A mining rig is a computer system used for mining bitcoins. The rig might be a dedicated miner where it was procured, built and operated specifically for mining or it could otherwise be a computer that fills other needs, such as performing as a gaming system, and is used to mine only on a part-time basis.
Warning: GPU mining is not very profitable (if at all) anymore, and even if you have free electricity, GPU rigs will likely never pay for themselves at this point!
Tips
- Motherboards with on-board graphics (also referred to as integrated graphics) often are either problematic or unusable when more than one GPU card is installed. Choose a motherboard with no on-board graphics.
- The following component lists might be used to help in building a new rig. To minimize shipping costs, components from the same supplier were preferred over compenents from the least expensive source.
Typical Dedicated Miner Configurations Using a Tower
One ATI 5830, Approximately 245 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Power Supply
|
Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified
|
NewEgg
|
$50
|
| Motherboard
|
Foxconn M61PMP-K AMD
|
NewEgg
|
$45
|
| CPU
|
AMD Sempron 145
|
NewEgg
|
$39
|
| Memory
|
2GB DDR3
|
NewEgg
|
$13
|
| Graphics card
|
Radeon HD 5830
|
NewEgg ($153)
|
$110
|
| Case Fan
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Storage
|
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
|
NewEgg
|
$17
|
| Media Drive
|
DVD Rom Drive
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Total
|
(Approx: $1.1755 /Mhash)
|
|
$285 + s/h/t
|
Three ATI 5770s, Approximately 630 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Power Supply
|
Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W, 80 PLUS Certified
|
NewEgg
|
$50
|
| Motherboard
|
ASRock 890GX EXTREME4
|
NewEgg
|
$125
|
| CPU
|
AMD Sempron 145
|
NewEgg
|
$39
|
| Memory
|
2GB DDR3
|
NewEgg
|
$13
|
| Graphics card
|
Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5
|
superbiiz
|
$339 ($113 x 3)
|
| Storage
|
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
|
NewEgg
|
$17
|
| Total
|
(Approx: $1.0412 /Mhash)
|
|
$583 + s/h/t
|
Two ATI 5850s, Approximately 600 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Power Supply
|
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W , 80 PLUS Certified
|
NewEgg
|
$70
|
| Motherboard
|
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX
|
NewEgg ($5 more)
|
$70
|
| CPU
|
AMD Sempron 145
|
NewEgg
|
$39
|
| Memory
|
2GB DDR3
|
NewEgg
|
$13
|
| Graphics card
|
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME
|
$322 ($161 x 2)
|
| Case Fan
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Storage
|
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
|
NewEgg
|
$17
|
| Media Drive
|
DVD Rom Drive
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Total
|
(Approx: $0.8917 /Mhash)
|
|
$531 + s/h/t
|
Three ATI 5850s, Approximately 900 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Power Supply
|
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
|
Directron
|
$120
|
| Motherboard
|
MSI 890FXA-GD70
|
|
$195
|
| CPU
|
AMD Sempron 145
|
NewEgg
|
$39
|
| Memory
|
2GB DDR3
|
NewEgg
|
$13
|
| Graphics card
|
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 XTREME
|
|
$483 ($161 x 3)
|
| Case Fan
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Storage
|
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
|
NewEgg
|
$17
|
| Media Drive
|
DVD Rom Drive
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Total
|
(Approx: $0.9677 /Mhash)
|
|
$877 + s/h/t
|
Three ATI 6990s, Approximately 2.1 Ghash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
CoolerMaster HAF X
|
|
$179
|
| Power Supply
|
SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
|
Newegg
|
$365
|
| Motherboard
|
MSI 890FXA-GD70
|
|
$195
|
| CPU
|
AMD Sempron 145
|
NewEgg
|
$39
|
| Memory
|
2GB DDR3
|
NewEgg
|
$13
|
| Graphics card
|
3 * Radeon HD 6990
|
NewEgg
|
$2220 ($740 × 3)
|
| Storage
|
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
|
NewEgg
|
$17
|
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display
|
n/a
|
| Total
|
(Approx: $1.4438 /Mhash)
|
|
$3,028 + s/h/t
|
Typical Dedicated Miner Configurations Using a Rack Mount
Budget AMD Sempron / Dual ATI 6990: Approximately 1.4 Ghash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
