1080Ti Specific - Best mining option

[universalresonance]

Ok I've come to a realization that we need to base our calculations on the coins earned not what their worth is in USD.

I was bashing on Nicehash but according to whattomine  - my card is suppose to make $4.50 - 5.48$ a day. Obviously if the value of the underlying going up that $ will go up too.

We just need to ensure that cards are running to their full potential that's it. We can't control the value of the coins unfortunately.

Also, it seems this per card earning is the highest lol 1080ti , they don't have AMD 570/580 offerings on yet.

I was thinking of getting Dual 580 instead of 1 -1080ti but I'd have to sacrifice my 4k gaming for which it was initially purchased lol

I bought this for gaming and I haven't even gamed that much ahaha

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[martyroz]

We just need to ensure that cards are running to their full potential that's it. We can't control the value of the coins unfortunately.

Here's another way of looking at it;
*Mine the most profitable coin (manually or with nicehash)
*Convert to BTC (auto for nicehash)
*Convert to coin of choice

You have to factor in fees, but typically you will get more of the coin you want in this way than actually mining it.

[dt8666]

This is a calculator and the profit at the current difficulty. It's real. There still are  coins that can give you more than $10 per card per day.


My miner does 15.5 MHASH  on the 1080ti. A 480x does 3MHASH with the opensource miner.

calculator:

https://bitmakler.net/SpreadCoin___mining

blockexplorer:

https://chainz.cryptoid.info/spr/

Anyone trird this yet? Any result?
Maybe all nvidia shifted to this n its back $5/day. Lol!

[andylittleton]

Can someone give me a .bat line example to mine spread ?

[tleilaxu_eyes]

My lyra2v2 is barely getting to 52, but I'm on Linux and haven't tweaked anything except for intensity and fan speed. Did I lose the silicon lottery?

Also, why does my nicehash hash rate always start high and end low...

[BitBustah]

My lyra2v2 is barely getting to 52, but I'm on Linux and haven't tweaked anything except for intensity and fan speed. Did I lose the silicon lottery?

Also, why does my nicehash hash rate always start high and end low...

I installed the gaco-mod and I'm earning a bit more with Equihash. I used to earn the best with lyra and lbry, but now equihash brings in more.

[BellicoseBenny]

My lyra2v2 is barely getting to 52, but I'm on Linux and haven't tweaked anything except for intensity and fan speed. Did I lose the silicon lottery?

Also, why does my nicehash hash rate always start high and end low...

Unless there is some issue with teh drivers on linux i'd say something else is wrong

That's a pretty big gap

I can get that while playing league of legends at 60 fps on windows 7. From what I can tell my cards aren't that great considering they're gaming x's with two 8 pins

[rednoW]

My lyra2v2 is barely getting to 52, but I'm on Linux and haven't tweaked anything except for intensity and fan speed. Did I lose the silicon lottery?

Also, why does my nicehash hash rate always start high and end low...

I installed the gaco-mod and I'm earning a bit more with Equihash. I used to earn the best with lyra and lbry, but now equihash brings in more.

wtf is gaco-mod? ))

[tpd09]

is anyone overclocking their voltages?  or is it even worth it? 

[universalresonance]

thing is , only upto a certain point the core overclock would work, after that if you don't give it more juice it won't take it to that clock speed.

Lot of calculations involved if it's worth pushing it to those levels. For example- I see the result right away in games the gain of FPS but for mining, I am not at an advanced level to figure that out yet.

So I've left tdp at 100% and core clock to 190+ , so now it goes to maximum level it can with not drawing more than 100%

[jmigdlc99]

My lyra2v2 is barely getting to 52, but I'm on Linux and haven't tweaked anything except for intensity and fan speed. Did I lose the silicon lottery?

Also, why does my nicehash hash rate always start high and end low...

I installed the gaco-mod and I'm earning a bit more with Equihash. I used to earn the best with lyra and lbry, but now equihash brings in more.

Are you using nicehash and not directly mining with a pool? If so, id really recommend switching away from nicehash. You could be earning more by directly pooling with nanopool for example.

[tpd09]

thing is , only upto a certain point the core overclock would work, after that if you don't give it more juice it won't take it to that clock speed.

