No the 580s are for gaming, folding, video work and daily use.
Nonetheless, I doubt mining is even profitable, for the electricity cost of leaving them on. Hmm. One 580 is giving me atm, 150MH/sec Let's say 300w draw for card. That's 7.2 KWH/day or 216 KWH per month x $0.10 here or $21.60 a month. If one 5970 generates roughly BTC 0.48 a day for ~720MH/sec, let's just divide by 5, so that'd be roughly BTC 0.096 a day x 30 days (keeping it simple here) = BTC 2.88 per month. 2.88 x (we'll say $5) = $14.40 ...  DARN IT. To be honest I'd sell the card and go AMD if their drivers weren't garbage worked ok. Suppose I could wait for Kepler or sell it for another 5970 or perhaps 7990 if I wait. Wait for Kepler if I was in your position. I have a feeling they are going to rock this time for mining with the GTX780 having 2304 shaders ! Imagine what the GTX790 will do with 2304 SP * 2 = 4608 shader processors ! I think if their arch did not suck at integer performance then it will surely beat that 7990. And you are 100% right, AMD drivers always will and always have sucked really hard. I hate AMD with a passion for that fact alone. Nvidia is not that much better and they still have shitty drivers ( but much better than AMD ), pity the GTX580 sucks compared to a 5870 but I think Kepler will change that  |
|
|
|
|
Try DiabloMiner and cgminer because they are the only ones to be working with 7XXX cards.
Report back if you can. Thank you !
|
|
|
|
Mine only cost me $600.00... Dual LV Xeon SHB another $200... 8 GB RAM $30... 2360W server PSU $99... How many GPU's in that system? None yet. I need to figure out whether to: a) Go single-slot air cooled b) Go double-slot air cooled c) Go single-slot water cooled And of course that pesky 8 GPU driver limit  Although I hear that VT-d may work, I have yet to try it myself. Luke-Jr has VT-d working on one of his boxes, but only with one card, and it keeps freezing or crashing every so often, last I heard. This is a take-it-easy, slow kind of project for the weekends, since I am so busy right now No matter how it goes please do keep us posted. I am eagerly watching what people come up with this Chinese one and the HQ backplanes. It is much cheaper getting 8*7970s than 4*7990s here in the UK etc. so I believe these boards do have a future. No need for powered extenders or racks now etc. |
|
|
|
He is getting a phone call shortly. |
|
|
|
|
Maybe someone can provide remote access to a 5870 or 5970 to allow you to make an improved version of "radeonvolt" that actually reads the values for the VRMs ?
That is the last thing where Linux is deficit to Windblows when it comes to mining : cannot reliably read GPU temperatures.
For me, the latest version of radeonvolt just reads the core speeds only and not the VRMs. All this on a reference 5870.
Radeonvolt modified to support 5870 ( it was coded originally for reference 5850 ) does not properly show VRM temps.
|
|
|
|
Yeah. This just shows we all have been scammed "big time" The scammer found 2 blocks and we got NOTHING.  |
|
|
|
update:
I have had no contact from my server guy for about 24 hours. Clearly I have no idea why. He disabled everything and was trying to to fix it last time he talked with me. For right now I will assume something crazy happened like, car accident, drunk in the gutter, arrested for being drunk in the gutter, whole cities internet went off line.. who knows... I will give him a reasonable amount of time to respond and then I will give out his personal information. I know what city he lives in, his name, ways you can find his address, his forum name stuff like that. However we are not to that point. Going off line for 24 hours even in a crisis can have a reasonable explanation.
I have no access to the servers and I have no access to any data on the servers right now. He has no access to the bitcoin so it makes little since for him to do this intentionally. I'm very sorry for the down time and for the locked coins but I will try to have this resolved quickly.