IPC-4370S 4U
|
P-Link Computer
|
$85 (incl s/h)
|
| Power Supply
|
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
|
Directron
|
$120
|
| Motherboard
|
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX
|
NewEgg ($5 more)
|
$70
|
| CPU
|
AMD Sempron 145
|
NewEgg
|
$39
|
| Memory
|
2GB DDR3
|
NewEgg
|
$13
|
| Graphics card
|
2 * Radeon HD 6990
|
NewEgg
|
$1480 ($740 × 2)
|
| Storage
|
Western Digital Caviar 80GB
|
NewEgg
|
$17
|
| Keyboard, Mouse and Display
|
n/a
|
| Total
|
(Approx: $1.3057 /Mhash)
|
|
$1,824 + s/h/t
|
Typical Multipurpose Miner Configurations
High-end Intel-based miner/gaming rig: single ATI 6990, Approximately 750 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
CoolerMaster HAF 932
|
|
$140
|
| Power Supply
|
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
|
Directron
|
$120
|
| Motherboard
|
MSI P67A-GD65
|
|
$173
|
| CPU
|
Intel Core i7-2700K
|
NewEgg
|
$340
|
| Memory
|
G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB
|
NewEgg
|
$55
|
| Graphics card
|
Radeon HD 6990
|
NewEgg
|
$734
|
| Heat Sink Fan
|
CoolerMaster Hyper212+
|
NewEgg
|
$40
|
| Storage
|
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD
|
NewEgg
|
$70
|
| Media Drive
|
ASUS DVD-RW
|
NewEgg
|
$22
|
| Keyboard
|
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
|
NewEgg
|
$8
|
| Mouse
|
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
|
NewEgg
|
$7
|
| Display
|
LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS
|
NewEgg
|
$250
|
| Total
|
|
|
$1949 + s/h/t
|
High-end AMD-based miner/gaming rig: single ATI 6990, Approximately 750 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
CoolerMaster HAF 932
|
|
$140
|
| Power Supply
|
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W, 80 PLUS Silver Certified
|
Directron
|
$120
|
| Motherboard
|
Biostar TA990FXE
|
NewEgg
|
$130
|
| CPU
|
AMD FX-8150
|
NewEgg
|
$250
|
| Memory
|
G.SKILL ECO Series 8GB
|
NewEgg
|
$55
|
| Graphics card
|
Radeon HD 6990
|
NewEgg
|
$734
|
| Heat Sink Fan
|
CoolerMaster Hyper212+
|
NewEgg
|
$40
|
| Storage
|
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD
|
NewEgg
|
$70
|
| Media Drive
|
ASUS DVD-RW
|
NewEgg
|
$22
|
| Keyboard
|
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
|
NewEgg
|
$8
|
| Mouse
|
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
|
NewEgg
|
$7
|
| Display
|
LG IPS231P-BN Black 23" 6ms IPS
|
NewEgg
|
$250
|
| Total
|
|
|
$1832 + s/h/t
|
Mid-level AMD-based miner/gaming/workstation rig: single ATI 6870, Approximately 300 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
CoolerMaster Centurion 5
|
NewEgg
|
$50
|
| Power Supply
|
Antec Earthwatts EA-650 GREEN 650W, 80 PLUS BRONZE certified
|
NewEgg
|
$65
|
| Motherboard
|
MSI 970A-G46
|
NewEgg
|
$90
|
| CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan)
|
AMD FX-6200
|
NewEgg
|
$169
|
| Memory
|
G.SKILL Value Series 4GB
|
NewEgg
|
$23
|
| Graphics card
|
Radeon HD 6870
|
|
$165
|
| Storage
|
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD
|
NewEgg
|
$70
|
| Media Drive
|
ASUS DVD-RW
|
NewEgg
|
$21
|
| Keyboard
|
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
|
NewEgg
|
$8
|
| Mouse
|
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
|
NewEgg
|
$7
|
| Display
|
HANNspree By Hanns-G HF225DPB 21.5"
|
NewEgg
|
$120
|
| Total
|
|
|
$798 + s/h/t
|
Mid-level Intel-based miner/gaming/workstation rig: single ATI 6870, Approximately 300 Mhash/s
| Component
|
Description
|
Source
|
Amount
|
| Chassis
|
CoolerMaster Centurion 5
|
NewEgg
|
$50
|
| Power Supply
|
Antec Earthwatts EA-650 GREEN 650W, 80 PLUS BRONZE certified
|
NewEgg
|
$65
|
| Motherboard
|
MSI Z68A-G45 (B3)
|
NewEgg
|
$103
|
| CPU (incl. stock heatsink + fan)
|
Intel Core i5-2500K
|
NewEgg
|
$214
|
| Memory
|
G.SKILL Value Series 4GB
|
NewEgg
|
$23
|
| Graphics card
|
Radeon HD 6870
|
|
$165
|
| Storage
|
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM HDD
|
NewEgg
|
$70
|
| Media Drive
|
ASUS DVD-RW
|
NewEgg
|
$21
|
| Keyboard
|
LITE-ON SK-1788/BS PS/2 Keyboard
|
NewEgg
|
$8
|
| Mouse
|
V7 M30P20-7N PS/2 Mouse
|
NewEgg
|
$7
|
| Display
|
HANNspree By Hanns-G HF225DPB 21.5"
|
NewEgg
|
$120
|
| Total
|
|
|
$873 + s/h/t
|
See Also on BitcoinWiki
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