(Part 2) Top products from r/gpumining

I just bought the cheapest intel celeron frys had locally. I used a basic HD I had laying around. Currently I do not have a case. I have the MB literally sitting on the MB box on my floor. PS sitting next to it. I am about to do a DIY wooden case.
I see NEWEGG has this I am considering...
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7GT52V4358&cm_re=mining_case_1200-_-9SIA7GT52V4358-_-Product

I only purchased an 850W EVGA power supply but it was about $130 on amazon... the 1200W is $300
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-PLATINUM-Crossfire-220-P2-1200-X1/dp/B00KYK1CKI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1501737828&sr=8-3&keywords=1200w+power+supply

They are using a BLADE server powersupply with a converter so it can power 6 GPUs.

I am using UBUNTU 16.04. It works like a champ. Lots of videos on You tube to config.. Easy to make a bootable USB and get it going. Then DL nicehash . Setup a Bitcoin Wallet. Watch a video.. easy to get going too.

Once it works for one GTX GPU, all you have to do is shut down and plug in another card. Edit your start.sh file to tell it you have 2 GPUs and you are making 2x the cash.

It is a little addictive... Be careful. Good luck.
JAMIE

You will need more cables from evga to do it the way I described and a pair of risers that accept 6 pin pci-e cables (what EVGA calls "VGA". I use the 008s risers from mintcell as they will take sata, molex, or pcie. You're PSU came with 2 split VGA cables with a 6+2 and 6 connector... order 4 more. Use 4 of them to each power an individual sapphire (card only not riser). AFAIK (and people on the EVGA forum) you can plug perif/molex in the sata port on the PSU, I am doing so without any problems. I'd buy some more molex chains, and one run per sapphire riser plugging the additional ones in unused SATA ports on the psu. For the other 2 cards I would use the 2 remaining split vga chains, one for each card/riser... plug the 8 pin connector into the GPU and use the extra 6 pin connector with an extension to power a pcie riser for that card. Extension will only need to be 4-6" to reach the riser... i dont think anyone makes them that length but cable matters makes some 10" ones for $9 a pair on amazon with good reviews. For the extra VGA/Molex just call EVGA and tell them what you want and they'll send you an invoice to pay. I got 4 split vga's and a molex chain for $30 plus like 8 in shipping and got my cables within a week of calling.

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-2-Pack-6-Pin-Extension/dp/B01DV1Z4EQ/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1518290344&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=pcie+extension&psc=1
To sum it up

to sum it up the 4 sapphires get all get a spit vga for the card and a single Molex/Perif for the riser each and the other 2 cards each get a split VGA with an extension on the 6 pin connector to reach a riser that accepts a 6 pin pcie connector.



You could probably get some molex extensions and run all molex risers with more than one per chain if you wanted to but I think the way I described is better.

Primary Components are...

Rosewill RSV-L4500 Case: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0091IZ1ZG/

GPU Bracket Coversion Kit: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1731197.0

F12 Silent Arctic (~800RPM) 120mm Fans: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0119T0D4I/

6-Pack v009S Risers: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B077JYBDYT/

6pin Extension Cables: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073M4643C/

Corsair 1200 Watt Platinum PSU: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U6GTONM/

GIGABYTE GA-H110-D3A Mainboard: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B073ZMZV6K

4 PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GPUs: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01IR5MR32

I just built this for something to keep me out of trouble, didn't really expect to make any money, maybe free heat in the winter. So far I'm pleasantly surprised it's making ~$40 weekly (at rates as of today, lol) after deducting power costs. No sure how long it will last at that rate, but I'm having fun. Got one more 8pin (to dual 6pin) corsair type 3 cable arriving next week, then will be able to throw another card in there (PSU has six 8pin ports). Making about 100+ RVN daily right now, probably gonna look for newer coins once in awhile and just HODL them all and see what happens...that's my stragegy so far.

I was very surprised how well the 3 front fans do only being 800 to 1000 RPM, then again I don't have monster GPUs in this rig, just 6pin 1060s. Heat did NOT increase after closing the top, BUT I had to remove the front door because it cut down airflow too much and things heated up very quickly. Mining X16 seems to keep heat / power usage down I guess? Haven't mined much else yet, I suspect ethash might be a different story.

EDIT: The four 1060 GPUs are only pulling 330 watts at the wall...pretty sweet. I haven't mined in years, I was predicting a lot higher.

Bought these when on for $11 cad. Good deal at that rate.

