least for best performance. You can get away with 4 GB system ram and a decent single or dual core cpu. Best to have an open setup, then a case for cooling. Also have a good 750 watt PSU at least, but I would suggest 1000 watt to 1200 watt, depending if your going run more then 3x HD 7950's.

So it seems that I could build a rig that runs 3x HD 7950's for the budget Im setting for myself. What kind of Mh/s would I be looking at? Any suggestions on a MB or MB CPU combo? Also where should I begin looking to purchase some of this gear with btc other than the here?

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Also consider having few solar panels to compensate some of the electricity if you're so you pay less and save the coins instead of having to dispose them to pay the electricity outright.

solar panels are extremly expensive. Your electricity cost less than those solar panels produce in their lifetime I believe

With the current panels, it takes 15 to 20 years for them to equal out the cost. But that can change in the next two years.

[terrapinflyer]

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Yea I am seeing the 7950's going for $165 on ebay. The problem for me is that I live in the middle of nowhere (3 hours north of SF) so craigslist is kinda out of the question for me unless some one will ship to me  . I would really like to spend only BTC on this project, seems that everything on bitmit.com is so over priced. Ill keep scouring the marketplace here for a bit until I get annoyed.

[SpeedDemon13]

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Yea I am seeing the 7950's going for $165 on ebay. The problem for me is that I live in the middle of nowhere (3 hours north of SF) so craigslist is kinda out of the question for me unless some one will ship to me  . I would really like to spend only BTC on this project, seems that everything on bitmit.com is so over priced. Ill keep scouring the marketplace here for a bit until I get annoyed.

When it comes to paying with BTC, people under value it. You might be best to convert it to cash at Coinbase. They are located in the US and pretty trustworthy. People are dumping they HD 7950's and 7970's for the new AMD R9 290/290X. Good time to start picking up these cards on the cheap. I saw some sold a 7950 for $120 in Oakland. I live in the San Joaquin Valley, about 1hr 20 min to 1hr 35 min for SF.

[fattypig]

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Yea I am seeing the 7950's going for $165 on ebay. The problem for me is that I live in the middle of nowhere (3 hours north of SF) so craigslist is kinda out of the question for me unless some one will ship to me  . I would really like to spend only BTC on this project, seems that everything on bitmit.com is so over priced. Ill keep scouring the marketplace here for a bit until I get annoyed.

Hm.., you might want to consider cex.io (referral link), it let you buy GH/S and collect dividend daily. Free electricity, management fee and etc.

[terrapinflyer]

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Yea I am seeing the 7950's going for $165 on ebay. The problem for me is that I live in the middle of nowhere (3 hours north of SF) so craigslist is kinda out of the question for me unless some one will ship to me  . I would really like to spend only BTC on this project, seems that everything on bitmit.com is so over priced. Ill keep scouring the marketplace here for a bit until I get annoyed.

Hm.., you might want to consider cex.io (referral link), it let you buy GH/S and collect dividend daily. Free electricity, management fee and etc.

Boring. I want to build this rig that is the appeal to me.

[SpeedDemon13]

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Yea I am seeing the 7950's going for $165 on ebay. The problem for me is that I live in the middle of nowhere (3 hours north of SF) so craigslist is kinda out of the question for me unless some one will ship to me  . I would really like to spend only BTC on this project, seems that everything on bitmit.com is so over priced. Ill keep scouring the marketplace here for a bit until I get annoyed.

Hm.., you might want to consider cex.io (referral link), it let you buy GH/S and collect dividend daily. Free electricity, management fee and etc.

Boring. I want to build this rig that is the appeal to me.

Plus CEX.io does bitcoin mining, not GPU mining (ie scrypt). Usually those companies come out on top for profits, while the users get minimum profit or next to nothing or in the minus. Plus, building a GPU miner is fun, just got to watch out for the electricity cost. Mine during off-peak and part-peak hours only.

[terrapinflyer]

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Yea I am seeing the 7950's going for $165 on ebay. The problem for me is that I live in the middle of nowhere (3 hours north of SF) so craigslist is kinda out of the question for me unless some one will ship to me  . I would really like to spend only BTC on this project, seems that everything on bitmit.com is so over priced. Ill keep scouring the marketplace here for a bit until I get annoyed.

When it comes to paying with BTC, people under value it. You might be best to convert it to cash at Coinbase. They are located in the US and pretty trustworthy. People are dumping they HD 7950's and 7970's for the new AMD R9 290/290X. Good time to start picking up these cards on the cheap. I saw some sold a 7950 for $120 in Oakland. I live in the San Joaquin Valley, about 1hr 20 min to 1hr 35 min for SF.

