Well that seems like a solution, but if I use vacuum cleaner, could that make any problem?
Yes, using a vacuum cleaner could destroy your equipment! Do not use a vacuum cleaner! Have you ever gotten an electric shock from your vacuum cleaner? If not, then you should probably vacuum more often. Seriously though, using a vacuum cleaner on your mining rig could (but doesn't have to) send an electrostatic discharge to it and fry something. So don't. If you don't want to invest in a big air compressor, just purchase a cheap can of compressed air. Should be available pretty much in any store which sells PC parts. Something like this (it's a Swedish cheap brand, just ask at your regular electronic store, they'll have it): http://www.clasohlson.com/medias/sys_master/9268760739870.jpgI have never tried these cans but I read these are even more prone to water condensation. |
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ASIC is bad for altcoin, period. if you coin is ASIC and POS favored then it won't last long. take my word for it.
What? That's a total lie, Asics get tons of investments going and then dedicating miners to that algorithm (more the main coin behind it)but that keeps the coin interested and more people into it. Why do you think litecoin has been around for so long? Without asic it would have sank a while ago. None of that is true. ASICs don't make more people interested, they completely shut CPU/GPU miners out and waaay more people have CPUs and GPUs then ASICs. ASICs cause centralization, there are trust issues with some ASIC companies, they may or may not use their hardware before shipping them when it's super profitable, delayed shipments (likely because of the previous point) and old ASICs become completely worthless. You missed the whole part of Asics bringing in money invested in the coin which leads to the other points. GPU and CPU miners are only going to mine what is currently the most profitable , Asics lock down to a specific algorithm, a network that can drop in hashrate by a monumental amount due to a new coin coming out doesn't help a network. ASICs costs money yes, but that's not an investment into a coin. They don't bring any money in, their aim is the opposite. It's all about the value of all the coins that can be mined each day. There are hundreds of different ASIC coins, not just one of each so some flexibility is there as well. ASIC miners also jump around to mine the most profitable coins. They don't bring money into a coin? They get people to buy miners specifically for that coin, just look at scrypt miners, Titans still sell for a ton that money poured in is faith the coin will be around tomorrow to mine it and the company who is making the miners obviously wants the coin to succeed , they try and help push things through or commit to changes. Look at antpool, obviously owned by bitmain and they are a part of trying to get a fork passed that they believe will help the coin live longer and prosper.(I don't agree but that isn't the point) The point is without bitmains Asics there wouldn't be their company trying to actively help a coin prosper and last. AMD and NVIDIA aren't out there trying to help ethereum. You got it ALL wrong. ASIC companies couldn't care less about any coin. They're not investing in any coin, nor they support them, at all. The one and only reason for a company to decide to invest into R&D ASICs is if a coin has a high value mining emission rate (all the coins that can be mined in a day are worth a lot) - and obviously enough liquidity. That's the only thing they're after because that's what will get people to buy their hardware (prospect of profit) and in return get those companies paid. There's no charity, no investments, no support, just a simple equation determining if it's worth the money to spend $X to R&D ASICs. And you aren't getting it, they support their profit by supporting the coin. They want whatever coin that people mine to be worth more so they can make more money until they ship their units mining themselves and then increase demand. Take for example Bitcoin if it was $10 a coin Bitmain wouldn't be able to sell their miner for the current price it would be illogical and no one would buy it but if it goes to $2k a coin they can charge 1.5x the current price and not lose demand all while mining it themselves. They aren't being gracious they are profiting through a mutual partnership. They are companies. They don't invest based on speculations hoping coin X will increase in value. They invest based on actual prices and values. And as I said time and time again, they sure as hell do not support coins. Investing money to gain more money is not "supporting a coin". You have to look at the bigger picture, not just how you perceive how one specific ASIC company do things. They make ASICs because it's profitable for them to do so, that's all it is. And if there are ASICs out for a coin, that coin is not "supported" more, in fact, it's just mined by fewer people and so it's more centralized. |
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How do you manage the adhesive that sticks to usb risers? Glue on my risers are getting loose and I'm tightening it using a pen. However it gets loose again quickly.
