VEGA 64 mining FREE WISDOM

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https://imgur.com/a/NHxbe

posted images of NTool settings and GPUZ values, ambient temp

using NTool on the first 4 cards im getting 46,2Mh
using Wattman on the last 4 cards im getting 43,5Mh

total 359Mh/s for all 8

used GPUZ to check values including HBM temp
all good and stable, will let it run for a couple of days like this

im up 10Mh/s stable from previous best, thats a quarter of a vega more speed!!!

[bostonvex]

ventured into the NTool as pointed out by dragonmike above

WHAT A GREAT TOOL!!!

thnx for the tip dm
gotta love this community, its not only about monetary gain and people prove it actively here
shout out to the forum and its memebers

DragonMike....Bostonvex... ..heck we all look a like here anyways...you're welcome.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2549085.msg26151310#msg26151310

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woooopsiiee, was giving cred to the quote DM

@Bostonvex, dude you're the man, cheers, send me your ETH address i'll send a token of appreciation;D


setting up a 4 vega64 Monero beast by next week maybe you wanna help?

MSI Z270 Tomahawk, Socket-1151
Intel Pentium G4400 Skylake Prosessor
Kingston A400 240GB 2.5" SSD
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200Mhz 16GB (2pc)
EVGA1000 GQ Hybrid x 2
XFX Vega 64 x 3
MSI Vega 64 x 1
Flat cable risers x 4

target: 8400H/s

[bostonvex]

No worries at all, it was funny and made me laff. Love this community, we all learn and grow together.

That build looks awesome. I have 4 Vega 56s doing 7600H/s mining XMR. My second rig has 2 x 56s so far...waiting on a 64.

[trumrP]

Hello im considering building a Vega rig for mining xmr . Can i get some suggestions with an either 4 or 6 card vega 64 build   I want something stable (not counting initial time building setting it up ofcorse) that i do not have to micromanage/troubleshoot every few days/weeks. electricity is around 10-11 $USD cents here in canada

im thinking:
6x Gigabyte Vega 64
Intel Pentium G4400
2x 900W HP Server platinum power supply    @220
32GB thumb drive for hard drive

thats as far as i got so far, need suggestions for motherboard and ram

[STT]

6x vega 56 flashed with 64 bios running 43.7mh @ 867/1100 with 825/900mv using totall 1250w  for the whole system.

nice!!

current kWh cost for us here is $0,04 so our focus has been on max stable speeds rather than elec use

https://www.ssb.no/elkraftpris/
price is in Norwegian Kroner for household consumption

we are using these tests to solidify a larger plan involving a private mining farm with over 250 GPU's as a start and have come to an understanding with the local elec supplier to have less than $0,034kWh cost. Time will tell....

That is maybe a quarter electricity cost that I have, thats super low.   Norway has cheap energy why ?  I know they have oil but its usually hydro power local to the users that creates cheap power due to excessive rainfall perhaps or other local factors.

Buying Vega is still a very expensive way to enter mining but I believe Vega will be the premier card for another two years and still retain its value so it makes some sense.   The biggest wrong turn here is ETH is not the most profitable coin to mine, I think XMR runs fastest on Vega unless the power factor changes that.

The main reason to mine ETH would be to keep it not cash it out to BTC or USD.   ETH could possibly appreciate further from here as its breaking a downtrend, most would think BTC would rise faster.
A farm has a fast enough turnover to mine XMR and then buy ETH if they wanted, thats probably still cheaper to do.

Almost average 45mh for ETH mining sounds good though.   What power draw does gpu-z show  for comparison sake, I have 180w at 43.5mh, I think this could be improved but Im not running a big farm and its stable

[dragonmike]

No worries at all, it was funny and made me laff. Love this community, we all learn and grow together.

That build looks awesome. I have 4 Vega 56s doing 7600H/s mining XMR. My second rig has 2 x 56s so far...waiting on a 64.

Haha LoL it wasn't me this time!
I might have mentioned OverdriveNtool as well at some point, maybe hence the confusion.

I use OverdriveNtool on my Vega rig indeed, it's brilliant. On my RX 570 rigs I just set the clocks in Claymore. Had to use Wattman in the past and it's the biggest POS (no, I don't mean point-of-sale, nor proof-of-stake) software ever invented.

