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.
Warning: GPU mining is not very profitable (if at all) anymore, and even if you have free electricity, GPU rigs will likely never pay for themselves at this point!
4x5970 Mining rig http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=47 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 lists 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. Typical Dedicated Miner Configurations Using a Tower One ATI 5830, Approximately 245 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
n/a
n/a
n/a
Power Supply
Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified
NewEgg $50
Motherboard
Foxconn M61PMP-K AMD
NewEgg $45
CPU
AMD Sempron 145
NewEgg $39
Memory
2GB DDR3
NewEgg $13
Graphics card
Radeon HD 5830
NewEgg ($153)$110
Case Fan
n/a
n/a
n/a
Storage
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
NewEgg $17
Media Drive
DVD Rom Drive
n/a
n/a
Keyboard, Mouse and Display
n/a
n/a
n/a
Total
(Approx: $1.1755 /Mhash)
$285 + s/h/t
Three ATI 5770s, Approximately 630 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Power Supply
Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified
NewEgg $50
Motherboard
ASRock 890GX EXTREME4
NewEgg $125
CPU
AMD Sempron 145
NewEgg $39
Memory
2GB DDR3
NewEgg $13
Graphics card
Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5
superbiiz $339 ($113 x 3)
Storage
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
NewEgg $17
Total
(Approx: $1.0412 /Mhash)
$583 + s/h/t
Two ATI 5850s, Approximately 600 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
n/a
n/a
n/a
Power Supply
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W , 80 PLUS Certified
NewEgg $70
Motherboard
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX
NewEgg ($5 more) $70
CPU
AMD Sempron 145
NewEgg $39
Memory
2GB DDR3
NewEgg $13
Graphics card
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME
$322 ($161 x 2)
Case Fan
n/a
n/a
n/a
Storage
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
NewEgg $17
Media Drive
DVD Rom Drive
n/a
n/a
Keyboard, Mouse and Display
n/a
n/a
n/a
Total
(Approx: $0.8917 /Mhash)
$531 + s/h/t
Three ATI 5850s, Approximately 900 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
n/a
n/a
n/a
Power Supply
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
Directron $120
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
$195
CPU
AMD Sempron 145
NewEgg $39
Memory
2GB DDR3
NewEgg $13
Graphics card
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME
$483 ($161 x 3)
Case Fan
n/a
n/a
n/a
Storage
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
NewEgg $17
Media Drive
DVD Rom Drive
n/a
n/a
Keyboard, Mouse and Display
n/a
n/a
n/a
Total
(Approx: $0.9677 /Mhash)
$877 + s/h/t
Three ATI 6990s, Approximately 2.1 Ghash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
CoolerMaster HAF X
$179
Power Supply
SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
Newegg $365
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
$195
CPU
AMD Sempron 145
NewEgg $39
Memory
2GB DDR3
NewEgg $13
Graphics card
3 * Radeon HD 6990
NewEgg $2220 ($740 × 3)
Storage
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
NewEgg $17
Keyboard, Mouse and Display
n/a
Total
(Approx: $1.4438 /Mhash)
$3,028 + s/h/t
Typical Dedicated Miner Configurations Using a Rack Mount Budget AMD Sempron / Dual ATI 6990: Approximately 1.4 Ghash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
IPC-4370S 4U
P-Link Computer $85 (incl s/h)
Power Supply
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
Directron $120
Motherboard
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX
NewEgg ($5 more) $70
CPU
AMD Sempron 145
NewEgg $39
Memory
2GB DDR3
NewEgg $13
Graphics card
2 * Radeon HD 6990
NewEgg $1480 ($740 × 2)
Storage
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
NewEgg $17
Keyboard, Mouse and Display
n/a
Total
(Approx: $1.3057 /Mhash)
$1,824 + s/h/t
Typical Multipurpose Miner Configurations High-end Intel-based miner/gaming rig: single ATI 6990, Approximately 750 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
CoolerMaster HAF 932
$140
Power Supply
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
Directron $120
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD65
$173
CPU
Intel Core i7-2700K
NewEgg $340
Memory
G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB
NewEgg $55
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
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
NewEgg $8
Mouse
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
NewEgg $7
Display
LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS
NewEgg $250
Total
$1949 + s/h/t
High-end AMD-based miner/gaming rig: single ATI 6990, Approximately 750 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
CoolerMaster HAF 932
$140
Power Supply
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
Directron $120
Motherboard
Biostar TA990FXE
NewEgg $130
CPU
AMD FX-8150
NewEgg $250
Memory
G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB
NewEgg $55
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
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
NewEgg $8
Mouse
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
NewEgg $7
Display
LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS
NewEgg $250
Total
$1832 + s/h/t
Mid-level AMD-based miner/gaming/workstation rig: single ATI 6870, Approximately 300 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
CoolerMaster Centurion 5
NewEgg $50
Power Supply
Antec Earthwatts EA-650 GREEN 650W, 80 PLUS BRONZE certified
NewEgg $65
Motherboard
MSI 970A-G46
NewEgg $90
CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan)
AMD FX-6200
NewEgg $169
Memory
G.SKILL Value Series 4GB
NewEgg $23
Graphics card
Radeon HD 6870
$165
Storage
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD
NewEgg $70
Media Drive
ASUS DVD-RW
NewEgg $21
Keyboard
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
NewEgg $8
Mouse
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
NewEgg $7
Display
HANNspree By Hanns-G HF225DPB 21.5"
NewEgg $120
Total
$798 + s/h/t
Mid-level Intel-based miner/gaming/workstation rig: single ATI 6870, Approximately 300 Mhash/s
Component
Description
Source
Amount
Chassis
CoolerMaster Centurion 5
NewEgg $50
Power Supply
Antec Earthwatts EA-650 GREEN 650W, 80 PLUS BRONZE certified
NewEgg $65
Motherboard
MSI Z68A-G45 (B3)
NewEgg $103
CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan)
Intel Core i5-2500K
NewEgg $214
Memory
G.SKILL Value Series 4GB
NewEgg $23
Graphics card
Radeon HD 6870
$165
Storage
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD
NewEgg $70
Media Drive
ASUS DVD-RW
NewEgg $21
Keyboard
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
NewEgg $8
Mouse
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
NewEgg $7
Display
HANNspree By Hanns-G HF225DPB 21.5"
NewEgg $120
Total
$873 + s/h/t
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