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vampyren

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Quote from: Dhodge87 on August 19, 2017, 12:24:57 AM

I have the same board, I'm using a $40 kaby lake g3930 with 4gb ram.
Imo drop the ssd as it's not needed for a dedicated miner, I use a 32gb flash drive running NVOC.
Also this board can support 9 GPU's, you will need to get 2x m.2 to pci adaptors.

Good to know thanks, might add one more gpu.

Dhodge87

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I have the same board, I'm using a $40 kaby lake g3930 with 4gb ram.
Imo drop the ssd as it's not needed for a dedicated miner, I use a 32gb flash drive running NVOC.
Also this board can support 9 GPU's, you will need to get 2x m.2 to pci adaptors.

llzzyy234

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why you use such good CPU? Huh

dadesu

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Yep for that rig its better to take psu with little more juice. Maybe some 1300w or to go on 6 gpu because they are win 7 friendly.
And yes cpu is overkill but dont use lowest cpu, find something not on end of line.

vampyren

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Thanks for the reply guys.
Actually most motherboards I find had only 6 Pci-e. This one has 7 so I don't see how I can add 8 cards into this board?
As for PSU, I will double check, 7 x 150w (gpu) + 65w (cpu) is 1115w so if might be cutting it to close.

BennyT

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CPU I would go with an i3. Pentiums get by but celerons do bog down with more than 4 cards. An i5 is too much. If it was me I would do two PSU's. An 850 and a 750. This way you have enough headroom on the wattage and you have enough cables to keep the riser cards at only 2 per. I'd also go for 8 cards instead of 7. You already did all the work, why not max out the rig with one more GPU?

puwaha

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It looks fine except your CPU is probably overkill. A simple Pentium or Celeron is usually more than enough... unless you wanted to experiment with mining CPU-only coins.

vampyren

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Hello guys,

Today I decided I want to start mining for real so I selected the following components but this being my first time doing this I hope I can get input from you guys if I should take other components or if you see any incompatibility or issues with the components I have selected!

Here is the list:
   • GPU: 7 x Asus Dual GeForce GTX 1070 OC grafikkort (8 GB)
   https://www.elgiganten.se/product/datorer-tillbehor/pc-gaming/ASU1070DO8G/asus-dual-geforce-gtx-1070-oc-grafikkort-8-gb
   • MB: ASUS Prime Z270-A, Socket-1151
   https://www.komplett.se/product/909948/datorutrustning/pc-komponenter/moderkort/intel-socket/asus-prime-z270-a-socket-1151
   • CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 Kaby Lake Processor
   (or maybe i get i5-7400, don't think I need more)
   • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133MHz 8GB, 2x4GB
   • Storage: Kingston SSDNow 120GB M.2 SSD
   M.2 2280
   https://www.komplett.se/product/874112/datorutrustning/lagring/haarddisk/ssd-m2/kingston-ssdnow-120gb-m2-ssd#reviews
   • Powersupply: Corsair HX Series HX1200 - 80 PLUS Platinum
   https://www.proshop.se/Stroemfoersoerjning/Corsair-HX-Series-HX1200-Stroemfoersoerjning-1200-Watt-135-mm-80-Plus-/2593548
   • Pci-e Riser: Kyerivs PCI-E 1x to 16x Powered Riser Adapter Card w/ 60cm USB 3.0 Extension Cable & MOLEX to SATA Power Cable - GPU Riser Extender Cable - Ethereum Mining ETH (6 pcs)
   https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B06ZYCRX7B/ref=mp_s_a_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1503077938&sr=8-17&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=pcie+riser

What do you think?

Really Greatful for any tips.

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