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I'll just leave this here as eye candy for you guys  (was just sent this by BFL via email, pic of their burn-in/testing rack right now) hrrr, i still have a hard time in believing BFL is not a long con. Still possible (anything is) but if it is a con is a very complex one with may forum members in on the con, which seems incredible unlikely to me. Sill when your putting in this kind of money its good to be vigilant |
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If you send me 10 BTC when the pot gets to 10,000 BTC ill totally use a random number generator and give it away! Send the Coins here!: 1BPXFbA6amMp4RxM8WC1y3fL2bxQPHU5iG
You may want to become more well know in the community before you start doing something like this, people may think you are just trying to scam them
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 Silly Americans and their awesome deals, any Canadians know of something similar for that great of a price?
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Its good to see that they have replied to at least some people, I wish i had the money to buy a few (Dam you university)
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Open your case and look on the side of your power supply. Judging by your cpu being an i3 it is probably going to be somewhere in the ballpark of 300-400watts if you are currently using on board graphics. I think you need a new power supply to handle a 7970.
You are right its 300w So I need to upgrade this? What do you reccomend? I think you should hold off for maybe a week or 2 before jumping from not knowing how to find out how big of a power supply you have to BitCion mining. Just immerse yourself in the culture of computers, watch a few (internet) shows about computers, read articles on some websites just get to know what your talking about. thats what i did, im still new to the whole bitcion and bitcion mining, but its easier now that i know what im talking about computer wise. A little information will go a long way. Best of luck to you. Oh and yes you'll need a larger powersupply and more than likely a better MoBo |
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easy, hassle free transaction +1 for buyer.
Wait are you not the one selling the BitCoins? It seems like from your post that you just bought from yourself. Unless I'm really much blind, it seems Sonny is the one selling the GC's for bitcoins. yes sorry, i read Sonnys comment as: "easy, hassle free transaction +1 for Seller." when in fact it says buyer, disregard me comment  |
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Thanks for all the input, i realize the 6870 isn't the best card for mining, im just using the card i had in my system to see how mining works. My title might have bee a little misleading, i was not really asking how far i can push the card i was more wondering if a temp of 85 was too hot (and the consensus seems to be that i should keep it a tad cooler). Im now messing around with the mem clock to see if i can get it a bit cooler/ faster, ill post a update in a little while.
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easy, hassle free transaction +1 for buyer.
Wait are you not the one selling the BitCoins? It seems like from your post that you just bought from yourself. |
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Alright, how would i go about dropping the mem speeds, in control center i am only able to increase the speed from 1050-1250 (no option to lower it)
Also what temp should i be shooting for, i know the lower the better but what kind of realistic temps should i be trying to get, 75, 70, 65?
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Any reason you haven't dropped your memory clock?
Let me emphasize the oooo of my Noobness, i assume from your comment thought that dropping the memory clock will improve performance/ decrease heat? |
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They will deteriorate at any temperature. They will deteriorate faster when hotter and when running @ a higher voltage.
Your temps are not unreasonably high, but I think many would start feeling a bit uncomfortable at those temps.
Thanks for the reply, it seems like one section of the GPU is always higher than the other parts (temp #2) any idea as to why that is happening? Im also looking into adding another fan to my case as i only have 2 fans in the case atm. |
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Ive been looking into BitCoin mining for a while now, and im currently mining on my rig (built for gaming not mining) just to see whats its all about and i was wondering how far i can push the GPU. Im currently using a Radeon 6870 (XFX) and am getting these max temps  If i run the card for long periods of time will it deteriorate the card, or are these cards able to handle temps like these for long periods of time (days straight). |
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As someone who is also looking into the rig box i am going to wait till their are a few out in the wild. Not to sound pessimistic or anything but the Rig Box just sounds too good to be true so i personally would like some more reassurance before dropping 30k on a single device, but thats just my opinion.
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A friend told me about them a year (maybe even longer) ago but he didn't really explain it well and it came off sounding like a pyramid scheme so i never looked into them. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago i randomly stumble onto them again but this time i look into them and i love it. Kind of kicking myself now for not realizing what they were when i first heard about them but im glad i know about them now
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Hey there i heard about BitCoins about a year ago and never looked into them (kicking myself now seeing how much more profitable mining was back then) and i just randomly heard about them a few weeks ago and i finally know how awesome they are! I am mining at only 265 Mhps right now but i plan to build a rig/ get a Bitforce Single in the coming months.
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Tested it out. So far so good, ill be sure to check back to see its progress
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Hello fellow Noob i am am using BitMinter which seems to be a good choice for beginners (as others have said) and has a very simple UI. I will be switching over to P2pool after reading up on it more.
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