Here is the best mining hardware that every miner should have in this days, at least this is what i will choose 🙂
I have selected the best mining hardware such as best gpu for mining that have good mining hashrate and at the same time low watt consumption. This can be achieved only by modding the bios, changing the timings like 1500MHz clock speed is used at 1625, 1750 and 2000MHz and will result in higher transfer speed of data from and to the GPU. Check this tutorial for more details, that’s a great example, note that this is available for AMD RX GPU cards.. Nvidia GPUs run on stock BIOS!
I have also tried to select based on quality, performance and price the best motherboard for mining, best psu for mining, cpu, memory ram, ssd, usb risers, frame and few more useful stuff.
This is the best mining hardware configuration that can be used for a mining rig setup to mine the following coins / altcoins: Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Monero (XMR), Ravencoin (RVN), Bitcoin Gold (BTG), Zclassic (ZCL), Nexus (NXS), Luxcoin (LUX), Purk, PascalCoin (PASC), Decred (DCR), Expanse (EXP), Lbry Credits (LBC), Siacoin (SC), Komodo (KMD), Ubiq (UBQ), Karbowanec (KRB), Bipcoin (BIP), Orbitco (ORB), Zencash (ZEN), Hush (HUSH). Algorithms like Ethash, Equihash, CryptoNight, CrypoNightV7, CryptoNight Heavy, Lyra2RECv2, NeoScrypt, Blake (14r), Pascal etc..
Let’s begin 🙂
Best Mining Hardware
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- January 23, 2019– Updated some details
- May 6, 2018– Added Billfodl for private and seed key backup
- May 6, 2018– Added hardware wallets: Ledger Nano S, Trezor and DigitalBitBox
- May 1, 2018– Added OS selection
- May 1, 2018– Recalculated price per rig
- May 1, 2018– Updated frame pictures and price, also added 1stMiningRig’s Mining Server Case
- May 1, 2018– Added the new Ver 008s USB Risers
- May 1, 2018– Updated Power Supply Units, CPU, RAM and SSD links with description
- April 30, 2018– Updated motherboards types, links and recommended CPU / RAM GPUs details
- April 30, 2018– Added P104-100 and P102-100 Mining Edition GPUs details
- April 30, 2018– Updated Mining GPUs links
- April 29, 2018– Added RX Vega 56 / 64 GPUs details
- April 29, 2018– Updated GTX 1080 ti, GTX 1060, GTX 1050 Ti GPU links, prices and hashrate details
- April 29, 2018– Updated AMD RX 580 and RX 570 GPU links and hashrate details
- April 29, 2018– Removed RX 470 / 480 video cards from list due to EOL (end of life)
- October 21, 2017– Added and replaced new frames
- September 20, 2017 – Added Sapphire RX 470 8GB Mining Edition Samsung Memory 11256-36-10G GPU
- September 6, 2017 – Added AMD RX 470 4GB Mining Edition & Nvidia p106 100 6GB Mining Edition GPUs
- July 15, 2017 – Added Gigabyte H110-D3A Motherboard to the list
- July 15, 2017 – Updated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB hashrate and added review with mining performance
- July 10, 2017 – Updated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / 3GB hashrate and review
- July 8, 2017 – Added Nvidia GeForge GTX 1050 Ti Series GPUs awith full review and mining performance
- July 3, 2017 – Added Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1250W Digital 80+ Titanium, Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER 850W 80 PLUS GOLD power supplies
- July 3, 2017 – Added ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6GB, Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G, EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB, ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 O8GB Dual-fan OC Edition, ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP, Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080Ti, EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition GAMING 11GB, ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB, EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan) 6GB
- July 1, 2017 – Added EVGA SuperNova 1600 P2 and EVGA SuperNova 1600 T2
- June 26, 2017 – Added recommended CPU and memory RAM for each Motherboard
- June 18, 2017 – Addded added Biostar TB350-BTC, ASUS PRIME Z270-A, Gigabyte Z170X G5, Gigabyte Z170X UD5, MSI Z170A Gaming M5 motherboards
- June 16, 2017 – Added Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 , 1070, 1080 GPUs
- May 31, 2017 – Added [easyazon_link identifier=”B06Y3NDXLH” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Biostar TB250-BTC Motherboard[/easyazon_link]
- May 30, 2017 – Added AMD Radeon 570 and 580 GPU series
- May 23, 2017 – Replaced [easyazon_link identifier=”B00U6GTONM” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Corsair HX1200i [/easyazon_link] with [easyazon_link identifier=”B00KYK1CKI” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]EVGA 1200P2[/easyazon_link] (thanks to Cryptomined recommendation)
Best GPU for Mining
AMD RX 580 / RX 570
AMD Radeon RX series video cards are one of the best gpu for mining and most used to mine Ethereum, any coin that runs on Ethash algorithm (Ethereum Classic, Ubiq, Expanse, Pirl, Ellaism) and Monero or coins that runs on CryptoNight, CryptoNightV7 algorithms (Electroneum, DigitalNote, ByteCoin, Karbo).