APEVIA AF512S-BK 4 Pin & 3 Pin Silent Case Fan Best Value, 120mm, Black, 5 Piece https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B016VJ0F4Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KXQPAb3WTBQSC

Yeah, parents suck sometimes. They think because they have authority they know what is right but it's not true.

I'm not sure what to tell you, best you could do is probably buy something like this and get 24 hours or more of data. If they still don't believe you then I'm not sure what else you can do except find a friend's house or something. Maybe you can find someone whose parents will let you run it for a small premium on the electricity?

Thank u so much :D
Gonna take a look at it.

What u think about this one? Got a friend that wants to give me one like it
EVGA 1000 GQ, 80+ GOLD 1000W, Semi Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, 5 Year Warranty, Power Supply 210-GQ-1000-V1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017ICWP82/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_agUrzb1M91GMS

One last questions.

I am looking at the tripplite c13 to c14 cables on Amazon.

Should I go with the Heavy-Duty cables or is that overkill? Stick with the standard ones?

As for the NEMA L6-30R, would this be the outlet I need? Socket Outlet

Sorry for all the questions, and thank you for answering them. You seem knowledgable and I rather have you confirm this then do my own research and cheap out. Thanks!

Depends on the CPU, I would expect something like Ryzen to be worth it. You should get a watt meter so you can keep track of your electricity usage.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009MDBU/

Fun Fact: Switching to LED bulb saves about 80 watts of electricity per light bulb!

Those are the smart sensors, They control the 3 exhaust fans per temp readings. They also act as motion sensors and turn the lights on in the room when I walk in. The white boxes on the right wall are 240v smart switches that control power on/off from my phone manually or triggered by scene i.e. temp to high, or ping failure reboot rig. Energy monitor installed inside breaker box also smart home (Z-Wave). All is controlled by a Vera smart home controller. Links below.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0151Z8ZQY?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MBIRF5W?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XD8WZX6?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01BX9P89Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519912082&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=vera+plus+controller&dpPl=1&dpID=31jWnlwJITL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007ZU69DU?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd

Thanks, I switched it out with this. Better?

I've had good luck with this one

Should be plenty of CMF for a grow tent that size. Plus it has a built in controller so you can turn it down if needed. It pulls around 130w at full blast and 100 at min setting.

1. if thats the case then how are people running corsair hx1200 PSU able to power 8gpus? That PSU only has a total of 6 8pin connections. 1 of which has to go to the CPU on the motherboard. That leaves 5 8pin connections... how can you power 6 or more GPUs with only a single PSU?
   
   
2. Ok sounds fine.
   
   
3. From the link the SATA bot posts.. http://www.gpuminingresources.com/p/psu-cables.html it shows that max 1 cable. Is this still not OK?
   
   Basically I've got a corsair HX1200i PUS https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-HX1200i-Modular-Platinum-Certified/dp/B00U6GTONM and i'm trying to figure out how to power the 6 cards plus the risers in the most correct manner.
   
   Since it has 6 8pin connections, 1 was going to go to the mobo. the other 5 would help power the 6 gpus.... (1 being daisy chained). I'd power the risers with molex. 2 risers on a single pref cable.

Need 2min of your time to check if this all together will work OK with 6GPU , Will buy more later. Limited budget lol

Motherboard H110 Pro BTC+ 13GPU Mining Motherboard 204$: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073BX57M1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1TSN35NIS24VZ&psc=1
Power supply 125$ x 2 = 150$: https://www.amazon.com/Enermax-Active-Power-Factor-Correction/dp/B01CUEFLJI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716341&sr=1-1&keywords=%09Enermax+ETL1000EWT-M
SSD 31$: https://www.amazon.com/KingSpec-SATA3%EF%BC%8C-Storage-Internal-Solid/dp/B00Z6THYYU/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716071&sr=1-4&keywords=ssd+64gb
CPU 40$: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80662G3900-Celeron-2-80Ghz-LGA1151/dp/B01B2PJRPA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716400&sr=1-2&keywords=Intel+Celeron+G3930&dpID=51XojlwY7xL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
CPU Cooler 11$: https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Alpine-Rev-CPU-Cooler/dp/B002D2H9W0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518716629&sr=8-1&keywords=ARCTIC+Alpine+11+GT+Rev+2&dpID=41qpg6QVJfL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
4GB RAM 49$: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Single-PC4-19200-288-Pin-Memory/dp/B019FRDFU0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518791338&sr=8-3&keywords=4gb+ram+ddr4&dpID=41TDZYwtkwL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
PSU Adapter 8$: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Cable-Mining-Extension-Motherboards/dp/B075FMY4BT/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716822&sr=1-4&keywords=dual+psu+adapter
Power switch 1$: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-PC-Power-ATX-Wire-Motherboard-Switch-Power-rest-Cable-On-Off-Supply-computer/172882208571?hash=item284095273b:g:Sp0AAOSwYbhZxr-t
Rise 8$ x 6 = 48$

542USD + shipping.

