Crypto Mining Rig Update #1

Detailing the purchase and building of the mining rig and firing it up

Putting the rig together and firing it up for the first time.

Background

Starting this personal project of learning more about crypto mining I have documented in a couple of Medium articles to highlight factors to consider if you’re interested to get started. Having cool ideas and taking them to fruition and actually doing them is always hard. I try to highlight the pros and cons in the below article, hopefully getting you over the hump.

Mining in the 21st Century (for Coins)

This second article is more about the different aspects of building the rig an what is important in building your part list and things to consider. Scalability, multi-purpose, etc… Since there is a heavy upfront cost (the computer/machine) you want to plan carefully to maximize your returns on it.