Lot of calculations involved if it's worth pushing it to those levels. For example- I see the result right away in games the gain of FPS but for mining, I am not at an advanced level to figure that out yet.

So I've left tdp at 100% and core clock to 190+ , so now it goes to maximum level it can with not drawing more than 100%

my aorus wont clock up more than +140, but as far as cooling is concerned is very good

[throwaway420]

Are you using nicehash and not directly mining with a pool? If so, id really recommend switching away from nicehash. You could be earning more by directly pooling with nanopool for example.

How would I go about computing that? Value of directly mining a coin vs mining through nicehash and getting paid in bitcoin, correct?
Based on the prices of the past 1-2 weeks, how much more could I be earning specifically?

I'll soon have access to a dual 1080ti setup.

[timeshifter]

Can someone give me some advice on selecting a power supply for my first rig?

I'll have (4) GTX 1080 Ti cards.  Haven't decided on which PC I'll put it on, probably an older HP with an i3 and I'll run an SSD.  Don't plan on going over four cards on this box, and might stick with four card rigs if I keep building more.

So a few questions:

1) How many watts? 

1200?  That would allow for 4x250 for the cards and 200 left over for overhead and other devices.  Or would you go for higher wattage for better quality, longevity, etc.?

2) Use two power supplies?

Seems like it'd would be easier to source two 750W PSU than one 1500W.  Connect with the adapter cable that allows them to start together.  On the one hand it increases complexity with more things to fail, etc.  On the other it's easier to source and repair. 

3) What brand?

Didn't realize that EVGA was so popular.  I've been around IT for a long time and I guess they're a new favorite, but I remember when I first started seeing them that they seemed to be an "off" brand.  But apparently people think they're the best (or they're paid shills).  Corsair looks good, but I've seen some criticism on some reviews that concern me. 

4) Enough of the right connectors?

Standard connectors: 24 pin ATX mobo, CPU power for mobo, SATA for SSD.
Video connectors:
 - each card has a 6 pin and 8 pin power connector on top, so I'd need (4) 6 pin and (4) 8 pin connectors
 - I've got plenty of new riser boards, version 7.  Qty 6 risers with PCIe 6 pin connectors and Qty 6 with Molex connectors, so I could mix and match or use all of one type.

5) Anything else?

Thanks in advance!

[damstr]

Keep in mind you don't have to run the cards @ 250w. They become less efficient over 150-170w IMO.

I'm powering 4 off an EVGA 1300 G2. Total power draw from the system is probably 800-900w I estimate.

[dbc23]

This is a calculator and the profit at the current difficulty. It's real. There still are  coins that can give you more than $10 per card per day.


My miner does 15.5 MHASH  on the 1080ti. A 480x does 3MHASH with the opensource miner.

calculator:

https://bitmakler.net/SpreadCoin___mining

blockexplorer:

https://chainz.cryptoid.info/spr/

Anyone trird this yet? Any result?
Maybe all nvidia shifted to this n its back $5/day. Lol!

Just Sp trying to make some beer money.  It will be down to nothing in a day or two.

I'd anticipate to see a steady rise in SPR through July until the helium snapshot, it'll probably look a lot like what happened with Zen/ZCL.

[QuintLeo]

I'll have (4) GTX 1080 Ti cards.  Haven't decided on which PC I'll put it on, probably an older HP with an i3 and I'll run an SSD.  Don't plan on going over four cards on this box, and might stick with four card rigs if I keep building more.

1) How many watts? 

1200?  That would allow for 4x250 for the cards and 200 left over for overhead and other devices.  Or would you go for higher wattage for better quality, longevity, etc.?


3) What brand?

Didn't realize that EVGA was so popular.  I've been around IT for a long time and I guess they're a new favorite, but I remember when I first started seeing them that they seemed to be an "off" brand.  But apparently people think they're the best (or they're paid shills).  Corsair looks good, but I've seen some criticism on some reviews that concern me. 

4) Enough of the right connectors?

