The big VTC Vertcoin settings thread

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[mik_druid]

Cos is the best: new, rare , hard to mine, innovative with great society, with more and more shop accepting. This coin will win out for sure!  

[induktor]

Everyone seems to be asking questions but I just wanted to thanks to all the guru's who are providing answers and helping us. I read and re-read the info on here and I am happy to say I have 7 290x running at 463KH/s a piece, on a 8gb ram stick.

I will give out a little info to help other people regarding RAM. On this rig a friend tried adding up to 32gb of ram. He had the same results as running 8gb of RAM. What he did find out though is RAM speed made a big difference. Using 8gb of 1333mhz he was getting only lower 300KH/s. Once put in 8gb of RAM with 1866mhz he reached the current speed of 463KH/s per 290x.

So if you are upgrading your RAM (which I see quite a few people talking about in this thread) make sure you get a decent mhz. Hope this info helps someone out there.

Good one!, I am running standard kingston sticks, 8GB or 12GB makes no difference, will try to lower it to 1066 and again at 1600 to see if anything changes it, did you test that? so we can confirm that system ram speed affects vtc mining?, because it is very important issue!.

thank you for the info, I will do some tests and report back here, too bad I don't have any premium ram sticks to test out, I have never ever needed it,or I will had bought some.

[pkjames]

I am also doing really badly on the hastrate, only getting 360 max for my ref. sapphire 290x!
however, I managed to compile vertminer 0.5.4pre via git for ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64.

i'd share it here!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yuxk15h0as4nr83/vertminer-0.5.4pre.tar.gz

driver: 13.12, app-sdk 2.9, adl sdk: 6

tips appreciated!
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[themike5000]

I am also doing really badly on the hastrate, only getting 360 max for my ref. sapphire 290x!
however, I managed to compile vertminer 0.5.4pre via git for ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64.

i'd share it here!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yuxk15h0as4nr83/vertminer-0.5.4pre.tar.gz

driver: 13.12, app-sdk 2.9, adl sdk: 6

tips appreciated!
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Can you link the changelog? Anything important?

[grotoc]

Here is my config (like some previous guy) :

{
"api-listen" : true,
"auto-fan" : true,
"temp-cutoff" : "90",
"temp-overheat" : "80",
"temp-target" : "70",
"gpu-fan" : "0-100",
"intensity" : "20",
"thread-concurrency" : "21712",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"gpu-engine" : "1000",
"gpu-memclock" : "1250"
}

I have 300KHs per card on a rig with 4x7950 (dual-x) and with only 2Go RAM (on SMOS). For me, it seems that RAM is not that important (on Linux), and the temp is <70.

[changshui]

Very low WU rate:

I am using 2x sapphire 7950's (dual-x) and 2 XFX 7950's.

Any ideas?


https://i.imgur.com/aVq4ii1.jpg

[XbladeX]

I Have a big problem with 4x r9 290.
One of my 4 gpu is not mining (GPU 0)
Right after running vertminer 5.3.0 graphic driver reports an error. the screen starts to blink and then screen back to normal.
But the verminer says that gpu 0 is mining at 0 khash/s.
Tried different settings with no luck.
My settings are:

--scrypt-vert -o stratum+tcp://stratum.vertco.in:8080 -u user.w3 -p x --thread-concurrency 24550 --lookup-gap 2 --auto-gpu --gpu-engine 800 --gpu-memclock 1250 -w 512 -I 20 --gpu-powertune 20 --auto-fan --gpu-fan 40-85 --temp-overheat 90 --temp-target 70 --temp-cutoff 95 -g 1



system specs:
i5, 8gb ram

Please help!

1. add:
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Color 0A
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 3
--scrypt-vert -o stratum+tcp://stratum.vertco.in:8080 -u user.w3 -p x --lookup-gap 2 -w 256 -I 13 --gpu-powertune 20 --auto-fan --gpu-fan 40-85 --temp-overheat 90 --temp-target 70 --temp-cutoff 95 -g 1 --gpu-reorder

