Hello Steemians!
Figured I'd share with y'all a little something I'm working on. I'm building my first mining rig. Being extremely budget friendly on this build, I pulled out about 40 LTC (~$2,000) and said I wouldn't spend a penny more.
Everything is ordered and should be here by tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. However, I have completed the motherboard setup and the rack I'm going to be using to slap everything together. I say "slap", but I'm a perfectionist by nature, so I plan on making this thing look REALLY good.
Build List & Prices:
ASUS Prime Z270-A Motherboard - $149.99
i3-6100 3.7Ghz Processor - FREE (from old computer)
Intel Core Heatsink - $8.92
Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR4 RAM - FREE (from old computer)
240GB M.2 SSD - FREE (buddy in IT had an extra)
PC Power Cable Push Button ATX - $5.29
2x EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W PSU - $175.94
Dual PSU Power Supply Adapter - $9.85
5x EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC Gaming (Single Fan) - $1458.33
MintCell 6-Pack PCIe Powered Risers - $48.95
Adjustable Rack - $20 (OfferUp)
Total: $1877.27
I was actually planning on going overbudget to get the final 1060 GTX Graphic Card to make this a 6 GPU rig, but I had made a different purchase with some extra cash. My goal is to make enough in mining profits to buy another GPU within a few weeks
I wont just be GPU mining on this rig. I currently have a ~20 TB BURSTcoin HDD mining setup on my personal desktop that I will be implementing. I'll be adding this to the rig and mining BURST for a while. The difficulty of BURST have risen substantially however in the past couple of months while the price has dropped substantially. My thought process is to slowly fill a few TBs with StorjCoinX HDD sharing and MAYBE do some Siacoin HDD sharing once Sia gets up and running a little stronger.
Here's a couple of pics of the Motherboard setup and rack. I'll be hanging the GPUs from the top rack, setup HDDs on the bottom and if room allows it, I might setup the PSUs on the bottom rack also. If not, they will go in the middle. I plan on leaving the very top open so I can put something up there. Maybe a TV lol
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