On my nVidia rig I use nvidiainspector which does exactly the same.

Happy mining, fellas!

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NTool ROCKS!!!

i retasked the 8 vegas to ETN

no changes on my driver settings 17.11.1
no changes to registry tables

i set these values in NTool for all 8 Vega:

CPU ST6 1212
CPU ST6 VOLT 890
CPU ST7 1408
CPU ST7 VOLT 890
MEM P3 1100
MEM P3 VOLT 870
FAN MIN 2500
FAN MAX 4900
TARGET TEMP 75
ACCOUSTIC 0
MAX TEMP 85
POWER TARGET 0

diasbled/enabled gpus in device manager

started nanopool ELECTRONEUM claymore miner (done the edit with my details already)

total speed 9800H/s
using only 1250W !!!!!!!!

will be doing the regedit next to attempt stated goal

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Norway has an abundance of tall sharp valleys and running water and has invested heavily into hydroelectric power
there is an oversupply for the 5.5 million residents even if its wasted and STATNET sells it to Germany and oher European countries
the oil money (25% of European demand) is separate
i have lived in a few countries around the globe and this one takes the biscuit for quality of living in the western world

[deadsix]

NTool ROCKS!!!

i retasked the 8 vegas to ETN

no changes on my driver settings 17.11.1
no changes to registry tables

i set these values in NTool for all 8 Vega:

CPU ST6 1212
CPU ST6 VOLT 890
CPU ST7 1408
CPU ST7 VOLT 890
MEM P3 1100
MEM P3 VOLT 870
FAN MIN 2500
FAN MAX 4900
TARGET TEMP 75
ACCOUSTIC 0
MAX TEMP 85
POWER TARGET 0

diasbled/enabled gpus in device manager

started nanopool ELECTRONEUM claymore miner (done the edit with my details already)

total speed 9800H/s
using only 1250W !!!!!!!!

will be doing the regedit next to attempt stated goal

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Norway has an abundance of tall sharp valleys and running water and has invested heavily into hydroelectric power
there is an oversupply for the 5.5 million residents even if its wasted and STATNET sells it to Germany and oher European countries
the oil money (25% of European demand) is separate
i have lived in a few countries around the globe and this one takes the biscuit for quality of living in the western world

Good, now use Cast XMR and sent that total speed to 15500H/s+

[duyquang06]

NTool ROCKS!!!

i retasked the 8 vegas to ETN

no changes on my driver settings 17.11.1
no changes to registry tables

i set these values in NTool for all 8 Vega:

CPU ST6 1212
CPU ST6 VOLT 890
CPU ST7 1408
CPU ST7 VOLT 890
MEM P3 1100
MEM P3 VOLT 870
FAN MIN 2500
FAN MAX 4900
TARGET TEMP 75
ACCOUSTIC 0
MAX TEMP 85
POWER TARGET 0

diasbled/enabled gpus in device manager

started nanopool ELECTRONEUM claymore miner (done the edit with my details already)

total speed 9800H/s
using only 1250W !!!!!!!!

will be doing the regedit next to attempt stated goal

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Norway has an abundance of tall sharp valleys and running water and has invested heavily into hydroelectric power
there is an oversupply for the 5.5 million residents even if its wasted and STATNET sells it to Germany and oher European countries
the oil money (25% of European demand) is separate
i have lived in a few countries around the globe and this one takes the biscuit for quality of living in the western world

9800/8=1225h/s ? wtf man =)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

You u it wrong. Using Cast_XMR. It's better than Claymore for sure.
With vega56,64 u can match 1900h/s ez i promise

[cpmcgrat]

NTool ROCKS!!!

i retasked the 8 vegas to ETN

no changes on my driver settings 17.11.1
no changes to registry tables

i set these values in NTool for all 8 Vega:

CPU ST6 1212
CPU ST6 VOLT 890
CPU ST7 1408
CPU ST7 VOLT 890
MEM P3 1100
MEM P3 VOLT 870
FAN MIN 2500
FAN MAX 4900
TARGET TEMP 75
ACCOUSTIC 0
MAX TEMP 85
POWER TARGET 0

diasbled/enabled gpus in device manager

started nanopool ELECTRONEUM claymore miner (done the edit with my details already)

total speed 9800H/s
using only 1250W !!!!!!!!

