\[RUNNING\] - My First Rig - Smos FTW

So, I’ve just gotten back with the last few bits of hardware I need to put together my first rig.

It’s nothing special but in total has cost me $605 and should run at ~450khash/s
For an extra $237, I have room for a second GPU which would put me at $842 : ~900khash/s

The ram is something my mate had laying around and I would have gone for a cheaper cpu and mainboard but that’s all the store had in stock and I’m too impatient to wait for an ebay purchase.

Here’s my specs list.

GPU - Gigabyte R9 270 OC 2GB
MBoard - Gigabyte B85M-D3H
PSU - Thermaltake Smart 750W
Ram - Geil Evo Veloce 8GB DDR3 1866Mhz
USB Flash - Toshiba USB2 8GB Mini

As far as software goes, I’m really not sure at the moment.
I just know I’m gonna boot from the USB.

I was looking at either Ubuntu, Linux or Yumi - [url=http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php/topic,6182.0.html]http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php/topic,6182.0.html[/url]
Ended up going with BAMT SMOS but the OS uses 15 mins a day of your hashing power to mine for the dev of SMOS. Manual donations can easily be made but if you don’t want your hashing power been used up you go here for instructions on how to rip out the auto donate. Special Thanks @iawgoM for finding this!

I suppose I’m gonna have to use cgminer… I’ve never used it as I have nothing but nVidia cards in my 2 all-in-ones and my mates gaming rig.

This is going to be a work in progress topic, so any and all updates I have in regards to my build, will go here.

Once the rig is up and running, I’ll be getting back to doing the remix I was going on about last night. This sorta takes priority for me right now.

Wish me luck!

mirrax

If you make it work, don’t be shy to share your wisdom ;)

Miner Phil

Good luck mate! I am still waiting for GPU’s and MB to arrive for my first rig… everything else is here so hopefully I can be up and running before the new year as well.

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hopefully I can be up and running before the new year as well.
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Fingers crossed for ya mate!

[quote author=mirrax link=topic=6352.msg47263#msg47263 date=1387867335]
If you make it work, don’t be shy to share your wisdom ;)
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Believe me, that’s where the real fun is!

I’m gutting out an old (by old I should say ancient) pc case… This will be very interesting indeed… It’s gona be a Frankenstein on a budget.

aatje92

Hmm idk i’m barely getting 430kh/s from my 270x so would love to hear your config with 450kh/s on a regular 270

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Hmm idk i’m barely getting 430kh/s from my 270x so would love to hear your config with 450kh/s on a regular 270
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I’m just running on what I’ve read here - [url=https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison]https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison[/url]

I really don’t know what to expect.

Once it’s going though I’ll report back with screens and configs.

bacobob

Hey calem,

Good luck with your first rig ! Started mine like a week ago and got my first 100 coins.
Is there a reason why you choose a 270 not 280? Looking forward to the pics.

mirrax

270 is easier to get, not so demanding to PSU, you can build cheap 4-GPU rig with those.
My MSI 270 was about 200USD and I am pulling 450kH/s easily. It is very good card…

delimitri

Goodluck :D Im looking to build my first rig aswell. Keep us updated.

vikingalex

you got a big PSU for using a micro-ATX motherboard ::). you would suffice with 550w+ on micro-ATX. 550w can handle 1 highend gpu or 2 midrange gpus.
and you got some old chassi.
and that chassi is for M-ATX? if so you would probably suffer from heat problem when mining OC 24/7
better get midtower or full tower just to counter heat increase.

mmyhre

[quote]you got a big PSU for using a micro-ATX motherboard ::). you would suffice with 550w+ on micro-ATX. 550w can handle 1 highend gpu or 2 midrange gpus.
and you got some old chassi.
and that chassi is for M-ATX? if so you would probably suffer from heat problem when mining OC 24/7
better get midtower or full tower just to counter heat increase.[/quote]

Good luck to you.

If you run into temp problems. Buy a cheap table fan, open up chassi and stick it up close. My first rig was running at 72 degress one one card and 89 at the other. The table fan got it down to 66 an 81.

On the R9 series you should be good as long as you keep it under 85. Works in the 90 also, but the cooler the better.

uncle_muddy

Good luck to you man :)

That PSU sounds like a reasonable place to start to me, been doing a lot of research and re-learning about these things after my 1st PSU went bang within a couple of days ???

[img]http://imagescdn.tweaktown.com/content/5/6/5613_02_thermaltake_smart_750_watt_80_plus_bronze_power_supply_review.png[/img]

So the single rail is good, and with 744W on the 12v rail you should easily have room to expand to a 2nd GPU without any issues.

