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| Power Supply || Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182199 NewEgg] || $49.99
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| Power Supply || Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182199 NewEgg] || $50
 
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| Motherboard || MSI 890FXA-GD70 || [http://amzn.to/nEjUmE Amazon] || $195
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| Motherboard || ASRock 890GX EXTREME4 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157207 NewEgg] || $125
 
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| CPU || AMD Sempron 140 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698 NewEgg] or [http://amzn.to/nmNg0B Amazon (same price)] || $37.99
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| CPU || AMD Sempron 130 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103939 NewEgg] || $30
 
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| Memory || 2GB DDR3 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226091&cm_re=ddr3-_-20-226-091-_-Product NewEgg] || $17
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| Memory || 2GB DDR3 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148338 NewEgg] || $17
 
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| Graphics card || Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 || [http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-5770V3&title=Sapphire-Radeon-HD5770-1GB-DDR5-2DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-Video-Card superbiiz] or [http://amzn.to/pLWX1J Amazon] || $338.97 ($112.99 x 3)
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| Graphics card || Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 || [http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-5770V3&title=Sapphire-Radeon-HD5770-1GB-DDR5-2DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-Video-Card superbiiz] or [http://amzn.to/pLWX1J Amazon] || $339 ($113 x 3)
 
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| Storage || Western Digital Caviar 80GB || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136292 NewEgg] || $16.99
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| Storage || Western Digital Caviar 80GB || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136292 NewEgg] || $17
 
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| Total || (Approx: $1.0412 /Mhash) ||  || $656 + s/h/t
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| Total || (Approx: $1.0412 /Mhash) ||  || $578 + s/h/t
 
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Revision as of 01:29, 24 July 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 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 140 NewEgg or Amazon $38
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
Graphics card Radeon HD 5830 NewEgg or Amazon ($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) $288 + 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 130 NewEgg $30
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
Graphics card Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 superbiiz or Amazon $339 ($113 x 3)
Storage Western Digital Caviar 80GB NewEgg $17
Total (Approx: $1.0412 /Mhash) $578 + 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 Amazon or NewEgg ($5 more) $70
CPU AMD Sempron 140 NewEgg or Amazon (same price) $39
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
Graphics card Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME Amazon $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) $535 + 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 Amazon $195
CPU AMD Sempron 140 NewEgg or Amazon $39
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
Graphics card Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME Amazon $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) $871 + s/h/t

Three ATI 6990s, Approximately 2.1 Ghash/s

Component Description Source Amount
Chassis CoolerMaster HAF X Amazon $179
Power Supply SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified Newegg $365
Motherboard MSI 890FXA-GD70 Amazon $195
CPU AMD Sempron 140 NewEgg or Amazon $39
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
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) $3,032 + 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 Amazon or NewEgg ($5 more) $70
CPU AMD Sempron 140 NewEgg or Amazon $39
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
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) $1,828 + 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 Amazon $140
Power Supply PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified Directron $120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD65 Amazon $173
CPU Intel i5-2500k Amazon $220
Memory G.SKILL Value Series 4GB NewEgg $30
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 $1814 + 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 Amazon $140
Power Supply PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified Directron $120
Motherboard Biostar TA890FXE NewEgg $140
CPU AMD Phenom II x6 1100T Black Edition Amazon $190
Memory G.SKILL Value Series 4GB NewEgg $30
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 $1760 + 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 PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified Directron $120
Motherboard ASRock 890GX Pro3 NewEgg $110
CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan) AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition NewEgg $114
Memory G.SKILL Value Series 4GB NewEgg $30
Graphics card Radeon HD 6870 Amazon $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 $815 + 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 PH67S-C43 (B3) NewEgg $85
CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan) Intel Core i3-2100 Amazon $122
Memory G.SKILL Value Series 4GB NewEgg $30
Graphics card Radeon HD 6870 Amazon $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 $743 + s/h/t

See Also

Removed discontinued ePower PSU, switched non-dedicated rigs to use boards with space between ports, AX1200 replaced with Silverstone ST1500 due to forum comments of inability to power 3 x 6990s, replaced Corsair 850TX with cheaper PC Power 950W