AMD Radeon RX 580 / 570 GPU Series
AMD Radeon RX 580 SeriesAMD Radeon 570 Series
Click on GPU name to close and open details!
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 580 8GB
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[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B073BKYBC5″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] Sapphire PULSE RX 580 8GB OC
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B06ZZ6FMF8″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X
MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X
Review with test: not yet (soon)
- GPU/memo clock: 1130/2150
- Ethereum: stock 24.5 Mh/s ; modded bios + oc 29Mh/s – 1 Mh/s
- Power Usage: N/A
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B0781XS6QS” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] MSI ARMOR RX 580 8G OC
MSI ARMOR RX 580 8G OC
Review with test: not yet (soon)
- GPU/memo clock: N/A
- Ethereum: stock 24.5 Mh/s ; modded bios + oc 30 Mh/s – 31 Mh/s
- Power Usage: N/A
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Click on GPU name to close and open details!
Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 4GB
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 570 4GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
- GPU/memo clock: 1100/2100
- Ethereum: stock 22 Mh/s ; modded bios + oc 30 MH/s
- 144W
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B071CF1JFV” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] Sapphire PULSE RX 570 4GB
Sapphire PULSE RX 570 4GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
- GPU/memo clock: 1130/2050
- Ethereum: stock 24 Mh/s ; modded bios + oc 29-29.5Mh/s (Hynix)
- Power Usage: N/A
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B06ZY21842″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] MSI RX 570 GAMING X 4G
MSI RX 570 GAMING X 4G
Review with test: in progress (to be added)
- GPU/memo clock: 1140/2050
- Ethereum: stock 22.2 Mh/s ; modded bios + oc 28Mh/s – 30Mh/s
- Power Usage: N/A
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B06Y15M48C” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] MSI RX 570 ARMOR 4G OC GAMING
MSI RX 570 ARMOR 4G OC GAMING
Review with test: not yet (soon)
- GPU/memo clock: 1150/2000
- Ethereum: stock 22.2 Mh/s ; modded bios + oc 27.3 MH/s ; 30 Mh/s (still good for improvements)
- Power Usage: 105W / GPU-z shows 75-80W
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B075775SGR” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] AMD RX Vega 56 / 64
Since with the new RX Vega 56 / 64 released things have changed a bit, everyone want to make a rig with those, those became fast one of the best gpu for mining Monero (CryptoNight, CryptoNightV7). RX Vegas costs twice than RX 580/570 but also the tripled hashrate makes the difference and pays for the price.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and 64
AMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 64
- Ethereum (ethash): 35 Mh/s – 40 Mh/s
- Monero (cryptonight): 1,850 H/s – 2,000 H/s
- ZCash (equihash): 400 H/s – 450 H/s
- Ravencoin (x16r): 9 – 11
- Lyra2RECv2: 12,000 Kh/s – 13,000 Kh/s
- NeoScrypt: 1,500 Kh/s – 1,600 Kh/s
Sapphire NITRO+ RX VEGA 56 8GB
Sapphire NITRO+ RX VEGA 56 8GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
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- Ethereum (ethash): 40 Mh/s – 44 Mh/s
- Monero (cryptonight): 1,850 H/s – 2,000 H/s
- ZCash (equihash): 400 H/s – 450 H/s
- Ravencoin (x16r): 10 – 13
- Lyra2RECv2: 12,000 Kh/s – 13,000 Kh/s
- NeoScrypt: 1,800 Kh/s – 2,000 Kh/s
Sapphire NITRO+ RX VEGA 64 8GB
Sapphire NITRO+ RX VEGA 64 8GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
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GTX 1080 Ti / 1070 / 1060 / 1050 Ti
