Fourth alt coin thread last three got oversized.

[Storx]

Question about risers.

I have an older Gigabyte motherboard its a P67-xxxxx running and i5 CPU.  It has two full PCI-e slots and I am currently running two 1080 ti FE on it as an open air rig.  It also has one small PCI-e slot.

I have a third card running on an even older motherboard that only has one PCI-e slot.  I want to get rid of this and get all three cards running on the open air rig.

I know I can probably do this with a riser.  Is there any gotcha's with slightly older motherboards?  At this stage I dont want to purchase a new motherboard if this one is going to do the job.

I was looking at this Riser.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/TISHRIC-VER006C-Blue-PCI-E-Extender-1x-to-16x-PCI-Express-Riser-Card-60cm-USB-3/2942230_32808611545.html?spm=2114.12010615.0.0.JffWvK

I have a 1000W PSU connected to this rig.  (slightly overkill I know but huge shortage of plat PSU in newzealand i didnt have a choice).  I was thinking if I get the 6 pin riser I can plug a connector directly from my power supply to the riser as I have heaps of extra connectors rather than using the adapter that comes with it.  Is this advisable?

I am not sure if its my motherboard or the P67, i also have a gigabyte P67 w/i5 on my 2nd mining rig with the 2 gtx1080ti's... i have tried 3 different brand risers on it and cant get them to work in any slot except the full length slots.. so i can only run 2 cards on it... kinds irritates me because it has the ability to run 6 if i could get it working... best of luck with yours
Or is it better to use the adapter and connect it to one of Sata power connectors?

Is the linked version the type I should be going for there is several to pick from.  What do I need to look out for when buying off ali express? I am limited to buying from there as I can't really find them in my country.

Thanks

[Jdope]

Hey guys, i'm planning to skew a little towards nvidia and i'm weighing between 1080 and 1080ti, i know the hash rates for a 1080 is about 500-550 sols and the TIs are about 700-720 sols, but is the heat generation less? lets say i run a 4 TI rig vs a 6 1080 rig, would it be better to just get the less amount of cards possible? Also, are the founders edition of these cards worse or better than the regular editions, in terms of both hash rates and heat generation?

[philipma1957]

Hey guys, i'm planning to skew a little towards nvidia and i'm weighing between 1080 and 1080ti, i know the hash rates for a 1080 is about 500-550 sols and the TIs are about 700-720 sols, but is the heat generation less? lets say i run a 4 TI rig vs a 6 1080 rig, would it be better to just get the less amount of cards possible? Also, are the founders edition of these cards worse or better than the regular editions, in terms of both hash rates and heat generation?

I would get 4x 1080ti  shoot for 650 hash rate  with a 65%-70% tdp and save tons of power

so about 4 x 650 = 2600 sol and around  650 watts for the cards and 75 watts for all else so 725 watts or less = easy peasy for

 4x 1080 ti's doing  2600 sol

[Jdope]

Hey guys, i'm planning to skew a little towards nvidia and i'm weighing between 1080 and 1080ti, i know the hash rates for a 1080 is about 500-550 sols and the TIs are about 700-720 sols, but is the heat generation less? lets say i run a 4 TI rig vs a 6 1080 rig, would it be better to just get the less amount of cards possible? Also, are the founders edition of these cards worse or better than the regular editions, in terms of both hash rates and heat generation?

I would get 4x 1080ti  shoot for 650 hash rate  with a 65%-70% tdp and save tons of power

so about 4 x 650 = 2600 sol and around  650 watts for the cards and 75 watts for all else so 725 watts or less = easy peasy for

 4x 1080 ti's doing  2600 sol

any thoughts on the PNY founders edition? they're on sale and they're about 60$ cheaper than othet cards.

[philipma1957]

Hey guys, i'm planning to skew a little towards nvidia and i'm weighing between 1080 and 1080ti, i know the hash rates for a 1080 is about 500-550 sols and the TIs are about 700-720 sols, but is the heat generation less? lets say i run a 4 TI rig vs a 6 1080 rig, would it be better to just get the less amount of cards possible? Also, are the founders edition of these cards worse or better than the regular editions, in terms of both hash rates and heat generation?

I would get 4x 1080ti  shoot for 650 hash rate  with a 65%-70% tdp and save tons of power

so about 4 x 650 = 2600 sol and around  650 watts for the cards and 75 watts for all else so 725 watts or less = easy peasy for

 4x 1080 ti's doing  2600 sol

any thoughts on the PNY founders edition? they're on sale and they're about 60$ cheaper than othet cards.

