here is a thread for newbies to setup a nvoc 0017 rig to mine zec

[philipma1957]

The gear  mind you

 I use:

 a higher end usb stick
 a higher end cpu
 a z270 mobo  which I have tested up to 3 cards
  
1x lexar 3.1 usb stick 64gb $24.99

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012PKT9AO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?

1x i5 7500t cpu $205.99



https://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80677I57500T-Generation-i5-7500T-Processor/dp/B01MS73QK5/ref=sr_1_1?

Gigabyte ga-z270p-d3  

tested  for 2, 3  nvidia cards  for nvOC0017
tested for 1,2,3,4,5 cards  for amd smOS

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N2V0AHI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?



tested for 1 4gb stick
tested for 2 4gb sticks
tested for 1 8gb stick
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Single-PC4-17000-288-Pin-Memory/dp/B01BIWLFGQ/ref=sr_1_4?


https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-DDR4-2133-Unbuffered-CT2K4G4DFS8213-CT2C4G4DFS8213/dp/B00MMLUZ2I/ref=sr_1_1?

I like these psu's

rosewill quark 850 watt

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Quark-850-Platinum-Certified/dp/B00VS86SYA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?

evga 750 p2

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-PLATINUM-Warranty-220-P2-0750-X1/dp/B010HWDP48/ref=sr_1_1?


evga 850 p2

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-PLATINUM-Warranty-220-P2-0850-X1/dp/B010HWDOH6/ref=sr_1_1?

this build uses 

  1070 itx  gpus  which are now really costly

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JD2OSX0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1070-ITX-AERO/dp/B06X1GZB5F/ref=sr_1_cc_1?

I suggest not using   those  at the current prices


Mind you all there are more then 30 photos so be patient.

fullsize here:
https://i.imgur.com/K6Dp3Lf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dJecbaH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/YkElNZs.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Aua53H1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/to00PZ0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/43JaVw8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jlapFr7.jpg

First off this should be fun   so eat your favorite meal  then take a walk around the block and start working.
HERE  is on of my favorite meals.

Home made




get a better usb 3 stick  this one is still pretty cheap and works very well


put it in a windows pc



go to google and download the 0017 image.




don't worry when you see this



just click




this is start of down load it is big over 5gb and is pretty slow

[TheYankeesWin!]

Looks very simple

[philipma1957]

it is easy  in fact  you  can make 5 or six sticks at a time once you have a good one.

so the google download finishes  it is long  5gb +



start to extract it

 
extraction is long  a minute or more



so it extracts  you open hdd raw copy pick raw img as source



pick you usb stick as target


and start to copy



make sure your source and target are correct!!



stick is pretty fast  40-50mb

[judypug1956]

this is my alternate account.  I don't want to double post

20% copied



100% copied note it is around 16gb  on a 64gb stick  which means tons of head room

[philipma1957]

in my case the new files are now on drive e





this is the oneBash  that needs to be edited



I use windows 10 on my  development pc   it is a small sized lenovo.

I click word pad


after that I click ok



and boom I am in.  note it is set to nice  I want zec



I type in ZEC



I set fan speed to 80 a bump from 75



I do a slight overclock on core and a slight under clock on ram.  note zec likes this other  coins do not like this.
first step is to say yes to individual clocks

[judypug1956]

me again on secondary account.


200 core with 10 ram



yes to individual power level  I did 105




see 105 but only for 3 cards

[philipma1957]

At this point  I put in my zec mining settings.  

they are set to nicehash  and to my nicehash btc address as nicehash auto-converts to btc

I also put in a worker name.  

unless you want to mine for me  use your own worker name and btc address

also note I only changed zec and left all other coins set to original settings. So as not to make a mistake.





edit is done  so click to save changes


walk over to the pc place new stick in a handy spot not in the usb slots.
why is that phil.
here is why you need to do settings on the mobo


so boot your rig with no OS  and it will go to mobo.
this mobo needs a power setting change
a usb setting change
power first


you want the machine to boot after a black out so you need to change this to


this .  and machine will boot after a black out

[judypug1956]

Next set mobo to read usb sticks

[philipma1957]

At this point  you can put the usb stick into the pc and boot the mofo.



do not forget the gpus

notice the  monitor  is in the gpu which is in first 16x slot
also there are lots of slot for risers.  and expansion








wait  a while  for this to show

[judypug1956]

Finishing with secondary account   please fell free to ask questions  about the build.

Takes about 2 minutes  after first boot  to get here



this pops up next




and the money shot

[martyroz]

You're a legend. Thanks heaps, I will be trying this as soon as I can get my hands on those USB sticks.

Is there any difference between using on-board video and GPU0 for monitor out? (for motherboards that have it) would on-board use more total power? does GPU0 mine the same either way?