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 1070, 1060, 1050 Ti GPUs Series
GTX 1080ti Series 35 - 50 Mh/sGTX 1070 Series 29-32 Mh/sGTX 1060 Series 19-25 Mh/sGTX 1050ti Series 10-14.2 Mh/s
- Ethereum (ethash):
35 Mh/s – 37 Mh/s 40 Mh/s – 50 Mh/s
- Monero (cryptonight): 800 H/s – 850 H/s
- ZCash (equihash): 650 H/s – 750 H/s
- Ravencoin (x16r): 15 Mh/s – 19 Mh/s
- Nexus: 220 Mh/s – 235 Mh/s
- Luxcoin: 220 Mh/s – 235 Mh/s
- Lyra2RECv2: 63,000 Kh/s – 65,000 Kh/s
- NeoScrypt: 1,300 Kh/s – 1,500 Kh/s
- Blake (14r): 4,000 Mh/s – 4,500 Mh/s
- Pascal: 1,600 Mh/s – 1,700 Mh/s
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11GB
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11GB
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING OC 11GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING OC 11GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
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MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR 11GB
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR 11GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
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Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition 11GB
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition 11GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition GAMING 11GB
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition GAMING 11GB
Review with test: not yet (soon)
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- Ethereum (ethash):
35 Mh/s – 37 Mh/s 40 Mh/s – 50 Mh/s
- Monero (cryptonight): 800 H/s – 850 H/s
- ZCash (equihash): 650 H/s – 750 H/s
- Ravencoin (x16r): 15 Mh/s – 19 Mh/s
- Nexus: 220 Mh/s – 235 Mh/s
- Luxcoin: 220 Mh/s – 235 Mh/s
- Lyra2RECv2: 63,000 Kh/s – 65,000 Kh/s
- NeoScrypt: 1,300 Kh/s – 1,500 Kh/s
- Blake (14r): 4,000 Mh/s – 4,500 Mh/s
- Pascal: 1,600 Mh/s – 1,700 Mh/s
Click on GPU name to close and open details!
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
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MSI Armor GeForce GTX 1070 8GB OC
MSI Armor GeForce GTX 1070 8GB OC
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
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Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
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ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Turbo Edition
ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Turbo Edition
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition 8GB
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition 8GB
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC2 GAMING 8GB
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC2 GAMING 8GB
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW2 GAMING 8GB
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC2 GAMING 8GB
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme IceStorm Cooling 8GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme IceStorm Cooling 8GB
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Edition 8GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Edition 8GB
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- Ethereum (ethash): 19 Mh/s – 25 Mh/s
- Monero (cryptonight): 400 H/s – 450 H/s
- ZCash (equihash): 270 H/s – 350 H/s
- Ravencoin (x16r): 5 Mh/s – 6 Mh/s
- Nexus: 85 Mh/s – 95 Mh/s
- Luxcoin: 85 Mh/s – 95 Mh/s
- Lyra2RECv2: 20,000 Kh/s – 20,300 Kh/s
- NeoScrypt: 600 Kh/s – 650 Kh/s
- Blake (14r): 1,450 Mh/s – 1,550 Mh/s
- Pascal: 500 Mh/s – 600 Mh/s
Click on GPU name to close and open details!
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6GB
review and benchmark: https://1stminingrig.com/gigabyte-gtx-1060-g1-gaming-6g-mining-performance-review/
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G
Review with test: YES , click here!
