Fourth alt coin thread last three got oversized.

[VyprBTC]

Phil - are you using any kind of network monitor?

Currently I just track by seeing if they are connected to Teamviewer and the ones on zpool just see if they are working on zpool wondering if you're using anything fancier.

Teamviewer gives me a popup now EVERY time i connect to any of my computers saying I've been flagged for commercial use! I have it installed on 20 computers, and it is non commercial use but man it's annoying I need a better solution.

smos for the amd cards.  I have 5 nvidia rigs and they are in my garage.  I am retired and have been suffering from really bad allergies this season so I am around the rigs and just look at the mining


 http://zpool.ca/?address=1JdC6Xg3ajT3rge3FgPNSYYFpmf53Vbtje

or http://zpool.ca/?address=16yLHLoeyuCLPMXkVpC3gyrRYvwRGwjKJr

but I need to do a linux and get a monitor setup as I may do a large expansion with buysolar

maybe 1 megawatt solar farm

What.... the ...f^%$... 1 megawatt solar farm... how many acres of land do you have! that is amazingly awesome I hope you do it! Give me a nice hosting rate/fee please

[VyprBTC]

I see. .  so run one 6+2 to each of the 3 cards? Simply plug one in at a time, edit them (is there a guide you recommend on how to do this? sorry this is my first diy rig build), rinse and repeat x3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-GeForce-GTX-1080-Mini-ZT-P10800H-10P-8GB-GDDR5X-like-new-/272693297508?hash=item3f7dc98164:g:wJcAAOSw-K9ZLThP
I ordered one of these 1080 mini per your rec

1080 Tis are BEASTS - it is 1 6+2 AND 1 6pcie PER card.

[philipma1957]

Phil - are you using any kind of network monitor?

Currently I just track by seeing if they are connected to Teamviewer and the ones on zpool just see if they are working on zpool wondering if you're using anything fancier.

Teamviewer gives me a popup now EVERY time i connect to any of my computers saying I've been flagged for commercial use! I have it installed on 20 computers, and it is non commercial use but man it's annoying I need a better solution.

smos for the amd cards.  I have 5 nvidia rigs and they are in my garage.  I am retired and have been suffering from really bad allergies this season so I am around the rigs and just look at the mining


 http://zpool.ca/?address=1JdC6Xg3ajT3rge3FgPNSYYFpmf53Vbtje

or http://zpool.ca/?address=16yLHLoeyuCLPMXkVpC3gyrRYvwRGwjKJr

but I need to do a linux and get a monitor setup as I may do a large expansion with buysolar

maybe 1 megawatt solar farm

What.... the ...f^%$... 1 megawatt solar farm... how many acres of land do you have! that is amazingly awesome I hope you do it! Give me a nice hosting rate/fee please


Very early would need 10-16 acres.

Buysolar is checking NJ regs .

It would be quite a while to get it set up.

So mining needs to do well for it to happen.

[VoskCoin]

I see. .  so run one 6+2 to each of the 3 cards? Simply plug one in at a time, edit them (is there a guide you recommend on how to do this? sorry this is my first diy rig build), rinse and repeat x3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-GeForce-GTX-1080-Mini-ZT-P10800H-10P-8GB-GDDR5X-like-new-/272693297508?hash=item3f7dc98164:g:wJcAAOSw-K9ZLThP
I ordered one of these 1080 mini per your rec

1080 Tis are BEASTS - it is 1 6+2 AND 1 6pcie PER card.

how would I run this PSU then http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-SuperNOVA-220-P2-0750-RX-750W-ATX12V-EPS12V-SLI-Ready-CrossFire-Ready-80-/382026031239?


Phil & others with this board you rec'd

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIGABYTE-GA-Z270P-D3-rev-1-0-LGA-1151-Intel-Z270-HDMI-SATA-6Gb-s-USB-3-1-ATX-/381927411340?

