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Title: 4870x2 only using 62% of one core?
Post by: flyingmonkeycrap on May 12, 2013, 06:19:44 AM
Hey guys,
I had a couple 4870x2s lying around so I decided I would give em a try mining (I currently get free power from school so not concerned with how inefficient they are). Well I hooked one up, installed the proper drivers and sdk, and started up scrypt gui miner. When both gpus are active, I get 100% usage on gpu0 but only 62% usage on gpu1. Seperatly I can get 100% usage on either one, however once both are active, gpu1 throttles to 62%? additionally gpu0 isnt coming out of its power saving mode and so while its mining the clocks are stuck at 500/500 (should be 750/900) any idea why? Thanks

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv130/airdraft/4870x2.png (http://s676.photobucket.com/user/airdraft/media/4870x2.png.html)


Title: Re: 4870x2 only using 62% of one core?
Post by: notaek on May 12, 2013, 07:10:20 AM
Hey guys,
I had a couple 4870x2s lying around so I decided I would give em a try mining (I currently get free power from school so not concerned with how inefficient they are). Well I hooked one up, installed the proper drivers and sdk, and started up scrypt gui miner. When both gpus are active, I get 100% usage on gpu0 but only 62% usage on gpu1. Seperatly I can get 100% usage on either one, however once both are active, gpu1 throttles to 62%? additionally gpu0 isnt coming out of its power saving mode and so while its mining the clocks are stuck at 500/500 (should be 750/900) any idea why? Thanks

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv130/airdraft/4870x2.png (http://s676.photobucket.com/user/airdraft/media/4870x2.png.html)

Disable ULPS (ultra low power setting)

1.Open regedit
2.Then select Computer>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet
3.C+F "enableulps"
4.Change every value that comes up to 0
5.Press F3 to go to the next value.  There will probably be a lot
6. Restart


Title: Re: 4870x2 only using 62% of one core?
Post by: flyingmonkeycrap on May 12, 2013, 09:10:03 AM
Went through all the ULPS values and changed them all to 0 however it hasnt seemed to have had any effect the first core is still stuck at 500/500 and only ~60% of the second core is being used. Any ideas?


Title: Re: 4870x2 only using 62% of one core?
Post by: os2sam on May 12, 2013, 11:38:19 AM
Well since your in the Bitcoin>Mining>Mining support section, why don't you try bitcoin mining?