Late in August 2017 I finally decided to build my own Cryptocurrency miner.
WHY? What spurred the interest?
A coworker had asked if I wanted to get into mining and split an order for some 2 Antminer s9's that he'd secured on preorder. I was all about getting started in crypto-mining with this ASIC system until he told me when they were supposed to be shipped... November 24, 2017.... Almost 3 months away...
I couldn't stomach waiting that long as Bitcoin and the altcoin market was ramping up fast.
So what did I do?
I dove headfirst into the world of GPU mining. I started talking with friends and colleagues about how to get started. One of my friends made me a list of amazon parts and linked me to the CRYPTOBADGER.
How'd I get started?
CRYPTOBADGER has full guides for building mining rigs on Windows and Linux:
http://www.cryptobadger.com/2017/04/build-ethereum-mining-rig-windows/
Knowing Windows well I decided to build a 6 GPU crypto-mining rig based on Windows.
Where did I get the components?
Off to Amazon I go to build out my cart of parts.
Here is my 6 GPU Ethereum / Altcoin Dual Mining Rig Component BOM
| Price | Description |
|---|---|
| $3,016.94 | 6 of EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition, 8GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) 08G-P4-5173-KR |
| $225.90 | 2 of EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2, 80+ GOLD 750W, Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply 220-G2-0750-XR |
| $212.49 | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-Bit) - Windows |
| $125.99 | ASUS PRIME Z270-P LGA1151 DDR4 HDMI DVI M.2 USB 3.0 Z270 ATX Motherboard PRIME Z270-P |
| $65.00 | Custom Case Build - Aluminum Angle stock and plexiglass |
| $51.87 | Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 GHz FCLGA1151 |
| $46.95 | 1 x MintCell 6-Pack PCIe VER 006C 16x to 1x Powered Riser Adapter Card w/ 60cm USB 3.0 Extension Cable & 6-Pin PCI-E to SATA Power Cable - GPU Riser Adapter - Ethereum Mining ETH + 2 MintCell Cable Ties |
| $42.99 | Ballistix Sport LT 4GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin - BLS4G4D240FSE (Red) |
| $19.98 | Super Power Supply 3 x 9dBi 2.4GHz 5GHz Dual Band WiFi RP-SMA Antenna for Routers Asus RT-AC66U RT-N66U RT-N16 AC1750 D-Link DIR-655 DIR-665 N900 Buffalo WZR-HP-G450H Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Linksys |
| $11.99 | Wsky Wireless USB Wifi Adapter - AC 600M Dual Band (2.4G/150Mbps+5G/433Mbps), USB WiFi Network Dongle Adapter, Support Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 (32/64bits) MAC OS |
| $8.79 | Dual PSU Power Supply 24-Pin ATX Motherboard Adapter Cable(30cm) |
| $4.29 | ATX case power switch by Corpco |
| $0 | SSD - Samsung 250GB (Had from old laptop) |
| $3,833.18 |