Build for mining

[brendon1996]

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1

RAM:HyperX Fury Red 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz CL10

CPU: Intel Haswell Refresh, Pentium Dual-Core G3260 3.3GHz box

GPU:ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 Turbo 6GB DDR5 192-bit  X3 

SSD:SSD Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SATA-III 2.5 inch

PSU:Corsair CX750M 750W

Does the motherboard and psu support 3 gtx 1060's ? Ty for help

[3rrant]

2 minutes ago, brendon1996 said:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1

RAM:HyperX Fury Red 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz CL10

CPU: Intel Haswell Refresh, Pentium Dual-Core G3260 3.3GHz box

GPU:ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 Turbo 6GB DDR5 192-bit  X3 

SSD:SSD Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB SATA-III 2.5 inch

PSU:Corsair CX750M 750W

Does the motherboard and psu support 3 gtx 1060's ? Ty for help

1. It supports 3 GPU only with at least 2 risers.

2. Yes, the PSU is good.

3. 120gb SSD is an overkill. A USB stick is more than enough, for real.

4. Consider RX570/580 if you find them. They are better, period.

[Zando_]

Just now, ErrantNyles said:

1. It supports 3 GPU only with at least 2 risers.

2. Yes, the PSU is good.

3. 120gb SSD is an overkill. A USB stick is more than enough, for real.

4. Consider RX570/580 if you find them. They are better, period.

Also, keep in mind etherium (I assume that's what he's mining) probs won't be profitable for too long. And 1060 prices are inflated massively already, so it'll be harder to get a good ROI. 

[brendon1996]

Ty guys. I can get a 1060 6gb for 330 euro. + I don't pay for electricity.

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, brendon1996 said:

Ty guys. I can get a 1060 6gb for 330 euro. + I don't pay for electricity.

330 euros is massively high. I'm assuming thats even more in USD, and the correct price for a custom PCB 1060 with a FTW or Twin Froze cooler should be around $250 USD max. What cards do you have now? 

[brendon1996]

Now i have a 960 4gb and I ordered a 1060 6gb (Used one, for 300 usd)

[3rrant]

3 minutes ago, brendon1996 said:

Now i have a 960 4gb and I ordered a 1060 6gb (Used one, for 300 usd)

That's WAY too much. I'm in Europe too, and I just got 3X 570 for 184€ each. This is too, too much for a return of money time.

[Zando_]

3 minutes ago, brendon1996 said:

Now i have a 960 4gb and I ordered a 1060 6gb (Used one, for 300 usd)

I'd just mine with the single 1060. Or use it to game, get really good at CS:GO or Overwatch, then win a competition and you'll probs get more than you will from mining. And $300 USD is still pretty high, since I got a 980 Ti for that price. 

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, ErrantNyles said:

That's WAY too much. I'm in Europe too, and I just got 3X 570 for 184€ each. This is too, too much for a return of money time.

Though he can always keep it to game on for the next couple years. It'll be better than his 960, that's for sure. 

[brendon1996]

@Zando Bob Do you play CS ? 

[3rrant]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

Though he can always keep it to game on for the next couple years. It'll be better than his 960, that's for sure. 

Sure, I have a 480 flashed to 580 at 1411/8800 for gaming. When I'm not gaming, I use it to mine as well. But that's not where I'd ever invest money for "mining rigs". It is not a good choice, for that price you can go for dual 1070 and still be lower than 3X 1060. Also keep in mind that 2nd hand GPUs do not low their price much in EU zone. A 980 is had to find at less than 350€ already.

[Zando_]

6 minutes ago, brendon1996 said:

@Zando Bob Do you play CS ? 

Nope. But I know it's one of the games they actually have competitions for (it's in the eSports genre), whereas they don't for my game of choice, Star Wars Battlefront (the whole series is awesome, I've got Battlefront II (2005), and plan on getting the new one when it comes out).