How to Get Started

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Let's jump right into it! You need:

Motherboard. We recommend the 6x PCIe Biostar TB250-BTC, but any motherboard will work fine.
PSU. All are fine, but best to estimate 350W per FPGA. (Not Include fans, etc).
RAM. A classic 4GB DDR4 should be enough.
CPU. Each core can only support 2-3 FPGA boards. We recommend dual-core for 5-6 FPGAs & quad-core for 8+.

Now the fun stuff!

Top FPGA Boards
- 🏆 BTU9P by TUL
  - 🦍 Powered by the Xilinx VU9P
  - 👩🏻‍🔧 Best customer service by far
  - 💧 Comes with water block
  - 💵 Cheaper than BCU 1525
  - 🤓 Developer support across the board
  - Check out the BTU9P by TUL
- BCU 1525 by SQRL & Xilinx
  - 🦍 Powered by the Xilinx VU9P
  - 🤓 Developer support across the board
  - Check out the BCU 1525 by SQRL and Xilinx
- CVP-13 by Bittware
  - 🦍 VU13P. AKA Big Guns.
  - 💰 But expensive at $6000, slower ROI.
  - 😿 New board so very few bitstreams
  - 🐣 Not battle tested yet
  - Check out the CVP-13 by Bittware

Top Bitstreams
- Each FPGA needs to be programmed with a .bit file, or Bitstream
- This runs the mining algorithm on your FPGA board.
- Currently the most profitable coins are:
- A few exciting ones in progress are:
  - CryptoNightV7 by 🐿 SQRL

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