How to build a Mining Rig on a Budget

This video will show you how to build a mining rig with a strict budget. I have tried to do a build where I keep the costs down to help people who might not have a massive budget but still want to get into mining. In this build I really only buy three parts. Power supply risers and graphics cards. The rest I was able to get for free.
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[@123myIT]

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[@nobullshiit5682]

hello thats a great build. I am gonna build that exact rig .I have the same tower but what mother board cable do you I use? does it come with the power supply ? Also which hard drive are you using ?. I thought it would be a great science project with my nephew and I'm buying the parts to assemble it and just want to make sure I get everything right . thank you and thanks for the vids you got your self another subscriber.

[@123myIT]

@@nobullshiit5682 Hi Mate, have a look at the links in the description. Should all be in there. Any hard drive should work fine.

[@RubenFletcher]

I wish I'd found this video a month earlier. I just threw out my old Dell and really would like to get into mining. Just my luck.

[@123myIT]

Unlucky mate!

[@SMay-vq7qn]

I had similar idea, because of circumstances; turned out couldn't do it myself, and never got back to it. It's wonderful that you are able to do this project, learn and have fun! PeacluvBliss ~

[@123myIT]

Thanks mate!

[@futures.scalper.808]

By far the most real "budget" build on YT

[@123myIT]

Haha thanks mate ! :)

[@troy2923]

Mate Brilliant! I have been looking for this exact video since early 2020, instead I learnt mining by 100's of videos of other builds. Still very useful content from Vosk and RPM. All I wanted was step by stepo build, I searched high and low for months, but here we are June 2022, better late than never, even more excited your in OZ. Nice tidy job, was worth the wait, I'm buying a Dell as a "Transistory" office machine, then this I will do. Lotta talkin but I get excited sometimes out here in rural QLD, cpl hours from Toowoomba, plenty acres, time for Solar Man Mining Shed :)

[@123myIT]

Go off grid mate! its my dream to stop paying bills. Get your permaculture going :)

[@troy2923]

@@123myIT I hear ya ;)

[@moreapropos]

When I look at the numbers on a small scale, the cheapest thing to do is get a used Desktop that has at least 3 PCI expansion slots. You can find these for $100 - 200. Then that covers your hard drive, MOBO, operating system, monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Then you just swap out the battery with a 600 watt one, buy 3 1050 GeForces, and a set of risers and you're pretty much there. The only last hassle is getting the computer to recognize the cards and configuring your mining .bat files and setting up a wallet and all that. You are not going to make a lot of money, but you can make about $60-90 per month, so the system will pay for itself in about a year. The good thing about a small rig is that it is totally quiet and uses minimal power, maybe $1 a day or so. Also, depending on where you live, it almost doubles as a room heater! I am mostly mining ZCash and PIRL right now. Once the system is set, you can basically forget about it. The three 1050s generate 2-3 dollars per day. But since it is all going into crypto, I see it as a long-term investment.

[@123myIT]

Awesome feedback mate! The other thing you might not be aware of is that you can trade your earnings to generate more cash and you also take into account that those earning could go up or down in price! :)

[@dwaynebreeden4560]

I'm in the US. Great video guy. I am learning this and you were clear and simple. I'm seeing huge amounts of money trying to get into the mining game, but you cut through the bull. Thanks for the vids Please send up more.

[@123myIT]

Glad you liked it mate !

[@cryptoguy5274]

I recommend getting used GPU's if you are just getting into mining, unless you have money to spend (I don't cause I'm a student). I got a used HD7990 for around 280 $ that has 1000k avg H/s (CryptoNight). Also a used 290x for 130 $ that has 500 avg H/s. I do however recommend to not cheap out on a PSU and buy a new one to keep your rig running smoothly.

[@123myIT]

Good call mate. Nice to help out others.

[@123myIT]

Lifts the cards off the board.

[@Leonn_.]

290x $130? Dang

[@cryptojaczac9357]

Congrats Dude! I was doing the same thisn with my old PC, it has a Procesor Core i5, and the same 3 PSC slots, I was wondering if it can be functional (or possible) to use a 3 expansion cards with 4PCI each = 12 GPU's (could be this insane idea posible?) obiusly with an other 2 PSU 1200? What do you think? And other question, what kind of software do you use for mine? I like to see an other of your videos teaching us in how do you configure your miner, especialy for begginers like me. And again cheers for your project, it was wath I been looking for in youtube for start with my first miner with a low budget.