What do I need to run 2x 1080 TI Aero + zotac 1080 mini

[philipma1957]

this is about

1400  for 1080ti
  350  for  1080
 110   for   mobo
  40    for   ssd
 110   for   psu
   35   for  ram

2150 with no sales or deals     I think a pandaminer is now  about 2500 shipped to usa.

this will do say 1700 sols for zec  at 500 watts at kill-a-watt-meter   and be quiet .

the panda miner will do 2300 sols at  1100 watts maybe 1000 watts and be loud

Is 1080 half price of 1080Ti?

 note correction made

 the 1070 mini is 350 at newegg

the 1080 mini is 500 at newegg


1070 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500408

1080 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500414


so left to right:

msi aero 1080 ti --------  msi aero 1080 ti ----------- zotac mini 1070  or 1080


and here is a great psu to run 3 cards  very good price.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07236V1499

these are really good  do not worry that they are rosewill  they are a higher quality psu

Hey Phil sorry I meant to ask you this, when you orient left to right, what is the "front" of the rig which would dictate where left is

  the zotac mini  goes on the edge  give me a minute or two

here you go

thank you a lot for that, very helpful

My next question is in regards to the SSD, is 128 rec.?
What do you think about running nvOC on a 16gb flash drive?

if it runs like smOS it will be good.

 if you go windows get the 120-128 ssd  as they can be found under 50 bucks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPS-DRV-SATA-SSD-2-5-HD-128GB-643917-001/272248220241

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-Series-2-5-128GB-SATA-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-MZ-7PC128D/263012173036
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-128GB-SSD-2-5-7mm-Hard-Drive-6Gbps-MZ-7PD128D-Dell-P9P2T-Warranty/162534649917


yeah 64  works but many times   it is 30 vs 35

you rec'd the http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-SuperNOVA-220-P2-0750-RX-750W-ATX12V-EPS12V-SLI-Ready-CrossFire-Ready-80-/382026031239?

the 1080 TI aero is pcie 6+2 pin x2 correct? so the 4x pcie 6+2 pin on this PSU is consumed by the 2x MSI Aero
the 1080 mini is 6 pin? is it 6 pin x 2? the 750 has 2x 6 pin available in addition to the 4x 6+2 pin

ordered the cards xD

What are your thoughts on windows for linux for these rigs? your 3 card setup is running on linux or windows?

no  they are 8 pin 6 pin 1 cable does the trick  just make sure tdp is 70%

I see. .  so run one 6+2 to each of the 3 cards? Simply plug one in at a time, edit them (is there a guide you recommend on how to do this? sorry this is my first diy rig build), rinse and repeat x3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-GeForce-GTX-1080-Mini-ZT-P10800H-10P-8GB-GDDR5X-like-new-/272693297508?hash=item3f7dc98164:g:wJcAAOSw-K9ZLThP
I ordered one of these 1080 mini per your rec

Pretty much load one card boot load drivers I use. Nvidia 378.78

Once it loads load Msi 4.3. Then

Set clocks

Power 70%
Core 150
Memory -100
Fan 75%


Then load ewbf 3.3 miner. I point it to nicehash and mine Zec.

Nicehash will auto convert the Zec to btc.

It will do close to 1800 sols which is close to 18 used a day.

Should be 550 watts at kwatt meter. Which is fine for the Psu.

[VoskCoin]

this is about

1400  for 1080ti
  350  for  1080
 110   for   mobo
  40    for   ssd
 110   for   psu
   35   for  ram

2150 with no sales or deals     I think a pandaminer is now  about 2500 shipped to usa.

this will do say 1700 sols for zec  at 500 watts at kill-a-watt-meter   and be quiet .

the panda miner will do 2300 sols at  1100 watts maybe 1000 watts and be loud

Is 1080 half price of 1080Ti?

 note correction made

 the 1070 mini is 350 at newegg

the 1080 mini is 500 at newegg


1070 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500408

1080 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500414


so left to right:

msi aero 1080 ti --------  msi aero 1080 ti ----------- zotac mini 1070  or 1080


and here is a great psu to run 3 cards  very good price.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07236V1499

these are really good  do not worry that they are rosewill  they are a higher quality psu

Hey Phil sorry I meant to ask you this, when you orient left to right, what is the "front" of the rig which would dictate where left is

  the zotac mini  goes on the edge  give me a minute or two

here you go

thank you a lot for that, very helpful

My next question is in regards to the SSD, is 128 rec.?
What do you think about running nvOC on a 16gb flash drive?

