Recently, introduced,and,andCompare the parameters of nine mainstream bitcoin mining machines on the market。
Today, lets talk about how to mine Ethereum.
At present, the computing power of Ethereum is not greatly affected by ASIC mining machines, and mining is still dominated by graphics card mining machines. In terms of equipment structure, the graphics card mining machine is exactly the same as the computer host. Therefore, we can use ordinary computers for Ethereum mining, or DIY an Ethereum mining machine.
In fact, assembling an Ethereum mining machine is not difficult, even easier than DIYing a high-end computer. After all, miners don’t need to consider the balance between CPU and graphics card, they only need a motherboard that can plug in more graphics cards.
Specific accessories are suggested as follows：
CPU: The CPU can choose the product with relatively low power consumption and the lowest price among the same generation products of the motherboard. For example, Intel G3900, the price is only 170 yuan, and the thermal design power consumption is only 51W.
Memory: The size of the memory mainly depends on the number of graphics cards and the operating system. If it is a Windows operating system or more than 12 graphics cards, 8GB of memory is recommended for each mining machine, and if it is a Linux system or less than 6 graphics cards, 4GB of memory is sufficient.
Motherboard: The motherboard mainly focuses on the number of PCI-E slots, which depends on how many graphics cards you can insert. Of course, the more PCI-E slots there are, the more expensive the motherboard will be.
Hard disk: It is recommended to use a solid-state hard disk, but the capacity does not need to be too large. 64GB for Windows system and 16GB for Linux system are sufficient.
Operating system: Linux system is recommended, because Linux does not limit the number of graphics cards, while Windows system can recognize up to 8 graphics cards. But it should be noted that novices to the Linux system need a certain learning cost.
Graphics card: AMD’s mainstream mining graphics card models are RX 470, RX 480, RX 570, RX 580, and Nvidia’s graphics card models are GP106 dedicated mining cards, GTX 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1080, GTX 1080Ti.
Power supply: Select the power supply according to the number of graphics cards of the mining machine, and the rated power should be 30% greater than the total power of the mining machine.
Based on the current Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics card market, the price of a DIY mining machine with 6 GTX 1060 3G graphics cards is about 12,000 yuan, the computing power is about 110MH/s, and the daily output is about 0.0088ETH。
Interestingly, this graphics card mining machine is different from the ASIC dedicated currency mining machine,itNot only can you mine Ethereum, but you can also mine multiple currencies such as Ethereum Classic ETC, Zerocoin ZCash, and Monero.
After making the mining machine, we also need the following preparations：
Wallet: The depository of mined coins. Different currency wallets are different, please do not mistake the wallet address.
Mining software: Software designed for mining. Pay attention to choose the original software, do not use packer software (adapt the original software, add new functions). This kind of domestically produced packaged software will continue to take a commission on the basis of the original version, so that the income will be discounted.
Choose a low rake mining pool: A mining pool is a method that can combine a small amount of computing power in parallel. By joining the mining pool, individual miners can participate in mining and obtain rewards even if their computing power is extremely limited. But the mining pool is not free, and the service will be charged. Therefore, before mining, we need to choose a mining pool with a low commission as much as possible to reduce costs.
System: It is recommended to use win7 for N card, and win10 for A card, pay attention to use the original system.
(I am Zhao Huanxin, a reporter from Odaily. I am exploring the real blockchain. Please add WeChat 17778170972 for breaking news and communication. Please note your name, unit, position and reason.)
(I am Zhao Huanxin, a reporter from Odaily. I am exploring the real blockchain. Please add WeChat 17778170972 for breaking news and communication. Please note your name, unit, position and reason.)
