Happy New Years! Seventh alt coin thread!

[philipma1957]

Grabbed a few L3's

With the 200 dollar coupon  1296 price is pretty good.

That's a great buy and possibly a great resell price too

L3+ are good for long term ASICS to get them LTCs or convert to BTCs

I see them for 1700   https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3062836.0

plus shipping  so 1750

[QuintLeo]

Yes brand new ones for $130. He was setting up 290s and I bought one. It's new with some scratches from shipping. Even gpus run in a filtered environment will have a tiny layer of dust, this was new as far as I can tell.

Could it be leftover chips back when AMD over ordered 290s...? who knows.

Do those undervolt easily with afterburner, or do you need to do bios mods?  I was mining before the r9 series and after the r9 series, but I don't have much experience at all with that generation of GPUs from a mining perspective.

I believe you need to do BIOS mod - but I don't run mine on Windows so not sure.
The Stilt made a series of modded BIOS for these for use with Litecoin/Scrypt mining, those BIOS do a very good job of dropping power usage and allowing for a lot more overclock or a lot lower temperatures.

[adaseb]

Since this thread is about the legacy r9 290s.

What do you guys mine with the Elpida memory ones?

ZEC seems to hang the system even at stock settings.

ETH is good at 29mh/s but very difficult to undervolt and maintain stability.

[Elder III]

We might be interested in 6-8 of them, but unless someone organizes a group buy to reach that 500 number.... we're not a big enough operation to even think of quantities that large.  How long of a wait would this be if an order was placed? I presume that production time, shipping, etc... would be a couple of months?

30 days to ready in Hong Kong. Add 2 weeks for shipping. My hosting clients is probably going for 500-700 combined if next gen isn't out when my new factory is ready. I will have 50-100 for sale, $145 + paypal fee +  shipping. If that happens I will pm you.

It also depends on the 1060 price in 2 months. If it's closer to msrp, might be better to go 1060s.

I don't know where we will be as far as available space/power in 2 months, but as long as the prices on current GPUs stays high we can be penciled in for 6 of the R9 290s.

[KaydenC]

Since this thread is about the legacy r9 290s.

What do you guys mine with the Elpida memory ones?

ZEC seems to hang the system even at stock settings.

ETH is good at 29mh/s but very difficult to undervolt and maintain stability.

I run 1100 core, 1300mem, -100mv in afterburner. Voltage after undervolt is about 1.07v. This gives 30.6mh/s, about 190w and is rock stable.
They can be pushed to 1200core at -20mv (1.15v) for 33mh/s but it's almost 250w.

What are your settings for 29mh/s?

We plan to keep cards below 200w, this way 7 of them can be run in an Onda 8 gpu case with 1600w psu. The rig cost is a significant portion of the entire system, makes sense to run 7 rather than just 6 at higher hash rates.

[adaseb]

Since this thread is about the legacy r9 290s.

What do you guys mine with the Elpida memory ones?

ZEC seems to hang the system even at stock settings.

ETH is good at 29mh/s but very difficult to undervolt and maintain stability.

I run 1100 core, 1300mem, -100mv in afterburner. Voltage after undervolt is about 1.07v. This gives 30.6mh/s, about 190w and is rock stable.
They can be pushed to 1200core at -20mv (1.15v) for 33mh/s but it's almost 250w.

What are your settings for 29mh/s?

We plan to keep cards below 200w, this way 7 of them can be run in an Onda 8 gpu case with 1600w psu. The rig cost is a significant portion of the entire system, makes sense to run 7 rather than just 6 at higher hash rates.

How did you measure your power output? In GPUz or from the wall?

Mine at 1000/1250 runs at around 1.03V but measures from the wall its way over 220 watts or so.

Your wattage seems very low.

[big al]

What's the best ROI video card out there?  Still a BIOS modded rx580?  4 GB for better ROI 8 GB for better future proof?

Found out I may be able to run up to 8 GPUs on my home computer.  GB z170x-UD3

[KaydenC]

Since this thread is about the legacy r9 290s.

What do you guys mine with the Elpida memory ones?

ZEC seems to hang the system even at stock settings.

ETH is good at 29mh/s but very difficult to undervolt and maintain stability.

I run 1100 core, 1300mem, -100mv in afterburner. Voltage after undervolt is about 1.07v. This gives 30.6mh/s, about 190w and is rock stable.
They can be pushed to 1200core at -20mv (1.15v) for 33mh/s but it's almost 250w.

What are your settings for 29mh/s?

We plan to keep cards below 200w, this way 7 of them can be run in an Onda 8 gpu case with 1600w psu. The rig cost is a significant portion of the entire system, makes sense to run 7 rather than just 6 at higher hash rates.

How did you measure your power output? In GPUz or from the wall?

Mine at 1000/1250 runs at around 1.03V but measures from the wall its way over 220 watts or so.

Your wattage seems very low.

GPUz says 160w for 1100/1300, 1.07v. I'm not sure how much it actually is, I just assume +20% for now. If it's 220w it's troublesome, have to buy more rig cases and do 6 gpu/rig. Need to measure with a wattmeter when I get back to the farm.