If you going to go USB, give BAMT a blast, It’s simple to setup and just kinda gets on with it for you :)

UM

TheTribesman

Nice one! Come and join us at the pools.

[img]http://www.londoners.net/fatcat.jpg[/img]

Have a cigar!

[quote name=“uncle_muddy” post=“47287” timestamp=“1387881599”]
So the single rail is good, and with 744W on the 12v rail you should easily have room to expand to a 2nd GPU without any issues.
If you going to go USB, give BAMT a blast, It’s simple to setup and just kinda gets on with it for you :)
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My mate reckons (don’t quote me on this), apparently the 12volt rail is supplying just the cpu and gpu. Nothing else is on the 12v rail.

I’ll give BAMT a go then. Cheers for the suggestion=^-^=

[quote author=vikingalex link=topic=6352.msg47283#msg47283 date=1387878170]
you got a big PSU for using a micro-ATX motherboard ::). you would suffice with 550w+ on micro-ATX. 550w can handle 1 highend gpu or 2 midrange gpus.
and you got some old chassi.
and that chassi is for M-ATX? if so you would probably suffer from heat problem when mining OC 24/7
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I didn’t realise it was m-atx until I got home. Did notice it was particularly small but the pci-e slots were spaced enough apart. The case I’m using has been gutted as much as possible. No back plate and its open on both sides and its laying down on an old workstation table with slots all ready cut out from it. I’ll upload pictures soon. It’s also directly under a split system aircon.

I need the 750w psu because of the coming second 270 oc. They use around 300 watts each. The cpu draws 45watts. The usb will draw bugger all.
It was either that or a 500w. I wanted to buy everything I needed from the one store, cause I’m impatient.

[quote author=bacobob link=topic=6352.msg47273#msg47273 date=1387874580]
Is there a reason why you choose a 270 not 280?
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Price wise to khash/s ratio… Wasn’t sure about power draw to khash/s. Plus I only had “so” much money. I needed to get this thing as cheap as possible. I’m on a budget.

[quote author=mmyhre link=topic=6352.msg47286#msg47286 date=1387880574]
If you run into temp problems. Buy a cheap table fan, open up chassi and stick it up close. My first rig was running at 72 degress one one card and 89 at the other. The table fan got it down to 66 an 81.
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Cheers for the advice

As mentioned above, its directly under an aircoin. I also work at an electronics store so we have 60 and 120 mill fans. one in particuair is about 3 inches deep and made of solid metal. so I have enough room in the case to mount that thing if the aircon above is not doing it’s job. If need be I can move it to a riser setup.

It looks like the ram was dead… My mate had the second one right there so we swapped it out and now it boots to bios. So I’m ready to go.

Sorta stopped at that point, havin a few drinks and doing christmas stuff with family on skype. But soon I’ll get back to it and hopefully have it mining for some good photo’s.

ChekaZ

Most important thing is, dont safe money on the wrong spot!

I fired up 2 PSUs - they were both shitty, had a 850W - which couldnt pull 600W/h without dying.

And I had a 500W one which couldnt even pull out 350W.

Another reason is the power consumption. - I’ve safed about 150W/h on 2 cards just cause I bought a new 1050W GOLD PSU. :)

Regards,
ChekaZ

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Another reason is the power consumption. - I’ve safed about 150W/h on 2 cards just cause I bought a new 1050W GOLD PSU. :)
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I think I’ll get a Seasonic 1000w 80+ platinum when i upgrade my mainboard and gpu’s.

Loi

[quote name=“ChekaZ” post=“47297” timestamp=“1387885820”]
Another reason is the power consumption. - I’ve safed about 150W/h on 2 cards just cause I bought a new 1050W GOLD PSU. :)
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So when you use a better power supply (compare to no name), you make money?

Crazy.

aatje92

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[quote author=ChekaZ link=topic=6352.msg47297#msg47297 date=1387885820]
Another reason is the power consumption. - I’ve safed about 150W/h on 2 cards just cause I bought a new 1050W GOLD PSU. :)
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So when you use a better power supply (compare to no name), you make money?

Crazy.
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Well you dont make money you save money, from electricity and your computer not blowing up :p

I can’t get bamf 5.5 or 1.2 running right. 1.2 appears to work before it shows me a red screen saying that the gpu has errored.

Might try a linux boot

TheRedViper

i second the PSU advice :)
good luck with your setup, keep us updated!