Hi Folks I am using several of the ROG STRIX 1080 to mine, at night it is nuisance when sleep, anyway to off the flashing lights while mining? Thanks!
I don't think it is healthy to sleep in a room with many GPU's. Just move them to some other room. Even though GPU rigs make a lot less noise than ASICs, its is still enough to disturb you. Plus, the amount of radiation they generate is probably not healthy. Another shitty thing is dust particles. Those fans will be working constantly which means there will be more dust particles in air than usual. Want to be asthma? Keep doing it. Lights coming from your GPU's should be least of your concerns. GPU's emitting radiation, Is that some new FUD? In any case, I would guess you absorb more radiation from walking outside on a sunny day that from GPU's in a lifetime. Regarding the question, download the Asus Aura Sync utility, set the LED's to off and no more LED's https://www.asus.com/campaign/aura/us/download.htmlOnce you change it, you no longer have to keep it running. |
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It seems 3GB cards won't be able to mine ETH/ETC in Windows10 soon because this OS reserves about 20% of GPU memory size and there is no way to fix it (at least easily).
In next update I will set zero devfee for these cards (same as I did for 2GB) so you can mine ETH forks.
If you still want to mine ETH/ETC on 3GB cards you should use Windows7 or Linux. Windows
Since Windows 7 is limited to 4 cards, I think Windows Server 2016 is another option for using Windows if you have more than 4 cards. There is also a 180-day evaluation of Windows Server 2016 for free. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2016 |
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You can build the BBT 6 GPU open air mining frame below for about $40 out of two 8ft pieces of 1/8" x 3/4" angled aluminum, one 8 ft 1" x 3" piece of pine, one 4ft 1" x 1" piece of pine and #8 1/2" self-tapping screws. You can also build it out of all wood if you want to save some money. 6 GPU Frame (Dimension 21" W x 15 3/4"" D x 10 3/4" H): Build Cuts: For the Angled Aluminum: -First 8ft (96") Angled Aluminum; .75 inch of waste 4x 15 3/4" cuts (63" use) (Case Depth) 3x 10 3/4" cuts (32.25" use) (Case Height) -Second 8ft (96") Angled Aluminum; 1.25 inch of waste 4x 21" cuts (84" use) (Case Width) 1x 10 3/4" (10 3/4" use) (Case Height) And for the wood: -8ft 1x3 Pine (96"); 2 inch of waste: 6 cuts of 15 3/4" (94" use) (Case Bottom) -4 ft 1x1 Pine (24" left over): 1 cut of 21" (21" use) (Card Bracket Support) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5xNrlxsCVshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA_sH4q2toU&feature=youtu.be&t=283 |
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GPU prices are still too high, but I would check eBay or locally to see if you can find a good deal. Lots of people started new rigs at the peak of when coin prices were going up thinking the profitability was going to remain the same. Now with the continued downturn, they will be thinking the same thing and many will want out. Especially those that got in over their head or with credit.
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Also remember that your electricity must not exceed 30% of your gross monthly profit. That is the only way you will get a net profit.
Tell that BS to people that mined several ETH a week with a six card rig in NOV/DEC 2016 when it barley paid for power. Or LTC when it was $3 for years. LOL. |
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I don't have 1060's but from what I understand, it's a problem with Windows 10 allocating 19-20% of GPU memory, or in the case of 3GB cards, ~600 MB of VRAM. The current dag size is 2.39 GB, which is why on Windows 10 the Dag file is having trouble being allocated to memory on a 3GB card. The -eres switch and other workarounds are only temporary patches until the Dag gets bigger with every new epoch. Ultimately the longer term solution for 3GB cards is to move to an OS that allocates less VRAM, like Windows 7 that only allocates ~5% or Linux.
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That sounds like bad Bios timings. It could also be your -dcri setting. I used 6 or 7 for my RX 580's and 5 for RX 570's. But yes, dual mining profitably is dead for most, at least for now.
I tried stock, slightly modified and one click. Rx580s with dcri at 6. Claymore v11.5 without oldkernels. Too much fluctuation on the old kernels for me. Anyways back to single mining. Starting to see some pretty good rx580 prices on eBay but I wish it would drop more. I don't use oldkernels. My reported hash rate and calculated moving average on Nanopool is also very consistent.  |
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Ever since AMD switched to the Compute drivers Afterburner won't work with more than 3 cards. You can set the overclock/undervolt/fan settings directly in the Claymore config or create overclocking profiles for your cards using OverdriveNtool as explained on www.mining.help. If you want to keep using Afterburner you need to use the August blockchain drivers, which are also limited to 8 cards. |
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The rough timeline given last year was for the 2nd part of the Metropolis fork, Constantinople to implement 1% POS blocks and 99% POW blocks by the 1st half of 2018, with a switch to 100% POS by the end of the second half. Neither of which is looking to be likely at this point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHK6xhuSyUU&t=3642 |
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I didnt quite understand him on that youtube video was he only speaking about core voltage undervolting or he was speaking aswell for the power limit of the GPUs. They are both pretty much the same. The max power limit just adjusts the voltage dynamically according to a percentage of TDP. The bottom line is if the card is not getting enough power for what it's doing, it will either ignore the setting or become unstable and crash. Neither of which hurts the hardware. |
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According to Hynix, GDDR6 which is what the next gen gaming GPU's are based on, won't enter mass production until 3 months from now. I wouldn't expect to see new GPU's released until the end of July at the earliest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s65jU3r6iUII do agree current GPU prices are still way too high to justify building a rig at this point. If you want to game and mine on the side, then that is an option if you don't mind the current ROI timeframe. |
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I still don't know how you were able to get that low. I'm always around 10 incorrect per 1000 no matter how much I underclocked. Tried different ram timings, drivers, voltages etc. Moot point now that keccak is dead. That sounds like bad Bios timings. It could also be your -dcri setting. I used 6 or 7 for my RX 580's and 5 for RX 570's. But yes, dual mining profitably is dead for most, at least for now. |
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rx 580 undervolted to 800mv, normal uses 145w and dual mining almost 200w and that is not counting summer which uses at least 30% more power for cooling and other things, so the 180 watts is the normal for summer cause 800mv might work on winter but not on summer, you have to increase that to make it stable and increasing it means needing more energy. Also, do you think your fancy exhaust don't use electricity at all when you need to turn on on summer? or most people use air conditioner and ac uses a lot of power, so get your facts straight. That 180 watts per rx 580 was conservative to say the least cause there are people running rx 580 and using 250 - 300 watts and they have no idea they are at loss mining eth right now because of trolls like you that say that mining is profitable. Only in your delusional mind mining solo ETH uses 145W for a RX 580. Undervolted it's ~130W for a RX 580 and ~120 W for a RX 570. As I showed you by WTM, the facts are ETH is currently profitable at even 0.30/kw, saying otherwise is FUD and false. The Summer is also 3 months away and the current profitability is irrelevant to what it will be then. Last year at this time ETH was $50 and by summer it was $330. In Nov/Dec 2016 ETH profitability was 1/3 of what it currently is and those that kept mining and held were able to sell at 30X+ the profit. |
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Listing a GPU for <$100 and actually getting it for that price are two different things. LOL
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No hash rate difference from the previous 18.3.3 driver for my two RX 570/580 rigs. It may fix some issues with Vegas though.
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