buying a new 470 today and 480 later next month.

[toptek]

Whats the best 470 to buy , I gonna buy one to day I'm willing to buy the 8 GB version doesn't matter just want the best bang for the bucks in the price ranges of  200 to 300 so i know what to look for or have a good idea, the best one for mining ? .

same for the 480 but that's later like next month around the 26 th .

[adaseb]

Just buy the cheapest 470 4GB you can find, it will hash at 28.5

[toptek]

got this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202229  

is wasn't to bad , i  plan to do that next month for the 480  or may buy another 470, not much difference, that i see between them.

was gonna buy this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202230
but it's loud in some of the reviews i read,I'd end up modding the cooling if it is,i don't want to right now ,so many are buying the NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 ,so i got it .

there was one or two others on sell for 189 to 199 but the NITRO+ got to good of  reviews to pass up.


 o yea bought two of these as back up

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D4U2GYK/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I won't get them till end of next month some time but they have Sata on each end for the power part not the four Pin type on one end and Sata on the other , i want to try out.
 

[LoneRangir]

is wasn't to bad , i  plan to do that next month for the 480  or may buy another 470, not much difference, that i see between them.

was gonna buy this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202230
but it's loud in some of the reviews i read,I'd end up modding the cooling if it is,i don't want to right now ,so many are buying the NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 ,so i got it .
 

Can you please link the rom image for this Sapphire card?

[toptek]

is wasn't to bad , i  plan to do that next month for the 480  or may buy another 470, not much difference, that i see between them.

was gonna buy this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202230
but it's loud in some of the reviews i read,I'd end up modding the cooling if it is,i don't want to right now ,so many are buying the NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 ,so i got it .
 

Can you please link the rom image for this Sapphire card?

I can't i didn't buy the ref card, i bought the other one , but next month i may buy one and modded the fan. or do you want the NITRO+ Radeon RX 470.rom ? .I get that card Thursday.

[LoneRangir]

The reference is a bit cheaper. That's why I'm interested in that one.

[toptek]

I bought the reference card and passed up on a S7 LN, i was gonna buy . the card will be more useful then the S7 LN. once i have that card unless you get the .rom first , I'll link it . .



cya toptek

[toptek]

Just buy the cheapest 470 4GB you can find, it will hash at 28.5

hey i put in the NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 it was running top speed 22mh , so I edited the bios now it's doing 27 mh and running cooler then it was @ 22 MH with less noise>.


@ LoneRangir

for the ref card bios Ill post it in a few days, if you still want it.

[LoneRangir]

I just ordered what I think are reference 470s. Could you post a link to your card? Like a Newegg or Amazon link.

[rascabily]

can give me the RX 470.rom fo r 4g. with the tutorial I've seen just gives me 26.1 mhs

[BTCBusinessConsult]

Just a friendly reminder that the DAG will impact your 4 gb cards much harder and much faster than the 8 gb  cards.... might want to take that into consideration.

[Cryptozillah]

Just a friendly reminder that the DAG will impact your 4 gb cards much harder and much faster than the 8 gb  cards.... might want to take that into consideration.

POW for ETH will probably be over before we hit 4GB+ DAG

[adaseb]

Yeah I am sure most of our 2GB cards still are good until Feb 2017, will be borderline POS by then.

[toptek]

I just ordered what I think are reference 470s. Could you post a link to your card? Like a Newegg or Amazon link.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202230

[toptek]

can give me the RX 470.rom fo r 4g. with the tutorial I've seen just gives me 26.1 mhs

after i edited it, I get 26.1 MH or a little more, then i over clock it to 1905 with wattman and leave everything else a lone or may be adjust temps and fan some, i get 27.122 or so, that way @ about 63 c.


ID rather not give you my bios encase it messes up your card then id feel bad and because I didn't save a stock copy , so i took a big chance . all i changed was the timing, they say leave the rest a lone so i did .

[adaseb]

There are also rebates coming for some of these cards. Guess they didn't sell as predicted.

[toptek]

               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP_zSP2H6ho
                                     ^
I edited my Bios by following this video then i overclock the card Memory clock to 1975 and set  power tune to 25 and use msi after burner not the one linked in the video, it has some really strange effects when I use it after burner doesn't do . Claymore hits 28MH all the time, with this BY wolf https://ottrbutt.com/miner/downloads/sgminer-gm/sgminer-gm-wolf-09222016.zip  i hit 27 mh .

all i change in the bios is the timing like the video does,so me linking my modded bios really won't help  and it is safer if you do it your self just follow that video .


here is my sgminer.conf which I'm all way tiring something new, till i hit that extra 1 mh i miss or some one figures out how to Optimize it better .

