8th Alt coin thread. Or what to do now that asics are all over the place.

[citronick]

Phil - I can report my Grin setup as follows.

SMOS
Mining to F2Pool
Withdraw to Bitmesh
Sell at Bitmesh for BTC
Withdraw BTC to BTC Wallet.


I was pleasantly pleased with F2Pool -> Bitmesh.  Selling at Bitmesh was painless.  BTC withdraw was painless.

I also use Bitmesh - most convenient so far compared to all other exchanges.

I am using bminer in SMOS mining to f2pool.

4 rigs, consisting of (3+5+6) x 1080ti and 7 x 1070ti = pushing around 130 gps

bminer doesnt support c31 at the moment

I can push the 1080tis higher up to +20% more using c31

Which miner in SMOS best for c31?

[philipma1957]

Okay  I am about to check  and see if I got any coins moved to the exchange.

This is sparkpool to bitforex


Still kept  some gear on  bci  as it earns faster since many left  to mine grin.

Also the vegas suck on grin.

[dragonmike]

Also the vegas suck on grin.

Nope, they don't!
Keyword: C31.

[philipma1957]

Also the vegas suck on grin.

Nope, they don't!
Keyword: C31.

good to know

[rs1x]

Phil - I can report my Grin setup as follows.

SMOS
Mining to F2Pool
Withdraw to Bitmesh
Sell at Bitmesh for BTC
Withdraw BTC to BTC Wallet.


I was pleasantly pleased with F2Pool -> Bitmesh.  Selling at Bitmesh was painless.  BTC withdraw was painless.

I also use Bitmesh - most convenient so far compared to all other exchanges.

I am using bminer in SMOS mining to f2pool.

4 rigs, consisting of (3+5+6) x 1080ti and 7 x 1070ti = pushing around 130 gps

bminer doesnt support c31 at the moment

I can push the 1080tis higher up to +20% more using c31

Which miner in SMOS best for c31?

i messed around on SMOS to try to get grin-miner to work on C31.  I was NOT successful. 

If you get it working in SMOS please share the details!

[philipma1957]

I have some confusion about binding  an exchange to sparkpool


I think I bound  it correctly but

sparkpool mining email is  say john smith.

and bitforex email is  say tom jones.

do I have to have the same email for both?

bitforex gave me a http address to use is that unique?

so I went to bitforex

opened a second account with the same email as the sparkpool email

say johnsmith at yahoo

and now both  sparkpool and bitforex have johnsmith at yahoo

and the http://13.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xx.xxx  is the exact same

so  that is not unique

but the emails  are unique and now match.

so I assume the .3500 + grin will now shift.

actually I think I will do all 12 1080ti at grin and leave the vegas on bci

I will earn between 2-3 grin a day  which is good.

[Arian247]

Hey guys am trying to get my hands on a good mining rig but I want to seek for advice from the pros first, which is the best option to go for cos I have unlimited free power supply and am planning on getting a rig below 5k

[philipma1957]

Hey guys am trying to get my hands on a good mining rig but I want to seek for advice from the pros first, which is the best option to go for cos I have unlimited free power supply and am planning on getting a rig below 5k

No you don't have unlimited free power.

So please tell us how big the space is and how much power you have.

[ATCkit2]

I have some confusion about binding  an exchange to sparkpool


I think I bound  it correctly but

sparkpool mining email is  say john smith.

and bitforex email is  say tom jones.

do I have to have the same email for both?

bitforex gave me a http address to use is that unique?

so I went to bitforex

opened a second account with the same email as the sparkpool email

say johnsmith at yahoo

and now both  sparkpool and bitforex have johnsmith at yahoo

and the http://13.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xx.xxx  is the exact same

so  that is not unique

but the emails  are unique and now match.

so I assume the .3500 + grin will now shift.

actually I think I will do all 12 1080ti at grin and leave the vegas on bci

I will earn between 2-3 grin a day  which is good.

