i could use some advice (thks)

[omegagd]

well i plan to build a computer and also use it solely to mine but want to be able to do what ever else i might decide later. i was wanting some advice on this rig here http://pcpartpicker.com/user/omegagd/saved/3C8V i cant spend more then this but i think it should be fine for mining advice is appreciated .

[omegagd]

if it helps here are the specs

Component       Selection    Base Price    Promo    Shipping    Tax    Price    Where          
CPU    
   AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor    $74.99       FREE       $74.99    Newegg          
Buy
CPU Cooler       Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler    $79.99       FREE       $79.99    SuperBiiz          
Buy
Motherboard    
   Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard    $109.99       FREE       $109.99    Newegg          
Buy
Memory    
   Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory    $51.66             $51.66    NCIX US          
Buy
Storage    
   A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk    $87.69       FREE       $87.69    Amazon          
Buy
   
Eligible for free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime membership
         
Video Card    
   PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card    $339.99       $8.99       $348.98    SuperBiiz          
Buy
Case    
   Raidmax Super Hurricane (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case    $47.99       $10.99       $58.98    SuperBiiz          
Buy
Power Supply    
   Cooler Master GX 750W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply    $88.99       $3.99       $92.98    SuperBiiz          
Buy

[HellRaiser99]

That would probably be more useful as a gaming computer as well as altcoin miner. Mining bitcoins with it would be useless

[omegagd]

umm okay your reasoning for that please

[serje]

check here https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

then go here http://www.alloscomp.com/bitcoin/calculator and enter your hashrate


Conclusion if difficulty will not increase you will make around 0.00323683 BTC/month



If I'm wrong correct me please!

[omegagd]

so amd 6990x2    1640    1.416       1200    1010    3072    2.1    PCI-E 2.0 x16 x16    phoenix 1.7.0  would be much better for mining then and looks like nvidia well sucks for bitmining

[serje]

so amd 6990x2    1640    1.416       1200    1010    3072    2.1    PCI-E 2.0 x16 x16    phoenix 1.7.0  would be much better for mining then and looks like nvidia well sucks for bitmining

6990x2

that means 2(two) pieces of hradware

you may want to get a better cpu

someone posted here a link and he makes around 3.8$ in 24h worth of altcoins while mining

here is the link to his experiment www.reviewoutlaw.com/most-profitable-cpu-coin-list-alt-coin-profits-24-hours-mining

here is the whole discussion https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=412230.0

[omegagd]

yes i knew it meant 2 gfx cards and from what i understand cpu doesn't matter the gpu/s is going all the work or am i wrong on this?

[serje]

yes i knew it meant 2 gfx cards and from what i understand cpu doesn't matter the gpu/s is going all the work or am i wrong on this?

For BTC GPU is the key but for the altcoins mentioned in that article you need CPU because there are 2 different types of mining

[omegagd]

umm so if i wanted to mine altcoin i could get a softwae that mine it and i wouldnt need a expensive gfx card

[nbtcminer]

if it helps here are the specs

Component       Selection    Base Price    Promo    Shipping    Tax    Price    Where          
CPU    
   AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor    $74.99       FREE       $74.99    Newegg          
Buy
CPU Cooler       Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler    $79.99       FREE       $79.99    SuperBiiz          
Buy
Motherboard    
   Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard    $109.99       FREE       $109.99    Newegg          
Buy
Memory    
   Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory    $51.66             $51.66    NCIX US          
Buy
Storage    
   A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk    $87.69       FREE       $87.69    Amazon          
Buy
   
Eligible for free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime membership
         
Video Card    
   PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card    $339.99       $8.99       $348.98    SuperBiiz          
Buy
Case    
   Raidmax Super Hurricane (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case    $47.99       $10.99       $58.98    SuperBiiz          
Buy
Power Supply    
   Cooler Master GX 750W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply    $88.99       $3.99       $92.98    SuperBiiz          
Buy

Here are several changes you should consider:


1. ) Scythe Kabuto II CPU Cooler $46.99 (better cooler and cheaper)
http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-Kabuto-Cooler-Socket-SCKBT-2000/dp/B00G9YBQG8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659367&sr=8-5&keywords=Scythe+Cooler

2.) Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX $79.99 (The extra $29 bucks is worth it for an extra 4gb of ram)
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-Modules-KHX1600C9D3K2-8GX/dp/B0037TO5C0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659517&sr=8-1&keywords=kingston+ddr3+8gb

3.) Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply $87.24 (slightly better power supply)
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Bronze-Certified/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659662&sr=8-3&keywords=750w+bronze

4.) Corsair Graphite Series Black 230T Solid Panel Compact Mid-Tower Computer Case (CC- 9011036-WW) $69.99 (There are better corsair cases to be had for an extra $30.00)
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Graphite-230T-Mid-Tower-9011036-WW/dp/B00EUY58OA/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1391659778&sr=8-15&keywords=Corsair+Case

[serje]

umm so if i wanted to mine altcoin i could get a softwae that mine it and i wouldnt need a expensive gfx card

Exactly!
He did with i7 920 2.67Ghz with a CPU benchmark of 5008 in 24 hours around 3.8$
and said that if you have benchmark 10000 you probability will make double what he made