I'm new to mining and have done quite a bit of reading about Ethereum, including setting up geth on an existing machine (which lacks a video card). I bought an XFX Radeon RX 580 but for various reasons, it won't work in the only desktop computer in the house and have decided to build a new machine.
This new machine would be dedicated to mining for now, but should that not work out, it will just be (with a cpu upgrade) a nice desktop/gaming machine.
Here's what I'm planning to order:
Case:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854005&ignorebbr=1
Power Supply:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438013&ignorebbr=1
Motherboard:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130971&ignorebbr=1
CPU:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117625&ignorebbr=1
Three of these 140mm case fans:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103078&cm_re=140mm_fan-_-35-103-078-_-Product
It has been 21 years since I have built a PC from scratch so I'm not sure if all these things will work together.
1.) Will the motherboard I chose support to giant cards? It looks like it has 2 PCIEx16 slots...are they far enough apart to allow cooling (air only)?
2.) Will the motherboard fit in the case with two XFX Radeon RX 580 video cards (each card is 28cm long).
3.) Will Two XFX Radeon RX 580 video cards work together when mining using geth on Windows 10?
4.) I only have one of the cards now. If I pick up another one, does it have to be the exact same brand/model, or will any Radeon RX 580 work in tandem with the XFX that I have?
5.) The XFX card I have has both 6 pin and 8 pin power plugs. Will this power supply be able to supply both plugs for two cards? (It appears that the video power on the power supply is all 8 pin plugs).
6.) Will the CPU I chose work with that motherboard?
7.) Will that CPU come with its own heat sink/fan or do I need to buy those separately?
I have some extra hard drives laying about and I'll put windows 10 on it.
Thank you for your help.
This new machine would be dedicated to mining for now, but should that not work out, it will just be (with a cpu upgrade) a nice desktop/gaming machine.
Here's what I'm planning to order:
Case:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854005&ignorebbr=1
Power Supply:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438013&ignorebbr=1
Motherboard:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130971&ignorebbr=1
CPU:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117625&ignorebbr=1
Three of these 140mm case fans:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103078&cm_re=140mm_fan-_-35-103-078-_-Product
It has been 21 years since I have built a PC from scratch so I'm not sure if all these things will work together.
1.) Will the motherboard I chose support to giant cards? It looks like it has 2 PCIEx16 slots...are they far enough apart to allow cooling (air only)?
2.) Will the motherboard fit in the case with two XFX Radeon RX 580 video cards (each card is 28cm long).
3.) Will Two XFX Radeon RX 580 video cards work together when mining using geth on Windows 10?
4.) I only have one of the cards now. If I pick up another one, does it have to be the exact same brand/model, or will any Radeon RX 580 work in tandem with the XFX that I have?
5.) The XFX card I have has both 6 pin and 8 pin power plugs. Will this power supply be able to supply both plugs for two cards? (It appears that the video power on the power supply is all 8 pin plugs).
6.) Will the CPU I chose work with that motherboard?
7.) Will that CPU come with its own heat sink/fan or do I need to buy those separately?
I have some extra hard drives laying about and I'll put windows 10 on it.
Thank you for your help.