LOL - Congratz! Oh - get ready for a big power bill if you haven't mined before! Be careful - the first power bill might knock you out!  Ofcourse, ofcourse. During 2014 I ran 2x 800 GH/s Bitcoin miners, which needed 2 KWatt an hour. (about 300 CHF/EUR a month).  It was not possible to do anything else in my workshop while those monsters were busy. It was too loud, too hot, etc... If I read the specifics right, those GPUs will need less power, and also be more silent, less hot ...  Also, currently I'm not interested in making any profits through mining, I just want to gather as many different GPUs as possible for testing purposes. (looking at ebay and ricardo) I'm missing NVidia cards... those cards are VERY noisy and VERY hot when mining - and when it comes to power - at about 300w per card - i think you have been totally misinformed mate ... i sold ALL of those style of cards to get 'a little more powerful - a little less noise - but just as much heat' cards for replacement ... afterall - i was one of the guys that pushed the hashrate up that high at the time ... #crysx You're in Australia too? You weren't mining with Dr Craig - Satoshi -White? hahaha - i dont associate with fake spotlight hungry bumholes like him ... but yes - i am australian ... #crysx |
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Private Spreadcoin miner for sale with sourcecode. (0.1BTC) NVIDIA maxwell GPU's pm for details  and yes ... it was THIS private miner that i was using for all the nvidia cards when i was mining spreadx11 ... the amd miner couldnt compile properly on my systems - and the devs at the time didnt WANT to get it right to compile on every system ... so i stuck mainly with the nvidia based miner ... #crysx |
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LOL - Congratz! Oh - get ready for a big power bill if you haven't mined before! Be careful - the first power bill might knock you out! Ofcourse, ofcourse. During 2014 I ran 2x 800 GH/s Bitcoin miners, which needed 2 KWatt an hour. (about 300 CHF/EUR a month). It was not possible to do anything else in my workshop while those monsters were busy. It was too loud, too hot, etc... If I read the specifics right, those GPUs will need less power, and also be more silent, less hot ... Also, currently I'm not interested in making any profits through mining, I just want to gather as many different GPUs as possible for testing purposes. (looking at ebay and ricardo) I'm missing NVidia cards... those cards are VERY noisy and VERY hot when mining - and when it comes to power - at about 300w per card - i think you have been totally misinformed mate ... i sold ALL of those style of cards to get 'a little more powerful - a little less noise - but just as much heat' cards for replacement ... afterall - i was one of the guys that pushed the hashrate up that high at the time ... #crysx |
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probably an error in judgment ... or a release of coins that make the rest of the existing ones that little bit more valuable ... who knows - its done and cant be undone ... pity though - i would have taken them if they wanted to toss them ... #crysx |
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interesting algo ...
any gpu miner around? ... namely for nvidia ( ccminer ) ...
#crysx
Not that anyone can confirm, possibly a canine is working on an AMD version, but no cuda AFAIK. There's already an AMD one out (not from me) - I'm pretty sure. And I thought mine was the fastest. well - if there is anything that can be included in ccminer kernels - then this algo should be one ... i wonder if tpruvot / epsylon3 is willing to add it? ... #crysx |
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interesting algo ...
any gpu miner around? ... namely for nvidia ( ccminer ) ...
#crysx
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stay strong bro
Yes, as you said, show her what she has lost! Not easy that situation with your childrens, and it's not easy for a stranger to say something! Sometimes life is a bitch! Yep but this time KARMA gonna catch up with her  and I'll be smiling on the other side Add me on FB if you people use it that is https://www.facebook.com/LeeNightzfollowed ... keep at it mate ... #crysx |
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hi all ... its all just started ... for the time being - this is the show to watch until its feasible to own ... for any real hardcore miner with a farm - that is the logical next step ... but then again ... some people have more money that sense ... so why not  ... #crysx |
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fedora 24 (release this month) also use GCC 6.1.1 and its a mess for ccminer at least, even with cuda 8 rc (gcc 5.3 max) which is why the miners of thefarm will remain fedora 23 x64 - until it stabilizes ... #crysx |
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tanx for that joblo ...
i got a little confused earlier - but will pm you when i get the chance on monday ...
at least now i have the thread on the list again ...
