Read CPU as PSU for some reason
Was going "Wtf... he'll fry his shit"
"Wtf why is everyone saying he's right?!?!?"
"WTF!"
"Isn't Sempron a freaking processor?"
"Wouldn't a Sempron 140 be a 140 watt PSU? No way it could even handle CPU mining....."
"Oh.."
Topic: Can i use a crappy cpu and a high end gpu to get a moderatly cheap mining rig? (Read 1574 times)
October 22, 2011, 11:42:54 PM
October 22, 2011, 11:35:19 PM
Thanks!
October 22, 2011, 03:46:21 PM
a lot of people are using sempron 140 and motherboard with 2 or more pcie slots you can use windows or linux go here to see the cards
performance https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison
performance https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison
October 22, 2011, 01:40:55 PM
Or even just boot from a flash drive...I know there's a specialized Linux distro for bitcoin out there somewhere.
Does anybody know the name/a link for this? I wouldn't mind checking this out.
Here is one: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/LinuxCoin
Also http://www.linuxcoin.co.uk/index.php?page=downloads
I've never used it though.
October 22, 2011, 11:48:09 AM
Or even just boot from a flash drive...I know there's a specialized Linux distro for bitcoin out there somewhere.
Does anybody know the name/a link for this? I wouldn't mind checking this out.
October 21, 2011, 05:29:31 PM
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No need to discuss.Yes you can, no problems at all.
October 21, 2011, 03:32:19 PM
Yes, you can. I recommend Sempron 140 (the cheapest CPU) and Celeron G530 (cheap and power efficent).
October 21, 2011, 03:13:51 PM
Or even just boot from a flash drive...I know there's a specialized Linux distro for bitcoin out there somewhere.
October 21, 2011, 03:11:19 PM
You can get a a cheap mobo and processor for less than $100 together from many places like Newegg. Then you use a nice GPU and some form of linux (to be free and small). Remember the bigger and more powerful the processor the more electricity it takes. You don't need a very large hard drive at all. My entire bitcoin section on my hard drive is about 1Gb, the wallet is only a few kilobytes. You could use a 12Gb hard drive from an old relic of a computer.
October 21, 2011, 04:18:19 AM
Thats current trend, amd athlon II 250 and low end semprons are quite popular. Just check peoples pictures and specs of rig setups. Usualy they use low end cpu.
October 20, 2011, 10:57:29 PM
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