Speculation on newer bigger badder gpus. How far can we go?

[SaBit]

Hi Phil,

What software do you use to mine? I'm keen to try my hand  at mining alt coins.

Edit - question 1  answered I read your signature

Also, is it feasible/possible to slap one or two of those into a machine which currently acts as a home server and keep its current function and just use the Gpu to mine?

[philipma1957]

Hi Phil,

What software do you use to mine? I'm keen to try my hand  at mining alt coins.

Edit - question 1  answered I read your signature

Also, is it feasible/possible to slap one or two of those into a machine which currently acts as a home server and keep its current function and just use the Gpu to mine?

Okay  amd  is smOS

smOS is a dedicated linux  you lose  the pc  for other stuff


nvidia is


EMBF_     in a windows 7  pro  box  .    If you mine zec the pc  can do other shit.

the better the cpu  and 2 sticks of 8gb or more ram in the server  you can run the nvidia in the background.

 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1707546.0   



If you want amd in the background mining  you need a windows box or a linux  not dedicated to smos

there are at least 4 dedicated linux setups

nvOC -- for nvidia
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.0

smos  -- for amd
 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1541084.0





eliovp  has one for the pandaminer
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1757132.0



ethos  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1341641.0

[SaBit]

Hi Phil,

What software do you use to mine? I'm keen to try my hand  at mining alt coins.

Edit - question 1  answered I read your signature

Also, is it feasible/possible to slap one or two of those into a machine which currently acts as a home server and keep its current function and just use the Gpu to mine?

Okay  amd  is smOS

smOS is a dedicated linux  you lose  the pc  for other stuff


nvidia is


EMBF_     in a windows 7  pro  box  .    If you mine zec the pc  can do other shit.

the better the cpu  and 2 sticks of 8gb or more ram in the server  you can run the nvidia in the background.

 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1707546.0   



If you want amd in the background mining  you need a windows box or a linux  not dedicated to smos

there are at least 4 dedicated linux setups

nvOC -- for nvidia
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.0

smos  -- for amd
 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1541084.0





eliovp  has one for the pandaminer
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1757132.0



ethos  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1341641.0

Thanks! I've got an oldish I7 with 16gb ram and a gazillion hard drives, a 1000w PSu Windows 10 and no Gpu, primarily use it for Plex - I am terrified of reloading an OS for fear of losing 20+tb of media in my clunky old raid setup

I'll try an Nvidia in there - just need to check that I have a pci slot that doesn't have a raid card and I could be in for just the price of the Gpu

[philipma1957]

Hi Phil,

What software do you use to mine? I'm keen to try my hand  at mining alt coins.

Edit - question 1  answered I read your signature

Also, is it feasible/possible to slap one or two of those into a machine which currently acts as a home server and keep its current function and just use the Gpu to mine?

Okay  amd  is smOS

smOS is a dedicated linux  you lose  the pc  for other stuff


nvidia is


EMBF_     in a windows 7  pro  box  .    If you mine zec the pc  can do other shit.

the better the cpu  and 2 sticks of 8gb or more ram in the server  you can run the nvidia in the background.

 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1707546.0   



If you want amd in the background mining  you need a windows box or a linux  not dedicated to smos

there are at least 4 dedicated linux setups

nvOC -- for nvidia
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.0

smos  -- for amd
 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1541084.0





eliovp  has one for the pandaminer
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1757132.0



ethos  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1341641.0

Thanks! I've got an oldish I7 with 16gb ram and a gazillion hard drives, a 1000w PSu Windows 10 and no Gpu, primarily use it for Plex - I am terrified of reloading an OS for fear of losing 20+tb of media in my clunky old raid setup

I'll try an Nvidia in there - just need to check that I have a pci slot that doesn't have a raid card and I could be in for just the price of the Gpu

yeah  if this is the case  you could  try a cheap  nvidia  like a 1060 or 1070

but my nvidia knowledge is limited  as to which 1070 or 1060 would be  a good one

[SaBit]

Would that 1080ti work in that rig. 700 is cheap compared to building a dedicated rig

[philipma1957]

Would that 1080ti work in that rig. 700 is cheap compared to building a dedicated rig

the smaller zotac with the blower would fit  the aorus  1080 ti is a beast


https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Founders-Graphics-ZT-P10810A-10P/dp/B06XDN4TXK/ref=sr_1_1?

[QuintLeo]

You can already get a TitanXP that beats even non-reference 1080ti's pretty easily
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/nvidia-titan-xp-is-faster-as-custom-gtx-1080-ti.html
   
Titan Xp - 3840 cuda cores, 12GB GDDR5X, 547.7GH/s memory bandwidth
1080ti   - 3584 cuda cores, 11GB GDDR5X, 484GH/s memory bandwidth

 And lower clock rates than the 1080 ti, it's quite a bit more even on actual performance than you think.

 For reference - the Titan X Pascal PREDATED the 1080 ti - the 1080 ti is basically a "one section disabled" version of the same GPU (partly to help with yield) that clocks ballpark 10% higher to get to the same total power usage.


 The Zotac "mini" isn't actually all that short - it's almost identical length to my Sapphire RX 470 blower-style cards, works out to ballpark an inch shorter.
 It does appear to be the smallest 1080 model at this time though.
 
 The Gigabyte "ITX" single-fan GTX 1070, THAT is a short card. 7" long almost exactly COUNTING the "flange" on the mounting bracket.


 I don't see any possibility of anyone making a low profile 1070, much less a low profile 1070 - but I AM supprised that nobody makes a 1060 3GB low profile, or that the ONLY RX series low-profile is the AMD WX-series workstation varient on the RX 460.