This awesome little 5-pack.

I have 2 of these for an eventual 6 1080ti's: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017ICWP82/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and 6 of these for an eventual 6 1070's: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017HA3RGE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

FWIW: I just have 3 1080ti's right now. RMA'ed the other 3 (can you believe this... the model I got was apparently widely known for having a noxious smell when at load. WTF?). Once I am confident of getting these up and mitigating the heat, I'm going to buy ther other 6 1070's.

Question why does the wiki suggest I use Add2PSU? I use a splitter on all my rigs without issue. Is there a benefit?

https://www.amazon.com/24-pin-Connector-Splitter-Dual-PSU-adapter/dp/B016P490UU/ref=sr_1_21?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1505915766&sr=1-21&keywords=2+power+supply

Doesn't matter, it isn't drawing any additional power. You can use an extra plug off one of the daisy chains if you wish. All it does is power two of the 24pins as a signal to tell the power supply to wake up.

 

Just a cleaner way to do what this is already doing:
https://www.amazon.com/24-pin-Connector-Splitter-Dual-PSU-adapter/dp/B016P490UU

Awesome. If you find out that you always need a monitor plugged in for OC to activate then look into these:

https://www.amazon.com/CompuLab-fit-Headless-Display-Emulator/dp/B00FLZXGJ6

Which simulate a monitor but don't waste space/electricity.

Wemo Insight Ftw!

This is the exact one I have: https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-1600MHz-DDR3/dp/B00J8E92R6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1500048551&sr=8-4&keywords=4+gb+ram+ddr3

It looks like it sells new for $34 and used for $28.89. Mine is pretty much unused but I threw away the packaging. So I'll give it to you for $25 USD or $32 CDN.

I got these and returned all of them. They suck. I now use these which seem to work pretty well.

APEVIA AF512L-SBL 120mm Blue LED Ultra Silent Case Fan w/ 15 LEDs & Anti-Vibration Rubber Pads (5-pk) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DAQN552/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_pgdRAbSX4M6Q4

Save yourself a headache and return that board. I have only had problems with it when mining.
Pick up one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-H110-D3A-LGA1151-Cryptocurrency-Motherboard/dp/B073ZMZV6K

But if you want to try to fix it set:

In bios set PCI-E slots to gen 2.

Enable 4g decoding

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DAQN552?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

These are the fans. I noticed a few degrees Celsius cooler for sure. The back sides of the cards closer to the fans are noticeably cooler by touch.

They also make no noise at all.

You need this or equivalent: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FLZXGJ6/

Note: I'm not OP.

Motherboard H110 Pro BTC+ 13GPU Mining Motherboard 204$: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073BX57M1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1TSN35NIS24VZ&psc=1

Power supply 125$ x 2 = 150$: https://www.amazon.com/Enermax-Active-Power-Factor-Correction/dp/B01CUEFLJI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716341&sr=1-1&keywords=%09Enermax+ETL1000EWT-M

SSD 31$: https://www.amazon.com/KingSpec-SATA3%EF%BC%8C-Storage-Internal-Solid/dp/B00Z6THYYU/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716071&sr=1-4&keywords=ssd+64gb

CPU 40$: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80662G3900-Celeron-2-80Ghz-LGA1151/dp/B01B2PJRPA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716400&sr=1-2&keywords=Intel+Celeron+G3930&dpID=51XojlwY7xL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

CPU Cooler 11$: https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Alpine-Rev-CPU-Cooler/dp/B002D2H9W0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518716629&sr=8-1&keywords=ARCTIC+Alpine+11+GT+Rev+2&dpID=41qpg6QVJfL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

4GB RAM 49$: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Single-PC4-19200-288-Pin-Memory/dp/B019FRDFU0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518791338&sr=8-3&keywords=4gb+ram+ddr4&dpID=41TDZYwtkwL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

PSU Adapter 8$: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Cable-Mining-Extension-Motherboards/dp/B075FMY4BT/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518716822&sr=1-4&keywords=dual+psu+adapter