[@123myIT]

Claymores miner. Expanding pcie may not be possible on all motherboards but you could try and let me know.

[@nyxarray9217]

Pro tips: Hardwired your house electric meter (ex:bypass,etc).

[@123myIT]

haha the thought had cross my mine. I got some more pro tips coming soon. New video here too by the way. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6amgKaLlr6SZtU

[@sheashea8465]

Great video, will be built mine very soon using your method, thanks 😘

[@123myIT]

Cool, don't forget to use m links in the description to support the channel :)

[@ZsP3X]

TNice tutorials comnt from you is legendary. Uncomplicated like your video!!!

[@BugRaiser]

Bitcoin is to high I’d buy you a beer in ether 😂😂😂

[@davidbadrak6811]

This is what is was looking for like a month super cheap

[@123myIT]

Glad it helped.

[@kennedyambundo9160]

I love how you explain every bit.

[@123myIT]

Yeh some people don't like this but I think its better to have as much info as possible.

[@eldoood8381]

Nice, im converting my pc to a mining rig and got this idea too. Thanks for the help

[@123myIT]

No worries mate glad it helped out.

[@GilbertsVlogs]

okey im getting it.. all the hardware stuff.. but can u pls teach me how to install a bootable os or that mining app thingy?

[@123myIT]

sure mate and good luck. Most of the videos are already in my channel so have a watch through. Also dont for get to use my Amazon link when ordering :)

[@taranisflooring5215]

Great video, thanks for sharing. One question, would it be ok to use differing GPUs, such as GTX 1060 alongside a 980 or do they have to be the same?

[@123myIT]

Yes they will all work.

[@pauli311]

This is a super clever build. Well done!

[@123myIT]

thx mate!

[@Mazen_2016]

That's amazing man ... I love it

[@123myIT]

Glad you like it mate.

[@rc-mi9sq]

This is a really interesting video ! Thanks for sharing it! Since I am a newbie computer-tear apart ambitious miner myself, I would like to ask you for some help or advices. That 65W power consumption its impressive , and to be honest with you I would love to be able to achieve a similar result. I have a mining set up with one GPU Sapphire rx 570 4gb (Elpida memory), Bios modded and under-clocked; thats what I got so far using Claymore: Etash at 28.5 HMS drawing 150w from the wall (85w only from the gpu) Equitash at 250 HMS drawing 130w from the wall ( 75w only from the gpu) Cryptonight at 700 HMS drawing 100w from the wall (50w only from the gpu) In the video it seem you are mining some cryptonight at 600(ish)MHS ; at only 65w ! Is that really achievable? Would you mind sharing some more information like the SSD/HDD and cpu model and power consumption ? I would be great to have an hint on how the pc performs on Idle mode and perhaps to see how the gpu is doing on wattage itself while mining ! that would help me and I am sure lots people save some energy bill ( and in Belgium its not cheap :/ ) ! Cheers for your time and merry Christmas!

[@123myIT]

Probably not at 65w maybe it was more like 120 watt.

[@123myIT]

ITs about 250 at the moment with 3 cards 2 x ati 570 and 1 x 1070 asus.

[@eliasgordon4321]

I thought the currency in Australia was Dollahreedoos?

[@123myIT]

Hahaha Dollaroos?

[@jonathonparks9518]

I just assumed they got paid in vegemite.

[@ajabkhankasi3644]

Best Build Thanx Dude !

[@123myIT]

Thx mate !

[@yodamann5193]

Simple but effective, cheers

[@newagetomboy]

Thank You for this. I bought a zotac 1060 6G and a $19 Dell Monitor so far and a friend offered to put it together for me because he has all the other parts just hanging around his house 😃 Now I need to figure out what Crypto to mine other than Bitcoin? Will be a way to switch up?

[@123myIT]

nice one mate. Eth is pretty good or monero.

[@newagetomboy]

123myIT oh I drive for Lyft and Uber and put up my Bread Wallet QR code on the back ofmy Headrest and on New year's Eve received my 1st $5 bitcoin tip! 😁

[@123myIT]

huh! nice one mate!