#crysx
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I have a 6 card 750ti setup and 5 cards are in 3.0 @ 2.0x1 and 1 card is 3.0 @ 2.0x4
Cool antonio8, that is right about what I would expect from a working setup. My napkin math tells me that the one card in the faster slot (which you have running at x4), might be doing x8 on the systems that are maxing out at 5 GPUs. If that faster slot runs at x8, lanes will be pretty tight, depending on how the rest of the onboard devices are wired up. If you have a chance, what is on your BIOS for that PCIe setting I posted before? If it is set to auto, please post what other options are available for that setting (but don't change it ofc, as you have a working system) @crysx, the damn fish won't fry itself buddy, get moving  hehehe ... full steam ahead and all systems go ... i just need to get organized now ... this is NOT going to be easy - as its just me doing the physical work now ... fish-a-fryin soon ... #crysx |
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Adding to my previous post... Had a quick look at the AsRock BTC Pro manual, and couple of things sparked my interest: - Onboard NIC uses x1 PCIe lane! - 1 Slot can do PCIe v2.0 x16 - 5 Slots are PCIe v2.0 x1 I don't know what other Onboard devices might be using up lanes as those are not clearly stated (though I posted about the usual suspects already). It would be wise to disable every single motherboard/chipset feature that is not critical to the rig operation. @crysx & others, what setting do you have on the BIOS for "PCIE2 Link Speed"? Maybe worth fiddling with the possible options there. Edit: One last note on this mental exercise: I'm with joblo in suspecting that it could just be that the problem is when you cross the 32GB boundary in memory attached to PCIe devices. If this is the case, you'll find that the same rig will max out at 4 * GTX1080's  Thx myagui I'm going to look now. One thing, the asrock will reset to defaults on power interrupt..so I have to go and check things out. I do many power interrupts. not all of them do tbear ... but then again - its hard to tell with this one - as ive just updated the bios yesterday - so its prone to do anything ... #crysx |
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Adding to my previous post...
Had a quick look at the AsRock BTC Pro manual, and couple of things sparked my interest:
- Onboard NIC uses x1 PCIe lane!
- 1 Slot can do PCIe v2.0 x16
- 5 Slots are PCIe v2.0 x1
I don't know what other Onboard devices might be using up lanes as those are not clearly stated (though I posted about the usual suspects already). It would be wise to disable every single motherboard/chipset feature that is not critical to the rig operation.
@crysx & others, what setting do you have on the BIOS for "PCIE2 Link Speed"? Maybe worth fiddling with the possible options there.
may be ... ill look into it when the rest of the 'bigger fish to fry' are actually fried and done ... ... internet / electricity / cabling / heat dissipation ( which ive been redeveloping into a more productive animal - and its working - even to the extent that it will work more efficiently WITHOUT its fans ) / etc ... when the frame is set also - will have them sent to a metal fabrication / engineering place to optimize space and heat flow also ... meanwhile - this issue IS an issue - and no so much a problem ... yet ... when density starts to play its hand here - then i have a problem and will HAVE to find a solution shortly after ... all that can be switched off in the bios - is ... so it will boil down to whether the theory of the cpu power / lane is actually the issue ... i highly doubt it - but it is moments like this that i am really eager to be wrong here - and will have the utmost elation if in fact i am completely wrong ... i just want all 6 x gb 980ti g1 / extreme working ... btw - i can be found more on #digitaldzyne irc channel ( the new umbrella name - but will post a new thread about it later ) and will keep that channel uptodate as to what is happening ... as well as the new thread when i get that done also ... IF you want to chat more about this - of course ... tanx again ... #crysx |