Thank god for that ! The last thing we need is yet another "OMG, I got hacked, they stole all my BTC, now I cannot pay you fools that mined" incident after a1bitcoinpool, btcserv, ozcoin etc. ... |
|
|
|
LOL. It seems my hard approach to scammers has struck a chord with some of the members that had to go through the same procedure with these useless lying scammers on this forum. I think taking the hard on approach is much more productive in the end with these repetitive scammers. They see us as easy prey and they come and bite time and time again for easy $$$. If they find out that we CAN be bothered and we WILL investigate and punish them then maybe they will consider stopping their scamming. I think it could be a case of the same bunch of scammers coming again and again for the easy bite. If we can teach them otherwise then that is another win for BTC not to be seen as the currency of scammers and for bitcointalk.org as the forum of scams. Thank you for the support bitlane ! Hope you like my new line alongside the FPJ avatar  . My only concern was how quickly you posted his personal data. You could have used it as a 'Playing Card' and kept it 'in the hole' rather than playing it so quickly You and I have had great arguments in the past, here and on BTC-E Exchange, but I still know you are a decent guy (if not a bit of a hot head like me) and I can appreciate that. What's right is what's right. I just think you 'jumped' too quickly and played out a great bargaining chip too soon Well you certainly have a point there bitlane. The funniest thing is : I did go that route. I told him that I would release this information if tomorrow at 11 AM GMT he did not send any BTCs. I told him I would call him and talk it over tomorrow and then I would have released the personal information. But no, he did not settle for that. He attacked me in these two threads ( now locked !!! why would he lock them if he had nothing to hide ? ) saying I am the scammer : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64192.20 and https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64188.20I had to reveal the information hoping he will realise his mistake but that did not happen. When he clearly is in the wrong here he decides to attack me ( even before I revealed anything publicly ! )  I asked him to provide evidence of the so-called "hacking" ( actually a scape goat for his unwillingness to give the shares to the miners ) and he closed the threads. As for the fund, I really appreciate you and JWU42's generosity but this is not about the money for me. At this point I have spent more time and effort in pursuing the scammer than what the debt is actually worth. It is about knowing that I am doing something to counter the influx of determined, repetitive scammers on these forums / this community. Determined and persistent scammers need to be matched with determined and perseverent folks that hate getting scammer ( like me and yourself ). I still will pursue him and call him tomorrow at my expense from the UK to the US. Maybe we should fund an organization with dedicated people to fight and chase scammers / verify legit businesses ? I think BTC really is suffering from this "wild west / each man does his own justice" approach because it is quite hard going it alone against the bunch of scammers found everywhere. Especially after the many incidents we have had with mining pools / online wallets just being "hacked" and disappearing with the coins without trace. It is easy to scam the sheep and come back a second time for it but if they try to scam ME I will make sure to at least give them HELL for it ( even if I am not probably getting the coins back anyway ) ! |
|
|
|
I mined 129,484 shares there, but proportional.
Since no block was found, Im not sure I should feel scammed or stupid.
That is the "official" story but due to a balance of 100 on the pool's donation address, I am not sure if that is really the case or not. Presumably two blocks were found but the pool did not record them so as to avoid paying the 20 BTC block finder reward thingy ... The donation address was the pools address, right? Blocks were generated and sent to that address, so the hash power was assigned to that address, right? Donated btc would come from a btc address, right? Paper trail is good, isn't it? Not sure, someone please correct, however, I have setup PSJ before. Yeah you can clearly see that the address for donation is "1DodyyJvT5z6ztwFS16w5j3ZBKfTFgxBNE" taken directly from " http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Lr_rRazJ9zoJ:www.a1bitcoinpool.com/stats.php" ! To me it seems crystal clear he found 2 blocks total during the pool's run time. Maybe someone more knowledgeable in the art of blockchain analysis can verify for us ? |
|
|
|
Therefore, to compensate you for your emotional distress, I can offer you 0.05 BTC when you change your avatar back to Freddie Jr.
Could the amount, instead, be donated to the bulanula ' Get my $4 back' Fund ? LOL. It seems my hard approach to scammers has struck a chord with some of the members that had to go through the same procedure with these useless lying scammers on this forum. I think taking the hard on approach is much more productive in the end with these repetitive scammers. They see us as easy prey and they come and bite time and time again for easy $$$. If they find out that we CAN be bothered and we WILL investigate and punish them then maybe they will consider stopping their scamming. I think it could be a case of the same bunch of scammers coming again and again for the easy bite. If we can teach them otherwise then that is another win for BTC not to be seen as the currency of scammers and for bitcointalk.org as the forum of scams. Thank you for the support bitlane ! Hope you like my new line alongside the FPJ avatar |
|
|
|
I mined 129,484 shares there, but proportional.