[citronick]

Since this thread is about the legacy r9 290s.

What do you guys mine with the Elpida memory ones?

ZEC seems to hang the system even at stock settings.

ETH is good at 29mh/s but very difficult to undervolt and maintain stability.

I run 1100 core, 1300mem, -100mv in afterburner. Voltage after undervolt is about 1.07v. This gives 30.6mh/s, about 190w and is rock stable.
They can be pushed to 1200core at -20mv (1.15v) for 33mh/s but it's almost 250w.

What are your settings for 29mh/s?

We plan to keep cards below 200w, this way 7 of them can be run in an Onda 8 gpu case with 1600w psu. The rig cost is a significant portion of the entire system, makes sense to run 7 rather than just 6 at higher hash rates.

How did you measure your power output? In GPUz or from the wall?

Mine at 1000/1250 runs at around 1.03V but measures from the wall its way over 220 watts or so.

Your wattage seems very low.

GPUz says 160w for 1100/1300, 1.07v. I'm not sure how much it actually is, I just assume +20% for now. If it's 220w it's troublesome, have to buy more rig cases and do 6 gpu/rig. Need to measure with a wattmeter when I get back to the farm.

You guys are tempting me to go find a 290X and 2 x 290s in the store room (got them used in 2015) - it will be nice to have 1 loud rig at the corner in the warehouse (being nostalgic here)

On another note, I manage to get the lease for another section of the warehouse, so at least another 24-30 rigs in the making... at 145$ with shipping, this is a feasible 30x8GPU project with a reasonable ROI.

[soothaa]

Huh that prices is fantastic minus the wattage.. might be what pushes me to upgrading my main panel if I can get my hands on some.

Then again ROI for new gear at the moment is pretty shitty..

[philipma1957]

Huh that prices is fantastic minus the wattage.. might be what pushes me to upgrading my main panel if I can get my hands on some.

Then again ROI for new gear at the moment is pretty shitty..

Yeah at the moment nvidia is still sky high

Amd is also pricey

rx 580's = 469.99 each

http://www.diamondmultimediastore.com/diamond-amd-rx580-video-card


I purchased 2 from them on Christmas day for 299.99 each

the one below is 399.99

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137244&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=rx_580-_-14-137-244-_-Product

I would argue  that  rx 560's  could be best to buy  some are 150 usd  and will do 300 for cryptonight

[dragonmike]

I know many of you farmers use Nicehash because you have so many rigs and multiple addresses... Have you ever come across "Cuda error 719"? A buddy of mine using NH miner kept getting these on equihash and lyra2v2 lately... which is very annoying as it crashes the miner and results in the inevitable downtime.

I tried fix number 1 (Google) but I'm not getting much. Answers range from "lower your clocks" to "driver issue" over "Nicehash problem". For now he's just disabled equihash and lyra2v2 but that kinda sucks.

Just throwing it in here, as some of you might already have experienced it.

[soothaa]

Huh that prices is fantastic minus the wattage.. might be what pushes me to upgrading my main panel if I can get my hands on some.

Then again ROI for new gear at the moment is pretty shitty..

Yeah at the moment nvidia is still sky high

Amd is also pricey

rx 580's = 469.99 each

http://www.diamondmultimediastore.com/diamond-amd-rx580-video-card


I purchased 2 from them on Christmas day for 299.99 each

the one below is 399.99

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137244&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=rx_580-_-14-137-244-_-Product

I would argue  that  rx 560's  could be best to buy  some are 150 usd  and will do 300 for cryptonight

Yeah the pricing I see on AMD cards at the moment is insane. I've managed to snag a few 570/580s at "reasonable" prices of low $300s..

[rs1x]

Hey guys ... I'm mining some XVG on ZPOOL.  I am mining directy to BINANCE.

when i look at ZPOOL  at my last 50 earnings I'm being rewarded XVG (x17) and also Shield (x17).

It doesn't look like these Shield coins, show up in my payout though. 

Can anyone help explain what these Shield coins are, and if they are coins I am acquiring?

[citronick]

Hey guys ... I'm mining some XVG on ZPOOL.  I am mining directy to BINANCE.

when i look at ZPOOL  at my last 50 earnings I'm being rewarded XVG (x17) and also Shield (x17).

It doesn't look like these Shield coins, show up in my payout though. 

Can anyone help explain what these Shield coins are, and if they are coins I am acquiring?

ZPOOL credits you only in BTC no?

Surprised that they can credited you in the native coin.

There are not too many X17 coins out there.

https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/shield-xsh/

[citronick]

I know many of you farmers use Nicehash because you have so many rigs and multiple addresses... Have you ever come across "Cuda error 719"? A buddy of mine using NH miner kept getting these on equihash and lyra2v2 lately... which is very annoying as it crashes the miner and results in the inevitable downtime.

I tried fix number 1 (Google) but I'm not getting much. Answers range from "lower your clocks" to "driver issue" over "Nicehash problem". For now he's just disabled equihash and lyra2v2 but that kinda sucks.

Just throwing it in here, as some of you might already have experienced it.

