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
|
Multi-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
|
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