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MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
review: https://1stminingrig.com/msi-gtx-1060-6gb-gaming-x-mining-performance-and-review/
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming 6GB
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW+ GAMING 6GB
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 FTW+ GAMING 6GB
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ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB
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Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan) 6GB
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 66G
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini ^GB
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Great for ZCash, Nexus, Luxcoin and other lagos mining, around 350 Sol/s mining hashrate
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B071K7X4D6″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] MSI GTX 1060 3GB Armor
review: https://1stminingrig.com/msi-gtx-1060-armor-3gb-oc-mining-performance-review/
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01L9VAJCW” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 Dual-Fan OC Edition 3GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01KMVHB6M” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 3GB
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Check here for full review, mining hashrate performance, power consumption and monthly earnings with 6x 1050 ti mining rig
- Ethereum (ethash): 35 Mh/s – 42 Mh/s
- Monero (cryptonight): 800 H/s – 900 H/s
- ZCash (equihash): 450 H/s – 550 H/s
- Ravencoin (x16r): 10 Mh/s – 12 Mh/s
- Lyra2RECv2: 42,000 Kh/s – 44,000 Kh/s
- NeoScrypt: 1,200 Kh/s – 1,300 Kh/s
- Blake (14r): 3,000 Mh/s – 3,150 Mh/s
- Pascal: 1,050 Mh/s – 1,150 Mh/s
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING 4GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01MF7EQJZ” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 4GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01M5BQRIO” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01MEFABEL” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti FTW ACX 3.0 4GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01NBHXR8A” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050Ti G1Gaming 4GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01MCUYOWK” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01M4KGTNI” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01M27X836″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01MG3IX4F” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] ASUS Geforce GTX 1050Ti 4GB ROG STRIX OC Edition
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01MG9AKKZ” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] ASUS Geforce Dual GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Dual-Fan Edition
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01MCVH13I” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mini 4GB
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B01MCU1ERO” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″] Mining Edition GPUs
AMD RX 470 4GB & Nvidia P106 6GB Mining Editions
RX 470 4GBRX 470 8GBP106-100 6GBP104-100 4GBP102-100 5GB
Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB MINING Edition
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B0751JF1QH” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Click here for full review ASUS RX 470 4G Mining Edition Samsung Memory
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Sapphire Radeon RX 470 8GB MINING Edition Samsung Memory
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MSI Nvidia P106-100 Mining Edition
ASUS Mining P106 6GB Mining Edition
ZOTAC P104-100 Mining Edition GPU
Best Motherboard for Mining
Motherboard
Mining Motherboards that can support up to 6, 8, 12 GPUs!
I have carefully selected ONLY the motherboards that i have sucessfully tested, below you can find the best motherboards for mining that i recommend and can run up to 6, 8 or 12 GPUs mining rigs!
H81 PRO R2.0GA H110-D3ABiostar TB250-BTCASUS PRIME Z270-AGigabyte GA-B250-FinTech
Intel Motherboard 1150 Socket
6 GPU – ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0 LGA 1150 (BEST)
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- Chipset: Intel H81
- CPU Socket: 1150 (4th generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon / Pentium / Celeron in LGA1150 Package)
- Memory: Dual Channel DDR3/DD3L Memory Technology
- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
- CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V Voltage multi-adjustment Graphics
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- 5 x PCI-Express x1
- 1 x PCI Express x16
Recommended CPU and RAM
[easyazon_link identifier=”B016YJXC0U” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Intel Pentium G3430[/easyazon_link] – [easyazon_link identifier=”B00J8E8ZK6″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB 1333MHz[/easyazon_link]
Intel Motherboard 1151 Socket
6 GPU – Gigabyte H110-D3A LGA 1150
Review and Guide: https://1stminingrig.com/gigabyte-ga-h110-d3a-review-the-new-best-motherboard-for-mining/
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- Chipset: Intel H110
- CPU Socket: 1151 Supports 7th / 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
- Memory: Dual Channel DDR4, 2 DIMMs
- On board M.2 Connector for Fast Data Transfer
- Realtek GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
- APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology
Recommended CPU and RAM
[easyazon_link identifier=”B01B2PJRPA” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Intel Celeron G3900[/easyazon_link] – [easyazon_link identifier=”B00TY6A2Z4″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Kingston Technology 4GB 2133MHz[/easyazon_link]
Intel Motherboard 1151 Socket
6 GPU – Biostar Motherboard TB250-BTC
Review and Guide: https://1stminingrig.com/new-biostar-tb250-btc-good-gpu-mining/
[easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B072LXX4NF” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Recommended CPU and RAM[easyazon_link identifier=”B01B2PJRPA” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Intel Celeron G3900[/easyazon_link] – [easyazon_link identifier=”B00TY6A2Z4″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Kingston Technology 4GB 2133MHz[/easyazon_link]
Intel Motherboard 1151 Socket
8 GPU – ASUS PRIME Z270-P Motherboard LGA 1151
Review and Guide: https://1stminingrig.com/asus-prime-z270-p-review-step-step-installation-tutorial/
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Recommended CPU and RAM
[easyazon_link identifier=”B01B2PJRPA” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Intel Celeron G3900[/easyazon_link] – [easyazon_link identifier=”B00TY6A2Z4″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Kingston Technology 4GB 2133MHz[/easyazon_link]
Intel Motherboard 1151 Socket
12 GPU – Gigabyte GA-B250-FinTech Motherboard LGA 1151
Review and Guide: https://1stminingrig.com/gigabyte-b250-fintech-review-worth/
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Recommended CPU and RAM
[easyazon_link identifier=”B01B2PJRPA” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Intel Celeron G3900[/easyazon_link] – [easyazon_link identifier=”B00TY6A2Z4″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Kingston Technology 4GB 2133MHz[/easyazon_link] Best PSU for Mining
PSU
EVGA Supernova Fully Modular Power Supply Units
As best PSU for mining i have selected the ones from EVGA and Corsair (to be listed soon), i never had problems with them! Enough cables to power USB Risers and GPUs.
