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May 28, 2011, 09:34:16 PM |
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Hi Folks,
I recently spent around 3k on hardware. I have several of these riggs made, and need some rescuing.
Motherboard is MSI 890FXA - it has 5 PCIe X16 Slots. I bought some extensions for them that will come soon.
I have 2 6950s plugged into each rig so far, no cross fire, no dummy plugs. My Riggs will run for about an hour then go into a black screen state and not do anything...
My powersupply is 1k Watt Kingwin,
What seems to be the problem here does anyone know?
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Jaime Frontero
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May 28, 2011, 09:37:22 PM |
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1kW PSU seems a bit skinny, but oughtta work.
what have you been doing with the cards? what OS and mining program?
what clocking have you done?
but - most importantly - what temps were they at when they crashed?
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May 28, 2011, 09:40:19 PM |
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Is this a Windows or a Linux system? If Windows check the event log and see if anything is logged when the problem occurs. If Linux check /var/log/messages and other log files in the same folder.
It could be related to some power saving feature/drivers. Test whether you get the same problem when you are not mining. If not then monitor the temperatures of the graphics cards, see what temperature they get to just before the problem occurs and whether it may be heat related. If that doesn't shed any light on it either then maybe try with just one card in case the problem is power related.
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May 28, 2011, 09:42:20 PM |
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Hi Folks,
I recently spent around 3k on hardware. I have several of these riggs made, and need some rescuing.
Motherboard is MSI 890FXA - it has 5 PCIe X16 Slots. I bought some extensions for them that will come soon.
I have 2 6950s plugged into each rig so far, no cross fire, no dummy plugs. My Riggs will run for about an hour then go into a black screen state and not do anything...
My powersupply is 1k Watt Kingwin,
What seems to be the problem here does anyone know?
My first thought on the black screen is overheating. If they are overheating, and the drivers crashing, causing the system to look hung, then you should hear the card fans idle down. |
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tachi641 (OP)
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May 28, 2011, 09:42:37 PM |
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1kW PSU seems a bit skinny, but oughtta work.
what have you been doing with the cards? what OS and mining program?
what clocking have you done?
but - most importantly - what temps were they at when they crashed?
Currently, it is at stock setting for clock rate. It is running on windows 7. I have no idea when they crash as it sits in another room. But The temps are around 66C and holds every 15 min I check. |
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May 28, 2011, 09:43:02 PM |
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My Riggs will run for about an hour then go into a black screen state and not do anything...
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What seems to be the problem here does anyone know?
You have turned off screen saver, display power saver, system standby mode, etc? |
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Jaime Frontero
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May 28, 2011, 09:44:47 PM |
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the implication of your post is that you have more than one rig running, they are identical, and they have the same problem.
so it probably isn't the motherboard, or the cards.
i figure it's either heat or the PSUs are overtaxed.
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tachi641 (OP)
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May 28, 2011, 09:46:21 PM |
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the implication of your post is that you have more than one rig running, they are identical, and they have the same problem.
so it probably isn't the motherboard, or the cards.
i figure it's either heat or the PSUs are overtaxed.
Well Right now, only 1 rigg has been put together. It is only running 1 card, because I dont have dummy plugs yet, they are coming. Since it's crashing with 1 card I am getting worried. |
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Jaime Frontero
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May 28, 2011, 09:48:45 PM |
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the implication of your post is that you have more than one rig running, they are identical, and they have the same problem.
so it probably isn't the motherboard, or the cards.
i figure it's either heat or the PSUs are overtaxed.
Well Right now, only 1 rigg has been put together. It is only running 1 card, because I dont have dummy plugs yet, they are coming. Since it's crashing with 1 card I am getting worried. ahh. an entirely different kettle of fish. put in a different card. try to duplicate the problem. then, if it duplicates, try a different PSU. etc. |
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tachi641 (OP)
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May 28, 2011, 10:22:32 PM |
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the implication of your post is that you have more than one rig running, they are identical, and they have the same problem.
so it probably isn't the motherboard, or the cards.
i figure it's either heat or the PSUs are overtaxed.
Well Right now, only 1 rigg has been put together. It is only running 1 card, because I dont have dummy plugs yet, they are coming. Since it's crashing with 1 card I am getting worried. ahh. an entirely different kettle of fish. put in a different card. try to duplicate the problem. then, if it duplicates, try a different PSU. etc. Okay Cool, TY I think, the problem was that power saver mode would kick in every 30 minutes... I just shut that off. I'll report back if it works. Thanks for all the help folks. |
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May 28, 2011, 10:31:14 PM |
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My Riggs will run for about an hour then go into a black screen state and not do anything...
