Mining rig

A mining rig is a computer system used for mining bitcoins. The rig might be a dedicated miner where it was procured, built and operated specifically for mining or it could otherwise be a computer that fills other needs, such as performing as a gaming system, and is used to mine only on a part-time basis.

Typical Configuration

The following component list might be used to help in building a new rig. To minimize shipping costs, components from the same supplier were preferred over compenents from the least expensive source.

Bill of materials - casual miner (multipurpose), single ATI 5970

Component	Description	Source	Amount
Chassis	n/a	n/a	n/a
Power Supply	Tuniq Ripper PSU-RIP1000W-BK	NewEgg	$130
Motherboard	n/a	n/a	n/a
CPU	n/a	n/a	n/a
Memory	2GB DDR3	n/a	n/a
Graphics card	Radeon HD 5970	NewEgg	$600
Case Fan	n/a	n/a	n/a
Storage	SATA drive	n/a	n/a
Media Drive	DVD Rom Drive	n/a	n/a
Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a

Bill of materials - dedicated miner - rack mount, dual ATI 5970

Component	Description	Source	Amount
Chassis	IPC-4370S 4U	P-Link Computer	$50 (+ $35 s/h)
Power Supply	80 Plus 800W	Amazon	$130
Motherboard	MSI 870-G45 AMD	NewEgg	$70
CPU	AMD Sempron 140	NewEgg	$38
Memory	2 * 1GB Kingston DDR3-1066	NewEgg	$26 (for both)
Graphics card	Radeon HD 5970	NewEgg	$600
Case Fan	Scythe Ultra Kraze 3000	NewEgg	$13
Storage	Kingston 30GB SSD	NewEgg	$76
Media Drive	DVD Rom Drive	n/a	n/a
Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
Total			$n/a

Bill of materials - dedicated miner twoer, three ATI 5970s

Component	Description	Source	Amount
Chassis	CoolerMaster HAV X	NewEgg	$200
Power Supply	Antec HCP-1200	NewEgg	$300
Motherboard	MSI 890FXA-GD70	NewEgg	$200
CPU	AMD Sempron 140	NewEgg	$39
Memory	2GB DDR3	NewEgg	$21
Graphics card	3 * Radeon HD 5970 (does PSU serve 3? 1/23/2011)	NewEgg	$1800 ($600 × 3)
Storage	Kingston 30GB SSD	NewEgg	$76
Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
Total			$3236

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See Also

• Mining Hardware Comparison