Power switch 1$: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-PC-Power-ATX-Wire-Motherboard-Switch-Power-rest-Cable-On-Off-Supply-computer/172882208571?hash=item284095273b:g:Sp0AAOSwYbhZxr-t
Rise 8$ x 6 = 48$

542USD + shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IMYODGS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00009MDBU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503247630&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=kill+a+watt&dpPl=1&dpID=41IfD%2Byy1BL&ref=plSrch

I used Wemo

I use a pdu https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Vertical-Rack-Mount-PDUMV30HV/dp/B0012VN0I0

with these cords

https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-IEC-320-C14-IEC-320-C13-P005-006/dp/B0027JTJ22

https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-IEC-320-C19-IEC-320-C20-P036-006/dp/B001348EDC

Depending on your budget I would consider these.

https://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-SuperNOVA-PLATINUM-Warranty-220-P2-1200-X1/dp/B00KYK1CKI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=evga+SuperNova+1200&qid=1568399737&s=gateway&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-SuperNPVA-Modular-Warranty-220-G3-1000-X1/dp/B01LZ3SFB3/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=evga+SuperNova+1200&qid=1568399737&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Hook up all 3 GPU to the same power supply.

Here's an example of the 6 pin extension I'd use:

6-pin PCIe extension

S/he will probably need extensions

I installed a zwave smart switch on my 30 amp circuit. I plan to add a zwave smoke detector turn off the rig in case of fire. https://www.amazon.com/Aeotec-Security-controller-electricity-consumption/dp/B00MBIRF5W/ref=pd_sim_60_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00MBIRF5W&pd_rd_r=C9NJXAC0D8TPSNBJ7A4C&pd_rd_w=DnHz5&pd_rd_wg=FBG47&psc=1&refRID=C9NJXAC0D8TPSNBJ7A4C

The current list of parts I have picked so far is listed below

Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 (CPU) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015VPX05A/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1WYQ9L0Y2BV40&colid=2WCXAFPQAQYWT


Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 Ti (GPU) x3 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4KGTNI/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1NA4FAQ649Y49&colid=2WCXAFPQAQYWT


EVGA 450 B1 (PSU) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F5LX55K/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1OK23TMUEPY9G&colid=2WCXAFPQAQYWT


GIGABYTE GA-H110-D3A (Motherboard) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073ZMZV6K/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1YRZ54CACO4WU&colid=2WCXAFPQAQYWT&th=1


Ballistix Sport LT 4GB Single DDR4 (RAM) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NASRCV5/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1VHBKDIX7JSBF&colid=2WCXAFPQAQYWT


SSD - https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-120GB-SDSSDA-120G-G26-Newest-Version/dp/B01F9G414U/ref=pd_cp_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01F9G414U&pd_rd_r=3JZW5K0YZSSANZNAA5V4&pd_rd_w=KFFCO&pd_rd_wg=isdVP&psc=1&refRID=3JZW5K0YZSSANZNAA5V4


Gonna figure out something for the case soon or just make one. Checked the parts to see if they're compatible and they seem fine together but I could be wrong. This won't be a profitable build, I'm aware but just for fun. Total cost just a little above 700 at 764

I have 2 of these. Ubit has always been goo for me. Both are running expected hashrates with no issues and they do not get hot.

Ubit adapter

The one that failed on me: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071LQFCN4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The ones that have worked for me (2 of 2 so far): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IMYODGS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The risers are 4pin molex, but connect to the SATA power

Here is what I used. 2 wire shelves. 1 shelf holds 4x 8 card rigs (last rig sits in the front 'exhaust' area on top of a normal PC box). 1 shelf holds the fans that blow on the rigs. Air is blown over the rigs and to the front of the tent, and exhaust fans placed in that area for exhaust.
Tent: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MB68BEI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wire shelves:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7E8Y9M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Blowers for exhaust (I use 2 of these, exhausted out the window):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CTM0LLO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Fans for airflow, sitting inside the tent on one of the wire shelves (I have 3 of these):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IS6JBY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hope that helps.

I bought one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0746H1KY3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I currently have 6 GPUs running on this motherboard, 2x1060 and 4x1050ti

I had trouble getting it to boot until I booted with only 1 gpu, let windows install drivers, reboot with a 2nd gpu and let windows do its thing, etc. Installed them 1 at a time and I have been running 6 gpus for the last 4 months no problem.

It's not powered, it's just a hub to split the 1x PCIE bandwidth between up to 4 cards, but yes it is another failure point if something goes wrong, that's 4 cards offline until you get it fixed.

This is the item for reference: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0746H1KY3