Hello!
I'm thinking of starting a very basic Zcash or other altcoin miner with a super cheap mobo (Asrock v31m), cpu (a 2 core Pentium), a small hard drive and a vanilla radeon hd 7970 gpu.
However, I am only using a 500 watt CiT PSU (the model is 500CG, Though I haven't been able to find anything on it on the internet) which came with my pc case. The system should take up about 300w when running (I haven't tested it yet).
Should I, and how important is it that I, change my PSU?
I'm thinking of mining with is 24/7 long term.
If I should change it, what kind of psu should I replace it with (i.e. bronze or silver standard) and how much should I expect to pay for one?
Thank you so much!
[edit]: this is the exact case it came in http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CiT-1015BS-Micro-ATX-Case-with-500W-Power-Supply-Unit-Gloss-Black-Silver/263181208585?hash=item3d46d28c09:g:fLwAAOSwj9lZqZxN
I'm thinking of starting a very basic Zcash or other altcoin miner with a super cheap mobo (Asrock v31m), cpu (a 2 core Pentium), a small hard drive and a vanilla radeon hd 7970 gpu.
However, I am only using a 500 watt CiT PSU (the model is 500CG, Though I haven't been able to find anything on it on the internet) which came with my pc case. The system should take up about 300w when running (I haven't tested it yet).
Should I, and how important is it that I, change my PSU?
I'm thinking of mining with is 24/7 long term.
If I should change it, what kind of psu should I replace it with (i.e. bronze or silver standard) and how much should I expect to pay for one?
Thank you so much!
[edit]: this is the exact case it came in http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CiT-1015BS-Micro-ATX-Case-with-500W-Power-Supply-Unit-Gloss-Black-Silver/263181208585?hash=item3d46d28c09:g:fLwAAOSwj9lZqZxN
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