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Topic: # 1070 ~ mining RIG ~ firsttimer # Please Help (Read 1769 times)

newbie
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Hey

i buyed 850W PSU. I got 2 1070s in it, dual mining eth sia. works good.
sadly i got scammed on ebay buying my first 1070. lost 350€. so sad right now.

had to put all my savings in to it and hope it works.

thanks guys for your help.

hero member
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Hey just a quick reminder about the heat it will produce on your pc while mining Smiley

You must also buy a good heat sink so your computer will run smoothly.

Looking forward for you computer specs and how many earnings you can get in a week, if you have spare time kindly update me Smiley 

newbie
Activity: 14
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From my PSU there is a PCIe cable which splits into 2 PCIe 6/8 pin connector. do i have to plug both into the same GPU or can i power 2 GPU with them?

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What do you recommend to buy for  an 4 * 1070s rig when u take into consideration, that i alrdy own a 540w PSU.

-> just buy another ~ 650w PSU and combine it with the 540w or will a 850w with adapters be enough??

is it important that he psu has enough pci6/8 or can i just use these? :
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wentronic-Express-Internal-Power-Supply/dp/B002E4V414/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X0CRPY5064CBCE3M8K22

thx alot
hero member
Activity: 630
Merit: 500
i tried some stuff on my card (miners, oc settings)
then used whattomine.com or i leave it running 24h and calc it.


@daemonfox

i dont understand ur pro tip ~
i got one X16 SLOT (1070 on it atm)
the new one i will plug with a x1 adapter seperatly

and 2 more with x1's aswell.

so can how do i use my 540 PSU to get this 2 more to work.

Only by routing the rest of the needed power cables outside of the case. Otherwise you need a second PSU to power external cards. My tip was only to point out that if you do ever get to that point, you cant cross power from multiple PSUs into a single GPU, regardless if they are slotted or extended.
newbie
Activity: 14
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i tried some stuff on my card (miners, oc settings)
then used whattomine.com or i leave it running 24h and calc it.


@daemonfox

i dont understand ur pro tip ~
i got one X16 SLOT (1070 on it atm)
the new one i will plug with a x1 adapter seperatly

and 2 more with x1's aswell.

so can how do i use my 540 PSU to get this 2 more to work.





member
Activity: 96
Merit: 10
You said that motherboard can handle maximum 4 gpus, why not buy 1000watt psu and use whatever gpus you got now and when you want to upgrade to 4 gpus you don't need another psu.
If you plan to run 4 gpus in future buy 1000watt

About DGB skein mining how do you calculate the sols/s daily income ?
hero member
Activity: 630
Merit: 500
Check for some PSU Testers... they are little plastic rectangles that clip onto your 24 pin connector. When you add this and flip on the switch on any PSU, it will turn on and spins fans etc.

You can use this, the risers and w/e connectors and adapters needed to power cards from other PSUs outside the one for the mobo.

PRO TIP: DO NOT PLUG MORE THAN ONE PSU INTO A SINGLE GPU!!!! This includes NOT PLUGGING IN PCI 6 or 8 PIN CABLES TO A CARD SLOTTED IN THE MOBO X16 SLOT FROM A SECOND PSU!!!
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
Yes you can power the GPU separately from the motherboard. 2 PSUs is fine.

Ok.

could u stell me how?
do i need some adapters or just plug and play?
and if so, how do i set it up ~

thx
full member
Activity: 168
Merit: 100
Buy a 1200 Watt PSU.
Later you want more GPUS and buy twice.....



This is what I have done.
I am building a 1070 rig. Next week it should be up and running with 4x 1070s and 1x 970 (my current card... I figured I should get some value while I can).

It should handle just fine once I have all 6 GPUs running. My motherboard can support up to 8, I believe, maybe even 9 - I'd need to install Linux as I believe Windows has problems with more than a certain number of GPUs.

Looking forward to the hardware getting here.
hero member
Activity: 756
Merit: 560
Yes you can power the GPU separately from the motherboard. 2 PSUs is fine.
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
Thanks,

but my mainboard can only support 4. That is the max i want to do. (probably not)
I got this full setup without cards for 45 bucks, so.


Can u guys tell me: cant i just combine the new 750 PSU with the 540 PSU i got?Huh if i want more than 3 cards???


member
Activity: 438
Merit: 27
With a good 1200 PSU you can run up to 6 1070 !
sr. member
Activity: 406
Merit: 250
Hey,

great. So and if i soon want to upgrade to lets say 3 1070s.
Wouldnt it be better to now buy a more powerful PSU?

Like 750W?

If you recommend 600 for 2 and a Cards takes about 150W, a 750 would be ok?
Or what would you say.


Thanks alot.

yeah 750 is ok but if you plan to expand later it's better to go 1000, also it's not about wattage only some psu can't support more than 3 gpu with because they don't have the port, even if they can handle them with the wattage
member
Activity: 438
Merit: 27
Buy a 1200 Watt PSU.
Later you want more GPUS and buy twice.....

newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00ALK1TPE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is what i bought to supply up to 3 cards.

what do you think?
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
I tried myr gr last 2 days. Now i try Skein on Blocksfactory.

Im not sure, because dgb per day is chaning alot.

but i feel like Skein is smother. both close i think.
member
Activity: 279
Merit: 10
Ye, but i didnt want to wait for those. Plus i alrdy had 1 1070.
With mining DGB atm, i get good income.

I just look for PSU now, i will list some later. Maybe u guys can help.


Best for 1070 is mining DGB with skein algo right?
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
Ye, but i didnt want to wait for those. Plus i alrdy had 1 1070.
With mining DGB atm, i get good income.

I just look for PSU now, i will list some later. Maybe u guys can help.
copper member
Activity: 364
Merit: 101
I heard AMD cards are good for mining
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
Hey,

great. So and if i soon want to upgrade to lets say 3 1070s.
Wouldnt it be better to now buy a more powerful PSU?

Like 750W?

If you recommend 600 for 2 and a Cards takes about 150W, a 750 would be ok?
Or what would you say.


Thanks alot.

Yes, if you're planning to add more graphics cards in the near future you'd be better off buying a larger PSU now. I don't have experience with rigs much bigger than 2 graphics cards to be able to tell you what size PSU you need but i'm sure there's plenty of resources around that go into it in more detail.
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