if it runs like smOS it will be good.

 if you go windows get the 120-128 ssd  as they can be found under 50 bucks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPS-DRV-SATA-SSD-2-5-HD-128GB-643917-001/272248220241

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-Series-2-5-128GB-SATA-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-MZ-7PC128D/263012173036
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-128GB-SSD-2-5-7mm-Hard-Drive-6Gbps-MZ-7PD128D-Dell-P9P2T-Warranty/162534649917


yeah 64  works but many times   it is 30 vs 35

you rec'd the http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-SuperNOVA-220-P2-0750-RX-750W-ATX12V-EPS12V-SLI-Ready-CrossFire-Ready-80-/382026031239?

the 1080 TI aero is pcie 6+2 pin x2 correct? so the 4x pcie 6+2 pin on this PSU is consumed by the 2x MSI Aero
the 1080 mini is 6 pin? is it 6 pin x 2? the 750 has 2x 6 pin available in addition to the 4x 6+2 pin

ordered the cards xD

What are your thoughts on windows for linux for these rigs? your 3 card setup is running on linux or windows?

no  they are 8 pin 6 pin 1 cable does the trick  just make sure tdp is 70%

I see. .  so run one 6+2 to each of the 3 cards? Simply plug one in at a time, edit them (is there a guide you recommend on how to do this? sorry this is my first diy rig build), rinse and repeat x3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-GeForce-GTX-1080-Mini-ZT-P10800H-10P-8GB-GDDR5X-like-new-/272693297508?hash=item3f7dc98164:g:wJcAAOSw-K9ZLThP
I ordered one of these 1080 mini per your rec

Pretty much load one card boot load drivers I use. Nvidia 378.78

Once it loads load Msi 4.3. Then

Set clocks

Power 70%
Core 150
Memory -100
Fan 75%


Then load ewbf 3.3 miner. I point it to nicehash and mine Zec.

Nicehash will auto convert the Zec to btc.

It will do close to 1800 sols which is close to 18 used a day.

Should be 550 watts at kwatt meter. Which is fine for the Psu.

is that 550 watts on 240v?

What are your thoughts on nvOC vs windows? Also I do not have experience in Linux O_o

[philipma1957]

this is about

1400  for 1080ti
  350  for  1080
 110   for   mobo
  40    for   ssd
 110   for   psu
   35   for  ram

2150 with no sales or deals     I think a pandaminer is now  about 2500 shipped to usa.

this will do say 1700 sols for zec  at 500 watts at kill-a-watt-meter   and be quiet .

the panda miner will do 2300 sols at  1100 watts maybe 1000 watts and be loud

Is 1080 half price of 1080Ti?

 note correction made

 the 1070 mini is 350 at newegg

the 1080 mini is 500 at newegg


1070 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500408

1080 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500414


so left to right:

msi aero 1080 ti --------  msi aero 1080 ti ----------- zotac mini 1070  or 1080


and here is a great psu to run 3 cards  very good price.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07236V1499

these are really good  do not worry that they are rosewill  they are a higher quality psu

Hey Phil sorry I meant to ask you this, when you orient left to right, what is the "front" of the rig which would dictate where left is

  the zotac mini  goes on the edge  give me a minute or two

here you go

thank you a lot for that, very helpful

My next question is in regards to the SSD, is 128 rec.?
What do you think about running nvOC on a 16gb flash drive?

if it runs like smOS it will be good.

 if you go windows get the 120-128 ssd  as they can be found under 50 bucks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPS-DRV-SATA-SSD-2-5-HD-128GB-643917-001/272248220241

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-Series-2-5-128GB-SATA-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-MZ-7PC128D/263012173036
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-128GB-SSD-2-5-7mm-Hard-Drive-6Gbps-MZ-7PD128D-Dell-P9P2T-Warranty/162534649917


yeah 64  works but many times   it is 30 vs 35

you rec'd the http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-SuperNOVA-220-P2-0750-RX-750W-ATX12V-EPS12V-SLI-Ready-CrossFire-Ready-80-/382026031239?

