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241  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: 0.15W SSD on: June 11, 2012, 09:14:07 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147134

Newegg has a promo code for anyone who is subscribe via email.  it's 20% off.  I got 30$ off this bad boy.

I wonder if Apple will sue Samsung for this?  I mean, they're suing them for everything else they make.
Why you need this 0.15wt SSD, when you can get cheap flash stick, which wattage is even lower?
242  Bitcoin / Mining speculation / Re: Network Hashrate variations on: June 11, 2012, 09:10:56 PM
Or is the reported hashrate simply jumping around due to the luck and variance of the rate of solved blocks, while there is actually a stable constant hashrate for the most part?

Yes.
Thats one some crazy variation with 40% increase, dont you think?
243  Local / Трейдеры / Re: воровство БК с Mt.Gox on: June 11, 2012, 05:15:10 PM
 Заодно бы желательно виртуальной клавой Касперского пользоваться и отключить сохранение паролей в браузере.
244  Bitcoin / Mining support / Re: Can i mine with a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT? on: June 11, 2012, 05:07:58 PM
In short answer : Yes, but you shouldn't.

Long answer:
It can be used for mining, however the design of all Nvidia chip GPU's don't work well compared to ATI, due to their differences at a hardware level.
At a software level, the mining process mostly uses OpenCL to make use of the "Shaders" (hardware) on the GPU. Nvidia and ATI both have these, but Nvidia took the approach of a few complex ones and ATI too the approach of lots of simple ones. The mining process is relatively simple, thus having lots of simple shaders is very efficient for this task. Nvidia more complex shaders in some areas are less efficient and thus far there has been no way to compensate for that. There is in the region 5-10 less bitcoins generated out of a similar power (watt) consuming processor between nvidia and ati. This makes Nvidia GPU's so inefficient you actually spending money to make these bitcoins rather than turning a profit, which generally speak you will always do on an ATI GPU.
Both GPU markers, choose these different paths quiet a few years ago and ATI kept theirs when they realise they had adopted a secondary market outside of gamers, Nvidia already had the TELSA to bring in the more Scientific use of GPU so were not going to change their design.


Thanks you. For now, i will sell stuff.. maybe the next year i will buy one of these ATI cards. Wich one its better for mining?

This wiki, keeps track of popular mining cards and the results from them.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison#Popular_Mining_Cards

Generally speaking the 5xxx series has been very popular and now retains a good amount of value since they haven't devalued much in the last year. However the 7xxx series (latest series) is a bit more efficient, however they will devalue by next year, possibly ruining it's resell value if that is something you plan to do (many do). So by next year you can probably pick up a 7970 for a good price. It changes all the time, so their is no good answer that far ahead.

Also by next year, FPGA and ASIC could become more mainstream, due to a change in difficulty of the blocks and reduction in value from them, so buying GPU's for the purpose of mining might not be ideal any longer.

The 7970 can compete with the FPGA miners out there.  I can undervolt and underclock and manage to get 500 Mhash/s at 80 watts a card.  That's already very competitive with the BFL single.

If you have cheap electricity and the price of BTC is able to adequately increase after the December block reward halving mining with 7xxx is still a very, very good choice.


Couldn't agree with you more. I'll better grab 7970, than bfl single, because it performs same good (even if it has worser mh/j, I would still bought it, because I pay 0.05$ per kwh), cheaper, has 2 years warranty (single just 6 months, what a joke) plus I can sell it later, instead of used bfl brick, which will be almost impossible to sell.
245  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: BitForce SC - full custom ASIC on: June 11, 2012, 03:00:45 PM
 

 It looks like a superexpensive dust collector.
246  Other / Off-topic / Re: Let's Count to 21 Million with Images on: June 11, 2012, 02:03:13 PM
 
247  Economy / Lending / Re: 5 btc loan to iknowitsme - IBB - Islamic Bank of Bitcoin on: June 11, 2012, 01:24:26 PM
 All his scammed cash is here it seems.
 http://blockchain.info/address/1GVApwPtKeJND27Je5kC565kU9mMCg7uE4
 And this one too maybe.
 http://blockchain.info/address/1GTUR3yvVvv4pC2ik5vh1avKcXBun5JNjz
248  Bitcoin / Mining support / Re: Running 2.1 and 2.6 (or later) sdks at same time? on: June 11, 2012, 01:09:55 PM
 Ah, so should work then.
249  Bitcoin / Mining support / Running 2.1 and 2.6 (or later) sdks at same time? on: June 10, 2012, 09:11:54 PM
 Gonna grab one 7970 and install in my rig with 6770. I know that 2.1 and 2.4-2.5 are working together, but what for newer versions?
250  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: Efficiency of 7970(youre gonna like this) on: June 10, 2012, 08:11:06 PM
Don't see any reason to run fans @ 80 or 100%, than current 40-50%, for extra 2-3C cooling.