Also would this work on any USB 3.0 stick? those lexar are not sold in my country and those who list them are out of stock.
eg: http://www.budgetpc.com.au/computer-hardware/storage-devices/usb-flash-drives/64gb-dtmicro-usb-3-1-3-0-type-a-metal-ultra-compact-flash-drive
100MB/s read 15MB/s write

[philipma1957]

You're a legend. Thanks heaps, I will be trying this as soon as I can get my hands on those USB sticks.

Is there any difference between using on-board video and GPU0 for monitor out? (for motherboards that have it) would on-board use more total power? does GPU0 mine the same either way?

Also would this work on any USB 3.0 stick? those lexar are not sold in my country and those who list them are out of stock.

I have an 8 port dvi switcher so all my pc's are attached to the first gpu in slot 1.
I do not care if I lose hash  but if you look at my photos the hash rate is

402 and 402.

been running for hours I will check in 1 minute.

one is now  399 the other 407  I assume that the lower one is running the monitor


the stick you linked is very slow 100 read speed  but 15 write speed.
see if this will come to you quickly

http://www.budgetpc.com.au/sandisk-ultra-usb3-0-32gb-flash-drive

or get this case and put in an ssd
http://www.budgetpc.com.au/2569s3-sv-orico-sata-3-0-to-usb-3-0-ssd-hdd-enclosure

http://www.budgetpc.com.au/kingston-ssdnow-a400-120gb-2-5-ssd

http://www.budgetpc.com.au/wd-green-ssd-wds120g1g0a-120gb-sataiii-ssd

http://www.budgetpc.com.au/sandisk-sdssda-120g-q25-ssd-plus-120gb-2-5-sata-iii-ssd



here are good   sticks that worked for me that are not lexar

these are good

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Flash-Drive-SDCZ80-032G-GAM46/dp/B00KT7DXIU/ref=sr_1_3?https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Flash-Drive-SDCZ80-032G-GAM46/dp/B00KT7DOSE/ref=sr_1_3?

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-Transfer-Speeds-s-SDCZ48-032G-UAM46/dp/B00KYK2AKO/ref=sr_1_2?https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-Transfer-Speeds-s-SDCZ48-032G-UAM46/dp/B00KYK2ABI/ref=sr_1_2?


and this ssd in this case

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-120GB-SDSSDA-120G-G26-Newest-Version/dp/B01F9G414U/ref=sr_1_1?
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-inch-External-Enclosure-Case/dp/B00H98AXOE/ref=sr_1_6?

[QuintLeo]

I've got a few systems running on Sandisk Ultra USB sticks - specifically including the 32GB Phil linked, but mostly on the 128GB version of that one (Walmart had them on sale a while back and I stocked up).

 Plenty fast for a mining system, though not as fast as a good HD and nowhere near as fast as a SSD.
 
 For a pure mining system, a low-wattage Celeron or G-series Pentium should be plenty.

[TheRider]

For a pure mining system, a low-wattage Celeron or G-series Pentium should be plenty.

I read somewhere that Skein doesn't like the low end processors. Is that true?

[philipma1957]

For a pure mining system, a low-wattage Celeron or G-series Pentium should be plenty.

I read somewhere that Skein doesn't like the low end processors. Is that true?

Well  here is the deal.  I did a very basic newbie thread so I did not explain  some choices in parts.

My go to cpu is this one the i5 6400t used on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i5-6400T-Quad-Core-2-20GHz-1MB-6MB-Socket-1151-Skylake-S-CPU-SR2L1-/152607562406?

this one is 130  I wait for an ebucks promo  of 8% or 10% off  and buy them  for about 117 usd

if lucky  as low as 108 after ebucks. They work fine  in z170 or z270 mobos.

I feel that  this is a better choice  for me and I will run them on xmr coins  this allows me  to earn about 75 cents a day extra.  I will up date this thread with  the xmr cpu mining info in the next few days.

I think  a big farm with 30 or 4 rigs may not wan the better cpu  but a guy like me with 4-8 rigs in my garage  should look into used i5 6400t cpus.  the t  means it is a power saver.  so even if you don't mine cpu coins you still save some coin in power.

[QuintLeo]

For a pure mining system, a low-wattage Celeron or G-series Pentium should be plenty.

I read somewhere that Skein doesn't like the low end processors. Is that true?

 Not that I've noticed, but there are some non-mining stuff that wants more CPU - and if you get an efficient CPU you can mine XMR on it like Phil says and possibly pay for the "upgrade" over a bottom-end CPU over time.

 I plan on getting my newest rig (dual 1080ti on my Intel G4600/Gigabyte Z270-HD3 board "experiment", VERY similar to Phil's MB in this build) up and running today, will see how it compares.