Happy New Years! Seventh alt coin thread!

[QuintLeo]

I expect a big drop in overall monero hashpower just after the fork. Should we try to get a few extra coins from it?

Definitely going to have the rigs at the ready haha. Think Nicehash will have the algo? Hope not lol.

Nicehash is using either XMRig or Stak-XMR - both have announced upgrades, XMRig already had the new code available next week and it's trivial to install the new code manually.
I wouldn't count on Nicehash having no miners prepared for the fork when it happens....

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[Storx]

The one thing I would worry about is that solar and car alternator systems are NOT in fact +12VDC, but 13.6 "nominal" and commonly up to 15 VDC when charging.

That is some great advice, to be completely honest with you, we didnt even think about the voltage being that high when we ran it off the diesel engine. The GPU seemed to not have any issues with it, atleast the one we are testing it out on. Im shocked we didn't damage the GPU trying to run it this way, because the alternator ramped up to 14.7v under load of mining....

In regards to hooking up the GPU, the gpu is plugged directly into the mobo of the test pc currently... no riser at all being used for this setup. The GPU itself is getting its 12v and grnd from outside of the atx psu.

Im pretty sure the solar controller is capable of adjusting the max voltage down closer to 12v, just need to look further into it.

It can't go TOO low or it doesn't charge the batteries.
Standard lead-acid batteries (which are still the norm in solar/wind power systems 'cause they're CHEAP for the capacity, and the weight isn't an issue) require a good bit more than 12 VDC to charge them - and tend to deliver a bit more than 12 VDC under light-to-medium load when fully charged.

No we want to lower the voltage because the intentions of this system is a setup that will use 100% of the solar+more... the rig is still mining, we decided to run it another night with the solar controller turned down on the max battery voltage some.

We have it setup in Lithium Battery mode, which produces a max voltage of 12.6 according to the manual, we are saw as high as 12.5v during peak of the day.

[soothaa]

Monero fork is due on 6.04.2018: https://github.com/monero-project/monero

UGH they pushed it back?! Damnit. I was looking forward to this.

[BSAlex]

You are spreading wrong information... Monero fork is due on 6.04.2018: https://github.com/monero-project/monero
Claymore did announce a new version for both CPU and GPU miners: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=647251.msg32659476#msg32659476

Sorry for my mistake.
I've followed a hot discussion of the fork of both monero team and xmr-stak team just a day ago and both sides where pretty sure that the fork's due 28.03.18, never bothered to double-check.

As for Claymore's miners the author did not answer any questions nor announced anything in GPU thread :-(
Good to find such a news about the update.

[philipma1957]

so  to be clear 6 April 2018  is the new fork date  for xmr correct?

[P00P135]

so  to be clear 6 April 2018  is the new fork date  for xmr correct?

Correct

[vg54dett]

I expect a big drop in overall monero hashpower just after the fork. Should we try to get a few extra coins from it?

I'll be switching over to XMR the very minute the fork happens - I expect a massive hashrate drop

Let's hope SMos will update fast !

[soothaa]

I expect a big drop in overall monero hashpower just after the fork. Should we try to get a few extra coins from it?

I'll be switching over to XMR the very minute the fork happens - I expect a massive hashrate drop

Let's hope SMos will update fast !

My Vegas are running Windows - don't think Vegas are supported under SMOS yet..

[generalt]

Monero fork is due on 6.04.2018: https://github.com/monero-project/monero

UGH they pushed it back?! Damnit. I was looking forward to this.

Me too.  I guess we'll just have to wait a little longer before we can mine it again.  I wonder what's going to happen with the price of Monero after the fork.

[soothaa]

Monero fork is due on 6.04.2018: https://github.com/monero-project/monero

UGH they pushed it back?! Damnit. I was looking forward to this.

Me too.  I guess we'll just have to wait a little longer before we can mine it again.  I wonder what's going to happen with the price of Monero after the fork.

Rise hopefully, but since everything is so directly tied to BTC it almost doesn't matter...

[vg54dett]

I expect a big drop in overall monero hashpower just after the fork. Should we try to get a few extra coins from it?

I'll be switching over to XMR the very minute the fork happens - I expect a massive hashrate drop

Let's hope SMos will update fast !

My Vegas are running Windows - don't think Vegas are supported under SMOS yet..

Yes for vegas

But RXs could probably come to play too if big drop in hashrate

[bubbAJoe]

Phillip, what temp was/is your Zotac 1080Ti mini running at?

[soothaa]

Phillip, what temp was/is your Zotac 1080Ti mini running at?

phil likes to run his cards at 90C 120% TDP


















*ducks*

[philipma1957]

Phillip, what temp was/is your Zotac 1080Ti mini running at?

phil likes to run his cards at 90C 120% TDP

*ducks*

Funny

@ bubbAJoe

I have it at 200 watts = 80%



see link

https://imgur.com/jfwMRcK.png


1 zotac mini
2 evga hybrid
1 asus turbo

[bubbAJoe]

Phillip, what temp was/is your Zotac 1080Ti mini running at?

phil likes to run his cards at 90C 120% TDP

*ducks*

Funny

@ bubbAJoe

I have it at 200 watts = 80%



see link

https://imgur.com/jfwMRcK.png


1 zotac mini
2 evga hybrid
1 asus turbo

Thanks!  Man, that mini is a power hungry SOB!!

[generalt]

Definitely going to have the rigs at the ready haha. Think Nicehash will have the algo? Hope not lol.

Looks like they're ready for it:

https://www.nicehash.com/algorithm/cryptonightv7

[QuintLeo]

I have it at 200 watts = 80%

Thanks!  Man, that mini is a power hungry SOB!!

Nah, it's 1080 ti's in general that want lots of power by current standards, my R9 290s tend to sniff at the power-sipping cool running noob cards.

I don't have any 295x2 or 7990 cards or others of the "2 GPU on one board" style though.

[sNaKeyz0r91]

Any tips regarding the upcoming monero fork?
Are guys gonna move your ati rigs towards the new algo for monero? What about the price of the monero? I hope it will rise.

[rdluffy]

Any tips regarding the upcoming monero fork?
Are guys gonna move your ati rigs towards the new algo for monero? What about the price of the monero? I hope it will rise.

No one know what's going to happen
Some people say it will decrease diff because the asics, but a lot of people will jump to monero at the same time...

[citronick]

This email from Canaan...

"...On  Monday we will update the webstore with new prcing for the  841  and 821.  The 841 will be priced at $1625 per unit with an MOQ of 60 units. You can either order in the shop or email steve@canaan.io.  Shipping usually takes between 7 and 14 days of payment.  Ask your sales agent about additional discounts.  The 821 will be sold in a special package along with 4 free 841.  Please see the shop on monday or ask your sales agent...."

In January, they advised that the A821 will be around 3000-4000 $USD each. We complaint that the so called "special" price is outrageous, and so we postponed the group's plan to expand the Avalon farm. Their sales guy said, they have pre-orders up to the hilt already so it was okay for the group to back out from the bulk purchase. The group was to place 400 units x A821s.... instead we put the funds to good use and bought BTC at 6k-7k.

Imagine 841s now priced at 1625$... i can just imagine the frustrations of the early buyers of the A8 series.