The big VTC Vertcoin settings thread

[Keso79]

I have 2 cards. 1 msi 280x gaming and 1 gigabyte 280x v2. The rig has 4gb of ram.

These are the settings I've used under windows 7, which have given me roughly 350 kh/s per card:

,
"vectors" : "1,1",
"queue" : "0",
"expiry" : "30",
"scan-time" : "1",
"worksize" : "256,256",
"intensity" : "13,13",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"lookup-gap" : "2,2",
"gpu-powertune" : "-20,-20",
"auto-fan" : true,
"gpu-fan" : "25-90",
"temp-target" : "75,75",
"temp-overheat" : "85,85",
"temp-cutoff" : "90,90",
"gpu-memclock" : "1500,1500",
"gpu-engine" : "1030,1015",
"thread-concurrency" : "8193,8193",

Now I've installed windows 8.1 in my rig, and i get a ton of HW. Tried tweaking alot of settings, but the only thing working is lowering intensity to 12, but then i only get aroun 270 kh/s per card. Not really acceptable.

Anyone know why this happened? And any solution?

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[btcmania]

VTC used to be 0.0050 BTC when I began mining it. It is now 0.0033 and sinking daily.

No longer mining this.

[azmo33]

VTC used to be 0.0050 BTC when I began mining it. It is now 0.0033 and sinking daily.

No longer mining this.

bye

[El_Capitan]

I can get good hashrates on my GTX 780 using cudaminer, but when I try vertminer with my R9 290X I get a black empty screen for the command console, and for my HD 7970, I get 30 Khash/s even though the cmd console shows at 260 Khash/s. What am I doing wrong?

[azmo33]

I can get good hashrates on my GTX 780 using cudaminer, but when I try vertminer with my R9 290X I get a black empty screen for the command console, and for my HD 7970, I get 30 Khash/s even though the cmd console shows at 260 Khash/s. What am I doing wrong?

settings? copy it here

[lusitano99]

Hi have a ATI Radeon HD5970 whit 256 ram, its a god board to mine VTC? does anyone have this board? whats the speed?
Thanks

[Wesiematic]

Hi,

i have a 6950 Card but cant get over intensity=11 without hardware-errors.
Has someone an idea how to get more khashes with a 6950 or to get
over intensity=11 without hardware-errors?
Oh and i should have enough RAM (8 Gigabyte).

Thanks for any suggestions and/or tips.

[El_Capitan]

My HD 7970:

For my batch file:
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS=1
vertminer.exe --scrypt-vert -o stratum+tcp://us.bitcrush.info:3444 -u myname.is -p a --lookup-gap 2 --thread-concurrency 8192 -I 13 -g 1 -w 256 --gpu-powertune 20

For my vertminer.conf file:
"auto-fan" : true,
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-target" : "80",
"gpu-fan" : "0-100",
"intensity" : "13",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "256",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"gpu-threads" : "1",
"thread-concurrency" : "8192",
"shaders" : "0",
"gpu-engine" : "930",
"gpu-memclock" : "1375",
"gpu-powertune" : "20"
}

Not sure why I'm having issues. Do I need to specify something in my vertminer.conf file?

[species8472]

You are configuring this twice, first at the command line, second in the config file. You should just use the command line with all options or setting everything in the config file and just start vertminer.bat where you have nothing after vertminer.exe

Don't forget to add your pool in the config file.

You do not say what kind of errors you get.

Imo Shaders shouldn't be 0 but 2048.
With a low thread concurrency as 8192, you should use gpu-threads: "2" or g 2 (in command line). If it doesn't work lower intensity.

[thekitchen]

Some general tips:

• thread-concurrency: Without this set correctly, you will get many hardware errors, and a very low hashrate. Now I have zero HW errors with these settings, and a negligible number of rejects.
  
  • gpu-engine:
  Set it lower than you would for scrypt mining. I was able to gain over 100 kh/s on the 290x cards by lowering the clock speed from 1030 to 935.
  
  • RAM:
  As long as you have 4GB of RAM, you should be able to get the maximum possible hashrate. I have no trouble running three-card 7950 and 7970 rigs with only 4GB of RAM, while also maxing out the CPU for XPM mining.

