I try to research as much as I can before posting silly questions, and I have an idea of what the answer might be but here it goes anyway.
What I've got going so far:
- MSI RX 580 8 GB w/ hynix memory w/ stock settings GPU @ 1380 mhz, memory @ 2000mhz
- Running windows 10 pro updated to latest version
- Using genoil ethminer version 0.12.0
- Mining on nanopool
- Using blockchain drivers from Aug 23, 2017 (version 17.30.1029)
- Card has an average power draw of 128w and runs around 60c
Start.bat set up in the following manner:
setx GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 0
setx GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
ethminer.exe --opencl-platform 1 --farm-recheck 200 -G -S eth-us-west1.nanopool.org:9999 -FS eth-us-east1.nanopool.org:9999 -O mywalletaddresshere
As soon as I set all my windows performance options, disabled windows update, etc. I installed the latest drivers and my jaw hit the floor when I saw that I was only getting slightly over 18 mh/s mining ethereum.
I looked into the matter and ended up downloading the latest blockchain drivers and was a little relieved to see nearly 22 mh/s after installing those. I spent around 4 hours last night learning how to properly bios mod the card but I have yet to do that.
Is that the next logical step? Hit the bios and then start playing with timings and voltages or is there something I should try in between that I'm missing?