I haven't mined on Sparkpool yet- but did stumble on to this SparkPool guide when looking for something else:

https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015566134-Grin-withdraw-tool-tutorial-SparkPool

[ATCkit2]

So it looks like I got a simple mining rig running on grin 29 at f2pool

about 20gh  for 3 1080ti's

next question is what exchange do I use?

or how do I get a wallet address.



they said they will pay every 3 grin on f2 pool

I'm using Bitforex with the method that Vosk described in his last video. The Bitforex userid allows for easy transfer from F2Pool and SparkPool. That way, I don't need a working wallet yet.

please link vodka video thanks

spell check

Vosk video

it appears I need to do two pieces to get a good send.


http : //grin.bitforex.com.3415

then

http : //12.345.678.987.6543     <  those are not the set of numbers give to me from forex but it was that many numbers

Oops -sorry about the spelling. Having a lot of probs with spinal pain today. Here you go:

1. Voskcoin video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2qDOF-4M5Q

Note: I use bminer 14 on SMOS. My config looks like this:                   
  -uri cuckaroo29://atckit1.10:foo@grin29.f2pool.com:13654 -api 127.0.0.1:1880

2. Bitforex tutorial for depositing from F2pool and Sparkpool when using "User ID" deposit method.

Note: For F2 pool you will need to register and create a username on the pool.

https://support.bitforex.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022089951-How-to-Deposit-GRIN-from-Spark-Pool-

3. Bitforex tutorial for depositing from a pool when using your email as your username in the mining config:

https://support.bitforex.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022083871-BitForex-GRIN-Deposit-Guide

4. This might help too -ie:an  older tutorial for mining from F2Pool to Bitforex:

https://www.grin-forum.org/t/announcement-about-grins-payment-of-f2pool/2859/7


5. Finally, here's some FAQs:

https://support.bitforex.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022275432-GRIN-Deposit-and-Withdrawal-Frequently-Ask-Question

thanks for sharing my video

also put together two basic written guides, second is more in-depth w/ some gifs

https://medium.com/@VoskCoin/how-to-mine-grin-coin-grin-voskcoin-mining-guide-26747b73f21c

https://medium.com/@VoskCoin/updated-grin-coin-mining-guide-w-fastest-miner-how-to-buy-sell-grin-coin-w-o-grin-wallet-7f1d2d0c832b

Keep up the good work, Vosk !

[ATCkit2]

I have some confusion about binding  an exchange to sparkpool


I think I bound  it correctly but

sparkpool mining email is  say john smith.

and bitforex email is  say tom jones.

do I have to have the same email for both?

bitforex gave me a http address to use is that unique?

so I went to bitforex

opened a second account with the same email as the sparkpool email

say johnsmith at yahoo

and now both  sparkpool and bitforex have johnsmith at yahoo

and the http://13.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xx.xxx  is the exact same

so  that is not unique

but the emails  are unique and now match.

so I assume the .3500 + grin will now shift.

actually I think I will do all 12 1080ti at grin and leave the vegas on bci

I will earn between 2-3 grin a day  which is good.

I haven't mined on Sparkpool yet- but did stumble on to this SparkPool guide when looking for something else:

https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015566134-Grin-withdraw-tool-tutorial-SparkPool

SparkPool posted this today:

【 ATTENTION】Announcement of Grin's new DEPOSIT ADDRESS:

https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016483273--ATTENTION-Announcement-of-Grin-s-new-DEPOSIT-ADDRESS-

If you can receive Grin normally and exchange address is url(started with https://) . Please ignore this passage.

Due to new rules of deposit on exchange, you need to use URL deposit address. Please check your deposit address on exchange and update soon!

SparkPool will NOT support NON-URL deposit address after Jan 31st, 2019. Automatic transfer may fail because of wrong deposit address.

Notice：
If you are still using user ID, email or phone number as your deposit address: Please copy GRIN Deposit Address on exchange page and rebind your new deposit address. If you don't rebind on time, automatic transfer may fail. But your coins is still in your account. You can rebind and get your coins automatically or withdraw to local storage.
If you already got pop up window with [Change GRIN binding address], please confirm your deposit address.
If you've bound deposit address with correct URL address and got coins successfully, ignore this passage.
 