What do you mean? The sponge-like black stripe stuff on the bottom? That's only there to prevent short circuits in case someone were to be clueless enough to just put the riser on to conductive metal frames or touching any parts of the PC. I just remove mines because the heat would do it otherwise. Correct. And I have a metal rack. Is it safe to remove this part even if I use metal rack? As long as the risers are not touching it I guess. |
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How do you manage the adhesive that sticks to usb risers? Glue on my risers are getting loose and I'm tightening it using a pen. However it gets loose again quickly.
What do you mean? The sponge-like black stripe stuff on the bottom? That's only there to prevent short circuits in case someone were to be clueless enough to just put the riser on to conductive metal frames or touching any parts of the PC. I just remove mines because the heat would do it otherwise. |
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ASIC is bad for altcoin, period. if you coin is ASIC and POS favored then it won't last long. take my word for it.
What? That's a total lie, Asics get tons of investments going and then dedicating miners to that algorithm (more the main coin behind it)but that keeps the coin interested and more people into it. Why do you think litecoin has been around for so long? Without asic it would have sank a while ago. None of that is true. ASICs don't make more people interested, they completely shut CPU/GPU miners out and waaay more people have CPUs and GPUs then ASICs. ASICs cause centralization, there are trust issues with some ASIC companies, they may or may not use their hardware before shipping them when it's super profitable, delayed shipments (likely because of the previous point) and old ASICs become completely worthless. You missed the whole part of Asics bringing in money invested in the coin which leads to the other points. GPU and CPU miners are only going to mine what is currently the most profitable , Asics lock down to a specific algorithm, a network that can drop in hashrate by a monumental amount due to a new coin coming out doesn't help a network. ASICs costs money yes, but that's not an investment into a coin. They don't bring any money in, their aim is the opposite. It's all about the value of all the coins that can be mined each day. There are hundreds of different ASIC coins, not just one of each so some flexibility is there as well. ASIC miners also jump around to mine the most profitable coins. They don't bring money into a coin? They get people to buy miners specifically for that coin, just look at scrypt miners, Titans still sell for a ton that money poured in is faith the coin will be around tomorrow to mine it and the company who is making the miners obviously wants the coin to succeed , they try and help push things through or commit to changes. Look at antpool, obviously owned by bitmain and they are a part of trying to get a fork passed that they believe will help the coin live longer and prosper.(I don't agree but that isn't the point) The point is without bitmains Asics there wouldn't be their company trying to actively help a coin prosper and last. AMD and NVIDIA aren't out there trying to help ethereum. You got it ALL wrong. ASIC companies couldn't care less about any coin. They're not investing in any coin, nor they support them, at all. The one and only reason for a company to decide to invest into R&D ASICs is if a coin has a high value mining emission rate (all the coins that can be mined in a day are worth a lot) - and obviously enough liquidity. That's the only thing they're after because that's what will get people to buy their hardware (prospect of profit) and in return get those companies paid. There's no charity, no investments, no support, just a simple equation determining if it's worth the money to spend $X to R&D ASICs. |
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Any fork that requires users to act or otherwise prevent users from accessing their long term cold wallet held coins is a shit one.
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Well that seems like a solution, but if I use vacuum cleaner, could that make any problem?
I'm just worried with all the internal wires, if any of the internal wires of graphics cards gets broke, it could be an issue.
A vacuum cleaner sucks air, a compressor pushes it which is much more powerful/efficient at removing stuck dust. Even if you can push air with your vacuum cleaner I doubt that it would be powerful enough clean the dust off. But it's worth a try I guess. |
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I don't disassemble the rigs, only remove the risers (the risers at the bottom of the cards gather dust the fastest) so for me it takes like 2-3 minutes per rig. And I do this about 4 times a year. Probably should do it more based on how many of my cheap Gigabyte fans are dying...
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 Air compressor. Fastest way to dedust your rigs. But don't use them on full blast or in very long burst (that can cause water condensation), just quick burst from a distant just enough to get the dust off. And don't let the air spin the fans fast, hold the fans in place with your finger. |
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Have you guys looked at those failed fans? Are they Everflow T129215SU? You can change fan to asus strix cooler without removing cooler, thing is that I haven't found cheap place to buy those. $20/piece at China is about cheapest I have found.