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For any of you guys that actually have the 6 GPUs working (or even someone maxed out at 5), see if you can check the actual PCIe configuration that your cards are running. For instance, I only have 2 GPUs. At most, my motherboard/cpu can only handle x16 PCIe 3.0 lanes, and my GPUs connect with 8x PCIe 3.0 each, as reported by Nvidia Inspector (no risers here). Something like: GPU Slot 1 - GTX980 - PCIe 3.0 x8 GPU Slot 2 - GTX980 - PCIe 3.0 x8 On Windows, one can use Nvidia Inspector to see what the actual connection rate is. The speed that a GPU gets from the PCIe slot, results of a startup handshake between the card itself and the chipset that is feeding the slot. The card will ask for the most that it supports (usually PCIe 3.0 x16), and the chipset will provide the most that it has available overall. Different cards (and definitely different BIOS settings/features) might produce different results. While obviously slots that run in PCIe v2.0 mode are providing less bandwidth, I'm not sure that the actual number of lanes being used is any lesser in 2.0 vs 3.0. Fun stuff though, wish I was troubleshooting a 6x 980 TI rig here myself i think the easiest way to test this theory IS to buy a more powerful cpu and replace the celeron thats in there ... this will squash any theories about it being a cpu issue ... this machine has no issue with 6 x gigabyte 750ti oc lp cards ... none whatsoever ... 6 x gigabyte 980ti g1 though - maxes out at 5 ... i may take pics of the temporary shelf its sitting on at the moment - as ive pulled it from the custom aluminium frame i built for it earlier ( which will allow me to improve the frame further while the components are out ) ... the machine is not going back to its owner for quite a while now - as he will be overseas for some time with work now ( initially it was just a holiday ) ... so lucky me - that i get to 'play' with this machine more ... had we been neighbours myagui - there would be no issue with you messing with this system ... i wont be able to test much though - as ive seen the new warehouse and applied for it - it seems there maybe a few hiccups with it - so i applied for another place that is much smaller - but will allow thefarm to start again in the next couple of weeks ... looks like this second one is going through - so ill be very busy with the preparation over the next few days ... ill know tomorrow after the paperwork is finalized and the money is paid for the initial deposit ... which is a little frustrating as it is happy - as this issue will have to wait until thefarm is back up in the new premises ... i cant wait till the 1080 takes root into the nvidia space - as im expecting a great many 980ti g1 / extremes to be dumped on the market at half the price - or thereabouts ... apart from that - the new umbrella is slowly taking place - and development is continuing for the improvement AND growth of thegrid and thefarm ... as well as the development of the coins and miners involved ... if all goes well though - the relocation and new home of thefarm will start next week ... which means ill have my hands full for at least a week after all is delivered ... ill be setting a new thread soon with the new name and details ... as well as theforum - and continue to update there also ... tanx for all your help everyone ... ill get back to rebuilding this beats when i get the chance to after the relocation ... too much to do now ... #crysx |
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hi all ...
seednode daemons are compiled and installed - and running fine ...
no resync required - so all are fully functional as of time of installation ...
#crysx
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recompile and update to all seeds underway mate ... #crysx |
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however - the 6 card issue is ONLY with the 980ti cards ... it seems even the amd 280x oc / 7970 cards ( one and the same ) never had that issue either ... 6 cards and no problem ...
im sure its a bios issue - as ive seen 8 gpus in a single system run by an expensive supermicro motherboard designed ( with a large capable bios ) for such things in hpc servers ...
but i will research your suggestion - as it could also be an issue with the way the 6th 980ti card is allocated in the bios / motherboard ...
tanx ...