will be doing the regedit next to attempt stated goal

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Norway has an abundance of tall sharp valleys and running water and has invested heavily into hydroelectric power
there is an oversupply for the 5.5 million residents even if its wasted and STATNET sells it to Germany and oher European countries
the oil money (25% of European demand) is separate
i have lived in a few countries around the globe and this one takes the biscuit for quality of living in the western world

Using cast XMR I can get my vegas up to 2050 h/s ez. That would be a total hashrate of 16400 h/s for 8!!!

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thnx for replies guys

ive spent a full 36hours rigging

completed the regedit with the helæ table, god bless him/her/they

got the next best available mobo as the asus mining i ordered was delayed
MSI Z270 Tomahawk with 2 vega on it and the Asus with 6
getting 4 vegas more next week bringing the MSI Z270 to 6 vegas (i saw some are having probs over 4 with this mobo)

yea i know got to get cast as claymore is giving max 12200h/s on both rigs at the moment (1600 each gpu)
for now i am glad to have both rigs up and running stable waiting for the upgrade next week
that was not easy, i wont bore you with details but the bios was not my friend on this one
total watts 1450

uploaded new pic
red is MSI, blue is Asus

https://imgur.com/Zi8OxkO

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CAST XMR IS KING!!!

all i did was to exchange miners from claymore to cast and BAAMM 2000+h per card
for a total of 16100h/s
burning 1440W
500ETN every 14 hours!!!

this should grow to 25000h/s next week
i will post some screenshots

had to specify the GPU's by the -G 0,1,etc command at the end (i have 6 on this)
for nanopool edit run.bat file to:

Code:

cast_xmr-vega -S etn-eu1.nanopool.org:13333 -u etnkNebZRVzEvyQhMg6aZ4HmEaMHWKB43JnmbvVzGWoT2HsgRA8pZUgf2UuN6j1xsh4KXRyq2UWo96ZZCC9X9TE478RtR5n7p3.default -G 0,1,2,3,4,5

if you're getting an opencl error specify by: -opencl 0or1or2 (test to see which works) after default space in the command line
i did not have this problem

i suppose the field marked as default is the worker name, i kept it as default on both and nanopool is showing 1 active worker (when its 2) stating the combined hash rate, think i will keep it this way

if for any reason you want to send some etn to the op, the addy's above
if you c/p change the wallet addy or you will be mining for me   (from etnkNeb to n7p3 not the dot)


its -14C here.......

[deadsoulz]

6x vega 56 flashed with 64 bios running 43.7mh @ 867/1100 with 825/900mv using totall 1250w  for the whole system.

What bios and card type are you using?  AS in is it a stock 64 bios, or modified and if modified do you have a link or memorystrap settings?

[jenova2017]

hallo, i'm newbie
just want to start joining the mines

I want to ask,
what is the normal speed of vega 56 and 64 mining on ETH, XMR, ETN (no overclocked and bios mod)?

its save for mining nonstop?

Thanks

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here is the comple list of components programs drivers proceedures resources:

https://imgur.com/Zi8OxkO
2 Rigs 1 Frame Total Capacity 12 x Vega 64

Rig Blue:
Asus B250 mining expert mobo x 1
RAM 8Gb = 2x4Gb
Pentium G4400 x 1
128Gb SSD x 1
PSU EVGA1600 x 1
PSU EVGA1000 x 1
PCIe RISERS x 6
GPU VEGA 64 x 6
SYS FAN 12V x 1

Rig Red:
MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK mobo x 1
RAM 16Gb = 2x8Gb
Pentium G4400 x 1
256Gb SSD x 1
PSU EVGA1600 x 1
PCIe RISERS x 2
GPU VEGA 64 x 2 (for now)

Drivers:
INTEL GRAPHICS (monitors connected to mobo not gpu)
AMD BLOCK CHAIN DRIVERS (Aug release)