[@user-cp4ze9lv6u]

Dude nice overall idea, BUT, your PSU exhaust is being blocked right now, I see u have the intake fan is good for psu, but make sure the exhaust is free to release the heat out of the psu.

[@123myIT]

Thx for the headsup mate !

[@kevinsmak]

How would you get 5 card working? I don't see enough slots to plug in risers am I missing something? Just wondering because I have a similar computer and if I can get 5 working I'll get a bigger power supply.

[@123myIT]

the amount of cards you have is determined by how many the board can support some board can support 8 cards but only have 6 pcie slots. You can use adapters. I have not been able to test this rig yet but will do an updated video shortly :)

[@mikethedesertrat]

Great video, thanks. I have a question, I see you are using a Radeon RX 570. I am using a Radeon RX 560. To be honest I don't know all the difference, but the major one is that mine is powered though the PCIe slot itself, so I don't have a 8-pin power connector. Plus, I connected my video card directly onto the motherboard (no riser used). I'm trying to use Nicehash (legacy version, not 2.0), but it's not detecting my video card. Have you had any problems using Nicehash and it detecting your RX 570? I'm using the legacy version of Nicehash because I read that the 2.0 version definitely would not work with my card. Nicehash is detecting my CPU, but not my GPU. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@123myIT]

rx 560 should work. Check your device manage and make sure your rx 560 is there also try updating your AMD drivers.

[@mikethedesertrat]

123myIT, I was able to get it to work. I noticed in other video that they were using Nicehash Legacy V.1.8.2.0 Pre-Release, and I was using V.1.8.1.6. When I tried the newer version it detected my rx560. thanks for the reply

[@123myIT]

Awesome mate!

[@XazaxCZG]

You said how to build a Mining rig on a budget, but I think you meant to say "How to build a mining rig on a dell...Literally...On top of a dell" :)

[@123myIT]

hehe its more about the ideas of reusing old hardware to save costs.

[@jamesleschiffe8955]

"hehe its more about the ideas of reusing old hardware to save costs." Would you say this to the mirror for yourself also ? (and what money you make ?? )

[@harleymurphy9025]

Theodor Ghannam Lol my mining rig isn’t really dedicated to mining, I use my laptop, my phone and my old phone and my old Xbox 360 all mining at the same time and it works pretty good considering I had already got it.

[@samuraimedi4061]

@@harleymurphy9025 Can you really use 360s? I have so many of them sitting around lol

[@ZOMBIEEZ]

Theodor Ghannam dells r good pc

[@jamieitsajoke6480]

Gday mate new to the channel have you thought about running a USB instead of hard drive

[@monogramx6061]

You can't run most operating systems from USB's. Definitely not windows

[@PanosPitsi]

@@monogramx6061Linux on USB is easy to pull off

[@BABEENGINEER]

This is so awesome!! I'm going to get my old inspiron computer to do this!

[@IbrahimAli-wn9ru]

Can I use my rig in Nigeria?

[@CoinCentrado]

Super helpful!

[@123myIT]

Glad it helped mate!

[@ItsKapow]

To be honest, that Dell case is pretty nice. I got one of those for free but its white, not as nice as the purple though

[@123myIT]

Same pretty good build on the Dells. Nice and simple.

[@sepinass9488]

well how much is the Th/s of this lovely project ?

[@jayarajsrinivasanr6934]

Th/s, no way!!! It should be in Mh/s. It should be a slow miner.

[@thynadoung1627]

I think an RX 570 GPU produces 42 Mh/year.

[@DeanCole1995]

Yaaaaaay for ETN. Great to see this from the community!!

[@123myIT]

You like ETN ?

[@DeanCole1995]

123myIT yes good sir! I’m part of the Electroneum Team!

[@123myIT]

Cool are you mining it ?

[@DeanCole1995]

123myIT currently I’m not but I’ve just ordered parts to build my first mining rig 👌 so I’ll definitely give it a try

[@123myIT]

I hope you used the links from my video haha

[@myname-pe2pe]

So I have a radon hd 6770 and an old OptiPlex 760ssf witha a Core2 Dual, do you know if this kind of set up will work for that?.... or possibly connecting the bpi simply for gaming?