Those are 0.5A and Gigabyte cards with Windforce 3 pull 0.25A (970) and 0.35A (1070). |
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That's what bots do; quickly change their prices based on the market.
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ASIC is bad for altcoin, period. if you coin is ASIC and POS favored then it won't last long. take my word for it.
What? That's a total lie, Asics get tons of investments going and then dedicating miners to that algorithm (more the main coin behind it)but that keeps the coin interested and more people into it. Why do you think litecoin has been around for so long? Without asic it would have sank a while ago. None of that is true. ASICs don't make more people interested, they completely shut CPU/GPU miners out and waaay more people have CPUs and GPUs then ASICs. ASICs cause centralization, there are trust issues with some ASIC companies, they may or may not use their hardware before shipping them when it's super profitable, delayed shipments (likely because of the previous point) and old ASICs become completely worthless. You missed the whole part of Asics bringing in money invested in the coin which leads to the other points. GPU and CPU miners are only going to mine what is currently the most profitable , Asics lock down to a specific algorithm, a network that can drop in hashrate by a monumental amount due to a new coin coming out doesn't help a network. ASICs costs money yes, but that's not an investment into a coin. They don't bring any money in, their aim is the opposite. It's all about the value of all the coins that can be mined each day. There are hundreds of different ASIC coins, not just one of each so some flexibility is there as well. ASIC miners also jump around to mine the most profitable coins. |
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ASIC is bad for altcoin, period. if you coin is ASIC and POS favored then it won't last long. take my word for it.
What? That's a total lie, Asics get tons of investments going and then dedicating miners to that algorithm (more the main coin behind it)but that keeps the coin interested and more people into it. Why do you think litecoin has been around for so long? Without asic it would have sank a while ago. None of that is true. ASICs don't make more people interested, they completely shut CPU/GPU miners out and waaay more people have CPUs and GPUs then ASICs. ASICs cause centralization, there are trust issues with some ASIC companies, they may or may not use their hardware before shipping them when it's super profitable, delayed shipments (likely because of the previous point) and old ASICs become completely worthless. |
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Thats why Dash is bether. Masternodes. Instant verification. Coin mixing... But it's tainted by its instamine which will never get washed off... Regarding Gigabyte cards and their fans I contracted Gigabyte asking to buy some replacement fans and they told me they don't deal with parts and if I were to replace my fans I'd void my warranty... so I'll never buy Gigabyte cards ever again even though they are way cheaper and most of my cards are Gigabyte. The RMA procedure here takes like 2-3 months so yeah, fuck that. But I have 1070 G1's with faster failing fans than some of my 970's... Double ball brearing from now on or gtfo. |
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And you are a notorious Monero cult shill so don't pretend LOL
You either seem to have lost your FUD-edge or you have a short attention span or just don't care anymore about the actual topic at hand, only your ego. Feel free to read back my comment history but I was always against (or at least completely neutral of) both monero and dash. Even if I were a newbie account, your comment would still be a cheap way of discarding mine instead of arguing. Naw i couldn't remember really LOL I was calling you out to get a response  Shit, there is a flood of new accounts here it gets hard to keep track of everyone.  Added an edit above and you got your response but I'd expect some facts or arguing from you by now. |
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And you are a notorious Monero cult shill so don't pretend LOL
You either seem to have lost your FUD-edge or you have a short attention span or just don't care anymore about the actual topic at hand, only your ego. Feel free to read back my comment history but I was always against (or at least completely neutral of) both monero and dash. Even if I were a newbie account, your comment would still be a cheap way of discarding mine instead of arguing. To summarize, I couldn't care less about DASH/XMR but ransomwares were blooming long before them and will unfortunately, probably will do so long after them. |
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I'm not a dev but if I had to guess, I'd say anything that keeps changing so probably Scrypt-Jane (Cha-cha) with changing N-factor?
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constant Block reward 3.85802469
Premine 100.000 (1%)
What the fuck? You have zero idea why PoW exist, don't you? |
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Meh, it's not like Bitcoin wasn't used for this for years or that cash can't be used for nefarious purposes.
You probably know by now that I couldn't care less about monero but this is a poor FUD vector.
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