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+    This is not a complete recipe - it's a component of the [cryptominer](/recipies/cryptominer/) "_uber-recipe_", but has been split into its own page to reduce complexity.
+
+# Mining Rig
+
+## Hardware
+
+You can surely [find](https://www.reddit.com/r/gpumining/) a better tutorial on how to build a mining rig than this one. However, to summarise what I've learned:
+
+1. You want a beefy power supply, with lots of PCI-e 8pin and 6pin cables.
+2. You need 1 x PCI express (_PCI-e_) port per GPU
+3. You don't need powerful CPU or much RAM - the GPUs do all the mining work. My current guts (_minus the PSU_) are 5 years old.
+
+## Do I need a open-air rig?
+
+Initially, no. You can use any old PC chassis. But as soon as you want more than one GPU, you're going to start to run into cooling problems.
+
+You don't need anything fancy. Here's a photo of the rig my wife built me:
+
+![My mining rig, naked](../../images/mining_rig_naked.jpg)
+
+I recommend this design (_with the board with little holes in it_) - it takes up more space, but I have more room to place extra components (_PSUs, hard drives, etc_), as illustrated below:
+
+![My mining rig, populated](../../images/mining_rig_populated.jpg)
+
+## Continue your adventure
+
+Now, continue to the next stage of your grand mining adventure:
+
+1. Build your mining rig 💻 (This page)
+2. Setup your [AMD](/recipies/cryptominer/amd-gpu/) or [Nvidia](/recipies/cryptominer/nvidia-gpu/) GPUs 🎨
+3. Setup your miners with [Miner Hotel](/recipies/cryptominer/minerhotel/) 🏨
+4. Send your coins to [exchanges](/recipies/cryptominer/exchange/) or [wallets](/recipies/cryptominer/wallet/) 💹
+5. [Monitor](/recipies/cryptominer/monitor/) your empire :heartbeat:
+6. [Profit](/recipies/cryptominer/profit/)! 💰
+
+
+
+## Chef's Notes
+
+1. Pro-tip : You're going to spend some time overclocking. Which is going to make your mining host unstable.
+
+Yes. It's the ultimate _#firstworldproblem_, but if you have a means to remotely reboot your host, use it! You can thank me later.
+
+(_I hooked up a remote-controlled outlet to my rig, so that I can power-cycle it without having to crawl under the desk!_)
+
+### Tip your waiter (donate) 👏
+
+Did you receive excellent service? Want to make your waiter happy? (_..and support development of current and future recipes!_) See the [support](/support/) page for (_free or paid)_ ways to say thank you! 👏
+
+### Your comments? 💬