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April 06, 2013, 03:08:34 AM
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Was on verge of getting 7950s but reading about lower power use etc on 7790 makes me think might be better
off in long run? I think 7950 will do roughly 2x a 7790.

For mining alt coins not BTC


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April 06, 2013, 03:26:26 AM
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for script based coins I would go with the 7950 because of the faster vram bandwith.

for sha256  2 * 7790 less heat and power

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April 06, 2013, 03:46:48 AM
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thanks for info!
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April 06, 2013, 06:38:31 AM
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All the reports I've seen of the 7790 for Scrypt are very, very bad.. Something in the area of 180 - 230 khash. Given the price, its not a good decision. However, there are multiple users that are reporting ~300 mhash for sha256-based mining. That is pretty darn good. May be worth it if you really want sha256-based mining.
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May 29, 2013, 12:36:45 AM
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which makes the least heat compared to hashes?

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May 29, 2013, 01:13:13 AM
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My 7790 results...

296 mhash (guiminer -v -w 128 -f 1 1200/200)
246 khash (cgminer, tc 8000, w 128, i 17, 830/1500)

I have three and they hardly use any power. I'm running them stacked in a case and the fans are so quiet I can't hear them.

That said, I am looking to build a rig with 2x7950 or some other beastly cards because I want more hash.

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May 29, 2013, 01:15:15 AM
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Was on verge of getting 7950s but reading about lower power use etc on 7790 makes me think might be better
off in long run? I think 7950 will do roughly 2x a 7790.

For mining alt coins not BTC




All of my rigs use multiple 7950s.  I undervolt, run a high intensity and get around 680 or better  each with very, very few stales mining LTC.

Do not use 7970s or that new 7990 which is merely two 7970s in one housing.

I have 4 and 7 card rigs running and am working on a prototype 14 card rig.

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May 29, 2013, 01:27:24 AM
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My 7790 results...

296 mhash (guiminer -v -w 128 -f 1 1200/200)
246 khash (cgminer, tc 8000, w 128, i 17, 830/1500)

I have three and they hardly use any power. I'm running them stacked in a case and the fans are so quiet I can't hear them.

That said, I am looking to build a rig with 2x7950 or some other beastly cards because I want more hash.



that's a lot faster than the page says here:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

you're quite overclocked; what is your mhash/watt?

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May 29, 2013, 01:51:44 AM
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My 7790 results...

296 mhash (guiminer -v -w 128 -f 1 1200/200)
246 khash (cgminer, tc 8000, w 128, i 17, 830/1500)

I have three and they hardly use any power. I'm running them stacked in a case and the fans are so quiet I can't hear them.

That said, I am looking to build a rig with 2x7950 or some other beastly cards because I want more hash.



that's a lot faster than the page says here:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison
I don't see the 7790 on there. The 7790 was just released recently, so there isn't much information out there.

you're quite overclocked; what is your mhash/watt?
I'm not sure to be honest. I don't have a kill-a-watt. I am running the power setting at -20% in afterburner for all three cards for bitcoin and litecoin mining. All three cards are running on a 750 watt bronze psu.
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May 29, 2013, 01:56:28 AM
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I would still go with some 7950s for versatility. Just make sure they can be undervolted.

My 3xSapphire OCs can do:

Scrypt 1820 kh/s - 770 W out of the wall
Scrypt 1720 kh/s - 600 W out of the wall
Scrypt 1660 kh/s - 570 W out of the wall (favorite on hot summer days)

SHA256 1720 kh/s - 530 W ouf ot the wall (clock memory down to 155 mhz, originally 1250 mhz)

since ASICs are there/coming, the point of graphics card should be the versatility.

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May 29, 2013, 02:09:33 AM
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which makes the least heat compared to hashes?

Probably the new 7990 Malta. It has a TDP of 375W thanks to binned 7970 chips and I can get it to do 1.05 Mhash on -20 % PowerTune. -15% PowerTune it does 1.2 Mhash, and 1.35 on  0% (default).

It costs around $1050 though so not very economical. But it's one of the best performance/watt cards, possibly better than the 7790.
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May 29, 2013, 02:25:16 AM
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oops i was dumbly thinking 7750

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May 29, 2013, 02:50:06 AM
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which makes the least heat compared to hashes?

Probably the new 7990 Malta. It has a TDP of 375W thanks to binned 7970 chips and I can get it to do 1.05 Mhash on -20 % PowerTune. -15% PowerTune it does 1.2 Mhash, and 1.35 on  0% (default).

It costs around $1050 though so not very economical. But it's one of the best performance/watt cards, possibly better than the 7790.

IMHO, based on my personal experience, you are going to have to go a long way in terms of power savings to make up the difference in cost between the 7990 and a pair of 7950s.

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June 02, 2013, 07:44:05 PM
Last edit: June 02, 2013, 11:16:50 PM by Kinetic915
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I feel like buying a bunch of 7790s is so much better then buying a few 7950s.  Newegg offers 7790s for 134 after rebate with the free 3 games, so the final card price would probably be under 100.  The 7950 is 284 at newegg with the games so lets say around 240 for each card.  I can have my 7950s hashing at 550 @ 75C with power of 250ish while the 7790 hashes at a solid 250 with a power consumption of 65 watts.  Thats huge.  

8 7790s on two motherboards would pull around ~700 watts at 2000 hash rate while my 3 7950s, 1 7970 and 1 7790 can hash at ~2500 @ wattage 1215.

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June 02, 2013, 07:49:50 PM
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Was on verge of getting 7950s but reading about lower power use etc on 7790 makes me think might be better
off in long run? I think 7950 will do roughly 2x a 7790.

For mining alt coins not BTC

For BTC maybe 7790 would be better, but for scrypt mining 7950 is better due to 384-bit memory interface.

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June 02, 2013, 09:27:27 PM
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Was on verge of getting 7950s but reading about lower power use etc on 7790 makes me think might be better
off in long run? I think 7950 will do roughly 2x a 7790.

For mining alt coins not BTC

For BTC maybe 7790 would be better, but for scrypt mining 7950 is better due to 384-bit memory interface.

I'm mining 250 k/hash on scrypt with a 7790 @ 65 watts

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June 02, 2013, 10:15:55 PM
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When I got back into mining I went this route. I've got a 7790 and a 6670 mining away. I'll replace slower card soon with another 7790.

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June 21, 2013, 07:47:55 PM
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Was on verge of getting 7950s but reading about lower power use etc on 7790 makes me think might be better
off in long run? I think 7950 will do roughly 2x a 7790.

For mining alt coins not BTC

For BTC maybe 7790 would be better, but for scrypt mining 7950 is better due to 384-bit memory interface.

I'm mining 250 k/hash on scrypt with a 7790 @ 65 watts

Which model 7790 are you using?
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June 22, 2013, 11:19:54 AM
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Power consumption is offset by speed of hash rate.

My $.02.

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June 22, 2013, 11:53:16 AM
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Anyone mining with 6770? I am getting 180 khash with intensity 16.

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