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saffron
post Jun 20 2017, 11:41 PM

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Can I know what is the recommended brand and model of motherboard for mining, and it is available in the market as of right now?
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post Jun 27 2017, 04:52 PM

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I am planning to build a 6 numbers of GTX1060 and would like to know if a 850W Gold rated PSU is adequate (I'm looking at Corsair RM850X)

Most probably undervolt the GPU so that it reaches ~100watt (6x100W=600W) plus mobo, SSD,etc (~100W). Total expected wattage is ~700 Watt for full rig.
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post Jun 27 2017, 05:29 PM

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QUOTE(blue16 @ Jun 27 2017, 05:07 PM)
wat currency u planned to mine?
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Depends on the market, either ZCash (more profit) or Nicehash (straightforward)
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post Jun 28 2017, 08:24 AM

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QUOTE(shikimori @ Jun 28 2017, 05:53 AM)
are you sure you want to jump into this ? The card price itself already increased and you cant find it anywhere

Also my profit down like 40% ... Good luck breaking even
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I roughly calculated to get back my initial investment is ~9 months, if the market keep going down and the projected return is increased to 12 months or even 15 months I am still okay with it because there's not much business nowadays that can give such a return in a short period. Furthermore, the GPUs can be easily sell off if crypto mining is found not to be profitable in the future

I think that's the risk I need to take to earn some pocket money
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post Jun 28 2017, 04:01 PM

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QUOTE(Selectt @ Jun 28 2017, 03:14 PM)
surely not much people would buy used mining gpu as previous user already burn half of gpu life. mining gpu need to operate 24x7, for years if condition allows. it will reduce the gpu usability to half. gaming gpu are not meant to operate 24x7.

if i were to buy (i would not), i would certainly ask for bloody huge discount off retail price.
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Surely not much people will be considering in buying a used mining gpu, but if the offer is too good to resist (few hundred lower than used market rate & potential buyer that has limited budget) I am sure it can be sold off.

Fingers crossed by the time the GPUs required to be sold off, the earning already cover the initial cost.

I don't mind risking "losses" in the unpredictable future rather than making gains in the long term.
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post Jun 28 2017, 05:45 PM

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QUOTE(Selectt @ Jun 28 2017, 05:03 PM)
then good luck to the desperate buyers.  icon_rolleyes.gif

unless the card has correct cooling, that temperature literally can cook an egg everyday.
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Just a food for thought

http://www.legitreviews.com/silent-ethereu...0-22-mhs_195529

They basically undervolt the GPU from ~110 Watt, 70C to ~65 Watt, 58C, that is a remarkable reduction of 45 Watt per card with minimal hashrate losses. With that configuration, the temperature can barely cooked an egg icon_rolleyes.gif . If anyone doing a full scale multiple mining rig, an air-conditioned room of course are recommended.

 

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