Went with this as the option.  Reset PC, clean installed NVIDIA and AMD old drivers, INCREASED VIRTUAL MEMORY (resetting Windows reset increased Virtual Mem settings), back up and mining.  Needless to say I changed Windows update settings in GP.  Much less of a headache than all the rabbit holes I've been going down!

Thank you all for the help!

Well... I've updated to AMD Adrenalin Edition 18.6.1 Optional which was released 3 days ago from AMD (of course after sweeping previous driver for a clean install).  I've changed all settings to compute and.... still have the same issue.  Sigh... I believe I will be going with warrior's advice below if no one has any other suggestions.



It's unfortunate that a clean install of windows is the only way to fix windows updates  …. I will give the thread about a hour or so for any additional suggestions before re-installing Windows.

Thanks everyone!

Dang...  Does this mean I am stuck waiting until a new Driver release from AMD to solve the current situation?  Or are you suggesting the latest Adrenaline driver will solve this?  The current drivers I have tried using are the Crimson BETA they released exclusively for blockchain and Adrenaline 18.3.4.

I am assuming the remedy suggested regarding feature updates will only fix this issue in the future?... well at least prolong a windows update and what the update will affects?

Never thought I would be posting here because I thought I've ran into every issue ever while mining for the past year.  This is the first time this has stumped me.  Please note that this miner has been running with no issues for over 8 months on the given drivers/claymore until this point.

Claymore miner (10.0 and 9. will open, identify the pool, and then immediately closes.  Typically this triggers me to reinstall video driver and all works well.  So I used driver sweeper and removed the Nvidia and AMD driver, and freshly installed the same drivers I have been using since day one.  Windows defender is completely not enabled.  -mode 1 and pause are being used in my coding.  ALL GPUS are detected and running according to windows devices.  Claymore will still not spit out an error in the log so I am kinda lost here....

Does anyone have any suggestions for next steps?  Below is an screen shot of windows devices, claymore error log, and drivers used (keep in mind these are the drivers I've always used).



here is miner log text:

08:17:38:613   2348   args: -epool us1.ethermine.org:4444 -ewal 0xAF69c954a7Cddc9D3BDD4dDF04FDC4870c851825 -epsw x -mode 1 -ftime 10
08:17:38:613   2348   
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08:17:38:613   2348   º      Claymore's Dual ETH + DCR/SC/LBC/PASC GPU Miner v9.8      º
08:17:38:613   2348   ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
08:17:38:613   2348   
08:17:38:816   2348   ETH: 2 pools are specified
08:17:38:816   2348   Main Ethereum pool is us1.ethermine.org:4444

Thank you for the response.  Let me try to explain the reasoning...

-You can go with Celeron (cheaper) instead of Pentium.
-- I was thinking the Pentium so I could have the CPU doing some light burstcoin mining on the side and read the HDD's a little faster

-16 GB RAM is a lot, go with two sticks of 4 GB.
-- I head some coins require a little more RAM then other coins... when eth drys up for this rig, I may need to switch to a more RAM intensive coin.  I guess I can stick with 2 4GB sticks until that happens....

-You don't have to go with expensive SSD, simply get any cheap regular hard drive.
-- I was thinking from a general power standpoint that SSD takes less...  Does the power consumption really make this much of difference in respect to the HD used in a rig?

Hi All - got .  I've been researching the past couple weeks into hardware to buy for mining. Overall my purchasing decision is based off of cost effective and still generate a nice hash rate.  I am hoping someone can verify that all the hardware I am purchasing for my rig will be compatible.  Mainly - will the mother board support up to 6 GPU's purchased? Will the battery be able to support the rig? What issues may I run into setting everything up - if any? Suggestions on things to look out for in this first venture?  Am I making a horrible wrong decision on one of my hardware buys?

I have a skeleton design (below) as to which hardware piece I have selected and which hardware piece I am still up for suggestions to.  I've included links just for quick references in case needed.

My whole end goal here is to mine ETH while i still can (only getting 4GB GPUs) and once that drys up then move on to other alt currencies.

Equipment to build rig:

Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GAMING 5 
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z170X-Gaming-5-rev-10#ov

CPU: Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-G3258-Pentium-Processor-BX80646G3258/dp/B00KPRWAZQ

GPU: Aorus Radeon RX 570 4GB (GV-RX570AORUS-4GD)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125965

RAM: 16GB - Generic 8 GB cards(Is this enough? Benefits for additional?)

Power: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1300w 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/120-G2-1300-XR-1300W-SUPERNOVA-EPS12V-80PLUS/dp/B00JPRYGBS?tag=ethrig-20

Hard drive: Generic 80-120 GB SSD

Case: Custom Built

Cable Risers: Generic 6 pack

Am I missing any equipment needed?  Any feedback is much appreciated.