Happy New Years! Seventh alt coin thread!

[KaydenC]

thier software was junk, after taking a week to plot 9tb i could never get it to mine
the ui would say its gpu or cpu mining but never showed up on the pool

maybe it’s better now , this was four or five months ago.  I still got a box of brand new 5gb drives laying around smh

Oh god... why do i have the feeling I'm going to have cases of Hard drives boxed up and sitting on a storage rack lol... getting scared now hahahaha

Should have done a proof of concept first, but alas, I jumped head first into a potentially empty pool.

I've got 12x 8tb running for 2 years on my main PC. For plotting are you using the GPU plotter, because it's way faster than CPU. It's also quite tedious to setup, you gotta count the nounces per drive, make sure the plot size is a multiple of stagger size etc.

An rx 480 8gb can plot 2 x 8tb drives in parallel without bottlenecks in 14-15hrs. Then it takes another 14-15hrs to optimize the plots to another drive.

If you are using usb splitters, limit 10 drives max per splitter. Because usb 3.0 is 5gbps, and you want to read at the max speed of 500mb/s per drive.


Imagine if you have 100 drives, gonna take forever lol

[VyprBTC]

thier software was junk, after taking a week to plot 9tb i could never get it to mine
the ui would say its gpu or cpu mining but never showed up on the pool

maybe it’s better now , this was four or five months ago.  I still got a box of brand new 5gb drives laying around smh

Oh god... why do i have the feeling I'm going to have cases of Hard drives boxed up and sitting on a storage rack lol... getting scared now hahahaha

Should have done a proof of concept first, but alas, I jumped head first into a potentially empty pool.

I've got 12x 8tb running for 2 years on my main PC. For plotting are you using the GPU plotter, because it's way faster than CPU. It's also quite tedious to setup, you gotta count the nounces per drive, make sure the plot size is a multiple of stagger size etc.

An rx 480 8gb can plot 2 x 8tb drives in parallel without bottlenecks in 14-15hrs. Then it takes another 14-15hrs to optimize the plots to another drive.

If you are using usb splitters, limit 10 drives max per splitter. Because usb 3.0 is 5gbps, and you want to read at the max speed of 500mb/s per drive.


Imagine if you have 100 drives, gonna take forever lol

Thanks for the info guys -

Only 50 drives Kayden ... not looking forward to it now though .. but it'll give me something to do at the office... until I pull all my hair out at least lol.

Wonder if I should retask a couple 1080 Ti Rigs for plotting. Maybe even throw 30TB on each machine split it up between 10 of them ... oh man... now I need a drink!

[Elder III]

I tried Burst out 6-8 months ago.  To use a polite term, the entire system of software was a clusterf*ck, but the wallet was the worst. I managed to plot a drive well enough (just time consuming), but keeping anything connected to the network was an exercise in futility (for me at least).

[timeshifter]

Question about the Onda B250 D8P motherboard.

I got the version that has the PCI power connectors.  There are 8 slots but only 6 PCIe power connectors labeled "PWR_PE1", "PWR_PE2", "PWR_PE3", "PWR_PE4", "PWR_PE5", "PWR_PE6".  My guess is that they provide power to "PCIEX3, "PCIEX4", "PCIEX5", "PCIEX6", "PCIEX7 and "PCIEX8"?  Also guess that slots "PCIEX_16X" and "PCIEX2" get their power from the ATX connector?

Finally, is the 8 pin connector "PWR12" for the CPU?

[timeshifter]

Sure- those pics would help.

Here ya go, pics of build using Thermaltake Core X9 case, (4) GTX 1080 Ti hybrids, standard motherboard with risers.

http://infotime.com/images/Core_X9_with_4_GTX_1080Ti_1.png

http://infotime.com/images/Core_X9_with_4_GTX_1080Ti_2.png

http://infotime.com/images/Core_X9_with_4_GTX_1080Ti_3.png

All buttoned up...

http://infotime.com/images/Core_X9_built.png

http://infotime.com/images/Core_X9_window.png

[philipma1957]

Question about the Onda B250 D8P motherboard.