Maybe when the ambient temperature is 35°C.. yeah.


FML
Well, not that high, but close. I've tested "benefits" of full fans speed at winter with 22C room temp and had 3C lesser temps at max. Anyway my cards temps are below 70C, so theres no benefits to run fans faster, than their current auto speed - 40-50%.
251  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: Efficiency of 7970(youre gonna like this) on: June 10, 2012, 07:52:33 PM
 Don't see any reason to run fans @ 80 or 100%, than current 40-50%, for extra 2-3C cooling.
252  Local / Трейдеры / Re: Рост биткойна on: June 08, 2012, 06:00:29 PM
Майнеры не уйдут, потому что большинство майнеров занимаются этим на оборудовании которое они купили исключительно для майнинга.
Уйдут. Да и сейчас уходят потихоньку. Распродадут железо и уйдут, благо основная масса народа майнит на GPU, а не на "бабочках" и спартанах. А вот последним деваться некуда, они и останутся.

Что же касается курса - то это чисто спекулятивная составляющая. Тут вариантов масса, и увеличение сложности добывания биткоина не есть самым главным показателем.  Smiley
К чему такой пессимистичный прогноз. Что-то не особо хотят уходить, судя по прыгающей сложности. Хотя конечно, меньше народа - больше кислорода.  Grin
253  Local / Майнеры / Re: Резисторы для VGA заглушки on: June 08, 2012, 05:55:54 PM
все ради старых-пристарых дров? так ведь и не совсем старые не уступают...  Roll Eyes

Не пойму Вас... В каком смысле "все ради старых дров"? Если Вы о том, что с новыми дровами видеокарты должны работать без кросса и резисторов, то ничего подобного. У меня самые ноые СДК и дрова и майнер. Но если карты не в кроссе и без ВГА заглушек, то ничего не работает  Shocked
Мда, совсем все запущено.
254  Local / Майнеры / Re: Резисторы для VGA заглушки on: June 08, 2012, 05:53:46 PM
 Народ, вы издеваетесь что ли, какие млин резисторы, сегодня то. Grin Лучше бы порекомендовали хотя бы каталист 10.6 установить.
255  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: I'm very confused on: June 05, 2012, 03:59:57 AM
So where core temp and vddc temp here, anyone knows? 62 is gpu, 68 - vddc? And what's the 3rd temp?
 

The three temps listed are on specific locations, though they vary depending on the graphics chip/card: they are generally the GPU shader temp (usually highest temp), GPU thermal diode temp, and some other "architectural unit" on the chip/board (including VRMs).

I more accustomed to HWiNFO64, because they usually list what those temps mean.
Yep, sensors now named more informative with HWiNFO. Thanks for the app.
256  Other / Off-topic / Re: Let's Count to 21 Million with Images on: June 03, 2012, 03:46:50 PM
257  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: I'm very confused on: June 03, 2012, 02:42:35 AM
 So where core temp and vddc temp here, anyone knows? 62 is gpu, 68 - vddc? And what's the 3rd temp?
 
258  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: Radeon 7970 ASIC Quality / Quality-%-Matching Multi-Card Rigs on: June 03, 2012, 02:18:25 AM
 "ASIC quality reading not supported on this card".  Sad That was for 6770, 6870 and 5770. So only 7xxx cards are supported?
259  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Why is the Bitcoin value struggling to rise? on: June 03, 2012, 01:52:43 AM
It's because bitcoin's doesn't have a unique function/feature that fulfills a particular niche.

The pseudo-anonymity is nice, the decentralized nature is nice... but neither is strong enough.

Bitcoin needs a specific, core area that it performs better in than any other currency at present.
Silkroad?  Roll Eyes
260  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Bitcoin mining is not work. It's pure stupidity. on: June 03, 2012, 12:57:34 AM
Lmao...

The more I think about this dumb Bitcoin, I continue to discover further and further how dumb it is.
Then wtf are you doing here? Get lost.
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