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==Dual-GPU Configurations==
==Dual-GPU Configurations==
===Bill of materials - dedicated miner - rack mount, dual ATI 5970: Approximately 1.4G hash/sec===
===Bill of materials - dedicated miner - rack mount, dual ATI 6990: Approximately 1.4G hash/sec===


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| Chassis || IPC-4370S 4U || [http://www.plinkusa.net/web4038.htm P-Link Computer] || $85 (incl s/h)
| Chassis || IPC-4370S 4U || [http://www.plinkusa.net/web4038.htm P-Link Computer] || $85 (incl s/h)
|-
|-
| Power Supply || RS850-AMBAJ3-US || [http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Modular-Certified-RS850-AMBAJ3-US/dp/B002RWJGC2 Amazon] || $150
| Power Supply || Antec CP-1000 1000W, 80 PLUS Certified  || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371036 NewEgg] || $135
|-
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| Motherboard || MSI 870-G45 AMD || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130290 NewEgg] || $70
| Motherboard || MSI 890FXA-GD70 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274 NewEgg] || $200
|-
| CPU || AMD Sempron 140 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698 NewEgg] || $38
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| Memory || 2 * 1GB Kingston DDR3-1066 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134489 NewEgg] || $26 (for both)
| CPU || AMD Athlon II X2 250 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103903 NewEgg] || $60
|-
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| Graphics card || Radeon HD 5970 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460 NewEgg] || $1,200
| Memory || 2GB DDR3 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134489 NewEgg] || $12x2
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| Case Fan || Scythe Ultra Kraze 3000 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185054 NewEgg] || $13
| Graphics card || 2 * Radeon HD 6990 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125370&cm_re=6990-_-14-125-370-_-Product NewEgg] || $1480 ($740 × 2)
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| Storage || Kingston 30GB SSD  || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139162 NewEgg] || $76
| Storage || Kingston 30GB SSD  || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139162 NewEgg] || $76
|-
| Media Drive || DVD Rom Drive || n/a || n/a
|-
|-
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
|-
|-
| Total || || || $1,658 + s/h
| Total || || || $2,060 + s/h/t
|}
|}


===Bill of materials - dedicated miner tower, three ATI 5970s: Approximately 2.1G hash/sec===
===Bill of materials - dedicated mining tower, three ATI 6990s: 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?


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! Component !! Description !! Source !! Amount
! Component !! Description !! Source !! Amount
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| Chassis || CoolerMaster HAV X || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225 NewEgg] || $200
| Chassis || CoolerMaster HAF X || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225 NewEgg] || $200
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| Power Supply || Antec HCP-1200 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371043 NewEgg] || $300
| Power Supply || CORSAIR AX1200 1200W, 80 PLUS Certified || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014 NewEgg] || $280
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| Motherboard || MSI 890FXA-GD70 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274 NewEgg] || $200
| Motherboard || MSI 890FXA-GD70 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274 NewEgg] || $200
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| CPU || AMD Sempron 140 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698 NewEgg] || $39
| CPU || AMD Athlon II X2 250 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103903 NewEgg] || $60
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| Memory || 2GB DDR3 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146744 NewEgg] || $21
| Memory || 2GB DDR3 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134489 NewEgg] || $12x2
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| Graphics card || 3 * Radeon HD 5970 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460 NewEgg] || $1800 ($600 × 3)
| Graphics card || 3 * Radeon HD 6990 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125370&cm_re=6990-_-14-125-370-_-Product NewEgg] || $2220 ($740 × 3)
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| Storage || Kingston 30GB SSD  || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139162 NewEgg] || $76
| Storage || Kingston 30GB SSD  || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139162 NewEgg] || $76
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| Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
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| Total || || || $3236
| Total || || || $3,060 + s/h/t
|}
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==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 23:19, 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 6990: Approximately 1.4G hash/sec

Component Description Source Amount
Chassis IPC-4370S 4U P-Link Computer $85 (incl s/h)
Power Supply Antec CP-1000 1000W, 80 PLUS Certified NewEgg $135
Motherboard MSI 890FXA-GD70 NewEgg $200
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 250 NewEgg $60
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $12x2
Graphics card 2 * Radeon HD 6990 NewEgg $1480 ($740 × 2)
Storage Kingston 30GB SSD NewEgg $76
Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
Total $2,060 + s/h/t

Bill of materials - dedicated mining tower, three ATI 6990s: Approximately 2.1G hash/sec

Component Description Source Amount
Chassis CoolerMaster HAF X NewEgg $200
Power Supply CORSAIR AX1200 1200W, 80 PLUS Certified NewEgg $280
Motherboard MSI 890FXA-GD70 NewEgg $200
CPU AMD Athlon II X2 250 NewEgg $60
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $12x2
Graphics card 3 * Radeon HD 6990 NewEgg $2220 ($740 × 3)
Storage Kingston 30GB SSD NewEgg $76
Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a
Total $3,060 + s/h/t

See Also

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