2x EVGA 750w G2EVGA 850 G3EVGA 1000w G3EVGA 1300w G2
Best for 6x GPU mining rig
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 80+ GOLD 750W Power Supply
IMPORTANT: Buy two EVGA 750w G2 only if you are going to have 6 GPUs on your rig with! Use a dual psu adapter like this one: [easyazon_link identifier=”B009P98Q8U” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Add2PSU Multiple Power Supply Adapter[/easyazon_link]
2x PSUs for 6x GPU mining rigs with GPUs like RX 580, RX 570, GTX 1060 or GTX 1070!
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- 80 PLUS Gold certified, with up to 90% efficiency under typical loads
- Fan Size / Bearing: 140mm Double Ball Bearing
- Highest quality Japanese brand capacitors ensure long-term reliability
- Heavy-duty protections, including OVP (Over Voltage Protection), UVP (Under Voltage Protection), OCP (Over Current Protection), OPP (Over Power Protection), and SCP (Short Circuit Protection)
- Unbeatable 10 Year Warranty and unparalleled EVGA Customer Support
- Superior vertical double layer main transformer increases power output
- Quiet and Intelligent Auto Fan for near-silent operation
Best for 8x GPU mining rig
EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850w 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
2x EVGA 850w PSUs for 8x GPU mining rigs like RX 580, RX 570, GTX 1060 or GTX 1070!
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- 80 PLUS Gold certified, with up to 90% efficiency under typical loads
- Fan Size / Bearing: 140mm Double Ball Bearing
- Highest quality Japanese brand capacitors ensure long-term reliability
- Heavy-duty protections, including OVP (Over Voltage Protection), UVP (Under Voltage Protection), OCP (Over Current Protection), OPP (Over Power Protection), and SCP (Short Circuit Protection)
- Unbeatable 10 Year Warranty and unparalleled EVGA Customer Support
- Superior vertical double layer main transformer increases power output
- Quiet and Intelligent Auto Fan for near-silent operation
Best for 6x GTX 1080 Ti GPU mining rig
EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850w 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
Like i said above, i strongly recommend 2x 1000w PSUs with GTX 1080 Ti Mining Rigs!
