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!!! warning
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This is not a complete recipe - it's a component of the [cryptominer](/recipes/cryptominer/) "_uber-recipe_", but has been split into its own page to reduce complexity.
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# Mining Rig
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## Hardware
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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:
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1. You want a beefy power supply, with lots of PCI-e 8pin and 6pin cables.
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2. You need 1 x PCI express (_PCI-e_) port per GPU
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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.
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## Do I need a open-air rig?
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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.
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You don't need anything fancy. Here's a photo of the rig my wife built me:
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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:
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!!! note
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You'll note the hard drives in the picture - that's not part of the mining requirements, it's because my rig doubles as my [Plex](/recipes/plex/) server ;)
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## Continue your adventure
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Now, continue to the next stage of your grand mining adventure:
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1. Build your mining rig 💻 (This page)
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2. Setup your [AMD](/recipes/cryptominer/amd-gpu/) or [Nvidia](/recipes/cryptominer/nvidia-gpu/) GPUs 🎨
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3. Sign up for [mining pools](/recipes/cryptominer/mining-pool/) :swimmer:
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4. Setup your miners with [Miner Hotel](/recipes/cryptominer/minerhotel/) 🏨
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5. Send your coins to [exchanges](/recipes/cryptominer/exchange/) or [wallets](/recipes/cryptominer/wallet/) 💹
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6. [Monitor](/recipes/cryptominer/monitor/) your empire :heartbeat:
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7. [Profit](/recipes/cryptominer/profit/)! 💰
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## Chef's Notes
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1. Pro-tip : You're going to spend some time overclocking. Which is going to make your mining host unstable.
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Yes. It's the ultimate _#firstworldproblem_, but if you have a means to remotely reboot your host, use it! You can thank me later.
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(_I hooked up a remote-controlled outlet to my rig, so that I can power-cycle it without having to crawl under the desk!_)
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### Tip your waiter (support me) 👏
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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! 👏
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### Your comments? 💬
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