[@123myIT]

check the pcie slots mate. And you might be able to buy a new RX 570 to fit it or any of these cards will do. GRAPHICS CARDS ► RX 570 Sapphire Nitro + 4GB amzn.to/2yXIwL5 RX 570 Asus Strix Gaming OC amzn.to/2DqWIBQ RX 570 Aorus amzn.to/2DvhWyq GTX 1070 Asus amzn.to/2DN5HuA (Alternative) 1080 TI amzn.to/2FPh4mp 1080 amzn.to/2DntBAa 1070 TI amzn.to/2FTNRa6 1070 amzn.to/2rlDt7K 1060 6gb amzn.to/2DvTTzl 1050 TI amzn.to/2Dlcdbe RX VEGA amzn.to/2DMNkWT - 64 amzn.to/2DhNXGK - 56 RX580 amzn.to/2DQTeq5 RX560 amzn.to/2DMrNgS

Do you add the cost of a Windows 10 licence to this build? :)

[@123myIT]

Windows 10 will work without activation, but I recommend buying a copy if you don't have one already.

[@123myIT]

Heres the link to buy it if you want. www.123myit.com/store/software/

[@1lifeonearth]

Really? Do you have to re-install windows each month after the trial expires? Thanks for the info

[@haenfry7603]

Nope it runs without any activation. Have run it for 3months on my pc before i voluntary bought one

[@1lifeonearth]

Awesome dude, thanks for the info. Yeah I've bought windows a few times so I feel like it's ok to use a free trial version on a rig

[@zohaiba.shafiq5097]

can you tell me estimated earning with this mining rig?

[@123myIT]

its doing 70 Mh/s

[@TheSunnyz143]

123myIT sir . How much you earn per day in usd with this mining rig. i am waiting your reply

[@zohaiba.shafiq5097]

its or eth, tell me hashes for monero?

[@FALCASANTOSDENNISNATIVIDADfalc]

$ 0.003977 per month - electric bill = ??

[@muziekmindtwister]

Iam new to mining and learning a bit before starting, how come you get 70Mh/S ? in the video you said the card can do 28 , or do you have put in 2 extra carts in the meantime ?

[@kranyat2024]

Thank you !

[@stabletechnology3425]

Thanks for your video , am new to mining guide me through the process .

[@123myIT]

NP Mate.

[@UmrenTV]

Pewa Sopplay -.-

[@123myIT]

? huh

[@UmrenTV]

Just jokin' mate :D Your accent is lovely... and when you say "Power Supply", that is how it sounds to me :D

[@UmrenTV]

Think Philosophy more or less brotha... I am i starting phase :D My newest video is talking about that idea :)

[@123myIT]

LOL I just understood what you ment lol

[@greezysamp9559]

"1:44 Really cheap, found these pretty much in the street" I couldn't stop laughing good video though!

[@123myIT]

Recycle mate. ;)

[@jimmypavone3231]

awesome video man

[@123myIT]

Cheers mate.

[@ad1905]

what do you use for the hard drive cables

[@terrancecox3954]

Made a lot research about cryptocurrency mining and tbh I came across many comments recommending Mr Logan's mining software. Gave it a trial and frankly speaking it was unbelievable. with his software i make over $5k every week, indeed i have much regards for him.

[@beckyanderson4971]

does he take Skype lessons on mining?

[@sujanpamposh3479]

+Cox i need assistance how can i contact him?

[@terrancecox3954]

loganshippy93@gmail com

[@fredrickprisca1499]

had to chill till i withdraw and now i can say this is real...real success. Am happy to be part of this

[@dr.liangmo882]

i want to give him a try...i have emailed him i await his response

[@relaxationmusiccertified3684]

great video. i hope this still works. planning to convert my old pc for mining.

[@123myIT]

Should still work.

[@spoonsarefun]

Have you ever run a wattage meter to determine exactly how much power an idle cdrom uses?. I have built a few cheap rigs but never considered removing that.

[@123myIT]

I just remove everything thats not needed mate. Its probably not much but you want it to use as little power as you can.

[@jetsetjourneysofficial]

Awesome video!

[@123myIT]

Thx mate !

