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* Motherboards with on-board graphics (also referred to as integrated graphics) often are either problematic or unusable when more than one GPU card is installed. Choose a motherboard with no on-board graphics. | * Motherboards with on-board graphics (also referred to as integrated graphics) often are either problematic or unusable when more than one GPU card is installed. Choose a motherboard with no on-board graphics. | ||
* 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. | |||
== | ==Single-GPU Configurations== | ||
===Bill of materials - dedicated miner (entry-level), single ATI 5830: Approximately 245M hash/sec=== | |||
===Bill of materials - dedicated miner (entry-level), single ATI 5830=== | |||
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===Bill of materials - dedicated miner (midrange), single ATI 6950=== | ===Bill of materials - dedicated miner (midrange), single ATI 6950: Approximately 300M hash/sec=== | ||
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===Bill of materials - dedicated miner (high-end), single ATI 6990=== | ===Bill of materials - dedicated miner (high-end), single ATI 6990: Approximately 750M hash/sec=== | ||
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| Total || || || $1044 + s/h/t | | Total || || || $1044 + s/h/t | ||
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===Bill of materials - casual miner (multipurpose), single ATI | |||
===Bill of materials - casual miner (multipurpose miner/gaming rig), single ATI 6990: Approximately 750M hash/sec=== | |||
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! Component !! Description !! Source !! Amount | ! Component !! Description !! Source !! Amount | ||
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| Chassis || | | Chassis || CoolerMaster HAF 932 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160&cm_re=haf-_-11-119-160-_-Product NewEgg] || $155 | ||
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| Power Supply || | | Power Supply || CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W, 80 PLUS Certified || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009 NewEgg] || $135 | ||
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| Motherboard || MSI | | Motherboard || MSI P67A-GD65 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130574&cm_re=msi_p67-_-13-130-574-_-Product NewEgg] || $180 | ||
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| CPU || | | CPU || Intel i5-2500k || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&cm_re=i5_2500k-_-19-115-072-_-Product NewEgg] || $225 | ||
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| Memory || | | Memory || G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310&cm_re=ripjaw-_-20-231-310-_-Product NewEgg] || $41 | ||
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| Graphics card || Radeon HD | | Graphics card || Radeon HD 6990 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150529&cm_re=6990-_-14-150-529-_-Product NewEgg] || $734 | ||
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| | | Heat Sink Fan || CoolerMaster Hyper212+ || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=hyper_212-_-35-103-065-_-Product NewEgg] || $40 | ||
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| Storage || | | Storage || Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433 NewEgg] || $70 | ||
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| Media Drive || DVD | | Media Drive || ASUS DVD-RW || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 NewEgg] || $22 | ||
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| Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a | | Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a | ||
|- | |||
| Total || || || $1602 + s/h/t | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Bill of materials - dedicated miner - rack mount, dual ATI 5970=== | ==Dual-GPU Configurations== | ||
===Bill of materials - dedicated miner - rack mount, dual ATI 5970: Approximately 1.4G hash/sec=== | |||
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===Bill of materials - dedicated miner tower, three ATI 5970s=== | ===Bill of materials - dedicated miner tower, three ATI 5970s: Approximately 2.1G hash/sec=== | ||
; <font style="color:#C00;">Questions remain for this configuration</font>, as far as -- do the GPU miners work with this configuration without alteration? Does the PSU need additional cabling to accommodate all 3 5970s? | ; <font style="color:#C00;">Questions remain for this configuration</font>, as far as -- do the GPU miners work with this configuration without alteration? Does the PSU need additional cabling to accommodate all 3 5970s? | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 16 May 2011
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.
Tips
- Motherboards with on-board graphics (also referred to as integrated graphics) often are either problematic or unusable when more than one GPU card is installed. Choose a motherboard with no on-board graphics.
- 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.
Single-GPU Configurations
Bill of materials - dedicated miner (entry-level), single ATI 5830: Approximately 245M hash/sec
| Component | Description | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Power Supply | Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified | NewEgg | $49 |
| Motherboard | Foxconn M61PMP-K AMD | NewEgg | $45 |
| CPU | AMD Athlon II X2 250 | NewEgg | $60 |
| Memory | 2GB DDR3 | NewEgg | $12x2 |
| Graphics card | Radeon HD 5830 | NewEgg | $110 |
| Case Fan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar 80GB | NewEgg | $21 |
| Media Drive | DVD Rom Drive | n/a | n/a |
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total | $309 + s/h/t |
Bill of materials - dedicated miner (midrange), single ATI 6950: Approximately 300M hash/sec
| Component | Description | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Power Supply | Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified | NewEgg | $49 |
| Motherboard | ASUS M4A78LT-M AMD | NewEgg | $70 |
| CPU | AMD Athlon II X2 250 | NewEgg | $60 |
| Memory | 2GB DDR3 | NewEgg | $12x2 |
| Graphics card | Radeon HD 6950 | NewEgg | $243 |
| Case Fan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar 80GB | NewEgg | $21 |
| Media Drive | DVD Rom Drive | n/a | n/a |
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total | $467 + s/h/t |
Bill of materials - dedicated miner (high-end), single ATI 6990: Approximately 750M hash/sec
| Component | Description | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W, 80 PLUS Certified | NewEgg | $135 |
| Motherboard | ASUS M4A78LT-M AMD | NewEgg | $70 |
| CPU | AMD Athlon II X2 250 | NewEgg | $60 |
| Memory | 2GB DDR3 | NewEgg | $12x2 |
| Graphics card | Radeon HD 6990 | NewEgg | $734 |
| Case Fan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar 80GB | NewEgg | $21 |
| Media Drive | DVD Rom Drive | n/a | n/a |
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total | $1044 + s/h/t |
Bill of materials - casual miner (multipurpose miner/gaming rig), single ATI 6990: Approximately 750M hash/sec
| Component | Description | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | CoolerMaster HAF 932 | NewEgg | $155 |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W, 80 PLUS Certified | NewEgg | $135 |
| Motherboard | MSI P67A-GD65 | NewEgg | $180 |
| CPU | Intel i5-2500k | NewEgg | $225 |
| Memory | G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB | NewEgg | $41 |
| Graphics card | Radeon HD 6990 | NewEgg | $734 |
| Heat Sink Fan | CoolerMaster Hyper212+ | NewEgg | $40 |
| Storage | Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD | NewEgg | $70 |
| Media Drive | ASUS DVD-RW | NewEgg | $22 |
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a | |||
| Total | $1602 + s/h/t |
Dual-GPU Configurations
Bill of materials - dedicated miner - rack mount, dual ATI 5970: Approximately 1.4G hash/sec
| Component | Description | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | IPC-4370S 4U | P-Link Computer | $85 (incl s/h) |
| Power Supply | RS850-AMBAJ3-US | Amazon | $150 |
| 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 | $1,200 |
| 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 | $1,658 + s/h |
Bill of materials - dedicated miner tower, three ATI 5970s: Approximately 2.1G hash/sec
- Questions remain for this configuration, as far as -- do the GPU miners work with this configuration without alteration? Does the PSU need additional cabling to accommodate all 3 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 | NewEgg | $1800 ($600 × 3) |
| Storage | Kingston 30GB SSD | NewEgg | $76 |
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a | |||
| Total | $3236 |
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