Standard connectors: 24 pin ATX mobo, CPU power for mobo, SATA for SSD.
Video connectors:
 - each card has a 6 pin and 8 pin power connector on top, so I'd need (4) 6 pin and (4) 8 pin connectors
 - I've got plenty of new riser boards, version 7.  Qty 6 risers with PCIe 6 pin connectors and Qty 6 with Molex connectors, so I could mix and match or use all of one type.

 1) Seasonic X-1250 or EVGA G2 1300 should handle your rig without issues as long as you don't push TDP way up.

 3) EVGA, like *most* companies that sell power supplies, outsource the actual manufacturer.
     Their G2 line is Superflower Leadex platform, which is quite good, at least one of their other lines is Seasonic built (GQ series I think?) and are good, don't have enough data on their other stuff to be sure.
     Seasonic, on the other hand, is one of the perhaps dozen actual manufacturers of ATX-type power supplies in the world.

 4) It depends - if you go with 1080 ti models that use 1 x 8-pin and 1 x 6-pin, pretty much any 1200+ watt unit should have enough connectors - the X-1250 and G2 1300 are definitely good for that.
     *HOWEVER* if your risers are PCI-E neither PS will have enough spare connections for 4 of those on top of the cards themselves - but they have plenty of Molex connectors.

     If you go with all 1080 ti that have 2 x 8 pin connectors (Gigabyte Aorus for example), then it gets to be an issue and you might want to consider the dual 750 PS option or a slightly higher capacity single supply that DOES have enough connections - and you might want the extra headroom anyway as 2 x 8 PCI-E cards will likely have a higher TDP than 250 watts (though my Aorus doesn't despite the dual 8-pin connectors).

[QuintLeo]

Fact - Newegg ebay was selling 1070's @ $319 and 1080's @ $419 2 months ago

That was my benchmark to try and get a great deal at the time

 Interesting theory, but I NEVER saw them listed THAT low.

 Lowest 1070 on SALE they ever had was $359 or some such for the Zotac Mini, and I don't remember any 1080 under $459 even on sale.



 (edit) never mind, eBay - I don't DO eBay since they started pretty much forcing you to use RipoffPal for payments.

 Again, NOT apples to apples comparison, I was talking about the actual Newegg.com site (though I probably should have clarified that since I was aware Newegg sells on eBay).

[BellicoseBenny]

Are you using nicehash and not directly mining with a pool? If so, id really recommend switching away from nicehash. You could be earning more by directly pooling with nanopool for example.

How would I go about computing that? Value of directly mining a coin vs mining through nicehash and getting paid in bitcoin, correct?
Based on the prices of the past 1-2 weeks, how much more could I be earning specifically?

I'll soon have access to a dual 1080ti setup.

whattomine added a 1080ti calculator, so just put what values you get in there

But that doesn't include projections on the value of the coins. Obviously getting paid in a coin that has a better risk/reward would be ideal if you're going to just hold what you mine and not exchange.

Today Hush is best by a wide margin on my 5 Tis and 1 1080. Some days nicehash is very competitive and you can hop on spikes so it's an easy choice if you like BTC best. But other days the gaps can be substantive over 10% projected

[BellicoseBenny]

Fact - Newegg ebay was selling 1070's @ $319 and 1080's @ $419 2 months ago

That was my benchmark to try and get a great deal at the time

 Interesting theory, but I NEVER saw them listed THAT low.

 Lowest 1070 on SALE they ever had was $359 or some such for the Zotac Mini, and I don't remember any 1080 under $459 even on sale.



 (edit) never mind, eBay - I don't DO eBay since they started pretty much forcing you to use RipoffPal for payments.

 Again, NOT apples to apples comparison, I was talking about the actual Newegg.com site (though I probably should have clarified that since I was aware Newegg sells on eBay).

You're missing the point dude, the point is if you imagine you're buying a 1080 or 1070 for prices above what was stated, you're cutting directly into your hedge. Gamers know what they're worth.

Obviously a single vendor is not what is in question here. Multiple had them, including frys. Why you think Newegg didn't IDK. Maybe you're right but just price matches alone you could have gotten it that low all over, best buy included.

I have the receipt for the 450 i paid...So you're wrong. IDK what you're debating about. I checked after we talked about it.

Max 350 used for a 1080, well under that for a 1070, only reason you could get more is because miners want it.