Help me build my first mining rig please. - page 2.

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Quote from: crazyates on August 25, 2012, 05:30:52 PM

GPU mining doesn't use hardly any CPU or RAM, so get whatevers cheapest! A lot of people run their miners on those single-core Semprons and 1 or 2GB of RAM. USB or HDD doesn't matter, just use whatever you have or whatever you can get for cheap.

As far as dust goes, there's not much you can do.

Thanks, so would this CPU be sufficient? And 2GB ram ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-Sempron-145-2-8GHz-Single-Core-Processor-/160866488198?pt=UK_Computing_CPUs_Processors&hash=item257463cf86

Also is the PSU I have chosen overkill for 4x 5830s, would a 750 be sufficient?

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GPU mining doesn't use hardly any CPU or RAM, so get whatevers cheapest! A lot of people run their miners on those single-core Semprons and 1 or 2GB of RAM. USB or HDD doesn't matter, just use whatever you have or whatever you can get for cheap.

As far as dust goes, there's not much you can do.

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After reading, lots and lots of reading and help from some people on this board I think I am almost on the right track but would need some advice from some more experienced than myself.

I am going to mount it on a test bench

http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=519&cl_index=1&sc_index=26&ss_index=127

With 4x 5830s.

This PSU

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1250w-ocz-technology-zx-series-ocz-zx1250w-un-full-modular-80-plus-gold-92-eff-eps-12v-140mm-fan-atx

This motherboard

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-990fxa-ud5-amd-990fx-s-am3plus-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-(x16)-atx

Would like advise on a CPU and how much ram is required?
Also should I use a HDD or USB stick?

Also is there a way to minimise dust/dirt getting into this with it being an open air setup? Any advice greatly appreciated

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