[@fillefjonk5226]

What miner software do you use, and you are saying celeron gpu but it says "pentium", so was it a celeron or a pentium? Nice video btw keep it up. :)

[@123myIT]

I thought it was celeron cause of the blue sticker but someone pointed out i was wrong lol. Anyway the hardware is not the point of the video its more about the idea. :)

[@CrazyCoupleDIY]

Very well done bro. You just inspired me

[@123myIT]

Glad you liked it mate !

[@plaingaming566]

Very cool video mate! Its actually what i was looking for. Can you tell me what you mine? I have a rx 580 mining on nice hash 28.567.

[@123myIT]

ETH atm.

[@shawnsg]

Did you only use one of the 6+2pin to power the GPU, or did you plug the other in later?

[@123myIT]

I just use one mate. Other people say add the 4 pin as well. But maybe they don't know what they are talking about hehe.

[@bluehorseshoe6125]

Nice job!

[@123myIT]

Thx mate

[@yuvichhatwani8341]

Best video i have all this thing

[@juanflores4170]

awesome set up

[@123myIT]

Thanks mate.

[@jedibattlemasterkos]

Thanks so much for this! Looking to start mining too! 🙂

[@123myIT]

No worries mate check out my other videos. kzbin.info/aero/PLZ3Srxh7hA-JjMTNS-nkrnGUHRjR0wwmR

[@lucaskingdom3829]

123myIT will this still work 2019 August

[@123myIT]

@@lucaskingdom3829 yep still using Kraken build now.

[@adrianmeza1763]

Can you just connect gpu risers through usb? Not having to use an adapter through the pci slot.

[@123myIT]

Nah you need pcie express lane.

[@Istoryahetvvlogs]

Great informative video content......

[@123myIT]

Glad it helped mate!

[@apathyreview3964]

Hey just a question, did that "rizer" cable come with the card or did you have to buy it separately?

[@mtnmosin2740]

All of my cables came with the cards, technically i got (usb to usb cable, riser card, pcie to usb adapter, and six pin power to sata cable) all in one little anti static ziploc.

[@nesan787]

Hi, I am looking to convert my old AMD x2 5000+ pc into thereum mining. I'll just have to add a GPU. Will I be able to mine at full potential? I am asking this because, the CPU is very old 10+ years.

[@ahsanshahbuddin9819]

please give me advice, can i run graphic cards on laptop whole setup in low budget is it possible ------only buy for Graphic cards expenses or may be power supply and accessories.

[@123myIT]

hi Mate, check out the video description for rig hardware links.

[@MrSmity77]

great video

[@whoknows4756]

ur gpu had anothre 6 pin slot. what was that for and why was it not given power?

[@sorooshexpert-accountant9706]

good job man goood job

[@123myIT]

Thx mate :)

[@vincentvandepeer]

Heyy, maybe a stupid beginner question. But if you take for example a really slow computer en build a very good GPU on top. Are there any losses you get because of some slow/old in de computer so that you dont take full advantage of the gpu?.

[@123myIT]

Not really because the GPU is doing the hard processing.

[@zachmandoooo]

That thing's awesome

[@123myIT]

haha thx mate !

[@mithugi]

Nice contribution keep it up. I’ve built one within my budget what I would like if you could suggest some solo mining or mining pool softwares ?

[@123myIT]

I use pools software at the moment Claymores.

[@hnic1785]

what's the oldest processor that will work to mine? I have a couple old pc modems I can strip and build up. need to know if I need to upgrade the motherboard first.

[@123myIT]

Honestly mate it wouldn't be worth the power you pay.

[@AliMalikLahori]

thanks, good one which mining software you are using?

[@123myIT]

Nicehash or claymores currently.

[@sweetgothfromhell]

I enjoy your vides...

[@123myIT]

Thx Mate !

[@coreyphillips4496]

Can you really fit 3 GPU's for mining in that old motherboard? I'm trying to use the same motherboard.

[@goqwertygo]

i see your the shelf preferred miner, but for single full size evga super clocked 1070 i dont have the room what are your thoughts on a Optiplex 790? i just bought one for $93 shipped on ebay with 4GB ram and an i5 2400 that im downgrading to a 35 watt i3 2100T. i will be removing the hard drive bays and the metal behind the plastic grill for 2x 120mm fans. there's just no videos of the mods i want to do. guess i could be the first!

