litecoin mining rig

[f22luke]

I am looking at building my first mining rig; here is what I am thinking about getting.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
 
CPU:  AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory:  Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.97 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Western Digital AV-GP 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage:  Western Digital AV-GP 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($359.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($359.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($359.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($359.99 @ B&H) 
Case:  Enermax Fulmo Basic ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan:  Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan:  Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan:  Cougar Vortex 70.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.39 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan:  Cougar Vortex 70.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.39 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan:  Cougar Vortex 70.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.39 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan:  Cougar Vortex 70.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.39 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($202.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: NZXT Grid Ten Port Fan Hub ($16.99)
Total: $2304.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 14:06 EST-0500)

 

All you experienced miners is there anything wrong with this or something that I should change?

[DoubleY]

Don't even bother putting those cards in a case. They will literally melt. 

 

Why 1tb of HDD space? You don't need anymore than 32gb....

 

You'll be fine with 4gb of RAM, maybe even 2gb.

 

Don't need all of those fans, don't need fan controller.

You can get a better Mobo for the money.

 

And you should get PCI-E risers

 

 

 

Feel free to ask questions

[upliftsleet1974]

looks good but you do not need 8gigs ram!!

 

 

Edit: listen to the guy above me he knows his shit he has a huge mining setup!!

[DoubleY]

looks good but you do not need 8gigs ram!!

 

 

Edit: listen to the guy above me he knows his shit he has a huge mining setup!!

I'm flattered  :wub:

[DoubleY]

This is what you should be doing: 

If you want, i can put together a better build for your money. But, it make take a little bit

[f22luke]

That case has some of the best cooling for that price point so I figured that with all the fans it would be fine.  I know about PCIe risers but they only work if you have some kind of exotic bench case rite?

[DoubleY]

That case has some of the best cooling for that price point so I figured that with all the fans it would be fine.  I know about PCIe risers but they only work if you have some kind of exotic bench case rite?

Check out my post above yours, I built that with like $5 worth of wood and some screws.

 

You don't some exotic bench to do that

 

Case's aren't really recommended for Litecoin mining, because the cards would get SO hot that the system will shut down. Seriously. I made that mistake once.

I had 3x Gigabyte 280X's all sandwiched together like they would be in a case and they got to 95c and BOOM. The computer shut down. Don't make the same mistake that i did

[f22luke]

Hmm Looks like I'll have model a case/frame in sketchup.  Never thought 10+ case fans would be insufficient cooling.

 

I was doing 2 hard drives because I plan on raid 1 just to be safe.  The ram is just a placeholder as I already have some extra ram lying around from an old build.

[f22luke]

btw what sort of hash rates do you get out of that thing?

[DoubleY]

btw what sort of hash rates do you get out of that thing?

Well, I am using 270X's. So each one get's about 410-430kh/s

with temps in high 50's low 60's. Fanspeed stays below 60%

[ciprian97pop]

Don't even bother putting those cards in a case. They will literally melt. 

 

Why 1tb of HDD space? You don't need anymore than 32gb....

 

You'll be fine with 4gb of RAM, maybe even 2gb.

 

Don't need all of those fans, don't need fan controller.

You can get a better Mobo for the money.

 

And you should get PCI-E risers

 

 

 

Feel free to ask questions

or even a 4gb linux usb drive will do

Edited January 28, 2014 by ciprian97pop

[DoubleY]

or even a 4gb linus usb drive will do

What's a linus USB drive?

[ciprian97pop]

What's a linus USB drive?

lol, I wanted to say a linux usb drive. a usb drive with a bootable linux image on it