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(Bill of materials - dedicated miner, four ATI 5970s)
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| Motherboard || MSI 890FXA-GD70 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274 NewEgg] || $200
 
| Motherboard || MSI 890FXA-GD70 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274 NewEgg] || $200
 
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| CPU || AMD Sempron 140 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698 NewEgg] || $37
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| CPU || AMD Sempron 140 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698 NewEgg] || $39
 
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| Memory || 2GB DDR3 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146744 NewEgg] || $21
 
| Memory || 2GB DDR3 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146744 NewEgg] || $21
 
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| Graphics card || Radeon HD 5970 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460 NewEgg] || $600 (times 4)
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| Graphics card || Radeon HD 5970 || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460 NewEgg] || $2400 ($600 × 4)
 
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| Storage || Kingston 30GB SSD  || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139162 NewEgg] || $76
 
| Storage || Kingston 30GB SSD  || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139162 NewEgg] || $76

Revision as of 17:43, 22 January 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.

Typical Configuration

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.

Bill of materials - casual miner (multipurpose), single ATI 5970

Component Description Source Amount
Chassis n/a n/a n/a
Power Supply Tuniq Ripper PSU-RIP1000W-BK NewEgg $130
Motherboard n/a n/a n/a
CPU n/a n/a n/a
Memory 2GB DDR3 n/a n/a
Graphics card Radeon HD 5970 Amazon $750
Storage SATA drive n/a n/a
Media Drive DVD Rom Drive n/a n/a
O/S Ubuntu 10.10 AMD64 n/a n/a
Drivers ATI Catalyst 10.12 n/a n/a
Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a

Bill of materials - dedicated miner, four ATI 5970s

Component Description Source Amount
Chassis CoolerMaster HAV X NewEgg $200
Power Supply Antec HCP-1200 NewEgg $300
Motherboard MSI 890FXA-GD70 NewEgg $200
CPU AMD Sempron 140 NewEgg $39
Memory 2GB DDR3 NewEgg $21
Graphics card Radeon HD 5970 NewEgg $2400 ($600 × 4)
Storage Kingston 30GB SSD NewEgg $76
O/S ArchLinux n/a $0
Drivers ATI Catalyst 10.12 n/a $0
Keyboard, Mouse and Display n/a

See Also