How to build a ethereum mining rig (PART 1)



Hi guys and gals. This video is just a quick video to show you what you need and how to set up your rig on a budget
I hope you enjoy!

Hardware List

PSU 1 – Corsair CX850M 750W Semi-Modular ATX

Comes with 3 Year Guarantee

Price – £91.49 (£79.99 + £11.50 postage)

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PSU 2 – Corsair CX750M Fixed ATX PSU 750W

Comes with 3 Year Guarantee

Price – £64.99

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Motherboard – ASROCK H81 PRO BTC

Has 6 PCIe slots

Price – £43.94 (£39.99 + £3.95 postage)

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Processor – Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz

Comes with heatsink included

Price – £32.82

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RAM – Kingston KVR1611S8/4

8GB
DDR3

Price – £14.35

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Hard Drive – Kingston 60GB Solid State Drive Sata 3

40GB or 60GB your choice, depends if it will be just for mining
Don’t get tempted by cheap SSD’s

Price – £25.64

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Dual PSU Adaptor

Price – £5

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Power Supply Splitters

You need 4 of these

Price – £23.96 (£5.99 each)

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PCIe Riser Cables

You need one of these for each GPU you run
Extremely fragile, so get a few extra
The longer the better

Price – £3-£10 each from eBay

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Go Button!

Price – £0.99

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Graphics Cards

To get the most from your rig, you want six GPUS
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AMD HD 7950 – £100-£150
AMD HD 7970 – £120-£170
AMD R9 280x – £120-£170

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Other parts:

Ethernet Cable – CAT6
Screen/Monitor
HDMI cable or VGA cable and DVI to VGA adaptor
Mouse
Keyboard
Energy monitor – Optional if you want to track how much energy your rig is using
Cable ties
Gaffer tape
Philips head screwdriver
Frame – Have a look at this video for frame building instructions HYPERLINK ”

Smoke Alarm
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