// that "GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS" should synch setting once again ,enjoy matrix style colors, easy settings
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Color 0A
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 3
--scrypt-vert -o stratum+tcp://stratum.vertco.in:8080 -u user.w3 -p x -d 0,1,2 --thread-concurrency 24550,24550,24550 --lookup-gap 2,2,2 --auto-gpu --gpu-engine 800-950,800-950,800-950 --gpu-memclock 1250,1250,1250 -w 256,512,512 -I 19,19,19 --gpu-powertune 20,20,20 --auto-fan --gpu-fan 40-85,40-85,40-85 --temp-overheat 90,90,90 --temp-target 70,70,70 --temp-cutoff 95,95,95 -g 1,1,1


//advanced settings for hardcore miners

1. Delete gpu-settings and memory settings.
2. Delete from file tread currency (at the end)
3. Start with intensity 13 "I" parameter "-I 13" and add +1 manualy.
4. Clear directory from *.bin.
5. You use auto-gpu and without no gpu range like --gpu-engine 800-950 this is stupid IMO look at fan auto adjust range should be like that.
you could have some mismatched settings to cards that can cause bugs with "auto" functions try add "--gpu-reorder"

PS:
Helped: VopeppUtEVcXg9uq3F3rToQeWPrC8X1oFy VRC

[KennyTheMartian]

Windows 7, R9 290s

2x MSI,2x ASUS

Here are mine:

"gpu-engine" : "1000",
"gpu-memclock" : "1500",
"gpu-powertune" : "20",
"intensity" : "20",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "512",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"thread-concurrency" : "24000"

yields 410-430 Hash per card running auto fan as well

reject rate on bitcrush, <1.5%

[dragonmike]

Has anyone compiled a Linux distro for Vertcoin mining? I'm currently on BAMT but I'd love to get into mining VTC... and I'm a total Linux noob :-/

[XbladeX]

Very low WU rate:

I am using 2x sapphire 7950's (dual-x) and 2 XFX 7950's.

Any ideas?

1 lookup-gap should be use in your situation with parameters like  2,2,2,2
2 download verminer mayby that is cousing problems
3 edit in bat you have 4 cards:

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 4

[alc]

Very low WU rate:

I am using 2x sapphire 7950's (dual-x) and 2 XFX 7950's.

Any ideas?

Why has nobody said this yet..? Your HW errors are too high.

[ytreeewq]

Has anyone compiled a Linux distro for Vertcoin mining? I'm currently on BAMT but I'd love to get into mining VTC... and I'm a total Linux noob :-/

You don't need to compile any linux distro yourself, you can use for example the last Ubuntu, personally I used the mini.iso : )

[roundrobin]

Gigabyte HD7990 @ 1.025 VDDC, running Bufius' vertminer 0.5.3 on Win 7/64
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--gpu-engine 950 --gpu-memclock 1200 -v 1 --intensity 13 --lookup-gap 2 -g 2 -w 256 --shaders 2048 --thread-concurrency 8192

I could not get vertminer to compile/upload the CL kernel with these settings when I had only 2GB RAM in the machine. It worked when I put another 4GB in for 6GB total. Maybe 4GB would be enough but I didn't have time to test as I returned the 4GB module I borrowed for trying this out.



Increasing memory clock gives no extra speed, just a bit higher temps and more power consumption. What's also strange is that going up to 1050 or 1100 MHz GPU clock did not increase hash rate at all, no matter if I used 1200 MHz or 1500 MHz memory clock. 950/1200 was the best setting I found. As the HD7990 is two 7970 on the same card I believe these settings should work just fine for HD7970 too.

Edit: I am running an unlocked 7990 BIOS, so I can set core/memory frequencies as I want.

[pkjames]

I am also doing really badly on the hastrate, only getting 360 max for my ref. sapphire 290x!
however, I managed to compile vertminer 0.5.4pre via git for ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64.

i'd share it here!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yuxk15h0as4nr83/vertminer-0.5.4pre.tar.gz

driver: 13.12, app-sdk 2.9, adl sdk: 6

tips appreciated!
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Can you link the changelog? Anything important?

actually, i can't find any info related to what's been updated in 0.5.4. I just compiled as per official instruction, and the version is 0.5.4pre1.

[induktor]

Gigabyte HD7990 @ 1.025 VDDC, running Bufius' vertminer 0.5.3 on Win 7/64
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--gpu-engine 950 --gpu-memclock 1200 -v 1 --intensity 13 --lookup-gap 2 -g 2 -w 256 --shaders 2048 --thread-concurrency 8192

I could not get vertminer to compile/upload the CL kernel with these settings when I had only 2GB RAM in the machine. It worked when I put another 4GB in for 6GB total. Maybe 4GB would be enough but I didn't have time to test as I returned the 4GB module I borrowed for trying this out.