Programs:
OS WIN PRO10 64bit
DDU
OverdriveNTool
REGISTRY TABLES by HELLÆ

Proceedure:
1.(standard practices i followed are listed in previous posts)
2.physicaly disconnect all GPU's from mobo
3.connect monitor to mobo
4.power on
5.set mobo bios to mining mode (explained below)
6.restart
7.make sure virtual mem is set at 60000mb
8.use DDU remove all display drivers (set to unistall and restart)
9.check registry address (if you dont know how, dont follow this proceedure):

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}

make sure that 0000 and/or 0001 are intel graphics, etc folders, you should have no vega folders, if you do then repeat step
10.shut down
11.remove power cable from PSU, connect only 1 Vega
12.reconnect PSU and power on
13.give it time to do its thing after loading windows_ _ _ _ _ _few minutes (i miss the HDD led)
14.install AMD Blockchain Driver using custom mode not express uncheck all apart from graphics drivers (audio, wizard, settings)
15.allow time after installation complete, windows is still updating stuff on the os
16.shut down
17. remove power cable from PSU, connect only 1 more Vega
18.reconnect PSU and power on
19.give it time to do its thing after loading windows_ _ _ _ _ _few minutes (i miss the HDD led), it should have automaticaly updated the device manager and driver for the added Vega (check in device manager if you want)
20.shut down
21.repeat steps 17 to 20 to install all your Vegas one at a time
22.check device manager to see all installed correctly
23.update to Registry Table by Hellæ (you should have the same number of reg folders as you have Vegas installed)
24.Restart
25.goto device manager disable/enable all gpus manualy or use devcon (some say doing this 3 times eliminates long operation hashrate drop)
26.start Ntool, up min fan speed to ex. 3000 (do this for all gpus)
27.start prepared cast xmr miner
28.Robert's your fathers brother

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the Asus mining dedicated mobo has a mining function in the Bios that applies the correct settings in one
the MSI however needs some tweaking for 2 reasons:

1.once you connect the first gpu the monitor signal is set to route to it and you loose the mobo monitor port
you cannot have the monitor connected on gpu as hash drops and enable/disable is tricky and miner window when operating creates screen artifacts instead of text, dogle and teamviewer ideas are a bandaid and not a solution, to fix this disconect all gpus, connect monitor to mobo:
A.enter BIOS (del key)
B.switch to advanced view (F7)
C.Settings (on the left)
D.Advanced
E.Intergrated Graphics Devices Configuration
F.Initiate Graphic adapter -set to IGD
G.F10 to save and exit

better making BIOS changes one problem at a time, makes recovery easier if change doesnt work

2.setting the mobo in mining mode:
A.enter BIOS (del key)
B.switch to advanced view (F7)
C.Settings (on the left)
D.Advanced
E. (top selection, PCI....writting this from memory sorry)
F.PEG0 Max Link Speed -set to GEN2(try GEN1 if it doesnt work)
G.PCI Latency Timer -set to 96........(gives gpu more bus time to solve, not always necessary can leave as default)
H.Above 4G memory/Crypto Currency mining -set to ENABLED
I.F10 to save and exit

these were the bios tweeks i did on the MSI

after i finished instaling all gpus on a mobo, i check the reg key path to make sure i had as many RX Vega folders as i had GPUs connected, the first time i attempted it wasnt equal so i used DDU a second time and started again. This is important when applying the power play tables (RegEdit).
Remember to set 0 on EnableCrossFire and EnableUlpl in each RX Vega reg key file when doing the reg edit and check on next restart that it was applied otherwise miner wont work

when restarting the computer always remember to disable/enable the gpus before running miner

full credit and respect goes to Hellæ for the reg mod (power play tables)
full credit and respect to the coder of cast xmr, its lightning, light and stable
full credit and respect for the mining community putting out bits of info that i used to find El Dorado

check out on YT:
Geek Mark (respect to this guy for simple concise explanations)
Son of a Tech (got some Bios settings info from him)
and a host of others for general info

Thanx guys

to be continued next week on scheduled upgrade 21Dec

continued in a min....................