I have 2 they are fine

[KaydenC]

Hey guys, i'm planning to skew a little towards nvidia and i'm weighing between 1080 and 1080ti, i know the hash rates for a 1080 is about 500-550 sols and the TIs are about 700-720 sols, but is the heat generation less? lets say i run a 4 TI rig vs a 6 1080 rig, would it be better to just get the less amount of cards possible? Also, are the founders edition of these cards worse or better than the regular editions, in terms of both hash rates and heat generation?

I would get 4x 1080ti  shoot for 650 hash rate  with a 65%-70% tdp and save tons of power

so about 4 x 650 = 2600 sol and around  650 watts for the cards and 75 watts for all else so 725 watts or less = easy peasy for

 4x 1080 ti's doing  2600 sol

any thoughts on the PNY founders edition? they're on sale and they're about 60$ cheaper than othet cards.

I only own FE 1080tis, they work fine and helps with my airflow direction. Just louder.

[Storx]

I dont know if the order will actually ship.. but its worth a try... super cheap price.. think they left a 7 off the price...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222551926796

I ordered 2, just in case because of the ebay money back guarantee...

[EvilMonkey]

Question about risers.

I have an older Gigabyte motherboard its a P67-xxxxx running and i5 CPU.  It has two full PCI-e slots and I am currently running two 1080 ti FE on it as an open air rig.  It also has one small PCI-e slot.

I have a third card running on an even older motherboard that only has one PCI-e slot.  I want to get rid of this and get all three cards running on the open air rig.

I know I can probably do this with a riser.  Is there any gotcha's with slightly older motherboards?  At this stage I dont want to purchase a new motherboard if this one is going to do the job.

I was looking at this Riser.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/TISHRIC-VER006C-Blue-PCI-E-Extender-1x-to-16x-PCI-Express-Riser-Card-60cm-USB-3/2942230_32808611545.html?spm=2114.12010615.0.0.JffWvK

I have a 1000W PSU connected to this rig.  (slightly overkill I know but huge shortage of plat PSU in newzealand i didnt have a choice).  I was thinking if I get the 6 pin riser I can plug a connector directly from my power supply to the riser as I have heaps of extra connectors rather than using the adapter that comes with it.  Is this advisable?

I am not sure if its my motherboard or the P67, i also have a gigabyte P67 w/i5 on my 2nd mining rig with the 2 gtx1080ti's... i have tried 3 different brand risers on it and cant get them to work in any slot except the full length slots.. so i can only run 2 cards on it... kinds irritates me because it has the ability to run 6 if i could get it working... best of luck with yours
Or is it better to use the adapter and connect it to one of Sata power connectors?

Is the linked version the type I should be going for there is several to pick from.  What do I need to look out for when buying off ali express? I am limited to buying from there as I can't really find them in my country.

Thanks

Did you make a reply because it just has my post copied and I know you are using risers so be good to know what you are using.

[philipma1957]

please ignore this .



https://www.nicehash.com/index.jsp?p=miners&addr=16yLHLoeyuCLPMXkVpC3gyrRYvwRGwjKJr


https://www.nicehash.com/index.jsp?p=miners&addr=1JdC6Xg3ajT3rge3FgPNSYYFpmf53Vbtje

[maomaopop]

please ignore this .



https://www.nicehash.com/index.jsp?p=miners&addr=16yLHLoeyuCLPMXkVpC3gyrRYvwRGwjKJr


https://www.nicehash.com/index.jsp?p=miners&addr=1JdC6Xg3ajT3rge3FgPNSYYFpmf53Vbtje

I wish I have a link to all Philipma's account so I can know what to mine daily. Phillip, will you consider setting up an Telegram or Whatapps group where we will pay subscription monthly to know what you coin you switch daily? I will the first to sign up.

[Mattthev]

I dont know if the order will actually ship.. but its worth a try... super cheap price.. think they left a 7 off the price...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222551926796

I ordered 2, just in case because of the ebay money back guarantee...

It was removed

[EvilMonkey]

I finally have all my settings where I want them thanks to everyone in this thread Phil etc.  My 4 1080ti's are mining away on ZEC (skein is not good right now).

One thing I am a little worried about.  When tweaking the TPD core clock and Memory clocks, if it crashes is this going to cause any damage to the card?

For one of my cards I have the settings at

TDP 70%
Core +75
Mem + 0
Fan 55%

Temp is 50C so no issue there.  But if I try to go above 85% TDP it will crash.  On 75% it is fine and has been running for around 1 week no issues.   Is it safe to keep running at +75 core even though I know it causes crashes to happen almost as soon as I start mining for anything above 85%?

