![]() This entire computer can be powered by USB cable. The next item on the list is just a plastic case for your Raspberry Pi. Now this is an optional item but I highly recommend it because it will protect your Raspberry Pi in case anything falls on top of it. Now this SD card basically acts as the hard drive for your Raspberry Pi. Now you want to get a 4 gigabyte minimum on this card. Now I have an 8 gigabyte just because it was on sale and easier to find at the time. The thing that you want to focus on is getting a class 10 SD class. And to power your Raspberry Pi you will need a micro USB to USB cable. So, all the parts that I just listed basically creates a separate computer. Now this computer will run the mining software. All the parts that I list next will be the actual mining hardware that will mine for Bitcoins. Okay, so this is the actual hardware that mines for Bitcoins. This is called an ASIC miner or a Block Erupter. Now this is basically just a chip that has one job and that is to mine for Bitcoins. It could be powered by USB so you could plug a bunch of these into a USB port. Now this specific one mines at a rate of 335 megahashes per second. So, what I have is I have six of them so these will give me over 2 gigahashes of mining power. And to power all those Block Erupters you need to get a good quality powered USB hub. Now the keyword here is powered meaning that there is an eternal adapter that you plug into the wall outlet. Now this will give it an even power across all of the USB ports. Now you don’t want to cheap out on this you definitely want to get a good quality hub. Now because your Bitcoin miner will be running 24x7, those Block Erupters tend to get pretty warm. Now what you can do is just get one of these USB fans, plug it into the USB port and this is a very good inexpensive way to keep things cool. Lastly, all you need is an Ethernet cable. Now this is what’s going to get your Bitcoin miner connected to the internet. ![]() Okay, so that’s all the hardware that you will need for this project.
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