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I just spent the last 2 weeks researching litecoin mining and I believe it's time to go ham. I have a budget of about 5000 - 10000 dollars for this project and I'm willing to take the risk.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kpgV

This is the current build that I would like to use (parts subject to change due to part availability). I would like to buy about 3-4 of these if possible, however Im still doing some research on this before I start. The reason I'm posting this to here is to hear some criticism upon my build and if there are any better routes to go such as 290s or nvidia cards (LOL). Anyway Criticize away!

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dude dont do it, the market is going to hit the bottom soon as difficulty increases , dont waste money :( 

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Do you care about your power bill?

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More like Roast ham >_< and the spending that much isn't that necessary atm, the mining value and difficulty has really risen quite a fair bit.

Please become a member of the Linus Tech Tips forum, keep writing smug remarks & let us love you. Peace out.


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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kpUO

 

 
CPU:  AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($146.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($319.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1824.88
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Have fun with that power bill.

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I don't want to sound like a tool but I have aloooot of money right now. I just want some kinda hobby lol. So I really don't care much about my power bill as long as I'm gaining profit. :P

Give me a few dollahs ;)

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I don't want to sound like a tool but I have aloooot of money right now. I just want some kinda hobby lol.

sorry but you sound like a tw*t , asking people how to spend your money really winds me up (especially when you have $5000 - $10000), is it really burning a hole in your pocket that bad that you have to blow it all on a mining rig , which isent really a hobby, invest in a gaming rig around $1500 - $3000 make it fully watercooled and then put the rest in the bank and spend it slowly on stuff like monitors, keyboards, mice, and speakers, also buy a car or something , but dont blow it all on one mining rig which will be pointless , make a storage server as well as the gaming rig i said , have fun with it 

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I don't want to sound like a tool but I have aloooot of money right now. I just want some kinda hobby lol. So I really don't care much about my power bill as long as I'm gaining profit. :P

Just send me the money in bitcoins instead

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CPU:  AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($146.98 @ SuperBiiz) 


Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($255.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($255.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($255.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (4-Way CrossFire)  ($255.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Other: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($255.99)

Total: $1824.87

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-14 21:06 EST-0500)

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I don't want to sound like a tool but I have aloooot of money right now. I just want some kinda hobby lol. So I really don't care much about my power bill as long as I'm gaining profit. :P

A few LTC would be nice :D

 

Give me a few dollahs ;)

You mean LTC, right?

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Only litecoins bro . I only have 4 litecoins right now. Single gpu mining T.T

wanna send some over? :D

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sorry but you sound like a tw*t , asking people how to spend your money really winds me up (especially when you have $5000 - $10000), is it really burning a hole in your pocket that bad that you have to blow it all on a mining rig , which isent really a hobby, invest in a gaming rig around $1500 - $3000 make it fully watercooled and then put the rest in the bank and spend it slowly on stuff like monitors, keyboards, mice, and speakers, also buy a car or something , but dont blow it all on one mining rig which will be pointless , make a storage server as well as the gaming rig i said , have fun with it 

Like I said I made this post in order to read off some criticism. Seems like yours and megadark are the only serious posts xD. I did think 5000-10000 dollars was a "little" bit much but do you think Litecoin mining is unprofitable even with a single rig? Because even if this rig fails have 3 280xs to play with. And I do have a gaming computer actually but its SLI 770s so not mining. 

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I don't even have them yet xD. Synchronizing takes time!

So, when its done you are going to send me some? :D

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Like I said I made this post in order to read off some criticism. Seems like yours and megadark are the only serious posts xD. I did think 5000-10000 dollars was a "little" bit much but do you think Litecoin mining is unprofitable even with a single rig? Because even if this rig fails have 3 280xs to play with. And I do have a gaming computer actually but its SLI 770s so not mining. 

just do what i said :D mining is seriously pointless now and will only decrease in value 

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One can hope :D ! 

Two  :mellow:

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There is coming a machine on the market to mine Bitcoin with. Wich will mine 2,1 Bitcoin a day. If im correct it was $12000

So that will be around a week till you get even. I currently dont have the name of it. The machine looked like a motherboard with 4cpu's on it with some tower coolers.. At work now, will search this when i get home. Im not sure If it was on the market yet. Maybe invest in that? I might look for a few people to invest in it to buy one with 2 or 3 people. Then share the profit ofcourse.

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