Ethereum staking PC build

[Staker123]

Budget (including currency): <1000

Country: Western Europe

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Staking Ethereum

Other details This machine will be online 24/7, so sound, power efficiency and durability are important. 

 

Throwaway account for obvious reasons. 

 

I am planning to start staking Ethereum. As of now on the beacon chain but I would like to keep staking for at least 5 years, so a somewhat capable CPU is needed for after the merge (in a year or so staking will become more difficult). 

 

Since this is only my 2nd pc build, comments would be very much appreciated. This is the build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G8vj68

 

I chose the 10th gen CPU because of power usage compared to the 11th. But I am not sure yet if giving up the PCIe 4.0 is a mistake. 

 

Thanks! 

 

[SorryBella]

12 minutes ago, Staker123 said:

Throwaway account for obvious reasons

This isnt reddit. Post in your main account, noone can harrass you for mining and get away completely scot free. Anyway, your system looks very solid except that i would go for a better ram, something like the Crucial Ballistix refresh, or G-Skill Ripjaws. Also the define lineup is pretty outdated thermally, so consider getting something like Pure Base 500DX or Meshify C if you want a quieter case.

[Staker123]

2 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

This isnt reddit. Post in your main account, noone can harrass you for mining and get away completely scot free. Anyway, your system looks very solid except that i would go for a better ram, something like the Crucial Ballistix refresh, or G-Skill Ripjaws. Also the define lineup is pretty outdated thermally, so consider getting something like Pure Base 500DX or Meshify C if you want a quieter case.

 

Thanks for the reply. I rather not have people link my account to my personal name and letting people know I have Eth validator. 

 

Why would you go for better RAM? AFAIK the intel can't use faster RAM, right? 

Great point on the case, didn't notice it was 5 years old. I replaced it with the meshify 2 compact. Really like the ease of use for the cleaning of the air filters.  

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/CcJy68

Idk how staking works but based on the cpu and ssd choice + no gpu the staking system will work similarly to chia mining so you will need a good endurace and speed storage device and also a decent cpu aswell

 

Ik the cpu doesnt have an igpu but you can just buy a cheap display adapter such as the hd 5450 or 6350 etc.

 

Swapped the obselete and overpriced 970 for a cheaper, faster, and better mushkin pilot e 2tb

 

If the cpu is overkill and you swap it to a 5600x then you might be able to sqeeze in another 1 or 2tb ssd