the 1080 TI aero is pcie 6+2 pin x2 correct? so the 4x pcie 6+2 pin on this PSU is consumed by the 2x MSI Aero
the 1080 mini is 6 pin? is it 6 pin x 2? the 750 has 2x 6 pin available in addition to the 4x 6+2 pin

ordered the cards xD

What are your thoughts on windows for linux for these rigs? your 3 card setup is running on linux or windows?

no  they are 8 pin 6 pin 1 cable does the trick  just make sure tdp is 70%

I see. .  so run one 6+2 to each of the 3 cards? Simply plug one in at a time, edit them (is there a guide you recommend on how to do this? sorry this is my first diy rig build), rinse and repeat x3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-GeForce-GTX-1080-Mini-ZT-P10800H-10P-8GB-GDDR5X-like-new-/272693297508?hash=item3f7dc98164:g:wJcAAOSw-K9ZLThP
I ordered one of these 1080 mini per your rec

Pretty much load one card boot load drivers I use. Nvidia 378.78

Once it loads load Msi 4.3. Then

Set clocks

Power 70%
Core 150
Memory -100
Fan 75%


Then load ewbf 3.3 miner. I point it to nicehash and mine Zec.

Nicehash will auto convert the Zec to btc.

It will do close to 1800 sols which is close to 18 used a day.

Should be 550 watts at kwatt meter. Which is fine for the Psu.

is that 550 watts on 240v?

What are your thoughts on nvOC vs windows? Also I do not have experience in Linux O_o

Maybe 530 on 240 watts.

I was not able to load nvOC. So at the moment I am locked into windows 10.  Or windows 7

Now I love smOS for Amd cards.

And I will get a working nvOC  but

April and May. Have been amazing two months for me.

Coins exploded I did well.
I redesigned the small solar array for,the spring.

I sold 40 rx cards and switched to Nvidia.

Real world the worst allergies in the last 38 years. I am loaded with antihistamine and either wired or tired.
A relative died another relative is in the hospital but is recovering.
I made 7x 220 mile round trips in bumper to bumper traffic to do the furneral and visit the other one in the hospital .

And finally a shower a wedding a birthday party a graduation.

All in about seven weeks.

Oh forget that Home Depot install four doors 3 sliders and a double front door.

They got the color wrong on one door and today they came back with the correct color but it was damaged in the box .  So I am a bit like holy shit it is a bit too much for me.

Have to say it has been very interesting since the 14th of April.

In the morning I will list any parts i missed.

I am listening to jimmy Fallon and typing on an iPad.

You need a power switch since the board is an open air build.

Some nylon spacers a piece of plywood a few screws.

I will post links in the morning.

[VoskCoin]

this is about

1400  for 1080ti
  350  for  1080
 110   for   mobo
  40    for   ssd
 110   for   psu
   35   for  ram

2150 with no sales or deals     I think a pandaminer is now  about 2500 shipped to usa.

this will do say 1700 sols for zec  at 500 watts at kill-a-watt-meter   and be quiet .

the panda miner will do 2300 sols at  1100 watts maybe 1000 watts and be loud

Is 1080 half price of 1080Ti?

 note correction made

 the 1070 mini is 350 at newegg

the 1080 mini is 500 at newegg


1070 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500408

1080 mini
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500414


so left to right:

msi aero 1080 ti --------  msi aero 1080 ti ----------- zotac mini 1070  or 1080


and here is a great psu to run 3 cards  very good price.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07236V1499

these are really good  do not worry that they are rosewill  they are a higher quality psu

Hey Phil sorry I meant to ask you this, when you orient left to right, what is the "front" of the rig which would dictate where left is

  the zotac mini  goes on the edge  give me a minute or two

here you go

thank you a lot for that, very helpful

My next question is in regards to the SSD, is 128 rec.?
What do you think about running nvOC on a 16gb flash drive?

if it runs like smOS it will be good.

 if you go windows get the 120-128 ssd  as they can be found under 50 bucks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPS-DRV-SATA-SSD-2-5-HD-128GB-643917-001/272248220241