[@123myIT]

Thats it mate ! Finally someone gets it hehe !

[@NadimNadSeif]

How much this setup, provides you per day (minimum per dollars if that's possible). Very helpful video. Thank you.

[@PICO_BE]

Hi 123, great vid. watched it twice already xD But could you tell exactly why you changed the HDD ? you said it's bigger, does it use more power if its a bigger size? or more watt when it has more storage?

[@123myIT]

yeh bigger the drive it more power it will use. so use small one if you can or use ssd.

[@PICO_BE]

SO bigger in size or bigger in storage? (SSD is obviously the best pick, but more expensive)

[@123myIT]

size i think.

[@mr.azzlock9265]

I have just about the same comp. except its a vista, I am going to do the same thing you got there its just the harddrive that I would like to know about. what size is the one you had there and is my 320gb to big for what I need. Awsome build also.

[@123myIT]

Nah should be fine.

[@octavioespana2568]

Will this still work and make a profit in 2021? I have like 4 old CPUs that I would like to put to mining

[@dewayoga3192]

Thx man

[@123myIT]

np i hope it helps.

[@tucker2074]

Awesome mate, im using my 4yr old gaming rig, FX-8320 and a Phantom Gainward 670

[@123myIT]

working for you mate ?

[@tucker2074]

123myIT Only very recently started my research into this phenomenon, and started yesterday, no where near groundbreaking rates, but the gpu mining Bytecoin can get up to around 500h/s and the cpu mining Monero and DigitalNote can reach around 280h/s, great tips in the video too mate thanks

[@123myIT]

Np mate !

[@tucker2074]

update on those numbers, 6 cores used on cpu gets about 130h/s and the gpu gets around 330h/s

[@123myIT]

Yep I am using i7 7700 at the moment and geting about 180hs. The Duel Xeon is giving about 200hs.

[@freakazoird]

hi i have a question as i have a old 2600 I7 cpu and a old 6970 DUII i think card can i use my old computer to put as a miner

[@123myIT]

Already answered email.

[@rakantao9960]

Great video. What do use application for mining in this build,?

[@dave26702]

i have found a simmlar pc i would like to purchase however the seller dont know what motherboard it comes with, the only thing im getting told is that its running and got a celeron cpu - but these risers that you use will allow me to put the graphic cards onto any motherboard right?

[@123myIT]

Does he have the model or the serial number? Normally you can look it up.

[@dtown5764]

Great Video thanks man. How much hashrate is it providing.??

[@123myIT]

Cards get about 28 to 29 mh/s per card.

[@adodoes8770]

hi, I've wanted to mine for some time. i'm probably going for a used PC a new 500W PSU and an rx480 or rx 470. everything together is going to round up at around 350€. what do you think? Also the PSUs are very expensive so i'll just buy a bronze plus at most, or should i buy a more poowerful PSU with a better rating?

[@123myIT]

Start with what you can afford mate. I recon the 470 or 480s are pretty good.

[@adodoes8770]

i can get an asus strix rx 470 4gb for 220€ or sapphire rx 480 8gb nitro+ for 280€ which one should i get? also does the rest of the PC (besides PSU) matter since i am looking at cheap old used mobos with cpus ram and some hdd? thanks mate!

[@andrewjenery1783]

Really good informative video, but just a few points... The final build shows one gpu card although during the video you mention multiple gpu cards - point being is one gpu card enough? Also, imho the HD should be flat if possible, lastly, should the build be exposed to dust what have you?

[@123myIT]

Try and stack as many gpus as possible it will give a better return. Dust not a major issue heat is worse.

[@andrewjenery1783]

Okay, thanks

[@stefanmali4681]

What model Inspiron is it Or what would be a similar pc Thanks

[@123myIT]

Doesnt matter really any older pc should work.

[@davidcao5423]

Would a Core2Duo CPU work for a budget mining rig? I have an old desktop that I'd like to repurpose for crypto learning purposes. Thanks in advance Matt.

[@123myIT]

yes it would work fine. just make sure you have 4gb of ram and your pretty much good to go.

[@davidcao5423]

123myIT Thanks Matt, I just purchased my first Sapphire rx570 card and will be up and running within the week once the PSU and SSD arrive. I thought the SSD was a good idea as it draws uses less power and also speeds up performance on an otherwise slow computer (by today's measure).

