So, this is the specs I was thinking about doing it.
frame: Veddha V3C 6-GPU Mining Case 36.99
mobo: ASUS WS Z390 PRO LGA 1151 (300 series) 387.99
gpu: GTX 1080 TI 1x (for now) - used so prices vary
ram: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3200 - 159.99
cpu: Intel Core i5-9600K LGA 1151 (300 series) - 199.79
ssd: Kingston A400 2.5" 240GB (OS ssd) - 39.99
psu: CORSAIR HX Series HX1200 80 plus platinum - 249.99
total: ~1074 without GPU
possible additional SSD to store wordlist, would it be quicker to cache if they were on separate SSD from each other, or just buy a 1TB separate SSD and just throw wordlists on there?
I have been looking at how people build their mining rig and base off of that, thats the reason for the frame/case I chose, possible additional GPU if I want to.
I noticed majority of the mining rig are using.. low specs.. celeron cpu with 4gb of ram, I didn't like that, and went with 32gb (possibly go up to 64gb if its worth it) and i5 cpu, or is it overkill?
My plan is to buy used 1080ti and have a max of 4 GPU, maybe 6 GPU over time, not all at once, what I also didn't like is those risers they used, using usb 3.0, it just seems like another performance loss, maybe im wrong but would it be better to be ribbon extension cables for pcie x16 3.0, like this one here?
https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Gamin...050&sr=8-4
But what I am worried about is electricity, This won't be running 24/7 idle, only when its "working" and turned off after that, I don't want my roommate having a heart attack why the electric bill is hundreds more than usual, or am I overreacting on that, I guess I wouldn't know unless I have one of those plugs that gives me average of how much electrcity I am using.
Would a 1200 psu be fine to run four 1080 TI, or what psu setup would I want if I end up going to 6 gpu, but of course if I do that and want to keep a beefy cpu it seems my only option is i7 on lga 2011 socket, along with ram