I am assuming you are using ccminer and NVIDIA cards

Use the ccminer-nanashi variant for best speed.

Sounds like you need to finetune your intensity settings or do below....

One of the best way to get latest builds assuming you are on Windows is to download NEMOSMINER and get to do its stuff, from there take note of the ccminer version that they are using and use the intensity settings its using (NemosMiner benchmarks your GPUs just like NH Windows Miner).

[dragonmike]

I know many of you farmers use Nicehash because you have so many rigs and multiple addresses... Have you ever come across "Cuda error 719"? A buddy of mine using NH miner kept getting these on equihash and lyra2v2 lately... which is very annoying as it crashes the miner and results in the inevitable downtime.

I tried fix number 1 (Google) but I'm not getting much. Answers range from "lower your clocks" to "driver issue" over "Nicehash problem". For now he's just disabled equihash and lyra2v2 but that kinda sucks.

Just throwing it in here, as some of you might already have experienced it.

I am assuming you are using ccminer and NVIDIA cards

Use the ccminer-nanashi variant for best speed.

Sounds like you need to finetune your intensity settings or do below....

One of the best way to get latest builds assuming you are on Windows is to download NEMOSMINER and get to do its stuff, from there take note of the ccminer version that they are using and use the intensity settings its using (NemosMiner benchmarks your GPUs just like NH Windows Miner).

He's using the Nicehash miner. He's got a 6x1080 rig indeed.
I am not sure which miner NH is using for equihash and lyra2v2 but I'm assuming ccminer and/or ewbf. Intensity could be something to look at indeed. The crash behaviour basically points at something non clock-related (as I've set his overclock very conservatively) since the error happens on all cards simultaneously. So intensity could be key.

I set him up on NH because I thought it'd be the easiest setup for the noob he is! But I wasn't expecting the NH miner to be so unreliable out of the box. It's annoying to say the least.

[philipma1957]

I know many of you farmers use Nicehash because you have so many rigs and multiple addresses... Have you ever come across "Cuda error 719"? A buddy of mine using NH miner kept getting these on equihash and lyra2v2 lately... which is very annoying as it crashes the miner and results in the inevitable downtime.

I tried fix number 1 (Google) but I'm not getting much. Answers range from "lower your clocks" to "driver issue" over "Nicehash problem". For now he's just disabled equihash and lyra2v2 but that kinda sucks.

Just throwing it in here, as some of you might already have experienced it.

I am assuming you are using ccminer and NVIDIA cards

Use the ccminer-nanashi variant for best speed.

Sounds like you need to finetune your intensity settings or do below....

One of the best way to get latest builds assuming you are on Windows is to download NEMOSMINER and get to do its stuff, from there take note of the ccminer version that they are using and use the intensity settings its using (NemosMiner benchmarks your GPUs just like NH Windows Miner).

He's using the Nicehash miner. He's got a 6x1080 rig indeed.
I am not sure which miner NH is using for equihash and lyra2v2 but I'm assuming ccminer and/or ewbf. Intensity could be something to look at indeed. The crash behaviour basically points at something non clock-related (as I've set his overclock very conservatively) since the error happens on all cards simultaneously. So intensity could be key.

I set him up on NH because I thought it'd be the easiest setup for the noob he is! But I wasn't expecting the NH miner to be so unreliable out of the box. It's annoying to say the least.

Try smos dstm point to nicehash.

Tdp at 75%. Which is about 120 watts for a 1080

Or 180 watts for a 1080 ti

[MagicSmoker]

I know many of you farmers use Nicehash because you have so many rigs and multiple addresses... Have you ever come across "Cuda error 719"? A buddy of mine using NH miner kept getting these on equihash and lyra2v2 lately... which is very annoying as it crashes the miner and results in the inevitable downtime.

I tried fix number 1 (Google) but I'm not getting much. Answers range from "lower your clocks" to "driver issue" over "Nicehash problem". For now he's just disabled equihash and lyra2v2 but that kinda sucks.

Just throwing it in here, as some of you might already have experienced it.

I have (2) GTX 1080 that I occasionally use on NH and have seen that Cuda 719 error before, too, but it was while running Neoscrypt. I had to actually lower the core clock by 100 - not reduce the O/C, but lower it from the stock setting - to make the problem go away. I can't say for sure this is cause and effect, but I haven't seen the problem since. Then again, payout from NH and other multi-algo miners declined so much over the last month I went back to mining single coins with all of my cards (and CPUs). Right now all of the Nvidia stuff is split between ZEN on Zhash.pro and ZEC on Flypool.

[MagicSmoker]

Hey guys ... I'm mining some XVG on ZPOOL.  I am mining directy to BINANCE.

when i look at ZPOOL  at my last 50 earnings I'm being rewarded XVG (x17) and also Shield (x17).

It doesn't look like these Shield coins, show up in my payout though. 

Can anyone help explain what these Shield coins are, and if they are coins I am acquiring?

Zpool let's you mine a single algo, and let's you specify any coin for payout that they mine, but they don't let you actually mine that coin directly.

BTW - I've had good results on Zpool mining X17 and converting to XVG with payout directly to Bittrex.