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Christmass came early!!!

installed 3 more Vega 64 on the MSI Z270 mobo (red) for a total of 5
https://imgur.com/vDWksS2

no easy feat may i add as this gaming mobo can only utilise 4 of the 6 available PCIe slots at a time, i tried various combinations/restarts connecting to the regular PCIe mobo slots but the most i could get it to recognise was 4 which is clearly stated in the mobo manual (pic included), leaving the builder with 2 choices (please let me know of others):

1. using a 1 to 4 PCIe adapter (3 additional slots, i have 2 such adapters)
2. Using a M.2-1 to PCIe adapter (1 additional slot, i ordered 4 adapters, the second M.2-2 cancels a regular PCIe, refer to manual)

i connected the 1 to 4 adapter on PCIe 1 via logic as its 1st in the bus queue and is metal sheath coated for physical strength, connected 3 GPUs to it and the other 2 on mobo slots, by trial and error i found the correct combination for device manager to show all 5 working properly

at this stage i followed my methodology from above and checked the reg files to see i had 5 VEGA folders but after all the trials it showed 7, being adventurous and contrary to previous experience i changed the registries on all 7 folders, disabled enabled cards (NO PC RESTART) and started Cast XMR miner

BOOOOMMM  10.000H/s  !!!!

added to the ASUS 6 VEGA rig (blue) 12.000H/s for a total of
      
              22.000H/s
at 2400W including mobos and screens thats 218W perGPU (cpu+mem=905V on Ntool) which is on the high side but again i prefer to spend a few $cents a month extra for stability as lower voltage settings caused various problems for me

Super STABLE mining ETN electroneum on Nanopool getting paid 500 coins 3 times a day for a calculated income of $3.200 a month approx
(looking at Sumocoin hhmmmmmmm)

from experience my total ETH mining speed should be around 490Mh/s, criminal to mine ETH now lol as said above

i have 1 more VEGA to install on the MSI mobo but its suffering from the Stockholm Syndrome

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OPTIMAL AMBIENT TEMP AT 3200 RPM IS 5-6c

this ensures that the HBM2 temp stays well below the 70C threshold with CPU temps in the mid 30's
i have been keeping tabs on environmental conditions (in/out temp, humidity) to find the optimal operating temperature
you can use lower fan RPM but as im away from the miner for hours at a time i have callibrated for a possible rise in outside temp (teamviewer on a smart phone screen is not fun)

hope you find this info useful and im not spending all this time talking to myself

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i do have a question for those experienced in using power splitter adapter cables from a VGA 8 pin to 2x8 (so i can remove the EVGA1000 PSU)
various people on the net claim that they cause electrical noise and should not be used
are you using them on a VEGA? if so whats your take on the matter?

thnx

ps i bought 10 on/off switches for $4 to replace the bare wires im currently using in favour of a more modern look hahahaha

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beast mode achieved

12 x VEGA64 @ 23900H/s on CRYPTONIGHT-ETN

6 on MSI 6 on ASUS
2630W

pics here:

https://imgur.com/wvYNmUd

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not following my own advice about having the same number of registry entries (folders) as you do VEGAs meant i had to DDU and reinstall mining drivers etc..

i know some have achieved 2200h per vega but im content with this speed and a super stable system

thnx all

[commonorx]

NTool ROCKS!!!

i retasked the 8 vegas to ETN

no changes on my driver settings 17.11.1
no changes to registry tables

i set these values in NTool for all 8 Vega:

CPU ST6 1212
CPU ST6 VOLT 890
CPU ST7 1408
CPU ST7 VOLT 890
MEM P3 1100
MEM P3 VOLT 870
FAN MIN 2500
FAN MAX 4900
TARGET TEMP 75
ACCOUSTIC 0
MAX TEMP 85
POWER TARGET 0

diasbled/enabled gpus in device manager

started nanopool ELECTRONEUM claymore miner (done the edit with my details already)

total speed 9800H/s
using only 1250W !!!!!!!!

will be doing the regedit next to attempt stated goal

---------------------------------

Norway has an abundance of tall sharp valleys and running water and has invested heavily into hydroelectric power
there is an oversupply for the 5.5 million residents even if its wasted and STATNET sells it to Germany and oher European countries
the oil money (25% of European demand) is separate
i have lived in a few countries around the globe and this one takes the biscuit for quality of living in the western world

Dude my 5 bios flashed Vega56 cards do 9850.