Same thing happened (and is kinda still happening) on my post. People seem to be able to build 2x7950 or 2x7970 systems for less than the cost of the GPUs themselves, I don't quite understand how they get those numbers.
I've priced it out before, but here's my estimates for my line (likely similar to Crypto's)::
Motherboard: $80-90
RAM: $30
PSU: $110
CPU: $40-50
Graphics Card: $740 (I do 2x7950 builds)
OS: $100
Case: $90 (doesn't apply to Crypto)
Not sure how people do such cheap builds, but I would certainly love to see their parts list, I could really slash prices on my miners
I think they may be considering just the cost of the GPUs, perhaps they have some spare Wattage and PCI-E 16x sized slots. Not sure.
I've priced it out before, but here's my estimates for my line (likely similar to Crypto's)::
Motherboard: $80-90
RAM: $30
PSU: $110
CPU: $40-50
Graphics Card: $740 (I do 2x7950 builds)
OS: $100
Case: $90 (doesn't apply to Crypto)
Not sure how people do such cheap builds, but I would certainly love to see their parts list, I could really slash prices on my miners
I think they may be considering just the cost of the GPUs, perhaps they have some spare Wattage and PCI-E 16x sized slots. Not sure.
AMEN!
I use the 970 extreme 4 MOBO so thats $100
And my power supplies in the TNT models are 1250w Seagates, so they run around $230.
2 of my models actually do come in a case, but most people opt to have them open air anyway.
Yeah, I thought of going case-less as well, however I wasn't sure how shipping would work. I chose cases with good ventilation and a side panel that can be removed, so non-reference-design cards can ventilate from at least two directions very well. 1250W Seagates, talk about longevity.
Milk Crates with a mounting bar over top, keeps them nice and cool, and allows plenty of space.