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-Series-2-5-128GB-SATA-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-MZ-7PC128D/263012173036
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-128GB-SSD-2-5-7mm-Hard-Drive-6Gbps-MZ-7PD128D-Dell-P9P2T-Warranty/162534649917


yeah 64  works but many times   it is 30 vs 35

you rec'd the http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-SuperNOVA-220-P2-0750-RX-750W-ATX12V-EPS12V-SLI-Ready-CrossFire-Ready-80-/382026031239?

the 1080 TI aero is pcie 6+2 pin x2 correct? so the 4x pcie 6+2 pin on this PSU is consumed by the 2x MSI Aero
the 1080 mini is 6 pin? is it 6 pin x 2? the 750 has 2x 6 pin available in addition to the 4x 6+2 pin

ordered the cards xD

What are your thoughts on windows for linux for these rigs? your 3 card setup is running on linux or windows?

no  they are 8 pin 6 pin 1 cable does the trick  just make sure tdp is 70%

I see. .  so run one 6+2 to each of the 3 cards? Simply plug one in at a time, edit them (is there a guide you recommend on how to do this? sorry this is my first diy rig build), rinse and repeat x3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-GeForce-GTX-1080-Mini-ZT-P10800H-10P-8GB-GDDR5X-like-new-/272693297508?hash=item3f7dc98164:g:wJcAAOSw-K9ZLThP
I ordered one of these 1080 mini per your rec

Pretty much load one card boot load drivers I use. Nvidia 378.78

Once it loads load Msi 4.3. Then

Set clocks

Power 70%
Core 150
Memory -100
Fan 75%


Then load ewbf 3.3 miner. I point it to nicehash and mine Zec.

Nicehash will auto convert the Zec to btc.

It will do close to 1800 sols which is close to 18 used a day.

Should be 550 watts at kwatt meter. Which is fine for the Psu.

is that 550 watts on 240v?

What are your thoughts on nvOC vs windows? Also I do not have experience in Linux O_o

Maybe 530 on 240 watts.

I was not able to load nvOC. So at the moment I am locked into windows 10.

Now I love smOS for Amd cards.

And I will get a working nvOC  but

April and May. Have been amazing two months for me.

Coins exploded I did well.
I redesigned the small solar array for,the spring.

I sold 40 rx cards and switched to Nvidia.

Real world the worst allergies in the last 38 years. I am loaded with antihistamine and either wired or tired.
A relative died another relative is in the hospital but is recovering.
I made 7x 220 mile round trips in bumper to bumper traffic to do the furneral and visit the other one in the hospital .

And finally a shower a wedding a birthday party a graduation.

All in about seven weeks.

Oh forget that Home Depot install four doors 3 sliders and a double front door.

They got the color wrong on one door and today they came back with the correct color but it was damaged in the box .  So I am a bit like holy shit it is a bit too much for me.

Have to say it has been very interesting since the 14th of April.

Sorry for your loss, your life definitely sounds crazy & hectic lately, I also understand the allergies they are killing me this year, allegra seems to be the only OTC that helps me
Any regrets on ditching the rx cards for all Nvidia?

What is not functioning about nvoc and what are you plans to get it operational?

[PanneKopp]

Hi @ToTheMoon888

Assuming your electricity price isn't that high, aren't the 1060 3GB by far the best value for Nvidia?  

I am wondering why there is so much talk of the 1070s and 1080s?  

... the higher the investment is, the higher is the return,
which does not inevitable mean a quicker ROI ^^

I won´t recommend the GTX-1060 with 3 GB because they have a lower bandwidth memory interface and usually lower base/boost-clocks.

I have build a small rig with 2 GTX-1060-6:

no case yet (gonna choose a cheap ATX Midtower with at least 3 120mm intake (!) fans)
460W PSU
ASRock B150M mainboard (space between the two PCI-E ist important)
2 x DDR4 4GB
120GB SSD
2 x KFA2 (Galaxy) GTX-1060-6 OC (non EX)

Win7_64
NHM v1.7.5.12




trimmed down to 230W from wall (= 1.44 EUR/day at 0.26 EUR/KWh)

... should ROI rel. fast even at my high power costs

 

[cvsea]

So which 1080 ti do you guys recommend?

