Building GPU Mining Rig - #1 - What Do We Need? by gmt117

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miningrig · @gmt117 · Dec 31 '17

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Building GPU Mining Rig - #1 - What Do We Need?

**Do you plan to build a GPU mining rig? Welcome to the first part of my series on how to build one.** 

*I'll go through the whole process from the beginning to the end - from parts that we'll need to connecting everything and setting up. I hope to make it easy so anyone can understand.*

## What do we need?

### Hardware
* motherboard = MOBO
* graphic cards = GPU
* processor = CPU
* memory = RAM
* power supply = PSU
* hard drive HDD or SSD
* WiFi card or LAN cable
* computer case - self built or bought 
* start button
* PciE 1x-16x adapters
* M.2 adapters (depending on our motherboard)
* keyboard
* mouse
* screen

### Software
* Windows or Linux
* mining software
* wallet (best would be hardware wallet)

### Other
* good and stable internet

### Good but not necessary
* device to measure how much electricity our rig is using
* smart power plug that we can turn on/off through internet

These are the basics of what we'll need whether you plan to build a small rig or a huge rig like this:

https://res.cloudinary.com/hrscywv4p/image/upload/c_limit,h_9000,w_1200,f_auto,q_90/v1/795263/1126523305_e5uart.jpg

In future parts, I will go through all the components in details.

*Sources:*
[Photo](https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/774766-am-i-doing-it-right/)

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@gmt117 · Dec 31 '17

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@originalworks · Dec 31 '17

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@minnowsupport · Dec 31 '17

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@tazi · Dec 31 '17

Zaregistroval jsem tento post v #cesky. Super, díky za to. Chystám se něco postavit během jara. Třeba objevím něco nového ;)

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@gmt117 · Dec 31 '17

Kdybys měl otázky tak se ptej. Návodu budu psát český I anglicky, tak to snad pomůže. Doporučuji psát dotazy v té české verzi ať z toho něco mají I ostatní Češi co nečtou moji anglickou verzi.

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@tazi · Dec 31 '17

Určitě případná diskuse tam. Tady z toho naopak nebudou mít nic ostatní. ;)

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