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Board CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Re: need help with a mining rig
by
Xephan
on 19/07/2011, 16:10:55 UTC

so I've decided to get a second 5850 (when I find one in Australia) and a 900w PSU
if the price of bitcoins looks good, I'll chuck in either a third 5850 or a 5830/5870 depending on how I'm going, thanks for the help

If you're into modifications and not particularly concern about how pretty it looks. It might be cheaper to just get another 600W to power 2 cards. The overall efficiency would also save you on running costs. Otherwise, I'd suggest you just put in a bit more dollar and go for the 1KW which puts the peak load at around 62~65% (PSU last longer and will be more energy efficient) and gives you headroom to add a 4th card or overclock more heavily if you need to.