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| CPU || Intel Core i7-2700K || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115095 NewEgg] || $370
 
| CPU || Intel Core i7-2700K || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115095 NewEgg] || $370
 
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| Memory || G.SKILL Value Series 4GB || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231423&cm_re=4gb_ddr3-_-20-231-423-_-Product NewEgg] || $30
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| Memory || G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231403] || $55
 
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| Graphics card || Radeon HD 6990 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150529&cm_re=6990-_-14-150-529-_-Product NewEgg] || $734
 
| Graphics card || Radeon HD 6990 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150529&cm_re=6990-_-14-150-529-_-Product NewEgg] || $734
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| Display || LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005234 NewEgg] || $250
 
| Display || LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005234 NewEgg] || $250
 
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| CPU || AMD FX-8120 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961 NewEgg] || $219
 
| CPU || AMD FX-8120 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961 NewEgg] || $219
 
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| Memory || G.SKILL Value Series 4GB || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231423&cm_re=4gb_ddr3-_-20-231-423-_-Product NewEgg] || $30
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| Memory || G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231403] || $55
 
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| Graphics card || Radeon HD 6990 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150529&cm_re=6990-_-14-150-529-_-Product NewEgg] || $734
 
| Graphics card || Radeon HD 6990 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150529&cm_re=6990-_-14-150-529-_-Product NewEgg] || $734
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| Display || LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005234 NewEgg] || $250
 
| Display || LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005234 NewEgg] || $250
 
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| Total ||  ||  || $1770 + s/h/t
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| Total ||  ||  || $1785 + s/h/t
 
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Revision as of 06:50, 1 April 2012

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 145 NewEgg $39
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
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) $289 + 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 $17
Graphics card Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 superbiiz $339 ($113 x 3)
Storage Western Digital Caviar 80GB NewEgg $17
Total (Approx: $1.0412 /Mhash) $587 + 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 $17
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) $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 $195
CPU AMD Sempron 145 NewEgg $39
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $17
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) $871 + 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 $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 NewEgg ($5 more) $70
CPU AMD Sempron 145 NewEgg $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 $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 $370
Memory G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB [1] $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 $1979 + 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 $114
CPU AMD FX-8120 NewEgg $219
Memory G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB [2] $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 $1785 + 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 ASRock 890GX Pro3 NewEgg $110
CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan) AMD FX-4100 NewEgg $119
Memory G.SKILL Value Series 4GB NewEgg $30
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 $775 + 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 i5-2500K NewEgg $214
Memory G.SKILL Value Series 4GB NewEgg $30
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 $835 + 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