Learn How to Build a Cryptocurrency Mining Computer
Cryptocurrency Mining is a great investment. In the future, the world will use various cryptocurrencies to trade and exchange goods and services. Building a Cryptocurrency Mining Rig to mine cryptocurrency is pretty straightforward, but there many steps during the build and setup process that can save you a lot of time and perhaps a lot of money by knowing up front. This course will save you time and money as you build your first mining computer.
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Cryptocurrency Mining is a great investment. In the future, the world will use various cryptocurrencies to trade and exchange goods and services. Building a Cryptocurrency Mining Rig to mine cryptocurrency is pretty straightforward, but there many steps during the build and setup process that can save you a lot of time and perhaps a lot of money by knowing up front. This course will save you time and money as you build your first mining computer.
Cryptocurrency Mining is a great investment. In the future, the world will use various cryptocurrencies to trade and exchange goods and services. Building a Cryptocurrency Mining Rig to mine cryptocurrency is pretty straightforward, but there many steps during the build and setup process that can save you a lot of time and perhaps a lot of money by knowing up front. This course will save you time and money as you build your first mining computer.
This course is designed to walk you through the build process of a Crypto Mining Rig. You can use this rig to mine other altcoins such as ZCash, Ethereum Classic, SiaCoin, Monero, Pascalcoin, Electroneum, and more. We will look at using the popular Mining solutions like Claymore Miner and SimpleMining OS. We will optimize the rig to reach max performance while still maintaining stability.
Even though Ethereum can no longer be mined using GPUs, there are many other coins to mine that are very profitable.
The goal at the end of this course is for you to have a running mining rig that is mining the cryptocurrency of your choice. This mining rig should pay for itself and produce near pure profit after that (once you subtract electricity cost).
Whether or not you have set up a computer, this course is for you. I go into deep detail to explain not only what to do, but why. Understanding the fundamentals of computer building and cryptocurrency mining will help you reach your return on investment sooner.
You will learn how to build a computer, install Windows 10, set up the mining software, optimize the graphics cards (GPUs), overclock your GPUs, optimize Windows 10, and how to access your mining rig remotely. You will even learn how to track your energy consumption so you can calculate your profits.
Join me as we build an Ethereum Mining Rig together.
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Learning objectives
- Build your own cryptocurrency mining computer.
- How to configure a cryptocurrency mining computer.
- Basic computer components and how they work.
- Get up and running fast.
- Build your own cryptocurrency mining computer.
- How to configure a cryptocurrency mining computer.
- Basic computer components and how they work.
- Get up and running fast.
Syllabus
Introduction
Before diving in, I must weigh the pros and cons before starting this new project. Here are 5 Things to Consider Before Building a Mining Rig.
Here is an article from 2022 outlining coins you can mine with a GPU Mining Computer: https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/cryptocurrency-to-mine-with-gpu/
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Syllabus
Before diving in, I must weigh the pros and cons before starting this new project. Here are 5 Things to Consider Before Building a Mining Rig.
Here is an article from 2022 outlining coins you can mine with a GPU Mining Computer: https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/cryptocurrency-to-mine-with-gpu/
A short video describing what you will need to get started besides computer parts to build your mining rig.
There are many options when it comes to building a mining rig. Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, this could vary for you.
Before deciding to build an Ethereum Mining Rig it is important to calculate what your return on investment will be. There are online calculators that can help estimate your ROI. In this video we look at how to use them to estimate your return on investment.
Unfortunately my parts list is no longer valid. As mentioned in the videos, a mining rig only needs strong GPU performance. It is best to look at the mining performance of GPUs for the coin you plan to mine. Use this resource from Nishhash to determine which GPUs perform best for each coin capable of being mined by GPUs Mining Rigs.
https://www.nicehash.com/mining-hardware
The Graphics Cards (GPUs) do the heavy lifting. We will be building a 6 card mining rig. In this video we talk about the difference between choosing AMD cards and Nvidia Cards.
In this video we assemble the frame that will hold our mining computer together.
In this video we are going to mount our motherboard to the frame.
In this video we are going to install the CPU. The CPU is the Central Processing Unit of the computer.
In this video we will install our RAM onto the Motherboard of our Mining Rig. RAM stands for Random Access Memory.
In this video we are going to get the Power Supply (PSU) of our Mining Rig set up and ready to plug into the motherboard.
In this video we will connect the power cables from the PSU to the Motherboard of our Mining Rig.
In this video we will install the Solid State Hard Drive into your Mining Rig.
In this video we will install the GPU risers onto our Mining Rig. The GPU risers allow you to connect more than three GPUs to the motherboard.
Now it is time to install our GPUs. GPU stands for Graphics Processing Unit and they provide the power to mine.
In this video we are going to get our Mining Rig prepared to boot for the first time. So Excited!!
There are a few bios settings that need to be changed in the Motherboard of our Mining Rig. The most important setting to change is the 4G setting under the Boot option that allows the motherboard to recognize more than 3 GPUs.
We will now install Windows 10 which will be the operating system of our mining computer. It is up to you to decide whether or not you want to purchase a Windows 10 license. Windows 10 licenses are not required as Windows 10 will continue to run in trial mode without issue. There are some additional features of Windows 10 that you will get once you register the software, but they are not needed for mining.
In this video we are going to set up and configure Windows 10 on our mining computer.
In this video we install a Wifi Adapter to get connected to the internet.
In this video we will install the Blockchain specific AMD drivers for the GPUs. AMD GPUs require specific drivers. If you install the normal AMD drivers your mining performance will not be very high. Nvidia cards do not have specific drivers.
In this video we unlock the true potential of the AMD Radeon RX 580 Graphics Cards by modifying their bios.
In this video we will set up an Ethereum Wallet that will be used to hold our payouts from mining.
I recommend manually typing in myethereumwallet.com. Clicking on links can be risky, even from secure websites such as this one.
In this video we will get set up to mine Ethereum.
Now we're mining! Let's take a look at what we see on the screen and discuss what's next.
In this video we are going to squeeze a bit more power out of our GPUs by overclocking the memory. You will need to download and install MSI Afterburner to do this. Even if your cards are not MSI brand cards the Afterburner program should still work just fine.
In this video we look at a couple of options to change in Windows 10 to assure your mining rig stays up and running.
Configure Windows 10 to auto login after power loss.
Configure Windows 10 to automatically start Claymore Miner after a power loss.
In this video we look at uninstalling the GPU drivers in Windows. If Windows automatically installed a driver that is incorrect or you can't get your cards performing as I did in earlier videos, you may need to uninstall the GPU drivers and reinstall them.
If you are having issues getting all of your GPUs to be recognized by your system you may want to start by troubleshooting the GPU risers. In this video we troubleshoot this issue.
In this video we are going to look at fixing an under-performing GPU by first determining which card it is and then troubleshooting the problem with it.
Your journey starts now! You now have what you need to build your first Etherem Mining Rig.
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