How much will it cost to build a mining rig?

67 It’s possible to put together a basic rig for some of the less popular cryptocurrencies for around $3,000 . However, some miners spend more than $10,000 on their rigs. On top of building your rig, you also need to realize that you are going to be using quite a lot of power.

The cost of this rig would be approximately $3,000 . A reasonable cost of power is approximately 10 cents per kwh. This is below the national average for retail power rates in the U.S. To run a mining rig you will likely pay at least 10 cents per 1,000 watts run for each hour.25 Şub 2018

At a price of roughly $2,800 per ETH (at the time of writing), that’s quite a bit of value, but it only works if you actually solve a block. For all but the most dedicated of mining operations, the steady payouts that come from joining a mining pool are a far safer approach.