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Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:15:17 PM

I guess I'm a Newbie so I have to post this here.
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I am considering building a GPU Mining rig (Yes i know about ASICs). My question is....

How much is a Nvidia GTX-680 over a Diamond AMD 7950? Is there a better graphics card I should be looking at to build a GPU mining rig?
Can either of there cards be linked together? for instance... if I want to buy another card of the same type in the future.

And what type of cooling would be good?

Thanks in advance,
de704

Air cooled 7950s are the way to go. You'll need PCI-E risers if you want to put more than 3 onto any reasonably priced motherboard.

guangm111

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普通设备挖矿性价比币高。

zackclark70

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im on windows 7

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Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:44:33 PM

Thanks for all you input. OK This is the last Newie question.

Are you running Windows 7 or something else. on your mining rigs.

de704

You'll get the same hashrate on Windows 7 or a Linux distro. I have one of each, they both do fine once you set drivers up.

Bakaboy

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Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:44:33 PM

Thanks for all you input. OK This is the last Newie question.

Are you running Windows 7 or something else. on your mining rigs.

de704

Xubuntu 12.04 in my case. At least it's "free". Wink

Kaepora

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Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:44:33 PM

Thanks for all you input. OK This is the last Newie question.

Are you running Windows 7 or something else. on your mining rigs.

de704

Windows 7 although Linux is just as capable if not more.

de704

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Thanks for all you input. OK This is the last Newie question.

Are you running Windows 7 or something else. on your mining rigs.

de704

Kaepora

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Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:26:28 PM

Quote from: Kaepora on June 10, 2013, 01:22:43 PM

Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:19:38 PM

Sorry, I ment how much better is is over the 7950.

WHy should I stick with a 7950?? the GTX-680 seems better please explain?

AMD cards are better for mining than NVIDIA cards they get more hashes.

Thanks,

so my next question is, is there a better AMD card than the 7950 for a beginner Like myself that can later be connected together.

There is no need for connecting the cards together (crossfire) you just need to put them in the pci-express slots and plug the power cables in and your set. I would recommend the 7950.

zackclark70

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7950s are cheaper per kh and run cooler/ use less electric
( i get 630kh easy out of a 7950 for 250 gbp but can can 700 kh from a 7970 but thay cost over 300 use more electric and run hoter)

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Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:26:28 PM

Quote from: Kaepora on June 10, 2013, 01:22:43 PM

Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:19:38 PM

Sorry, I ment how much better is is over the 7950.

WHy should I stick with a 7950?? the GTX-680 seems better please explain?

AMD cards are better for mining than NVIDIA cards they get more hashes.

Thanks,

so my next question is, is there a better AMD card than the 7950 for a beginner Like myself that can later be connected together.

Here is a List which compares the newest AMD Cards`Hashrates:
(Scroll down to Graphic Cards and watch "Common MH/s" (=Mhash/second))

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

Good luck with mining

de704

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Quote from: Kaepora on June 10, 2013, 01:22:43 PM

Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:19:38 PM

Sorry, I ment how much better is is over the 7950.

WHy should I stick with a 7950?? the GTX-680 seems better please explain?

AMD cards are better for mining than NVIDIA cards they get more hashes.

Thanks,

so my next question is, is there a better AMD card than the 7950 for a beginner Like myself that can later be connected together.

Kaepora

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Quote from: de704 on June 10, 2013, 01:19:38 PM

Sorry, I ment how much better is is over the 7950.

WHy should I stick with a 7950?? the GTX-680 seems better please explain?

AMD cards are better for mining than NVIDIA cards they get more hashes.

de704

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Sorry, I ment how much better is is over the 7950.

WHy should I stick with a 7950?? the GTX-680 seems better please explain?

zackclark70

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stick with 7950s ( i have 43 at the min with 40 on the way )

cooling stick with air cooling ( fans) pm me if you need help with anything

SwiftHF

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What do you mean by "How much over"? And try water cooling, it's a little more expensive but works if it gets too hot.

de704

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I guess I'm a Newbie so I have to post this here.
-----------------------------------------------

I am considering building a GPU Mining rig (Yes i know about ASICs). My question is....

How much is a Nvidia GTX-680 over a Diamond AMD 7950? Is there a better graphics card I should be looking at to build a GPU mining rig?
Can either of there cards be linked together? for instance... if I want to buy another card of the same type in the future.

And what type of cooling would be good?

Thanks in advance,
de704

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