Increasing memory clock gives no extra speed, just a bit higher temps and more power consumption. What's also strange is that going up to 1050 or 1100 MHz GPU clock did not increase hash rate at all, no matter if I used 1200 MHz or 1500 MHz memory clock. 950/1200 was the best setting I found. As the HD7990 is two 7970 on the same card I believe these settings should work just fine for HD7970 too.

Edit: I am running an unlocked 7990 BIOS, so I can set core/memory frequencies as I want.

Hello
Thanks for the info, 950/1200 helped a lot!, it didn't changed the hashrate but lowered my temperature and reduced power consumption, now I am at 255 KH with each MSI R9 280X GAMING 3G but temperature stays at a happy 64 degrees C 

Regarding memory, you are in luck!, in my setup it is impossible to make it work with less than 8GB (under windows 7 64bit) will try linux later on, I am sure it will work with only 4GB just fine.

[Bionic345]

Now my card were running smooth on those settings with 363kh each before

Code:

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
C:\VertcoinGPU\cgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://mine1.coinmine.pl:6350 -uxxxx -p xxxxx -o stratum+tcp://eu.bitcrush.info:3444 -u xxxx -p xxxx --lookup-gap 2 --thread-concurrency 8193 -g 2 -I 13 -w 256 --auto-fan --gpu-fan 30-85 --temp-cutoff 90 --temp-overheat 85 --temp-target 75 --gpu-memclock 1500 --gpu-engine 1020 --gpu-powertune -20 --expiry 1 --scan-time 1 --queue 0 --no-submit-stale

I have changed the 8193 just for 1 test of 2 minutes and decided to switch back on 8193 again. Ever since I did that I can't even get close to my old hashrates anymore, I rebooted the rig and changed everything as it has been but my hashrates are almost 100kh down on each card. Any suggestions? The fans run much slower and the power consumption has dropped down by 100 watt, so the rig is not using it's full potential anymore. Any idea what happens??!?!? Help appreciated !!!

I'm talking about 3 r9 280x btw

!!!I got it solved, hard reset, new miner and bat installation worked out. Damn problems over problems lol

[pkjames]

for those who struggles to get decent hashrate for their 290x. I finally managed to crack 400K for my reference card using:

g:1 i:20 tc: 22528, 980/1500 settings. hope that helps.

still not getting what others are getting (450ish), but much better than the 330-350K I was having.

[ytreeewq]

All right, I finally managed to discover what was the problem. (gigabyte r9 280x)

After disabling

Code:

export GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=100

I am able to set - g 2 parameter. However now when intensity 13 is set, I'm getting HW errors. The highest usable intensity is 12, but still can't squeeze more then about 300 kH/s : |

Code:

export GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=200

doesn't work.

(Ubuntu 13.10, vertminer 0.5.3, AMD linux beta driver 14.1, AMD-SDK 2.9)

Any ideas what might be wrong? With - g 2 set, I've got nice 350-370 kH/s but definitely too much HW errors.

Have you any experience with 13.12 AMD drivers? Are they better regarding mining vertcoin than the beta ones?

[pkjames]

All right, I finally managed to discover what was the problem. (gigabyte r9 280x)

After disabling

Code:

export GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=100

I am able to set - g 2 parameter. However now when intensity 13 is set, I'm getting HW errors. The highest usable intensity is 12, but still can't squeeze more then about 300 kH/s : |

Code:

export GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=200

doesn't work.

(Ubuntu 13.10, vertminer 0.5.3, AMD linux beta driver 14.1, AMD-SDK 2.9)

Any ideas what might be wrong? With - g 2 set, I've got nice 350-370 kH/s but definitely too much HW errors.

Have you any experience with 13.12 AMD drivers? Are they better regarding mining vertcoin than the beta ones?

AFAKI, 14.1 doesn't work well with anything. My 4x280 rig is on 13.11beta9, which I think it is quite decent.
BTW, try to set your tc to 8191 if 8192 doesn't work (8192 didn't work for me).  GPU1 is the IGPU, so it was disabled.

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