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November 26, 2013, 07:42:12 PM
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Afternoon folks. I am aware that using a FPGA to mine for Litecoins (I want to mine for them, rather than Bitcoin) isnt the most effective way currently to do so BUT I have a slightly unusual set-up. I can operate a mining rig but it must be really quiet....I can't have 2 GPU's whirring away with a big fan next to them, I can have a quiet setup with a small fan to circulate air. The setup will be next to a window which can be left cracked open so there will be airflow.

I'd like to pair the FPGA with a Raspberry Pi and would like some advice on how to go about doing this - options for FPGA's would be welcomed. I'm quite happy in Linux but have not worked with FPGA's previously.

This rig will be left to its own devices in a remote location and I'm also wondering if anyone has any advice regarding remote monitoring their mining.

Many thanks

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November 26, 2013, 08:29:46 PM
Last edit: November 26, 2013, 11:07:14 PM by Gator-hex
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There are no FPGA/ASICs for Litecoin/Scrypt

It was designed to use large amounts of memory to keep coin mining on PCs!

I use 7850 2GB Dual Fan and 7990 6Gb Tripple Fan. They're amazingly quiet!

If you want quieter investigate water cooling and radiators.

You can often buy top end cards with water blocks already attached on eBay.
As most people don't know what to do with them they often sell cheaper!

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Thanks for the reply. No FPGA's at all for scrypt? Oh. OK. Maybe watercooling would be an option for GPU's...
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