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 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 |
$49
|
| Motherboard |
Foxconn M61PMP-K AMD |
NewEgg |
$45
|
| CPU |
AMD Sempron 140 |
NewEgg |
$39
|
| 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 |
|
|
$288 + 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 |
$75
|
| CPU |
AMD Sempron 140 |
NewEgg |
$39
|
| Memory |
2GB DDR3 |
NewEgg |
$12x2
|
| Graphics card |
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME |
Amazon |
$298 ($149 x 2)
|
| 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 |
|
|
$527 + s/h/t
|
Three ATI 5850s, Approximately 900 Mhash/s
Note: this build requires a "dremel" modification to the pcie adapter for the x16 card to fit into it. Using this adapter also means that one of the cards will not be mounted in a typical case location.
| Component |
Description |
Source |
Amount
|
| Chassis |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a
|
| Power Supply |
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W , 80 PLUS Certified |
NewEgg |
$70
|
| 2nd Power Supply |
ePOWER 450W Modular Juice Box |
NewEgg |
$25
|
| Motherboard |
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD |
NewEgg |
$90
|
| CPU |
AMD Sempron 140 |
NewEgg |
$39
|
| Memory |
2GB DDR3 |
NewEgg |
$12x2
|
| Graphics card |
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME |
Amazon |
$447 ($149 x 3)
|
| PCIe x1 adapter |
Extender Cable PCI-E 1X Riser Adapter |
9mart |
$9
|
| 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 |
|
|
$725 + s/h/t
|
Three ATI 6990s, Approximately 2.1 Ghash/s
| 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 Sempron 140 |
NewEgg |
$39
|
| 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 |
|
|
$3,039 + s/h/t
|
Typical Dedicated Miner Configurations Using a Rack Mount
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 |
Antec CP-1000 1000W, 80 PLUS Certified |
NewEgg |
$135
|
| Motherboard |
MSI 890FXA-GD70 |
NewEgg |
$200
|
| CPU |
AMD Sempron 140 |
NewEgg |
$39
|
| 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 |
|
|
$2,039 + 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 |
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 |
n/a
|
| Total |
|
|
$1602 + 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 |
Raidmax RX-850AE 850W, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified |
NewEgg |
$120
|
| Motherboard |
ASRock 890GX Pro3 |
NewEgg |
$110
|
| CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan) |
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
NewEgg |
$114
|
| Memory |
PNY Optima 4GB |
NewEgg |
$40
|
| Graphics card |
Radeon HD 6870 |
NewEgg |
$188
|
| 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 |
HANNspree By Hanns-G HF225DPB 21.5" |
NewEgg |
$120
|
| Total |
|
|
$849 + s/h/t
|
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