mobo n00b help

[idk what to say]

so i think im geting a good deal for a gpu (225 for a 1060 6gb) but i need a mobo + cpu for it, i have a q6600 with a mobo just laying around, but is it enough to mine on since its ddr2?

thanks

 

[Schro]

Yes. I'm running 4 GPUs on a q6600 rig.

 

[idk what to say]

can you underclock it to save electricity or is that bad to do? thanks

 

[Schro]

can you underclock it to save electricity or is that bad to do? thanks

Even with 4 cards running (producting ~360 mhash/sec on eth) it's under 10% CPU usage, so it stands to reason that you can underclock the CPU some (though, it's immaterial compared to the power draw on the GPUs as it throttles itself back a bit).

 

[Icecold]

Maybe I'm misreading/misunderstanding, but what cards are you running that 4 cards produces 600MH/s on Eth?

 

[Schro]

Maybe I'm misreading/misunderstanding, but what cards are you running that 4 cards produces 600MH/s on Eth?

Whoops that's more than 1 rig. There's 2x 3090 and 2x 3070 in that rig, so actually in the 360ish range - I've edited to be correct there. 600 is across the 3 rigs I run during the summer as a total number, closer to 1000 when the weather is cooler.

 

[idk what to say]

Even with 4 cards running (producting ~360 mhash/sec on eth) it's under 10% CPU usage, so it stands to reason that you can underclock the CPU some (though, it's immaterial compared to the power draw on the GPUs as it throttles itself back a bit).

alright thanks, do you think i shouldnt start now since crypto is going down?

 

[idk what to say]

also what os should i use? and is 2gb of ram ok or should i get 4? thanks

 

[Schro]

alright thanks, do you think i shouldnt start now since crypto is going down?

I'm usually opposed to buying kit for the purposes of mining, however, mining is a long game. See this thread for further discussion: https://hardforum.com/threads/how-profitable-is-mining-really.1994303/

also what os should i use? and is 2gb of ram ok or should i get 4? thanks

I'm just running Windows for my mining rigs. Of course, I'm not in to the sport of ultra optimization....

 

[auntjemima]

also what os should i use? and is 2gb of ram ok or should i get 4? thanks

I would go with 4gb.

 

[vegeta535]

Honestly mining on a 1060 is not worth doing but yea that cpu won't hold you back.

 

[auntjemima]

Honestly mining on a 1060 is not worth doing but yea that cpu won't hold you back.

I would add it to an already running mining rig, but I wouldn't build a system around a single one.