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Title: Graphics Cards Post by: m33rkat on December 22, 2013, 12:00:54 AM Hello everyone,
I figured if I had to post here anyway I would post about something I was curious about; graphics cards. I was looking to upgrade my graphics card anyway but what would a good graphics card be for mining? My budget is around $700. I'm guessing it's probably going to be something AMD. Any help is appreciated! ;D Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Tera-Hash on December 22, 2013, 12:03:11 AM This one is good http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-947MHz-Graphics-R9290AENFC/dp/B00GA3C662/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387670557&sr=8-1&keywords=amd+290
This too http://www.amazon.com/XFX-DisplayPorts-PCI-Express-FX797ATDBC-FX-797A-TDBC/dp/B006W3ZU4U/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1387670524&sr=8-8&keywords=amd+radeon+7970 Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Rolihlahla on December 22, 2013, 02:38:33 AM The 7950 is the card of choice for many miners because of its price/performance ratio.
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: infinitybo on December 22, 2013, 02:43:01 AM Hello M33rkat,
My suggestion if you're looking to upgrade your AMD graphics card : Code: AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB GDDR5 2DVI/HDMI 2-Mini DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card AX7990 6GBD5-2DHJ Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: inasniom on December 22, 2013, 02:48:18 AM 7950 and 7970 (or R9 280x) are great for price/performance if you can find them at non-inflated prices (you could try to get 2 with your budget). R9 290 and R9 290x are faster but also more expensive.
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Sandymanland on December 22, 2013, 02:58:31 AM A few of the 290's can be unlocked to 290x variant. If it's just for mining, any of the elder generation 7850,7950,7970,7990 or 280x and above in the most recent generation.
This might help a bit: https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: potato^3 on December 22, 2013, 03:01:16 AM Around now you would probably want a 7970. It gives a great price/performance/power usage ratio.
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: nouves on December 22, 2013, 03:26:13 AM I got 2 7850's and 2 6870's in the mail. With 700$ though i'd personally go with the new nonreference 290x that came out on newegg.
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: 360998186 on December 22, 2013, 03:55:34 AM There's no doubt that AMD card is the best choice on script coins now
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: MrAsiaMiner on December 22, 2013, 03:57:00 AM managed to snatch on the bay a '1 month old' 7970.
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Dimitry123 on December 22, 2013, 03:58:48 AM you can buy r9 290x 290 280x 280 270x 270,it's hard to buy a 7970 card
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: baroncelli022 on December 22, 2013, 04:35:09 AM I like the R9 280x cards, have 1 running now and waiting to setup 2 others. Cost less then the 7970 (ab 400usd per on newegg.com), use about as much power, and can hash upwards of 700kh/s. Plus they are newer, replacing the 7xxx line so if you'd like to add more later they should, hopefully, be more available.
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: EnriqueGood on December 22, 2013, 04:37:12 AM 7970 is a nice card,but it isnot easy to buy one,thougt the second hand
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: libronesi on December 22, 2013, 04:38:52 AM 7950 i think ;D
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: relayd on December 22, 2013, 04:54:48 AM Yes you would want to go with an AMD card. I recommend taking a look at reported hashing rates for different cards.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison https://litecoin.info/Mining_Hardware_Comparison Are 7970s really that hard to find? I found this on newegg in stock atm. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1515855 2x XFX Double D FX-797A-TDKC Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (Model:FX-797A-TDKC) 1x AMD Sempron 145 Sargas 2.8GHz Socket AM3 45W Single-Core Desktop Processor SDX145HBGMBOX (Model:SDX145HBGMBOX) 1x Kingston 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KVR13N9S8/4 (Model:KVR13N9S8/4) Total = $1,088.96 Combo Discounts = -$300.97 Combo Price: $787.99 Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: greentea on December 22, 2013, 05:08:45 AM Stick with Sapphire or Gigabyte AMD cards ... some people have issues with XFX
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Herschy on December 22, 2013, 05:57:44 AM Hello
With that budget you can buy 2 r9 280x wich are pretty cool and will worth the investmen in case you want to sell them in a few months. I bought 2 r9 290 and they are running very nice. Good luck Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: misternanyte on December 22, 2013, 06:25:49 AM get 2x 7950's. You can't go wrong. If you have an older system and trouble fitting one of those cards in it, get a 6990 and make sure to get an 800+ watt power supply. 6990 can be found relatively cheap in some places on ebay
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: TheCryptoManiac on December 22, 2013, 06:41:09 AM About $100 under your budget you could get an XFX R9 290X. I'm getting 935 Kh/s with mine and pretty happy with it.
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: corvetteaustin24 on December 22, 2013, 07:32:20 AM It seems a lot of people are referring others towards AMD cards - is there really a clear cut difference between the top AMD and Nvidia cards? Also, when I see people referring to Kh/s, is this value equivalent to all coins?
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: bumpk1nK on December 22, 2013, 08:42:25 AM It seems a lot of people are referring others towards AMD cards - is there really a clear cut difference between the top AMD and Nvidia cards? Also, when I see people referring to Kh/s, is this value equivalent to all coins? Yes ATI cards are best for Scypt mining: https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison All Scypt coins will be mined with the same Kh/s on your GPU card Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Bumflufftornado on December 22, 2013, 08:55:13 AM Everything I've heard says that AMDs are way better.
My housemate started mining today. His AMD is more powerful than my Nvidia but there is a reasonable difference in performance to justify going for the AMDs if your purpose is mining. Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: btcmonster on December 22, 2013, 09:00:54 AM 2x and 7950s is the best for the price !! iam running 7950s atm and they work amazingly well!!
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: bumpk1nK on December 22, 2013, 09:03:44 AM 2x and 7950s is the best for the price !! iam running 7950s atm and they work amazingly well!! I agree, 7950s are very good cards price wise, and you can resell these easily Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Marius321967 on December 22, 2013, 09:05:11 AM Here, have a read.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Why_a_GPU_mines_faster_than_a_CPU#Why_are_AMD_GPUs_faster_than_Nvidia_GPUs.3F (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Why_a_GPU_mines_faster_than_a_CPU#Why_are_AMD_GPUs_faster_than_Nvidia_GPUs.3F) Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: pizzabit on December 22, 2013, 09:30:51 AM 7950s way to go for scrypt mining https://litecoin.info/Mining_Hardware_Comparison
Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: bilabonic on December 22, 2013, 09:32:57 AM I Have just ordered the following -
ASRock X79 Extreme4-M Motherboard Core i7 Socket LGA 2011 Intel X79 Micro-ATX Powercolor Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 3 £649.98 EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply 1 £116.66 Intel Celeron G1610 2.7GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM 1 £26.66 Kingston HyperX Blu 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Single Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1/2G) 1 £16.66 Akasa AK-CC7118HP01 K25 Low Profile CPU Cooler 1 £9.99 Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) Can not wait to post tidily here as i have NEVER built a pc of ANY kind before. Do i need jumpers ? Or can i just plug the 3 cards straight on board ? How would i add more cards ?? Cheers Title: Re: Graphics Cards Post by: Wesliethx on December 22, 2013, 09:40:26 AM old 7870t 7950 7970
new r9 270x 280 280x 290 |