Mining rig

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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 could be used to build 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, 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 DDR3 n/a n/a
Graphics card Radeon HD 5970 Amazon $750
Storage SATA drive n/a n/a
Media Drive DVD Rom Drive n/a n/a
Keyboard n/a n/a n/a
Mouse n/a n/a n/a
Display n/a n/a n/a
O/S Ubuntu 10.10 AMD64 n/a n/a
Drivers ATI Catalyst 10.12 n/a n/a

Bill of materials - dedicated miner, four ATI 5970s

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 DDR3 n/a n/a
Graphics card Radeon HD 5970 Amazon $750
Storage SATA drive n/a n/a
Media Drive DVD Rom Drive n/a n/a
Keyboard n/a n/a n/a
Mouse n/a n/a n/a
Display n/a n/a $n/a
O/S ArchOS n/a n/a
Drivers ATI Catalyst 10.12 n/a n/a


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