These would be my options:

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING O11G 11GB DDR5X 352-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING 11GB DDR5X 352-bit

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

Went ahead and got this one: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit (do you have the same one Phil? may I call you Phil? )

Tried different drivers:
- 378.92 gives about 680 h/s on ZEC at stock
- 382.33 (latest) - 715 - 730 h/s on ZEC at stock; seems to be the better choice. Running only one card on Win 10.

Then I moved to Skein. Using ccminer-2.0-release-x64-cuda-8.0 and added ccminerAlexis78 build:



Seems to be the best profitability at the moment. (5% pool fee factored in for fees + other losses):

[philipma1957]

So which 1080 ti do you guys recommend?

These would be my options:

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING O11G 11GB DDR5X 352-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING 11GB DDR5X 352-bit

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

Went ahead and got this one: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit (do you have the same one Phil? may I call you Phil? )

Tried different drivers:
- 378.92 gives about 680 h/s on ZEC at stock
- 382.33 (latest) - 715 - 730 h/s on ZEC at stock; seems to be the better choice. Running only one card on Win 10.

Then I moved to Skein. Using ccminer-2.0-release-x64-cuda-8.0 and added ccminerAlexis78 build:



Seems to be the best profitability at the moment. (5% pool fee factored in for fees + other losses):

The aorus is too big  for my setup  but it is a great card.

I bounce back and forth from zec to skein.

I have 14 1080 ti's

So far the Founder cards all seem to be equal to each other.

The msi aero  are a blower style no back plate but I truly liike them

the aorus  has the best hash rate  but is fat  and wants  two 8 pin pcie wires  if you are doing a 1 or 2 card build it is the way to go.

[JaredKaragen]

im a huge fan of EVGA personally... the few extra bucks ans you get a better cooler, better build quality, and a quality warranty...

I haven't had any EVGA cards fail on me yet.

Though, the ACX3.0 cards are the 2.25 spacing size... and they are rather large;  but that's what I like, the cooler.

[philipma1957]

im a huge fan of EVGA personally... the few extra bucks ans you get a better cooler, better build quality, and a quality warranty...

I haven't had any EVGA cards fail on me yet.

Though, the ACX3.0 cards are the 2.25 spacing size... and they are rather large;  but that's what I like, the cooler.

I dont own any of them  but  they were very good on 3 psu  rma's.

I am tempted to get this one



https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487346

it is water cooled.  never had any water cooled gear.

I have 459 dollars coming to me from ebay  e-bucks   so I get it in July  I may buy the watercooled one

[JaredKaragen]

In general: watercooling is awesome, as long as you keep up on checking the coolant regularly....  when its an "openable" system.. like a homemade loop.

In my opinion, it's almost a negative honestly;  because not only do you have the liquid level and leak factor, but that on top of the radiator/cooler clogging like any other cooler would.  In the end, you are shrinking your cooler down from the surface area that it was on the GPU (which I believe is higher) to the size of the new radiator.

If it wasn't a "closed system" like that one, you could feed it from a large reservoir, remote from the machine, that would be the smartest option in the end... but, again... more hassle to do that than it's worth I think.

I really don't think you'll get much more out of one being watercooled, because they will reach heat saturation and be right where the air cooled unit was (within a few degrees anyways)....   They do help for the short term load spikes and whatnot that you see in games, but when it comes to running cards hard like mining does... they get to heat soak and are basically about the same... depending on the ability of the radiator/fan.

[citronick]

So which 1080 ti do you guys recommend?

These would be my options:

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING O11G 11GB DDR5X 352-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING 11GB DDR5X 352-bit

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

Went ahead and got this one: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit (do you have the same one Phil? may I call you Phil? )

Tried different drivers:
- 378.92 gives about 680 h/s on ZEC at stock
- 382.33 (latest) - 715 - 730 h/s on ZEC at stock; seems to be the better choice. Running only one card on Win 10.