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- 80 PLUS Gold certified, with up to 90% efficiency under typical loads
- Fan Size / Bearing: 140mm Double Ball Bearing
- Highest quality Japanese brand capacitors ensure long-term reliability
- Heavy-duty protections, including OVP (Over Voltage Protection), UVP (Under Voltage Protection), OCP (Over Current Protection), OPP (Over Power Protection), and SCP (Short Circuit Protection)
- Unbeatable 10 Year Warranty and unparalleled EVGA Customer Support
- Superior vertical double layer main transformer increases power output
- Quiet and Intelligent Auto Fan for near-silent operation
Best for 6x GPU mining rig
EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1300w 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
I recommend this PSU only if your are going to have a 12 GPU Mining Rig, if not you can go with 2x 750w to spread the power 🙂
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- 80 PLUS Gold certified, with up to 90% efficiency under typical loads
- Fan Size / Bearing: 140mm Double Ball Bearing
- Highest quality Japanese brand capacitors ensure long-term reliability
- Heavy-duty protections, including OVP (Over Voltage Protection), UVP (Under Voltage Protection), OCP (Over Current Protection), OPP (Over Power Protection), and SCP (Short Circuit Protection)
- Unbeatable 10 Year Warranty and unparalleled EVGA Customer Support
- Superior vertical double layer main transformer increases power output
- Quiet and Intelligent Auto Fan for near-silent operation
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Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor
Celeron G1840 1150Pentium G4400 1151
Intel Celeron G1840 Processor 1150 Socket
NOTE: Celeron G1840 is compatible only with the following motherboards: H81 PRO BTC, Z97 Extreme4, Biostar TB85, 1150 Socket
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- Compatible with Z87 and Z97 motherboards
- Intel Turbo boost technology
- 2.8Ghz base frequency
- DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5
- 3MB Intel Smart Cache
Intel Pentium G4400 Processor 1151 Socket
NOTE: Pentium G4400 is compatible only with the following motherboard: MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon, 1151 Socket
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- Compatible with Z87 and Z97 motherboards
- 2 cores
- 3.3 Ghz base frequency
- DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
- 3MB Intel Smart Cache
RAM
Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz DDR3
1333MHz DDR3 - 11502133MHz DDR4 - 1151
Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM – Blue – 1150 Socket
NOTE: Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB 1333MHz is compatible only with 1150 Motherboards Socket and Celeron G1840 1150 CPU
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- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
- Automatic Overclocking – reach faster speeds and higher capacities by just installing the memory, no adjustments in BIOS needed
- Reliable – 100-percent factory tested
Kingston HyperX FURY Black 4GB 2133MHz DDR4 CL14 DIMM – Blue – 1151 Socket
NOTE: Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB 1333MHz is compatible only with 1151 Motherboards Socket and Pentium G4400 Processor 1151 Socket CPU
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- 4GB 2133MHz DDR4
- Automatic Overclocking – reach faster speeds and higher capacities by just installing the memory, no adjustments in BIOS needed
- Reliable – 100-percent factory tested
SSD
Silicon Power 120GB Solid State Drive
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- Faster boot-up, shutdown, application load and response
- Up to 20X faster than your old hard drive
- Read/write speeds of up to: 530MB/s/400MB/s
- Cool, quiet operation
USB RISERS
GPU Powered Riser Adapter VER 008s
Review: https://1stminingrig.com/white-usb-riser-ver-008-review/
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- 6 High Quality Solid Capacitors for reliable and safe power delivery. Version 008S riser kits are the newest and top of the line solution for setting up GPU mining rigs. STABLE and SAFE: 4 Solid Capacitors deliver power to Graphics stably and safely.
- 60cm USB 3.0 extender cable enabling flexibility in the placement of your PCI-E devices
- REDUCE MOTHERBOARD BURDEN: 4PIN, SATA and Graphic card 6PIN interface are optional to power, which provides Graphic card independent power and reduces motherboard burden when using more Graphic cards. WIDELY APPLICABLE: Suitable for all Window systems, LINUX and MAC.
FRAME
As for the frame ill recommend to do it yourself, is not that hard. If you find the right materials and tools then you will not around 1-2 hours to build it and will const you around $50-$80. Check this tutorial!
But if you don’t want to build one, here are some ready made mining rig frames!
1stMiningRig Frame6x GPU Mining Server Case
Support the blog by purchasing this mining rig open air frame case v4.0 *UPDATED*
Bonus: One power switch cable
- Supports up to 6-7 GPUs & 2 power supplies
- Strong and light-weight angled aluminum bars
- Plexiglas
- Motherboard stand with plastic standoffs
- Comes with screws for attaching your GPUs
- Extra 92mm fans support bar added (on request)
- Footprint: 60cm long, 40cm wide, 40cm tall
Price: $65
updated April 30, 2018 (on sale)
1stMiningRig‘s Mining Server Case v1 – 6x GPU Mining Server Case, 4U Rackmount Chassis
- Color: Silver
- Size(L*W*H): 75 x 45 x 25cm
- 6x GPU support
- Motherboard support : ITX, ATX / MICRO-ATX
- Fans support: 6x 120mm ; 2x 92mm
- 2x PSU support
- Weight: 9kg
- Chassis Style: Rackmountt
Price: $150
updated April 30, 2017
OS: Windows / Linux
I will add more details soon here, currently you can find here the best windows setup and configuration for mining and one quick tutorial about ethOS installation!