[@123myIT]

Yeh for sure. I just use the old one because I have it spare and costs nothing.

[@davidcao5423]

I've gutted the old HP Core2Duo yesterday in anticipation for building the rig. the only thing I am salvaging is really just the mother board, cpu+cpu cooler and the case. Have you had a chance to calculate what your profit is mining ether after cost of electricity? I have solar panels at home so at least during the day the electricity prices will be quite low.

[@123myIT]

Yeah I think I might do the same thing. Setup the mining to run during the day and turn off at night. I booked some solar to be installed shortly as well.

[@yentlotto3623]

I would die to have a oldskool desktop casing like that one!

[@123myIT]

haha its pretty retro now hey !

[@Mixed.Sounds]

Im about to invest all my money into a mining rig. Im currently using my gaming pc and my streaming pc which is making me like 4-5$ a day

[@termialx89]

What kind of gaming pc do you have

[@alkr626]

how about this old one can it be used for a rig> intel quad core 9550 2.83ghz>p31-es3g>4gb ram>ssd 120gb ?

[@123myIT]

yeah i would say so mate. You need to see if you can fit a gpu on it PCIE.

[@Olokun3692]

Is there a way that I can use almost the same equipment and use an old laptop because I have an old Dell laptop and I was wondering if I could basically utilize the motherboard processor and buy an external graphic card adapter and by the same type of car you bought and start mining

[@123myIT]

Its an idea, not one that I have tried. But try it and let me know how you go?

[@fgodinho24]

i love you man

[@123myIT]

Glad you liked it mate !

[@viktor3525]

Why do u don't plug in the 6-Pin straight in the risercard?

[@123myIT]

Yeah could do that ! :)

[@viktor3525]

I don´t trust these Molex to Sata cabels ^^

[@gameover033]

Hello From Canada! just wondering how many GPU's can you stick on that with that 750w Power supply. Great video btw got the same board for 30 bucks with the cpu. Or I am asking whats the lowest power Supply that could handle the 3 Gpu's Motherboard and ssd?

[@123myIT]

Hmm I would always go higher power supply if you can mate. You might get 3 to 4 gpus on a 750w psu. Depends on clocking etc.

[@gameover033]

Thanks for the quick resonse. was looking at a 850w. I saw that the gpu's you were using were 195w a pice so 3 would be 585w, Pluse what ever the MB and CPU were drawing thanks tho ill probly go with the 850 then.

[@123myIT]

Nah I added a 750 PSU and swapped the 250 out.

[@vonvolts1751]

so no mining mobo needed for mining? what about the bios? any special setting?

[@123myIT]

Just briefly looked at the bios and turned off the on board Audio. That was it. Oh I replaced the motherboard battery too. The old on went flat.

[@vonvolts1751]

thanks.

[@baxterstockman2224]

Can i just put 2-3 cards in motherboard slots without using risers? Any difference?

[@123myIT]

Sure you can. Might get hot would be the only thing.

[@paulmarsh228]

I get confused...When you say upside down and right side up, we do the opposite here in the US, right? Because you re already upside down in Australia.

[@123myIT]

Depends mate you might be back to front about that :P haha

[@battosaijenkins946]

@123myIT, hey mate is this even feasible today with the old rigs? I say this because with this setup you might mine maybe around $100 US dollars a month at the most? So if you take away electricity bills you could either break even or pocket 50 bucks per month.

[@jansen7640]

I have a similar setup. My graphics card fans are not spinning. Do you know a solution or did you ran into something?

[@123myIT]

IF they are not spinning then it means that they are not heating up. If the are not heating up then they are not processing any data.

[@AbdulAhad-eg3fp]

I have a dell optiplex 9010 mini office version. Any chance that could be used with the same components?

[@123myIT]

Give it a shot.

[@jamesb1733]

What is the model number of the graphics card? I only seem to be pulling up the ones that are not over clocked.

[@123myIT]

Sapphire rx 570 nitro + oc 4gb

[@FullHouse7777777]

Hello, witch software are you using for mining? what is the best? and what is the best GPU for mining?

[@123myIT]

Claymores miner. Hard to say I have not tested them all. I go with rx 570s low power and low purchase price.