I know someone already mentioned this, but I'd be real suspicious that it is going into sleep/standby mode and either isn't making it or isn't waking up properly. Are all the fans running at the same speed or loudness that they are when everything is working? If you move the mouse every 15-30 minutes can you prevent it from happening? Does the video card seem to be pushing the same amount of heat out of the back as when it's all working? |
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May 29, 2011, 01:53:41 AM |
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yeah finack : Checking power settings would be a good starting point. Check them all, because defaults sometimes have hard disk turn off after so long, pci-e, and standby.
Have you checked temps in catalyst control center?
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May 29, 2011, 02:12:29 AM |
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Hi Folks,
I recently spent around 3k on hardware. I have several of these riggs made, and need some rescuing.
Motherboard is MSI 890FXA - it has 5 PCIe X16 Slots. I bought some extensions for them that will come soon.
I have 2 6950s plugged into each rig so far, no cross fire, no dummy plugs. My Riggs will run for about an hour then go into a black screen state and not do anything...
My powersupply is 1k Watt Kingwin,
What seems to be the problem here does anyone know?
From experience I would say the problem is the power supply. Kingwin is OK. Bitcoin mining needs better then OK hardware. Make sure you have turned off all power conserving settings, no screen savers, sleep, hibernate, drive shutdown etc of course. |
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May 29, 2011, 06:03:25 AM |
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i think power supply problem.
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May 29, 2011, 06:07:05 AM |
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Try swapping power supplies and see if you have the same issue. Do the same with the GPU.
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May 29, 2011, 06:14:00 AM |
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Lol guys have you not seen that the problem is already solved?
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May 29, 2011, 06:19:09 AM |
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I'll report back if it works.
Lol guys have you not seen that the problem is already solved?
But he said he would report back and then never said anything... |
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May 29, 2011, 06:39:28 AM |
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the implication of your post is that you have more than one rig running, they are identical, and they have the same problem.
so it probably isn't the motherboard, or the cards.
i figure it's either heat or the PSUs are overtaxed.
Well Right now, only 1 rigg has been put together. It is only running 1 card, because I dont have dummy plugs yet, they are coming. Since it's crashing with 1 card I am getting worried. ahh. an entirely different kettle of fish. put in a different card. try to duplicate the problem. then, if it duplicates, try a different PSU. etc. Okay Cool, TY I think, the problem was that power saver mode would kick in every 30 minutes... I just shut that off. I'll report back if it works. Thanks for all the help folks. He did report back --- POWER SAVE MODE kicking in every 30 mins ... I've been there ! I was thinking it was that as I read this. I knew it could not be the PSU, unless a faulty PSU, as I have an 800w psu with my 2x 6950 cards... that PC is primarily a gaming machine, though. |
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May 29, 2011, 06:40:48 AM |
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the implication of your post is that you have more than one rig running, they are identical, and they have the same problem.
so it probably isn't the motherboard, or the cards.
i figure it's either heat or the PSUs are overtaxed.
Well Right now, only 1 rigg has been put together. It is only running 1 card, because I dont have dummy plugs yet, they are coming. Since it's crashing with 1 card I am getting worried. ahh. an entirely different kettle of fish. put in a different card. try to duplicate the problem. then, if it duplicates, try a different PSU. etc. Okay Cool, TY I think, the problem was that power saver mode would kick in every 30 minutes... I just shut that off. I'll report back if it works. Thanks for all the help folks. He did report back --- POWER SAVE MODE kicking in every 30 mins ... I've been there ! I was thinking it was that as I read this. I knew it could not be the PSU, unless a faulty PSU, as I have an 800w psu with my 2x 6950 cards... that PC is primarily a gaming machine, though. |
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tachi641 (OP)
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May 29, 2011, 04:50:47 PM |
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Okay, All I wanted to wait a day before I reported back to make sure I had the problem cornered.
So it was indeed window's default power setting. You have to adjust windows powersavings mode to never on all options before you start mining.
With that,
I OC'd all my 6950s now to 840mhz and 20% extra power on the catalyst control center. I wish I can clock them higher, they are stable as a rock, I am getting between 300mhash/s - 325mhash/s per seconds on each card at these settings. Temps are high 60's-c Any way I can push them harder?
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