Since no block was found, Im not sure I should feel scammed or stupid.
That is the "official" story but due to a balance of 100 on the pool's donation address, I am not sure if that is really the case or not. Presumably two blocks were found but the pool did not record them so as to avoid paying the 20 BTC block finder reward thingy ... |
|
|
|
Your motive for doing this?
To promote the link in his signature  Yeah. There is a new method of taking out BTC competition. If you don't like them / envy them SEND THE LAW for them |
|
|
|
And also please post if you were paid fairly up until the pool was hacked.
Yeah. That is the funny bit. I mined 205501 total shares two whole days before the hacking occured and you still SCAMMED me for 0.93 BTC / 21333 shares. |
|
|
|
There is a simple way everyone can avoid this in the future!  Yeah. P2Pool FTW. No need to trust pool operators that suddenly go "OMG, I got hacked, wallet emptied, can't pay you now" like this scammer here. Nice locking threads / erasing evidence action Mr. Scammer ! These are the actions that suggest YOU have something to HIDE ( perverting the course of justice is the legal term ) You can go and get the bitcoins from whoever blewup my pool and took it. If somebody did hack your pool then why not post as much information / logs / IP address / relevant information so as to allow us to see that you really did get hacked ( and not just lying to avoid paying out shares ) AND allow us to see who the hacker was etc. |
|
|
|
Here is info I've been able to glean from this bastard. User; Binandbon34 Full name; Vu Anh (Vincent) Pham Nguyen Email; Binandbon34@gmail.comBirthdate; March 8th, 1992 Just as I was suspecting. Most of the scammers are children that do not realise their scamming has CONSEQUENCES. I bet they would not go in a store and rob the cashier, would they ? Sadly they think it is perfectly all right to scam people like me and Electricbees on the forums for BTC Attended Randwick Boys High School, in NSW, Australia Lives at 123/40, Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay, NSW 2011 Is currently attending some form of college locally, with a student ID of #S025813 Photobucket page; http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/binandbon34/ This guy cut and ran with my BTC, and I'd like at least, cause this kid some public embarrassment by throwing all his info out there. If anyone knows this guy, and/or is willing to help me in doing justice, I'd certainly be willing to fork over some BTC's in return. {TL;DR} Binandbon34, scammer, info here, BTC BOUNTY for any help successfully getting my money back. Thanks, all. If nothing works out, I'm headed over to aussie-land for spring break  . I'll just pay him a visit, and lodge a formal complaint up his ass. -Seamus (Electricbees) WOW. Way to go. This attitude is what needs to replace the current "Oh, I got scammed, who cares" attitude of bitcointalk.org If there are people to be scammed there will be scammers to scam them. I am doing a similar procedure here with Sam Theofanopoulos aka A1Bitcoinpool aka Mu50stang : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64188.0 and https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64192.0Scammer tag is just not enough of a deterrent to stop people scamming for BTCs. We need action like above. I am calling my scammer tomorrow in hopes of teaching him a lesson ! Edit : WOW. Scammer locked the threads ! He says he wants us to go after the hacker that did it. If somebody did hack his pool then why not post as much information / logs / IP address / relevant information so as to allow us to see that he really did get hacked ( and not just lying to avoid paying out shares ) AND allow us to see who the hacker was etc. |
|
|
|
Yeah by the looks of things it initially seems he has the funds but just refuses to own up and pay like a man but chooses to go the scammer route and screw us all knowing there won't be any repercussions at all. <- This has to change or the BTC scamming will not stop  This is why I am making all this fuss about $4. The principle of scamming = not OK and the people that are doing it like "A1BITCOINPOOL" need to learn that there are consequences. He is not only a scammer but a complete liar Had 4 ghash/s of personal miners + had found 2 blocks + multiple addresses loaded with funds + refuses to pay us what is owed = scammer tag pending ? |
|
|
|
You're putting the title up how? Do you plan on mailing it to the lender?
