ZERO has separate software for mining on 4 or 8GB cards...
what about for rigs that have a mix of the two?
1) What miner should be chosen and
2) please create a single miner that handles both card sizes. I can't be the only person out there with mixed-card rigs.
Download individual miners needed - Start separate BAT files. Mining FAQ:
1) GPUS with less than 4GB of memory are not supported, as the mining algorithm is quite demanding.
AMD Vega gpus are not supported.
NVIDIA 3GB gpus are not supported.
NVIDIA GTX1050 gpus are not supported.
NVIDIA 6GB gpus are not supported by the Windows miner. They are only supported by the Linux version.
2) If you have an onboard graphics card, you have to disable it in the miner. Use the -d switch to select gpus. If for example you have 3 gpus and one onboard card, you have to add the following at the end of your bat file: -d 1 -d 2 -d 3 | -i stands for INTENSITY.
Example Bat File : optiminer -s stratum.cryptoforge.cc:3032 -u YOURADDRESS.YOURWORKERNAME -p x -m 8080 -d 1 -d 2 -d 3 -i 1
3) In Windows, make sure to set a permanent swap file (virtual memory) equal to 8GB x (number of cards). For example for 3 x 8GB gpus, this should be AT LEAST 24GB. To do this, go to your computer advanced settings and select the virtual memory tab (may be slightly different, depending on your version of Windows).
4) For optimal performance on AMD gpus, use the blockchain drivers and properly modded bioses and overclock/undervolt settings.
AMD Example:
On AMD RX480-580/8GB cards, optimal settings reported are voltage -100 mV, power 80%, core/mem 1150/2150Hz.
NVIDIA Example:
On NVIDIA 1070 cards, optimal settings reported are TDP 70%, core/mem +100/+500.
5) MINING HARDWARE ROUGH ESTIMATES
AMD
RX 470/480/570/580 8GB = 10-12 S/s
RX 470/480/570/580 4GB = 5-6 S/s
NVIDIA
1060 = 8-9 S/s
1070 = 11-12 S/s
1070Ti = 11-13 S/s
1080 = 12-13 S/s
1080Ti = 15 S/s
6) Mining Rewards
One block is mined every 2 minutes, therefore 720 blocks are mined every day. It takes 720 blocks for freshly mined zeros to mature and to be transferred to your wallet. This means you will see the coins after AT LEAST 24 hours. This is the same for every zero pool. You may verify the transactions by using zeroexplorer.