Then I moved to Skein. Using ccminer-2.0-release-x64-cuda-8.0 and added ccminerAlexis78 build:



Seems to be the best profitability at the moment. (5% pool fee factored in for fees + other losses):

2 x Auros 1080ti on MSI-Z270-A Pro motherboard -- too close for comfort --- the card is huge 2.5x slots at least



Now with MSI- Gaming M5 Z170 motherboard -- better spacing but still too close I think --- this card although is awesome hash beast and very very quiet --- its too wide due to the triple fan design. Its a tad too expensive also IMHO.

The 2nd 1080ti is slotted at the 3rd 16x PCI slot right at the edge of the mobo!

[VoskCoin]

So which 1080 ti do you guys recommend?

These would be my options:

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING O11G 11GB DDR5X 352-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING 11GB DDR5X 352-bit

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

Went ahead and got this one: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit (do you have the same one Phil? may I call you Phil? )

Tried different drivers:
- 378.92 gives about 680 h/s on ZEC at stock
- 382.33 (latest) - 715 - 730 h/s on ZEC at stock; seems to be the better choice. Running only one card on Win 10.

Then I moved to Skein. Using ccminer-2.0-release-x64-cuda-8.0 and added ccminerAlexis78 build:



Seems to be the best profitability at the moment. (5% pool fee factored in for fees + other losses):

The aorus is too big  for my setup  but it is a great card.

I bounce back and forth from zec to skein.

I have 14 1080 ti's

So far the Founder cards all seem to be equal to each other.

The msi aero  are a blower style no back plate but I truly liike them

the aorus  has the best hash rate  but is fat  and wants  two 8 pin pcie wires  if you are doing a 1 or 2 card build it is the way to go.

Phil do you have any of these cards you posted a couple pages back?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/292077280960?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

If so, what is your setup with them?

[philipma1957]

So which 1080 ti do you guys recommend?

These would be my options:

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING O11G 11GB DDR5X 352-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING 11GB DDR5X 352-bit

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

Went ahead and got this one: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit (do you have the same one Phil? may I call you Phil? )

Tried different drivers:
- 378.92 gives about 680 h/s on ZEC at stock
- 382.33 (latest) - 715 - 730 h/s on ZEC at stock; seems to be the better choice. Running only one card on Win 10.

Then I moved to Skein. Using ccminer-2.0-release-x64-cuda-8.0 and added ccminerAlexis78 build:



Seems to be the best profitability at the moment. (5% pool fee factored in for fees + other losses):

The aorus is too big  for my setup  but it is a great card.

I bounce back and forth from zec to skein.

I have 14 1080 ti's

So far the Founder cards all seem to be equal to each other.

The msi aero  are a blower style no back plate but I truly liike them

the aorus  has the best hash rate  but is fat  and wants  two 8 pin pcie wires  if you are doing a 1 or 2 card build it is the way to go.

Phil do you have any of these cards you posted a couple pages back?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/292077280960?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

If so, what is your setup with them?

No I have

 1 aorus
 7 founders
 5 msi aero ---- 1 is yet to arrive.

2 galax katana's 1070
1 gigabyte 1070 mini  yet to arrive

that gigabyte is very close to the aorus.   If I got one.

I would run  a 2 card rig with the aorus  in a case with good fans.

I would put it in my friends shop in brooklyn  and pay zero for power.  We would split the coins.

I have a few deals like this.


@ I can't find the post

I do not regret selling the 34 rx 480's and the pandaminer to switch to nvidia.   I do have 6 rx 480's left

this  is in the solar array  3 two card rx 480s and 1 two card 1080 ti
https://www.nicehash.com/index.jsp?p=miners&addr=16yLHLoeyuCLPMXkVpC3gyrRYvwRGwjKJr

[VoskCoin]

So which 1080 ti do you guys recommend?

These would be my options:

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING O11G 11GB DDR5X 352-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING 11GB DDR5X 352-bit

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

Went ahead and got this one: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit (do you have the same one Phil? may I call you Phil? )

Tried different drivers:
- 378.92 gives about 680 h/s on ZEC at stock
- 382.33 (latest) - 715 - 730 h/s on ZEC at stock; seems to be the better choice. Running only one card on Win 10.

