{"id":1396,"date":"2019-06-24T17:24:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:24:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:24:47","slug":"hardware-requirements-for-ethereum-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396","title":{"rendered":"Hardware requirements for Ethereum mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_32 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table des mati\u00e8res<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table des mati\u00e8res\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Making_some_basic_supplies_a_source_of_passive_income\" title=\"Making some basic supplies a source of passive income\">Making some basic supplies a source of passive income<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Why_should_you_make_the_effort_to_mine_Ether_ETH\" title=\"Why should you make the effort to mine Ether (ETH)?\">Why should you make the effort to mine Ether (ETH)?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Ethereum_Hardware_overview\" title=\"Ethereum Hardware overview\">Ethereum Hardware overview<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Motherboard\" title=\"Motherboard :\">Motherboard :<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#CPU\" title=\"CPU :\">CPU :<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Power_Supply_Unit_PSU\" title=\"Power Supply Unit (PSU): \">Power Supply Unit (PSU): <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#RAM\" title=\"RAM :\">RAM :<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Storage\" title=\"Storage :\">Storage :<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#GPU\" title=\"GPU :\">GPU :<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#_AMD\" title=\"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0AMD :\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0AMD :<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#_NVIDIA\" title=\"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0NVIDIA :\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0NVIDIA :<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Miscellaneous\" title=\"Miscellaneous :\">Miscellaneous :<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/archives\/1396\/#Upcoming_Changes\" title=\"Upcoming Changes :\">Upcoming Changes :<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_some_basic_supplies_a_source_of_passive_income\"><\/span><b>Making some basic supplies a source of passive income<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word mining originates within the context of the gold analogy for cryptocurrencies.<br \/>\nSimply put, <\/span><b>Ethereum<\/b> <b>mining<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the process of maintaining the Ethereum decentralized distributed database or<\/span><b> ledger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through solving complex mathematical problems in order to confirm transactions to the rest of the network by including them in <\/span><b>blocks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hence its importance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1430 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ethereum2-e1561372952329.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"352\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ethereum2-e1561372952329.jpg 450w, https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ethereum2-e1561372952329-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_should_you_make_the_effort_to_mine_Ether_ETH\"><\/span><b>Why should you make the effort to mine Ether (ETH)?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, ETH is the second prominent cryptocurrency in the world after Bitcoin.<br \/>\nYou can buy Ether with cryptocurrency exchanges, but mining is considerably a lot more profitable.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>You\u2019re valuable :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being an active member of the blockchain, mining makes you contribute to the stability and enforcement of the network.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>It\u2019s an easy way to get Ether (ETH)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : mining is more guaranteed than trading and has better cost investments to start obtaining cryptocurrency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ethereum_Hardware_overview\"><\/span><b>Ethereum Hardware overview<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum mining is considerably a lot of more profitable than mining other <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">altcoins<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (alternative cryptocurrencies).<br \/>\nUsing the Ethash algorithm, powerful GPUs are essential. In order to make some profit, you need to have the right gear at the right price.<br \/>\nBefore assembling your core equipment, you will need different components first :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Motherboard\"><\/span><b>Motherboard :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An effective motherboard for a mining rig will allow up to at least 6 graphics cards but you can start with less for your first rig.<br \/>\nMake sure it\u2019s compatible with the deployment of multiple GPUs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RvoC45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASUS Prime Z390-A Motherboard LGA1151<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Fwn1Gi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASUS Prime Z390-P Motherboard LGA1151<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CPU\"><\/span><b>CPU :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since all the wokload for mining will be executed on the GPUs, you can just take any processor generation that are compatible with the 1151 socket.<br \/>\nWe recommend buying<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2X3jEBt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intel Celeron G3900 2.80Ghz 2M LGA1151 2C\/2T Skylake<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Power_Supply_Unit_PSU\"><\/span><b>Power Supply Unit (PSU): <\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your choice depends on how many GPUs you\u2019re going to handle for your Ethereum mining rig. Any PSU with at least 1000 Watts is recommended like the digital power supply <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FtPyMX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CORSAIR HX1200i 1200 Watt, 80+ Platinum Certified<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RAM\"><\/span><b>RAM :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efficient Ethereum mining won\u2019t require much RAM, so just get a cheap DDR4 Stick of 4 GB. Just enough to run your OS. You can get something like the Patriot Memory \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2X3g62f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Viper Elite Series DDR4 4GB 2133MHz<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storage\"><\/span><b>Storage :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An SSD would be your best choice, even a 100GB could be enough to hold your<br \/>\noperating system and your mining software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2J1HZ0X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kingston 120GB A400 SSD 2.5&#8221; SATA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GPU\"><\/span><b>GPU :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike Bitcoin mining, Ethereum mining can be done with a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) only. Your choice will depend on 3 factors, Vram size, Hash rate and Power consumption. You can also use the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miningbenchmark.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">miningbenchmark <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to check different GPUs and how they perform.<br \/>\nAs time goes on, and people solve more problems hence creating more blocks on the chain, the difficulty of these calculations will increase. In order to keep up with the competition you will need a very powerful and efficient GPU. We recommend buying several ones like :<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_AMD\"><\/span><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0AMD :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2X3uyrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2J4l98K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 ARMOR OC 4G<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Rw2Kpj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ Rx 580 8GB<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_NVIDIA\"><\/span><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0NVIDIA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XugCps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC 8GB<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ft7xD0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1070 OC 8GB<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RwZMRa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 8GB<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miscellaneous\"><\/span><b>Miscellaneous :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installing these GPUs will require more components such as PCIe slots which can be found here :<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2xhxfWt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PCI-E Riser Express Cable 16X to 1X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power cables to ensure your GPUs are fully functional<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XyIUPz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PCI Express Power Splitter Cable 8-pin to 2x 6+2-pin<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all of this set up, you\u2019re ready to mine Ethereum.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1434 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mining-rig-exemple-e1561373667216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mining-rig-exemple-e1561373667216.jpg 620w, https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mining-rig-exemple-e1561373667216-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upcoming_Changes\"><\/span><b>Upcoming Changes :<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum is a whole sector of the crypto-industry, which employs tens of thousands of people. Coins are the energy feed of the ETH network &#8211; they are needed for all internal operations (transactions, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/30\/what-is-a-smart-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smart contracts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/19\/what-is-an-ieo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IEO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/30\/what-is-an-initial-coin-offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICO<\/a>, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you might want to switch mining altcoins if Ethereum decides to fork as an answer to the new ASIC miners, or if they go ahead and migrate from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To know more about the mentioned topics above, you can check out some of our other articles :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/11\/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A beginner&#8217;s guide to ethereum<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.satt-token.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/13\/a-guide-to-cryptocurrency\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A guide to cryptocurrency<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satt-token.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/27\/whos-vitalik-buterin\/\">Who&#8217;s Vitalik Buterin?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making some basic supplies a source of passive income The word mining originates within the context of the gold analogy for cryptocurrencies. 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