Mining rig

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==
* Mining Hardware Comparison
* GPU Rig Assembly Guides
* Getting Started With Bitcoin Mining
* Bitcoin Mining
* Video: What is Bitcoin Mining? 
* Research, Review and Compare Cloud Mining Contracts
* Bitcoin Miner
* RigsMonitoring
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