Topic: Rig for a friend .. opinions (Read 1585 times)
Hmm thats interesting, ive been running 4GB on my rigs and use reaper and able to pull expected rates.
Pretty sure you need more than 2GB ram if you want to ltc mine, I'm not 100% sure so look it up.
Definitely get around 6-8 GB of RAM, it'll come in handy. My reaper applications run in at around 1.5 GB each so it takes quite a huge amount of memory for LITECOIN.
Pretty sure you need more than 2GB ram if you want to ltc mine, I'm not 100% sure so look it up.
Don't need an SSD. Any old hard drive is fine. I use a 2GB USB Flash drive myself.
12GB RAM is way too much. 2GB is fine.
12GB RAM is way too much. 2GB is fine.
this.
I just built a rig around a 970A-DS3, with 7950s. I can't get the 5th card to work (in the slot nearest the CPU). The other 4 work if I leave that one out.
You might need a PCI-E presence short.
if you use a riser why purchase a case ? 
He probably wants to jerryrig the third card in some location within the case away from the other two slotted cards.
Don't need an SSD. Any old hard drive is fine. I use a 2GB USB Flash drive myself.
12GB RAM is way too much. 2GB is fine.
I just built a rig around a 970A-DS3, with 7950s. I can't get the 5th card to work (in the slot nearest the CPU). The other 4 work if I leave that one out.
12GB RAM is way too much. 2GB is fine.
I just built a rig around a 970A-DS3, with 7950s. I can't get the 5th card to work (in the slot nearest the CPU). The other 4 work if I leave that one out.
if you use a riser why purchase a case ?
look at that : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/litecoin-build-for-noobs-3x-7950s-18-mhs-in-a-10-crate-case-163306
look at that : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/litecoin-build-for-noobs-3x-7950s-18-mhs-in-a-10-crate-case-163306
Looks good - however, gpu btc days are nearly over. Better bet is to wait for asic for btc and fpga for ltc.
Thanks.
I forgot to mention electricity cost is 0 for the next 2 years.
Looks good - however, gpu btc days are nearly over. Better bet is to wait for asic for btc and fpga for ltc.
Hello.
my friend has asked me to build him a rig capable of BTC and LTC mining.
His budget is £1200
Below is what I have put together coming in at £1119
Any opinions on where to spend or save a little more.
It has to have a case, open air is not an option.
Motherboard Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A
CPU AMD Sempron 145 2.80GHz
RAM 12GB generic dd3
SSD 60gb ocz Agility 3
GPU 1 Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB
GPU 2 Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB
GPU 3 Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB
PSU 1000w Cougar Modular ATX
CASE Cooler Master HAF XB
2 cards would run straight in the x16 slots, with the 3rd on an x1 riser.
my friend has asked me to build him a rig capable of BTC and LTC mining.
His budget is £1200
Below is what I have put together coming in at £1119
Any opinions on where to spend or save a little more.
It has to have a case, open air is not an option.
Motherboard Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A
CPU AMD Sempron 145 2.80GHz
RAM 12GB generic dd3
SSD 60gb ocz Agility 3
GPU 1 Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB
GPU 2 Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB
GPU 3 Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB
PSU 1000w Cougar Modular ATX
CASE Cooler Master HAF XB
2 cards would run straight in the x16 slots, with the 3rd on an x1 riser.
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