BurstCoin Mining Rig - Upgrade

CBrooksC · 17 Nov 2017 at 15:25

Hello,

I've been looking at building a new mining rig for Burstcoin.

Could anyone check over this and answer some questions or make suggestions?

Motherboard: ASRock H110 Pro BTC+

~~CPU: Intel Core I3-8350K (Is it compatible with the MOBO? Same socket but doesn't mention 8th generation.)~~
EDIT: CPU Need a suggestion. I plan to use a GPU to mine so it'll probably be used for plotting. Anything similar to a 4790k for 7th gen?

SSD: Kingston 60GB

RAM: I need suggestions. I would like 32gb buuuut 16gb should do the job.

The intention is to use the PCI ports with ribbons and have a bunch of PCI to USB cards and plug in all my drives to mine.

Thanks

StarShock · 17 Nov 2017 at 15:38

Hello, the 8th gen intel cpus are not compatible with older chipsets unfortunately, currently only work with the Z370 chipset motherboards

CBrooksC · 17 Nov 2017 at 15:45

StarShock said:
Hello, the 8th gen intel cpus are not compatible with older chipsets unfortunately, currently only work with the Z370 chipset motherboards

Thanks. I'll hunt for a 7th gen one.

Bluecube · 17 Nov 2017 at 16:49

You do mean Burstcoin? Because the last I heard Burstcoin relied on drive space rather than GPU power to mine.

Plotting relied heavily on CPU power and even then, given the price of Burstcoin, I would just be patient and not go overboard on the CPU side. A goood i5 will be fine.

CBrooksC · 17 Nov 2017 at 17:46

Bluecube said:
You do mean Burstcoin? Because the last I heard Burstcoin relied on drive space rather than GPU power to mine.

Plotting relied heavily on CPU power and even then, given the price of Burstcoin, I would just be patient and not go overboard on the CPU side. A goood i5 will be fine.

Yes I have drives plotted and mining. I just want to upgrade the rig. It's all old stuff. I do it as a hobby rather than profit so its for fun.

I was just looking at GPU mining instead of CPU as it can be quicker. RX 580s 8gb look nice. Not sure how it performs though.