Hi guys,
A friend of mine bought Ethereum a while back when it was dirt cheap. He has made a lot of money buying/trading e-money. He knows i build computers, and we got to talking this weekend. He wants to invest some of his money in a homeowner's mining rig. Nothing CRAZY, but something he can get started with, and upgrade in the furture. I am trying to get an idea of what i'll need to make this happen for him.
Heres the rough draft of what im thinking....
intel i-7 7700k Kaby Lake or Ryzen 7 1700
ASUS ROG Maximus IX or ASRock Fatal1ty X370
Ill probably start him with dual 1070s or 1060s, with the knowledge that we can upgrade to 4 or 6 GPUs in the future.
How much RAM should i opt for? Im thinking 16gb will be enough, but idk how important RAM is to mining. Should we go for 32 or 64gb?
We'll probably use a small SSD (250gb samsung evo or something like that). Only thing installed will be the OS and the mining program(s). I think i'll stick to a 2.5", even though m.2's are faster. Since it will be running non-stop, i dont want the m.2 to overheat. Should this be a worry or should i go m.2?
Anything critical i should know before diving into this? The main reasons I'd consider a Ryzen7 over i7 is the power consumption, and from what i have heard it has great productivity, so im thinking this means multi-threading might be better for mining? not sure...
again, were not looking to become millionaires here, so please dont tell me i NEED the brand new i9 7920 or i NEED 6 1080tis, Looking to do an enthusiast build for some fun. We both work fulltime jobs and have reasonable income lol/
A friend of mine bought Ethereum a while back when it was dirt cheap. He has made a lot of money buying/trading e-money. He knows i build computers, and we got to talking this weekend. He wants to invest some of his money in a homeowner's mining rig. Nothing CRAZY, but something he can get started with, and upgrade in the furture. I am trying to get an idea of what i'll need to make this happen for him.
Heres the rough draft of what im thinking....
intel i-7 7700k Kaby Lake or Ryzen 7 1700
ASUS ROG Maximus IX or ASRock Fatal1ty X370
Ill probably start him with dual 1070s or 1060s, with the knowledge that we can upgrade to 4 or 6 GPUs in the future.
How much RAM should i opt for? Im thinking 16gb will be enough, but idk how important RAM is to mining. Should we go for 32 or 64gb?
We'll probably use a small SSD (250gb samsung evo or something like that). Only thing installed will be the OS and the mining program(s). I think i'll stick to a 2.5", even though m.2's are faster. Since it will be running non-stop, i dont want the m.2 to overheat. Should this be a worry or should i go m.2?
Anything critical i should know before diving into this? The main reasons I'd consider a Ryzen7 over i7 is the power consumption, and from what i have heard it has great productivity, so im thinking this means multi-threading might be better for mining? not sure...
again, were not looking to become millionaires here, so please dont tell me i NEED the brand new i9 7920 or i NEED 6 1080tis, Looking to do an enthusiast build for some fun. We both work fulltime jobs and have reasonable income lol/