How To Build Your Own Zcash Mining Rig For Beginner

If you want to build a mining rig for ZCash, you’ve come to the right place. Most mining rigs consist of a frame, basic computer parts (motherboard, power supply, RAM, etc.), and somewhere between 4 and 7 GPUs. You can customize and modify your rig however you want depending on your initial investment and your plans for the future, but we’ll be describing a basic 6 GPU mining rig for ZCash in this guide.

This 6 GPU mining rig will cost you around $1,800 to $2,500 depending on the prices you manage to secure for your GPUs. Currently (6/1/2017), most of the best GPU options are sold out, causing ridiculously high prices to pop up on Amazon, eBay, and other merchants. That said, there are ways to acquire GPUs at moderate prices, and I’ll describe that below.

Hardware List for 6 GPU ZCash Mining Rig

Power Supply Unt (PSU) –  What’s the best PSU for mining ZCash? You’re going to want a power supply that can save you as much energy as possible in the long run, since you’ll be trying to offset the price of electricity with the profits you make from mining. If you have a low-quality or inefficient PSU, you’re going to be incurring unnecessary charges on your electricity bill. It’s also a good idea to get a high-quality PSU so that you’re safe from fire or other random problems.