Biforex: use https://grinproxy.bitforex.com/uid (uid is your user id) instead of http://12.123.123.123:1234 this format.

 

Binding exchange tutorial：https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/articles/360015883373

Binding exchange entrance：https://www.sparkpool.com/setting/bind/exchange

[BogdanCo]

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I haven't mined on Sparkpool yet- but did stumble on to this SparkPool guide when looking for something else:

https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015566134-Grin-withdraw-tool-tutorial-SparkPool

SparkPool posted this today:

【 ATTENTION】Announcement of Grin's new DEPOSIT ADDRESS:

https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016483273--ATTENTION-Announcement-of-Grin-s-new-DEPOSIT-ADDRESS-

If you can receive Grin normally and exchange address is url(started with https://) . Please ignore this passage.

Due to new rules of deposit on exchange, you need to use URL deposit address. Please check your deposit address on exchange and update soon!

SparkPool will NOT support NON-URL deposit address after Jan 31st, 2019. Automatic transfer may fail because of wrong deposit address.

Notice：
If you are still using user ID, email or phone number as your deposit address: Please copy GRIN Deposit Address on exchange page and rebind your new deposit address. If you don't rebind on time, automatic transfer may fail. But your coins is still in your account. You can rebind and get your coins automatically or withdraw to local storage.
If you already got pop up window with [Change GRIN binding address], please confirm your deposit address.
If you've bound deposit address with correct URL address and got coins successfully, ignore this passage.
 
Biforex: use https://grinproxy.bitforex.com/uid (uid is your user id) instead of http://12.123.123.123:1234 this format.

If you are depositing from mining pools like f2pool and Sparkpool I think you shouldn't change anything.

Edit: Sparkpool yes, you're right

[philipma1957]

I have some confusion about binding  an exchange to sparkpool


I think I bound  it correctly but

sparkpool mining email is  say john smith.

and bitforex email is  say tom jones.

do I have to have the same email for both?

bitforex gave me a http address to use is that unique?

so I went to bitforex

opened a second account with the same email as the sparkpool email

say johnsmith at yahoo

and now both  sparkpool and bitforex have johnsmith at yahoo

and the http://13.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.xx.xxx  is the exact same

so  that is not unique

but the emails  are unique and now match.

so I assume the .3500 + grin will now shift.

actually I think I will do all 12 1080ti at grin and leave the vegas on bci

I will earn between 2-3 grin a day  which is good.

I haven't mined on Sparkpool yet- but did stumble on to this SparkPool guide when looking for something else:

https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015566134-Grin-withdraw-tool-tutorial-SparkPool

SparkPool posted this today:

【 ATTENTION】Announcement of Grin's new DEPOSIT ADDRESS:

https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016483273--ATTENTION-Announcement-of-Grin-s-new-DEPOSIT-ADDRESS-

If you can receive Grin normally and exchange address is url(started with https://) . Please ignore this passage.

Due to new rules of deposit on exchange, you need to use URL deposit address. Please check your deposit address on exchange and update soon!

SparkPool will NOT support NON-URL deposit address after Jan 31st, 2019. Automatic transfer may fail because of wrong deposit address.

Notice：
If you are still using user ID, email or phone number as your deposit address: Please copy GRIN Deposit Address on exchange page and rebind your new deposit address. If you don't rebind on time, automatic transfer may fail. But your coins is still in your account. You can rebind and get your coins automatically or withdraw to local storage.
If you already got pop up window with [Change GRIN binding address], please confirm your deposit address.
If you've bound deposit address with correct URL address and got coins successfully, ignore this passage.
 
Biforex: use https://grinproxy.bitforex.com/uid (uid is your user id) instead of http://12.123.123.123:1234 this format.