Hopefully I can find someone close to home...... How are you going to split the car if you get multiple lenders and you default ? Make one person use the car 1 hour then the next person that invested double uses the car for 2 hours ? Or maybe sell the car at market value and hand out the USD as BTC ? How do we know you are not just going to head off in the car yourself Also would be better if you put "bitlane" written on a paper next to the car so we know you own it and it is not your friend's car or some random Internet picture. Thanks ! |
|
|
|
I had also noticed like a day or two after starting to mine on his pool that it showed a block being found by several people since he had a little box on the side to display the last 5 people who found blocks. Thought it was odd cause it was there and said that 5 people had found the same block and then later on that information was gone. I PM'd another person mining on there and they responded saying they noticed the same and had screenshot'd it but said it was probably a glitch. Here's the contents of what they said (don't have the contents of the PM I sent them asking about it): I saw the same thing, asked the same thing, and got a similar answer. It's shown that we've found a block quite a few times. There isn't really a way to see who found a block unless you know the BTC address of the pool. More specifically, the BTC address of the client the pool has everyone's miners "pointed" to. There's a site around here somewhere that tracks which pools found which blocks, but I can't remember the name or URL. They have a list of the common pools and their addresses and they match 'em up. I doubt A1 is in there because they've never found a block, so it's impossible to know what BTC address it went to (without asking the pool operator).
I took a screenshot when it showed block 165,239 was found. It showed that 3 people found the block (impossible) and two of those people found it twice (even more impossible, of course). He's certainly having some weird issues.
Given the fact that he's offered to pay people 120 percent per share to find the first block, I don't suspect any foul play. Still odd though... I actually just moved my hashing power away because I was losing all sorts of BTC by mining proportional. I was going for the 20BTC reward on the first block found. I asked to switch to PPS and haven't gotten a response for a bit, so I switched away until I hear back. Yes. I also saw that. Not only did he scam me on the PPS offer off $4 but he also denied people like AniceInovation / sveetsnelda which had about 30+ ghash/s of that 20BTC block bonus probably. |
|
|
|
Jesus christ, just pay the man what you owe. its FOUR DOLLARS.
Yeah. It is not really about the damn $4 at this point. See post #15 here ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64188 ). I am trying to make a point to these scammers. If we let them get away with it without too much hassle and we say "Oh, it is just $4, who cares" then this will spread and happen more often. If we do whatever we can to get the money back to its rightful owners and bother the scammers as much as we can then maybe they will stop doing this and using the classical "ooops, we got scammed, all BTC gone, sorry cannot pay you anything, we are ruined" line. |
|
|
|
Bulanula, PM me an address and I'll send you the BTC When you (we) are jumping in and getting better than market returns it is NOT without risk. I lost out on 20-30K shares as well (maybe more). I am upset about it and if it is proven he scammed me then I will be very loud about it. To that end, I do believe he is innocent until proven guilty?!? Thank you very much for the kind offer JWU42. I am not making such a big fuss about me losing $4. I am not a child. I am trying to make a point here. If people are very lenient ( "Oh, I lost $4, I don't care" ) about getting scammed like this then the scamming WILL continue which damages BTC. If people are very upset ( even about a measly sum like $4, like I am ) and the scammer gets outed then we will hopefully see less and less scams like this being done on the unsuspecting miner. He will not pay any of us and refuses to pay citing lack of funds ( when he clearly has a personal 4ghash/s miner + 100BTC on the pool's "donation" address + probably found 2 blocks without giving any of us the 20BTC block finder bonus ). I would say you got scammed, as I and someone703 did. I am personally forking the bill to phone that US phone ( bill from the UK to the US will probably be more than the $4 I lost but I am trying to make a statement against these scammers ) tomorrow at 11 AM GMT just to show this scammer ( and others like him ) that they will NOT easily get away with this kind of behavior as previously thought. |
|
|
|
|
Show Posts
