Product Families, Graphics Cards, and TechnologiesNVIDIA3. D VISIONAUTOMOTIVEARCHITECTURESBUYCASE STUDIESCLOUD GAMINGCLOUD COMPUTINGDRIVERSENTERPRISE SOLUTIONSGAMES AND GAMINGGPU ACCELERATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSGRAPHICS CARDS FOR DESKTOP AND PCHANDHELD DEVICESHIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING HPCHOME ENTERTAINMENTINDUSTRIES AND RESEARCH AREASLAPTOPS, NOTEBOOKS AND MOBILE WORKSTATIONSOPERATING SYSTEMSPARTNER RESOURCESPLATFORMS AND DEVICESPROCESSOR FAMILIESSERVERSSOFTWARESUPPORTTECHNOLOGIESWORKSTATIONS PCMISCELLANEOUSback to the top. How to build a bitcoin mining rig guide Eric Zhivalyuk ewoahIn this E Book, I am going to share my project in creating a Bitcoin mining cluster, which I started in June 2. I will try to include everything from beginning to the end with as much detail as possible. Most of this project was trial and error, so I will do my best to note each step of the way with all the pros and cons. I would beleive this to the most complete guide currently available for helping people understand the basics of Bitcoin mining, and actually being able to delve into it as well. Please keep in mind that my Bitcoin operation is completely handled under Linux operating systems, however I do have a few Windows based Bitcoin miners so I will provide notes, guides, and best practices for that OS as well. Also note that many of the references that I make in this E Book are in regard to my person Bitcoin mining rigs. This guide has been featured on bitcoinminer. If you do not know what Bitcoin is, I highly suggest you read up on the following sites Here are pictures of a few of my rigs 1. Bitcoin Miner for Windows GuiMiner is Free Software EasytoUse Mining Essentials to Earn Bitcoins Download it Now and Start MiningBitcoin Mining Rigs. Below are the 1. 0 steps to getting your bitcoin mining rigs running. Hopefully, I will be able to answer all your questions later in this E Book. Setup bitcoin mining pool accounts. Assuming you are not solo mining, you will need to create account with 1 or more bitcoin mining pools. Discussed in section 1. Find a location for your bitcoin miners. You will need to find a good place that you can keep your bitcoin mining rigs. Somewhere they will not be bothered. AMD, Nvidia coin mining graphics cards appear as gaming GPU shortage intensifies Gamers will likely still struggle to find affordable hardware, though. View the profitability of NVIDIA GTX 1070, hashing power and historical earnings on NiceHash. Here are pictures of a few of my rigs 10 steps to implement and deploy your Bitcoin Mining Rigs. Below are the 10 steps to getting your bitcoin mining rigs running. The GTX 1060 is one of the newer GPUs released by Nvidia as an upgrade to their oldest midhigh tier GPUs. It is interesting that the cheaper and smaller GTX 1050ti. No kids, pets, weather, or other interferences. Ensure location quality resources Internet, power, coolingYou will need to ensure that wherever you keep you bitcoin mining rigs you have An internet connection, enough power, and a suitable operating temperature with enough airflow. Discussed in section 6, 7, and 8. Asses your budget. Determine how much money you have, and want to invest in bitcoin miners. Weigh the profit, loss, and risks. Discussed in section 2, and 3. Decide on hardware and purchase hardware. You will need to select and purchase the best hardware according to your budget. All this is explained in section 4. Build, configure, and test bitcoin rigs. You will need to be capable of building these machines from scratch. Without the knowledge of building computers, it is going to be difficult to be successful in running your own bitcoin mining rig. You must know the ins and outs of these beasts. Also discussed in section 4. Obtain and implement software and scripts. There are many options to choose from. Will you be using Windows, or Linux What kind of Bitcoin mining software will you chooseWill you decide to automate your bitcoin mining rigs The questions will never end. Learn more in section 1. Setup bitcoin proxy. Now that you have everything setup, you could centralize everything using a bitcoin proxy. This will always keep your login information the same, and allow you to manage mining pools and workers very easily. Discussed in section 1. Deploy. Finally, deploy your bitcoin miners, and start generating bitcoins Overclock. When everything is running smoothly, get even more performance out of your GPUs by overclocking them. Discussed in section 9. Here are the primary things we will cover in this E Book I apologize for the order of these items, as you may need to jump around through sections to reference terms, and explanations. I did not think I would be elaborating this much. What is Bitcoin miningInvestment. Return on Investment ROIHardware. GPU Mining. Networking. Cooling. Power. Overclocking. Managing. Software. Bitcoin mining Pools. Bitcoin Proxy. Bitcoin Address 1. JM3. 58. NMZj. Xpa. Xovrnz. KTgx. Ji. JGm. 22oe. Some of these answers were derived from https en. Creative Commons Attribution 3. Explaining Bitcoin mining1. What is Bitcoin MiningSimple definition Bitcoin mining is the process of creating or generating new Bitcoins. Technical definition Mining is the process of spending computation power to find valid blocks and thus create new Bitcoins. Technically speaking, mining is the calculation of a hash of the a block header, which includes among other things a reference to the previous block, a hash of a set of transactions and a nonce. If the hash value is found to be less than the current target which is inversely proportional to the difficulty, a new block is formed and the miner gets 5. Bitcoins. If the hash is not less than the current target, a new nonce is tried, and a new hash is calculated. This is done millions of times per second by each miner. Common question Is mining used for some useful computation The computations done when mining are internal to Bitcoin and not related to any other distributed computing projects. They serve the purpose of securing the Bitcoin network, which is useful. Why would I want to mine for Bitcoins Good question Here are some of my reasons For fun. Building Bitcoin mining rigs is fun, well, if youre a geek. I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire process of building, configuring, testing, and occasionally fist fighting with these machines. Okay, but now the real reasonMoney. If anyone tells you otherwise, the real reason why everyone wants to mine for bitcoins is because you can make money Yes, thats right How you ask Well, its very simple, currently there are millions of US Dollars, British Pounds, and Euros being traded for bitcoins everyday through online marketplaces In these systems, users place buys and sells themselves on the exchange and the price is set by the market. The exchange usually acts as a mutual platform between the 2 parties holding peoples funds and performing the trade. The exchange may take a small percent or charge a fee on withdrawalsdeposits as their cost. Not only that, there are plenty of online stores that accept bitcoin as currency. You can buy things like electronics, books, music, games, clothing, and more Without going into too much detail, you can get all the nitty gritty right here https en. Trade. 1. 3. What is a Bitcoin Mining Rig A mining rig is a computer system used for mining Bitcoins. The rig might be a dedicated miner where it was procured, built and operated specifically for mining or it could otherwise be a computer that fills other needs, such as performing as a gaming system, and is used to mine only on a part time basis. You should read this wiki page for more detailed information, and example Bitcoin mining rig configurations https en. Miningrig. 1. 4. What is CPU Mining CPU mining is the process of using a CPU for Bitcoin computations. CPU mining has become less common since GPU mining has been found to be up to 8. The CPU, or central processing unit is usually a removable component that plugs into the computers main circuit board, or motherboard and sits underneath a large, metallic heat sink which usually has a fan, a few are cooled by water. A CPU is designed primarily to be an executive and make decisions, as directed by the software. For example, if you type a document and save it, it is the CPUs job to turn your document into the appropriate file type and direct the hard disk to write it as a file. CPUs can also do all kinds of math, as inside every CPU is one or more ArithmeticLogic Units ALUs. CPUs are also highly capable of following instructions of the if this, do that, otherwise do something else.