Then I moved to Skein. Using ccminer-2.0-release-x64-cuda-8.0 and added ccminerAlexis78 build:



Seems to be the best profitability at the moment. (5% pool fee factored in for fees + other losses):

The aorus is too big  for my setup  but it is a great card.

I bounce back and forth from zec to skein.

I have 14 1080 ti's

So far the Founder cards all seem to be equal to each other.

The msi aero  are a blower style no back plate but I truly liike them

the aorus  has the best hash rate  but is fat  and wants  two 8 pin pcie wires  if you are doing a 1 or 2 card build it is the way to go.

Phil do you have any of these cards you posted a couple pages back?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/292077280960?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

If so, what is your setup with them?

No I have

 1 aorus
 7 founders
 5 msi aero ---- 1 is yet to arrive.

2 galax katana's 1070
1 gigabyte 1070 mini  yet to arrive

that gigabyte is very close to the aorus.   If I got one.

I would run  a 2 card rig with the aorus  in a case with good fans.

I would put it in my friends shop in brooklyn  and pay zero for power.  We would split the coins.

I have a few deals like this.

Do you believe I could run the same 3 card setup like with the Aero's or no?

[philipma1957]

So which 1080 ti do you guys recommend?

These would be my options:

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11G, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
MSI GTX 1080 TI ARMOR, 11GB GDDRX5, 392-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING O11G 11GB DDR5X 352-bit
ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX GAMING 11GB DDR5X 352-bit

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks

Went ahead and got this one: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition, 11GB GDDR5X, 352 bit (do you have the same one Phil? may I call you Phil? )

Tried different drivers:
- 378.92 gives about 680 h/s on ZEC at stock
- 382.33 (latest) - 715 - 730 h/s on ZEC at stock; seems to be the better choice. Running only one card on Win 10.

Then I moved to Skein. Using ccminer-2.0-release-x64-cuda-8.0 and added ccminerAlexis78 build:



Seems to be the best profitability at the moment. (5% pool fee factored in for fees + other losses):

The aorus is too big  for my setup  but it is a great card.

I bounce back and forth from zec to skein.

I have 14 1080 ti's

So far the Founder cards all seem to be equal to each other.

The msi aero  are a blower style no back plate but I truly liike them

the aorus  has the best hash rate  but is fat  and wants  two 8 pin pcie wires  if you are doing a 1 or 2 card build it is the way to go.

Phil do you have any of these cards you posted a couple pages back?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/292077280960?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

If so, what is your setup with them?

No I have

 1 aorus
 7 founders
 5 msi aero ---- 1 is yet to arrive.

2 galax katana's 1070
1 gigabyte 1070 mini  yet to arrive

that gigabyte is very close to the aorus.   If I got one.

I would run  a 2 card rig with the aorus  in a case with good fans.

I would put it in my friends shop in brooklyn  and pay zero for power.  We would split the coins.

I have a few deals like this.

Do you believe I could run the same 3 card setup like with the Aero's or no?

3 1080 ti's riser free won't happen

I do all my 3 card  1080 ti's  with 2 on the board and one on a riser.

a riser free setup with 3 cards  2 msi aeros 1 short mini 1080 or 1070 on the board can be done  with the 1 card short at the end.

  I would not try it in a case.

However  I am going to build a katana katana gigabyte in a case.

Here is an asus, katana, katana   in a case  a bit too hot

[VoskCoin]

Phil I ordered the cards, the MB, the ram, I ordered the LT version of ram because it was the same price with a cooler face plate xD

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4400T-Dual-Core-2-90Ghz-H2-CPU-/272645034798?
Do you still think this is best processor?

I am going to be putting together two rigs, one for myself and another for a friend

I ordered the 2x msi aero 11gb + 1080 mini

He ordered 2x http://www.ebay.com/itm/292077280960?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT + 1080 mini

Ordered this MB, he did as well https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128975&cm_re=Z270P-_-13-128-975-_-Product

said LT ram http://www.ebay.com/itm/252679706193?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

so now I am hunting processor & SSD

Wonder about PSU setup, more so for the gigabyte rig? Do you think it will be possible to do the 3 card setup if these gigabytes are larger?