 

Binding exchange tutorial：https://support.sparkpool.com/hc/articles/360015883373

Binding exchange entrance：https://www.sparkpool.com/setting/bind/exchange

For sparkpool to bitforex  I am  using the bold above.
Since I did it wrong and changed it I think I am delayed 24 hours.


for f2pool  to bitforex.. i moved 3.5 grin in sold it for btc and moved the BTC to this address.


https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1JdC6Xg3ajT3rge3FgPNSYYFpmf53Vbtje
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/af68deee654943180ee3a97da846b24d5720f4a8d424c45439f2d82f1496afab


so I am good for f2pool.

still waiting on sparkpool.  I also do not know whit the minimum withdrawal is for sparkpool  I have around .8 grin.

Worse case I will move the card to one of the f2pool rigs at the solar array

BTW  the rtx 2070   is very good for mining this coins 6 hash 150 watts  which beats my 1080ti's which do 6.6 hash at 200 watts

[ATCkit2]

Nice, I may have to get some 2070s.

[QuintLeo]

Main problem with AMD on LINUX is that the drivers are still in a very primitive state and don't seem to work real well a lot of the time, and are a MAJOR pain to try to configure for reduced power usage.

[badbart]

Nice, I may have to get some 2070s.

It seems like the rtx series is better at some of the newer algos power / hash wise.  My 2080 gets over 7 on grin and 25 on progpow.

[arielbit]

Nice, I may have to get some 2070s.

It seems like the rtx series is better at some of the newer algos power / hash wise.  My 2080 gets over 7 on grin and 25 on progpow.

I pointed up thread that the latest, biggest and bad ass cards of their time, like hbm fury, 1080ti-gddr5x, 2080ti-gddr6 seems like having extra features or technology that is not that useful to mining, and then new crypto coins and tech will harness that new tech from latest cards..

the bad ass cards are excellent in density, very nice for smaller farms or micro, mini or whatever...more like home/shed based mining..these people who are recommending 470s 4gb and 1060s to newbs...how did it go? hehe, got to spend more money to earn more. imagine a mining room filled to the brim like around 50 of them(470 and 1060) compared to just 20 2080 ti with ability to scale up to 50 2080ti's...the number of rigs..etc. etc.

i hope nvidia release a 3000$ super baddass card in 2021. notice that monitors are getting bigger and 4k, 8k, new technologies have to get more extreme.

a 300w (max) gpu is a perfect fit for a 3 gpu rig config..like a 900w for 3x card plus system power consumption......a perfect fit for a 1200w psu (1200w is a sweet spot for power-price-density-power efficiency ratio)
 

[Q_R_V]

[...]
a 300w (max) gpu is a perfect fit for a 3 gpu rig config..like a 900w for 3x card plus system power consumption......a perfect fit for a 1200w psu (1200w is a sweet spot for power-price-density-power efficiency ratio)
 

Exactly! Three cards, one motherboard, one psu, no crappy risers. Powerful and fail proof setup.

[philipma1957]

[...]
a 300w (max) gpu is a perfect fit for a 3 gpu rig config..like a 900w for 3x card plus system power consumption......a perfect fit for a 1200w psu (1200w is a sweet spot for power-price-density-power efficiency ratio)
 

Exactly! Three cards, one motherboard, one psu, no crappy risers. Powerful and fail proof setup.

actually  the 8 slot boards with 4 cards are really good

I got lucky and purchased a lot of corsair 1500 watt titanium psus on the cheap.

I run them pretty hard with zero issues.

[arielbit]

[...]
a 300w (max) gpu is a perfect fit for a 3 gpu rig config..like a 900w for 3x card plus system power consumption......a perfect fit for a 1200w psu (1200w is a sweet spot for power-price-density-power efficiency ratio)
 

Exactly! Three cards, one motherboard, one psu, no crappy risers. Powerful and fail proof setup.

i use risers, boards that can handle those  3 to 4 gpus are too expensive or rare etc..

3 risers will be a lot easier to troubleshoot than finding the bad riser in a 8 card riser rig..shuffling by trial and error, testing your spares phew! haha