What to study to master computer hardware

[mimo3948]

Hello guys!
I have some basic understanding of computer hardware from a programmers perspective and I'm able to build a pc but I don't have enough knowledge to build a cost effective system or a mining rig without unnecessary bottlenecks etc.
So I'm asking: what field of knowledge, what books is it one should study to master computer hardware and their interactions? I mean, how do I learn what psu I need to run a certain amount of gpus together or how do I know what cpu I need to run those gpus together or how do I know when the gpu memory is more important than the clockrate and such?
So what is it then I need to learn to be able to make the right calculations before building a pc or a minig rig?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Orddie]

im not aware of any books which will cover the type of hardware you need to build your rigs.

as for how much power you need, every GPU has a power recommendation. How I do it is I determine how many cards I want for the rig and ensure the PSU is able to support the PCI / GPU connections. an example would be that I bought a corsair 1000w PSU which supports 5 GPUS and Intel power connection or 6 GPU's and and 0 mother board connections.

I have a smaller power supply driving 1x video card and the 1000w driving 6 GPU's for a total of 7. the motherboard I have has 6 PIC slots and 1 M2 slot. I got an M2 to PCI 1x adaptor for the 7th card.

Hope this help!

 

[mimo3948]

im not aware of any books which will cover the type of hardware you need to build your rigs.

as for how much power you need, every GPU has a power recommendation. How I do it is I determine how many cards I want for the rig and ensure the PSU is able to support the PCI / GPU connections. an example would be that I bought a corsair 1000w PSU which supports 5 GPUS and Intel power connection or 6 GPU's and and 0 mother board connections.

I have a smaller power supply driving 1x video card and the 1000w driving 6 GPU's for a total of 7. the motherboard I have has 6 PIC slots and 1 M2 slot. I got an M2 to PCI 1x adaptor for the 7th card.

Hope this help!

When calculating the wattage of the PSU do you just sum the recommended wattages of the GPUs?
Ex. If I have 6 GPUs, each with a recommended wattage of 250W, would I then need a 6*250=1500W PSU?

 

[JustReason]

When calculating the wattage of the PSU do you just sum the recommended wattages of the GPUs?
Ex. If I have 6 GPUs, each with a recommended wattage of 250W, would I then need a 6*250=1500W PSU?

Read others finding for what settings they are using. For instance my WC Vega64 can use 350W (gaming). For Mining mine uses ~130W (lowered voltage and clocks). In my instance and the coin I mine GPU clocks which use the most energy of the GPU are not needed to be too high, as the coin requires fastest memory (Vram).