#crysx
I like puzzles like this. Have you had 6 cards working in the same rig as the one currently failing with 6x 980ti? A rig that previously worked would have the correct BIOS settings already. I'll jump ahead assuming you have already proven your HW and SW and know where I'm leading, It may be the number and model of card that is the problem. 980ti's have 6 GB mem so that is 36 GB to support. Just speculating, I don't know if adding RAM or swap would help. if you're not yet fully invested in the 980ti you may want to wait a week for the 1080 I believe this is the 980Ti problem ( V 6th card ) . ( but that's for the miner. And if OS do not see 6th card - jumped riser might help. Any time I cross a power of 2 boundary I get scared. 5 cards keeps it to 32 GiB. you know ... its funny that i cant remember whether i DID test it on a different motherboard or not ... which would usually indicate that i didnt ... so im going to pull one of the other motherboards from the previously working 6card 750ti systems - and replace the current motherboard for a test with the 980ti systems ... i have it still for another few weeks before i have to give it back - so better now than never i guess ... if anyone has successfully run 6 x 980ti ( whichever brand ) cards in one machine - i would appreciate you contacting me ... #crysx Your lucky I only get 2 980ti 1 970 and 1 750ti max Of course its a 2 core cpu. If I had a 4 core it would work with 5 cards no more imo. So you may need a higher core. My 970 is a paperweight and I'll never buy another one and I'll never buy ANTEC psu ever again. So I had 2 problems. And the 970 clocks are at 1519 ghz I even tried underclocking -280 ghz no luck. Someone posted about a 2 core doing good on something ..I cant find it.. they where wrong if they put more cards in. Ps I think you need a bigger psu it IS a dual core celeron g1840 intel chip ... 5 cards will work without issue ... 6 wont ... h81btcpro motherboard ... the ram is kingston hyperx 1600 16gb ( 2 x 8gb ) and is the most ram you can put in these systems apparently ... there are TWO psu - corsair ax1200i ... more than enough to power the whole system ... #crysx |
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"only 5" :p
yup - only ... tomorrow im looking at the new warehouse - and hoping it is suitable ... if so - thefarm will be moved and will be running again ... the redesign ( for thegrid ) can start - and when thats complete - thefarm will be growing steadily ... so 'only' will be a reality in the coming months ... still looking for a mining dev to develop the miner i need ... that is a long term project though - as that will not be simple ... #crysx Pretty sure we're all looking for a developer to develop the miner we need... Still missing a dual miner. yup ... would be nice ... #crysx |
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however - the 6 card issue is ONLY with the 980ti cards ... it seems even the amd 280x oc / 7970 cards ( one and the same ) never had that issue either ... 6 cards and no problem ...
im sure its a bios issue - as ive seen 8 gpus in a single system run by an expensive supermicro motherboard designed ( with a large capable bios ) for such things in hpc servers ...
but i will research your suggestion - as it could also be an issue with the way the 6th 980ti card is allocated in the bios / motherboard ...
tanx ...
#crysx
I like puzzles like this. Have you had 6 cards working in the same rig as the one currently failing with 6x 980ti? A rig that previously worked would have the correct BIOS settings already. I'll jump ahead assuming you have already proven your HW and SW and know where I'm leading, It may be the number and model of card that is the problem. 980ti's have 6 GB mem so that is 36 GB to support. Just speculating, I don't know if adding RAM or swap would help. if you're not yet fully invested in the 980ti you may want to wait a week for the 1080 I believe this is the 980Ti problem ( V 6th card ) . ( but that's for the miner. And if OS do not see 6th card - jumped riser might help. Any time I cross a power of 2 boundary I get scared. 5 cards keeps it to 32 GiB. you know ... its funny that i cant remember whether i DID test it on a different motherboard or not ... which would usually indicate that i didnt ... so im going to pull one of the other motherboards from the previously working 6card 750ti systems - and replace the current motherboard for a test with the 980ti systems ... i have it still for another few weeks before i have to give it back - so better now than never i guess ... if anyone has successfully run 6 x 980ti ( whichever brand ) cards in one machine - i would appreciate you contacting me ... #crysx I saw Asrock released a new BIOS v2.30. Did you try flashing it already? Also disabling unnecessary things in bios like LPT, COM, audio and set PCIex to gen1 might help... http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H81%20Pro%20BTC/?cat=Download&os=BIOS bios update - does nothing mate ... well - does nothing to the issue anyway ... #crysx |
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"only 5" :p
yup - only ... tomorrow im looking at the new warehouse - and hoping it is suitable ... if so - thefarm will be moved and will be running again ... the redesign ( for thegrid ) can start - and when thats complete - thefarm will be growing steadily ... so 'only' will be a reality in the coming months ... still looking for a mining dev to develop the miner i need ... that is a long term project though - as that will not be simple ... #crysx |
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