I got the version that has the PCI power connectors.  There are 8 slots but only 6 PCIe power connectors labeled "PWR_PE1", "PWR_PE2", "PWR_PE3", "PWR_PE4", "PWR_PE5", "PWR_PE6".  My guess is that they provide power to "PCIEX3, "PCIEX4", "PCIEX5", "PCIEX6", "PCIEX7 and "PCIEX8"?  Also guess that slots "PCIEX_16X" and "PCIEX2" get their power from the ATX connector?

Finally, is the 8 pin connector "PWR12" for the CPU?

most likely  that is correct   pwr12 uses a cpu cable  but you must be very carefull as I do not have that one .  I have the other version.

measure  your  8 pin cpu cable  before you plug it in.

+ + + +
-  -  -  -   this is an eight   cpu cable


not

+ + + -
-  -  -  -   this is an eight pin pcie  

also if the cable measures like a cpu cable make sure you orient it correctly into the cpu input jack

[Moondoggie]

Anybody had any luck sourcing the old 2400w server PSU recently?
Or any reliable sellers of the 1200w platinums?

[philipma1957]

Anybody had any luck sourcing the old 2400w server PSU recently?
Or any reliable sellers of the 1200w platinums?

check sidehack   he may have 1200 watt hp's

[timeshifter]

Question about the Onda B250 D8P motherboard.

I got the version that has the PCI power connectors.  There are 8 slots but only 6 PCIe power connectors labeled "PWR_PE1", "PWR_PE2", "PWR_PE3", "PWR_PE4", "PWR_PE5", "PWR_PE6".  My guess is that they provide power to "PCIEX3, "PCIEX4", "PCIEX5", "PCIEX6", "PCIEX7 and "PCIEX8"?  Also guess that slots "PCIEX_16X" and "PCIEX2" get their power from the ATX connector?

Finally, is the 8 pin connector "PWR12" for the CPU?

most likely  that is correct   pwr12 uses a cpu cable  but you must be very carefull as I do not have that one .  I have the other version.

measure  your  8 pin cpu cable  before you plug it in.

+ + + +
-  -  -  -   this is an eight   cpu cable


not

+ + + -
-  -  -  -   this is an eight pin pcie  

also if the cable measures like a cpu cable make sure you orient it correctly into the cpu input jack

Thanks.  Haven't hooked them up to a meter, but did a test fit.  I've got a Corsair AX1200i power supply.  The cable for the CPU is the only one that will fit, it's connectors are keyed.  If I try an 8 pin PCIe cable it won't go in.

[philipma1957]

Question about the Onda B250 D8P motherboard.

I got the version that has the PCI power connectors.  There are 8 slots but only 6 PCIe power connectors labeled "PWR_PE1", "PWR_PE2", "PWR_PE3", "PWR_PE4", "PWR_PE5", "PWR_PE6".  My guess is that they provide power to "PCIEX3, "PCIEX4", "PCIEX5", "PCIEX6", "PCIEX7 and "PCIEX8"?  Also guess that slots "PCIEX_16X" and "PCIEX2" get their power from the ATX connector?

Finally, is the 8 pin connector "PWR12" for the CPU?

most likely  that is correct   pwr12 uses a cpu cable  but you must be very carefull as I do not have that one .  I have the other version.

measure  your  8 pin cpu cable  before you plug it in.

+ + + +
-  -  -  -   this is an eight   cpu cable


not

+ + + -
-  -  -  -   this is an eight pin pcie  

also if the cable measures like a cpu cable make sure you orient it correctly into the cpu input jack

Thanks.  Haven't hooked them up to a meter, but did a test fit.  I've got a Corsair AX1200i power supply.  The cable for the CPU is the only one that will fit, it's connectors are keyed.  If I try an 8 pin PCIe cable it won't go in.

I am 90 percent sure and if I were you I would check with this


https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-MSR-R500-Multimeters-Electronic-Multimeter/dp/B01N9QW620/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?


every gpu miner should have it.  or a better version of it

[VyprBTC]

Anybody had any luck sourcing the old 2400w server PSU recently?
Or any reliable sellers of the 1200w platinums?