[lexele]

But if I try to go above 85% TDP it will crash. 

It seems to be a power cut off, you may be ovecharging one of your power rails.

[vapourminer]

But if I try to go above 85% TDP it will crash. 

It seems to be a power cut off, you may be ovecharging one of your power rails.

if you hit the overcurrent protection on a psu rail (or whole psu) the psu just shuts down entirely. the rig does not crash, it just powers off.

at least on good psus, dunno about junk, but rigs should be running top shelf psus.

[philipma1957]

four 1080 ti's  could be 300 watts each if they are aorus

so 1200 x .85 = 1020 watts    so if you have a 1000 watt psu it may not cut it

[citronick]

LAN did not work when launching smOS and nvOC Linux.

But Windows is OK.

I wonder if this board is a Windows only board.

Phil?

Phil... I got the GIGABYTE GA-Z270P-D3 to test out and I couldnt get LAN to work

Tried on smOS and nvOS but no LAN connection -- seems device is there but couldn't get IP from DHCP.

Tried swaping cables, ports etc but still no cigar.

I am installing Windows now -- as last resort.

Have you encountered this problem with your board?

Anything BIOS do I need to set?

Sometimes LANs are faulty on mobos.
I got it dead on a Gigabyte gaming 5, sent back to seller. Lost a bunch of time trying to troobleshoot for nothing.

[citronick]

four 1080 ti's  could be 300 watts each if they are aorus

so 1200 x .85 = 1020 watts    so if you have a 1000 watt psu it may not cut it

1200w/1300w to be safe

4 x Gigabyte Aorus
160core/100mem/PL=195@3000sols@870-900watts
MSI-Z270A-Pro, 4gb RAM, i3-7100, EVGA-G2-1600w
nvOC NVIDIA Linux

[NOLA]

four 1080 ti's  could be 300 watts each if they are aorus

so 1200 x .85 = 1020 watts    so if you have a 1000 watt psu it may not cut it

1200w/1300w to be safe

4 x Gigabyte Aorus
160core/100mem/PL=195@3000sols@870-900watts
MSI-Z270A-Pro, 4gb RAM, i3-7100, EVGA-G2-1600w
nvOC NVIDIA Linux

That's a beast of a PSU 

Was looking to change my setup to 4 1080ti's and was curious about what PSU is out there to do it with....guess I know now.

Newegg is showing it at around $360 out of stock, some others have it higher. Is this purely for density sake?  Wouldn't it be economically better to just make another rig for 2 cards and save on the PSU by using a 850W or so?

[citronick]

For big setup like 1080ti, best to have 3 or 4 GPUs on a rig and get a good PSU and cooling.
At 70-75 TDP, you should get good mid-600sols per card well under 200watts with good efficiency 3.x
Cool, stable hash and undervolted is the secret to success.....

The 1600w EVGA is always on my test rigs so that it can take anything that i push at them.
Eventually this rig will be powered by a 1200w server PSU and 100% ZEC mining with nvOC Linux.

four 1080 ti's  could be 300 watts each if they are aorus

so 1200 x .85 = 1020 watts    so if you have a 1000 watt psu it may not cut it

1200w/1300w to be safe

4 x Gigabyte Aorus
160core/100mem/PL=195@3000sols@870-900watts
MSI-Z270A-Pro, 4gb RAM, i3-7100, EVGA-G2-1600w
nvOC NVIDIA Linux

That's a beast of a PSU  

Was looking to change my setup to 4 1080ti's and was curious about what PSU is out there to do it with....guess I know now.

Newegg is showing it at around $360 out of stock, some others have it higher. Is this purely for density sake?  Wouldn't it be economically better to just make another rig for 2 cards and save on the PSU by using a 850W or so?

[EvilMonkey]

four 1080 ti's  could be 300 watts each if they are aorus

so 1200 x .85 = 1020 watts    so if you have a 1000 watt psu it may not cut it

This one is in a rig all by itself because I use it for gaming.  Has a EVGA 750W PSU.  It doesn't instantly turn off instantly crashes screens go blank and computer and card stays powered at whatever fan speed it was set to.  I shoulda explained that detail.

So I don't think it is anything to do with the PSU, yes it is an auros.  Some google shows most people can't go over +50 core.  So I was just wondering if I can run it at 75% power and +75 but not +75 and 85% power if that is safe or not.