Converting the coin is just what Im trying to avoid. I dont like the idea of having to convert the currency to have to use it. I saw this card http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/sys/4063774905.html today but once again Im not really willing to drive all the way down after gas and my time Im way over paying. Thanks for all your input bud I do appreciate you. I have a few offers pending on our marketplace Ill go from there. I think that finding the cpu/mb combo is going to be a chore I may just get that on ebay. I just found this motherboard http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-CrossFireX-Motherboard-GA-P75-D3/dp/B007R9CRJE/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1350950330&sr=1-4&keywords=gigabyte+lga+1155+b75?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20

[SpeedDemon13]

You can probably find 3x used HD 7950's for $150~$140 each on craigslist. 5-6 BTC is about $600 to $800 worth, it's possible under that budget. At worst, you might have to run 2x HD 7950's if you can't get it within that budget range.

Yea I am seeing the 7950's going for $165 on ebay. The problem for me is that I live in the middle of nowhere (3 hours north of SF) so craigslist is kinda out of the question for me unless some one will ship to me  . I would really like to spend only BTC on this project, seems that everything on bitmit.com is so over priced. Ill keep scouring the marketplace here for a bit until I get annoyed.

When it comes to paying with BTC, people under value it. You might be best to convert it to cash at Coinbase. They are located in the US and pretty trustworthy. People are dumping they HD 7950's and 7970's for the new AMD R9 290/290X. Good time to start picking up these cards on the cheap. I saw some sold a 7950 for $120 in Oakland. I live in the San Joaquin Valley, about 1hr 20 min to 1hr 35 min for SF.

Converting the coin is just what Im trying to avoid. I dont like the idea of having to convert the currency to have to use it. I saw this card http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/sys/4063774905.html today but once again Im not really willing to drive all the way down after gas and my time Im way over paying. Thanks for all your input bud I do appreciate you. I have a few offers pending on our marketplace Ill go from there. I think that finding the cpu/mb combo is going to be a chore I may just get that on ebay. I just found this motherboard http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-CrossFireX-Motherboard-GA-P75-D3/dp/B007R9CRJE/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1350950330&sr=1-4&keywords=gigabyte+lga+1155+b75?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20

SJ is another 1 hr-ish extra drive from SF. Driving in the bay during rush hour sucks. You might be able to go cheaper with an AMD CPU and Mobo. HD 5870 are using cheaper on CL, I got one for $80 and another for $60 for my first GPU rig. But I'm about to get some HD 7950's in the near future and have an AMD and Intel rigs ready for up to 8 GPU cards total between the two. But probably going to put 2 a piece for starters. You probably get some from the marketplace, if people are flexible with their offers. Good luck with your build and happy mining....

[guugll]

what is the best value - i mean if i use the 7950 it needs to have powerfull PSU and such a PSU is expensive and give me longer ROI.

what about 3x 7850 and one 1000W PSU
because for 3x 7950 i need much bigger PSU (1200W) thus ROI is longer is it?
or 4x 7950 and 2x smaller PSU like 2x 800W because i time 1500W is very expensive.
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the rest i see like this:
MB: GIGABYTE H61M-S1
CPU: Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz, 1155, 65W, 32nm, BOX (BX80623G530)
RAM> some 4GB or do you suggest other if i speak about Scrypt mining...?

what else... 2GB flash disk... for 2$ or so.
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what you think guys - before i waste my money...
 

[cowandtea]

what is the best value - i mean if i use the 7950 it needs to have powerfull PSU and such a PSU is expensive and give me longer ROI.

what about 3x 7850 and one 1000W PSU
because for 3x 7950 i need much bigger PSU (1200W) thus ROI is longer is it?
or 4x 7950 and 2x smaller PSU like 2x 800W because i time 1500W is very expensive.
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the rest i see like this:
MB: GIGABYTE H61M-S1
CPU: Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz, 1155, 65W, 32nm, BOX (BX80623G530)
RAM> some 4GB or do you suggest other if i speak about Scrypt mining...?

what else... 2GB flash disk... for 2$ or so.
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what you think guys - before i waste my money...
 

You forget to get some PCI-E extender

[guugll]

yes, i already have them so i didnt wrote. i use powered. i always try to push the HW to the limit.

how much OC you make on the 650W PSU with the 2x 7950, can you show some pics of running miner screen, temps , kH/s etc... ? does the PSU have enough connectors? and what 7950 you have? brand&type?
 

lets make some decent recon... if you dont mind 

[guugll]

thx - interesting.
 any reference on Gigabyte HD7950 (GV-R795WF3-3GD) ?

[tehspirit]

I d like to ask if you have any problem with GIGABYTE H61M-S1 detecting 3 GPUs?

What OS are you using?