I picked up a ton of them on ebay just to test out and use as replacements/standby's . They are very abundant .

[QuintLeo]

Hey guys,

So I just had an electrician coming at home to quote for a 220v circuit installation
He asked me if my power supplies will require neutral, does anybody know more about this as I did a quick search and I'm still confused about it

Thanks

220 doesn't use neutral. Fire his ass now and get someone that's at least semi competent

 Depends on the specific installation - NEMA 14 does in fact use neutral, NEMA 6 does not.
 Power supplies DON'T need it, so a NEMA 6 type installation would make more sense.

 Not all electricians work with 234 VAC input server-type computer power supplies, it's NOT an unreasonable question to ask.

[QuintLeo]

Selling used Vega for $1k, is a no brainer You could buy three overpriced RX 570 4GB at $300-$320 each with the better overall performance and still have cash left over. Navi coming out in August too.

 Good luck finding any RX 570 that cheap.
 They're mostly been in the "well over $400 range" the last few days when there is any stock at all.

[QuintLeo]

As usual, Australia is late to the party. You can still buy 1070ti for $500USD here, I just picked up 5.

For .au pricing in these current conditions, that's good value.

 Can still find them that low on rare occasions - more that the stock is completely out at most retailers except for very brief "we got some in *SLAM* well, we're out again" situations.


 I got my MSI Turbo 1070 ti up and running tonight - and am VERY displeased with it.
 Card works well, performs pretty much identical to the EVGA SC and Zotac Mini model.
 COOLING though is the worst I've seen out of ANYTHING.

 104 watt TDP, 90% fan in a 80F room and it's barely managing to stay down to 70C - and that's AFTER I removed the mounting plate (which was only worth perhaps 1 degree C as it's pretty close to wide open to start with).
 Even the Gigabyte ITX cards manage about 8C lower than THAT at the same wattage, on LOWER fan settings. and the Zotac blows it out of the water much less anything with a GOOD cooling solution.

 MSI needs to put a lot better fan or a lot better HS/Heat Pipe setup in those cards, they're WORSE on cooling than FE models.

 I won't be buying any more.

[MagicSmoker]

Thanks to R0mi for his PM to me about my Onda woes... Still no joy getting the board to boot despite trying multiple video cards and swapping out the SODIMMs, but it was during the latter that I noticed the package claimed these were DDR3L modules, while the modules themselves said they were 1.5V DDR3... A bit of digging on my part revealed that DDR3L can be used in DDR3 slots, but not vice versa, so this may very well be the problem.

I'm going to see if I can find the memory locally because I don't really want to go through this hassle with Amazon again, nor wait a week for Newegg to get around to shipping something.

[philipma1957]

As usual, Australia is late to the party. You can still buy 1070ti for $500USD here, I just picked up 5.

For .au pricing in these current conditions, that's good value.

 Can still find them that low on rare occasions - more that the stock is completely out at most retailers except for very brief "we got some in *SLAM* well, we're out again" situations.


 I got my MSI Turbo 1070 ti up and running tonight - and am VERY displeased with it.
 Card works well, performs pretty much identical to the EVGA SC and Zotac Mini model.
 COOLING though is the worst I've seen out of ANYTHING.

 104 watt TDP, 90% fan in a 80F room and it's barely managing to stay down to 70C - and that's AFTER I removed the mounting plate (which was only worth perhaps 1 degree C as it's pretty close to wide open to start with).
 Even the Gigabyte ITX cards manage about 8C lower than THAT at the same wattage, on LOWER fan settings. and the Zotac blows it out of the water much less anything with a GOOD cooling solution.

 MSI needs to put a lot better fan or a lot better HS/Heat Pipe setup in those cards, they're WORSE on cooling than FE models.