Hardware Wallets
Ledger Nano STrezorDigital BitBoxBillfodl Private Key Backup
Digital Bitbox Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
Review: to be published
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Smart PlugDust blowerThermal PasteArctiCleanPower ButtonDell
TP-Link Smart Plug w/ Energy Monitoring
This smart plug is great because you can monitor energy usage (just like a regular energy meter) of your mining rig, and not only, if the miner gets stuck it can be restarted remotely via mobile app.
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- Monitor energy usage of any device plugged into the HS110 right from your phone
- Turn electronics on or off from anywhere with your tablet or smartphone using the free Kasa app (Compatible w/ Android 4.1 or higher & iOS8 or higher)
- Includes both ArctiClean 1 (30ml) and ArctiClean 2 (30ml)
- Easy to use and install. Just plug a device into the Smart Plug and connect to your Wi-Fi network
Price: $29.99
updated April 30, 2018
Metro Datavac – electric dust cleaner/blower
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- Price For: Each Includes: Crevice Tool, Dusting Brush, Grounding Wrist Strap, (4) Micro Cleaning Tool Kit Series: DataVac Hz: 60 Filter Type: Foam Casters: No Watts: 500 Tank Material: Steel Air Flow: 70 cfm Standards: UL Power Cord Length: 12 ft. Height: 7-1/2″ Length: 6-3/4″ Drain: No Hose Dia.: 1-1/4″ Item: Computer/Electronics Duster
- Peak HP: 0.75 Voltage: 120 Number of Motor Stages: 1 Amps: 4 Width: 4″ Country of Origin (subject to change): United States
- ESD Safe Electric Duster
Price: $92.99
updated April 14, 2017
ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal Compound Paste
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- Better than Liquid Metal
- Easy to Apply
- Safe Application
- High Durability
- Value for Money
Price: $6.59
updated April 14, 2017
ArctiClean 60ml Kit
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- Better than Liquid Metal
- One 60ml Kit
- Includes both ArctiClean 1 (30ml) and ArctiClean 2 (30ml)
- Easy to Use
- Cleans heatsinks and other computer components in under a minute!
Price: $7.50
updated April 14, 2017
LAOMAO Desktop Computer Case Switch
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- Simple to install
- 1 Years Warranty
Price: $9.99
updated April 30, 2018
Dell E178FP 17″ LCD Monitor
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- Resolution: 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz
- Response Time: 5 ms typical
- Input(s): VGA ([easyazon_link identifier=”B016HL4CAY” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]get this VGA to HDMI adapter[/easyazon_link])
Price: $35
updated April 30, 2018
Hardware + Price Alerts
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Mining hashrate results
Here are some results of mining hashrate per 1 Sapphire Nitro+ RX 470 4gb OC GPU (modded, overclocked) , note that i did not spent more then 2-3 minutes with each miner, so there may be better hashrate results.
If you get better performance, let me know so i can update.
ETH & ETCZEC & ZCLXMRPASCEXPDCRLBCUBQSIAKMD
Ethereum
Stock: 22.xx Mh/s
Modded BIOS & Overclock: 29.xx Mh/s
Ethereum Classic
Stock 22.xx Mh/s
Modded, Overclock, Undervolt 29.xx Mh/s
ZCash
Stock: 270 H/s
Modded: 330 H/s
Zclassic
Stock: 270 H/s
Modded: 330 H/s
Monero
Stock 630+ h/s
Modded 750 h/s
PascalCoin
Stock 550 Mh/s
mod 630 Mh/s
Expanse
Stock 22.xx
Mod 29.xx
Decred
Modded: 1,150 Mh/s
Lbry Credits
Modded 90 Mh/s
The costs
Total costs (on amazon) is around $3,000 – $4,000, depending on what GPUs, for instante a GTX 1080 Ti Mining Rig can cost up to $9,000. The best price that you can get for a full rig is around $3,500 with RX 580 8GB , if you are going to build the frame then the costs will reduce a bit. If you are from USA/CA, then you are lucky, i think there are the best sales and prices.
Costs updated on April, 30 2018 for one mining rig with 6x Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 8GB GPUs!
- US/CA: $3,500 (1151)
- EU: $3,300 (1151)
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