Code:

 {  
    "pools": [{
        "url": "stratum+tcp://us1.ethermine.org:4444",
        "user": "",
       "pass": "x"
  
    
    }],  
    "profiles": [{
        "gpu-powertune": "25",
        "worksize":"192",
        "name": "eth",
        "algorithm": "ethash",
        "gpu-threads":"1",
        "xintensity":"1024"
    }],
     "no-extranonce": "true",
     "default-profile": "eth",
     "api-allow": "W:127.0.0.1/24,W:192.168.1.0/24",
     "temp-target": "63",
     "api-port": "4028",
     "temp-cutoff": "82",
     "api-listen": true,
     "auto-fan": true,
     "temp-overheat": "80",
     "no-submit-stale" : true,
     "expiry": "120",
     "log": "5",
     "queue": "1",
     "scan-time": "60",
     "temp-hysteresis": "3"
} 

and when i set power tune to 25 for me any way my two 470  ran a lot cooler and quieter. I even let either Claymore or sgminer set the fan speeds all i did with the fan speed was set limits. I don't like using wattman either at first i thought i would , MSI after burner Does all the over clocking i need .I may find out what that Guy did in his 480 thread , who modded his bios with everything so no overclocking software is needed and then edit my bios to do the same, later on , but with 470 limits. that i may link or try to write the how to but for 470 unless some one does it sooner .
 
                                                   

[Makurika]

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP_zSP2H6ho
                                     ^
I edited my Bios by following this video then i overclock the card Memory clock to 1975 and set  power tune to 25 and use msi after burner not the one linked in the video, it has some really strange effects when I use it after burner doesn't do . Claymore hits 28MH all the time, with this BY wolf https://ottrbutt.com/miner/downloads/sgminer-gm/sgminer-gm-wolf-09222016.zip  i hit 27 mh .

all i change in the bios is the timing like the video does,so me linking my modded bios really won't help  and it is safer if you do it your self just follow that video .


here is my sgminer.conf which I'm all way tiring something new, till i hit that extra 1 mh i miss or some one figures out how to Optimize it better .

Code:

 {  
    "pools": [{
        "url": "stratum+tcp://us1.ethermine.org:4444",
        "user": "",
       "pass": "x"
  
    
    }],  
    "profiles": [{
        "gpu-powertune": "25",
        "worksize":"192",
        "name": "eth",
        "algorithm": "ethash",
        "gpu-threads":"1",
        "xintensity":"1024"
    }],
     "no-extranonce": "true",
     "default-profile": "eth",
     "api-allow": "W:127.0.0.1/24,W:192.168.1.0/24",
     "temp-target": "63",
     "api-port": "4028",
     "temp-cutoff": "82",
     "api-listen": true,
     "auto-fan": true,
     "temp-overheat": "80",
     "no-submit-stale" : true,
     "expiry": "120",
     "log": "5",
     "queue": "1",
     "scan-time": "60",
     "temp-hysteresis": "3"
} 

and when i set power tune to 25 for me any way my two 470  ran a lot cooler and quieter. I even let either Claymore or sgminer set the fan speeds all i did with the fan speed was set limits. I don't like using wattman either at first i thought i would , MSI after burner Does all the over clocking i need .I may find out what that Guy did in his 480 thread , who modded his bios with everything so no overclocking software is needed and then edit my bios to do the same, later on , but with 470 limits. that i may link or try to write the how to but for 470 unless some one does it sooner .
 
https://i.imgur.com/PdLeiwQ.gif                                                    https://i.imgur.com/YFesiDL.gif

How many hardware errors do you have in one hour per card? What is your speed seen in the pool?

[toptek]

HW ERROR are the issue right now for the 470, i got my 370's down to 1 hw error in 24 hours and showing a effective speed with two cards close to 30 MH or higher at times but hung around 29 to 30 MH .

the two 470 one was doing 21 HW error in a Hour the other one did 20 , i  went back to Claymore a new version came out, I'm messing with . honestly didn't get the effective speed with sgminer on us1.ethermine.org:4444 with the 470's, I'd rather use sgminer but the hw error brother me.


i have only modded one 470, I'm gonna do the other one a little later on , wanted to feel ok doing one before i did the other one. and that is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814202229.


wish i had bought two of the REF cards instead of one NITRO+  or 2 of these instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202230 .

and

HashZilla asked for some more details i told him I'd share what i could or felt ok sharing so he wouldn't mess up his card .

[niksdt101]

if i where u , i would wait up until black friday and bang it with 12 cards which usually proves 1-1. card price less....