 I won't be buying any more.

is this it?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1369128-REG/msi_geforce_gtx_1070_ti.html

[arielbit]

Hey guys,

So I just had an electrician coming at home to quote for a 220v circuit installation
He asked me if my power supplies will require neutral, does anybody know more about this as I did a quick search and I'm still confused about it

Thanks

220 doesn't use neutral. Fire his ass now and get someone that's at least semi competent

Not necessarily... The current NEMA standard in North America is 4-wire for 220 (aka 230 or 240), and the neutral can be used for 120V loads. See, for example, NEMA 14-30 or 14-50.

exactly. the only reason for neutral is for 120.

220v here and a neutral(different country)... still enjoying the occasional jolt from electric shock..

BTW 6pcs of ax1500i just arrived here....hunting for cards now.

[ATCkit]

Sure- those pics would help.

Here ya go, pics of build using Thermaltake Core X9 case, (4) GTX 1080 Ti hybrids, standard motherboard with risers.

...SNIP.........

Thx. Lots of room for an ONDA Board.I ordered one from Sidonia at Letine last night.

This email gave me the final push to go ahead and order one:

Dear Aaron,
 

Because of CNY long holiday coming soon in February (nearly one month),

the last mass production of this year for the top sale quality 12*PCIE B250 Mining Motherboard will be ready on 22th,January,2018.

 

If you have any order plan on this 12*pcie miner motherboard for January & February,

pls kindly inform us asap to avoid any delay on delivery,

 

Meanwhile, our new version 8*PCIE inbuild Newest 7th Intel 3865 CPU developped out already, trial mass production will be ready in the middle of March,

With big advantage on price, if you need sample, welcome to pre-order, because this trial production quantity will be not big.

8pcie inbuild cpu.JPG



Best regards
Sidonia
Skype:letine2
www.letine.com
www.lindonn.com.cn

[dragonmike]

Thanks to R0mi for his PM to me about my Onda woes... Still no joy getting the board to boot despite trying multiple video cards and swapping out the SODIMMs, but it was during the latter that I noticed the package claimed these were DDR3L modules, while the modules themselves said they were 1.5V DDR3... A bit of digging on my part revealed that DDR3L can be used in DDR3 slots, but not vice versa, so this may very well be the problem.

I'm going to see if I can find the memory locally because I don't really want to go through this hassle with Amazon again, nor wait a week for Newegg to get around to shipping something.

Yes, you need the 1.35V mem or it will not work.
Even then, the Onda board is quite temperamental. It took me a while to get it to boot properly - including removing the battery, shorting the pins to clear CMOS etc. After a couple of tries, I got it to beep and boot. It's working well now, but usually doesn't like to "reboot". I need to cut the power to the board completely for it to shut down.

[MagicSmoker]

Thanks to R0mi for his PM to me about my Onda woes... Still no joy getting the board to boot despite trying multiple video cards and swapping out the SODIMMs, but it was during the latter that I noticed the package claimed these were DDR3L modules, while the modules themselves said they were 1.5V DDR3... A bit of digging on my part revealed that DDR3L can be used in DDR3 slots, but not vice versa, so this may very well be the problem.

I'm going to see if I can find the memory locally because I don't really want to go through this hassle with Amazon again, nor wait a week for Newegg to get around to shipping something.

Yes, you need the 1.35V mem or it will not work.
Even then, the Onda board is quite temperamental. It took me a while to get it to boot properly - including removing the battery, shorting the pins to clear CMOS etc. After a couple of tries, I got it to beep and boot. It's working well now, but usually doesn't like to "reboot". I need to cut the power to the board completely for it to shut down.

Thanks for responding! I just ordered a stick of Crucial ct51264bf160b as it is supposed to be 1.35V DDR3L; I was unable to find any locally; well, except for a pair of 16GB modules for $180, and that was too rich for my blood.

Is the pair of pins marked J2 just to the upper right of the Celery CPU for clearing the CMOS? It's the only pair of unused pins I can see, and getting at the battery is a real pain once the GPUs are installed.

When you say it doesn't like to reboot, are you referring to the hard reset switch (lower left corner of the board) not working consistently? That would be most peculiar if the case...