I'm running vertminer 0.5.4pre2, on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.


Here are my settings, separated by type of card:

7950, at 283 kh/s:

"intensity" : "21",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "256",
"kernel" : "scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"thread-concurrency" : "19712",
"shaders" : "0",
"gpu-engine" : "990",
"gpu-fan" : "5-85",
"gpu-memclock" : "1250",
"gpu-powertune" : "10",
"gpu-vddc" : "1.075",
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-overheat" : "90",
"temp-target" : "75",
"gpu-threads" : "1",
"nscrypt" : true,

7970, at 367 kh/s:

NB - This card needs to be run with 2 threads for optimum performance, and the intensity has to be 13.

"intensity" : "13",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "256",
"kernel" : "scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"thread-concurrency" : "8192",
"shaders" : "0",
"gpu-engine" : "1021",
"gpu-fan" : "5-85",
"gpu-memclock" : "1500",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0",
"gpu-powertune" : "20",
"gpu-vddc" : "1.081",
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-target" : "75",
"auto-fan" : true,
"expiry" : "120",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"nscrypt" : true,

R9 290x, at 456 kh/s:

NB - For this card, it's crucial to keep the temperature below 92º, because above that temp, the engine clock speed will start to drop. Don't forget to set powertune to 25, not 20!

"intensity" : "21",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "512",
"kernel" : "scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"thread-concurrency" : "27000",
"shaders" : "0",
"gpu-engine" : "935",
"gpu-fan" : "5-85",
"gpu-memclock" : "1350",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0",
"gpu-powertune" : "25",
"gpu-vddc" : "0.000",
"temp-cutoff" : "100",
"temp-overheat" : "97",
"temp-target" : "85",
"auto-fan" : true,
"gpu-threads" : "1",
"nscrypt" : true,

[azmo33]

nice thread about some crucial settings
I'm still trying to get some working config for Radeon 7770 but looks like who filled out tha HW comparison where the 7770 is disappeared damn

[irlandescoin]

nice thread about some crucial settings
I'm still trying to get some working config for Radeon 7770 but looks like who filled out tha HW comparison where the 7770 is disappeared damn

guys some reason why i get some rejected blocks??

that just happen when i try mine vertcoin.

some tips?

i use r9 280x saphire.

[blackops1]

Hello, i have been mining VTC for a month now and have been thinking about these a lot but can't diagnose what's wrong with it:

Question 1
this Shares of 0.08 per sec is normal for a 1.3MH/s rig? I can't tell what's normal and what's not.
https://i.imgur.com/2vRCDU9.jpg

I also seem to get about 5-10% Invalid Shares almost every round, which is really odd. I do not have any HW too. i see others in the pool getting 0.35% or something.


Question 2
I'm using 2 Sapphire Tri-x 290x, with 1 Asus R9 290.

Somehow, I'm unable to get the CGMiner working with just .bat file alone. the CGMiner won't show any response with just .bat file. So essentially I had to use a config file + bat file to get it started. I'm unable to use just 1 of the 2. As both settings are virtually the same, the only thing is with these 2 config + bat, the pools tend to get stacked up. I only have 2 pools on my list, but they combine and become 4, though it's the same pools... i.e. in cgminer:

ecurie.io diff 2
vtcpoolz diff 2
ecurie.io diff 32
vtcpoolz diff 32

Anyone else can't run their CGMiner without having both .config and .bat files on it? Same situation for me when i mine litecoins, need to use both config and bat. Weird, cant seem to get [spoiler] to work here.

Below is my .bat file:

Code:

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
del *.bin

cgminer.exe --scrypt -o (url) -u (workername) -p (password) -g 1 -w 512 -I 20 --thread-concurrency 24550 --auto-fan --gpu-memclock 1500 --gpu-engine 1000 --gpu-powertune 20 --gpu-fan 45-95 --temp-cutoff 105 --temp-overheat 95 --failover-only -o (url) -u (workername) -p (password)

Below is my .config file

Code:

"intensity" : "20,20,20",
"vectors" : "1,1,1",
"worksize" : "512,512,512",
"kernel" : "scrypt, scrypt, scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "0,0,0",
"thread-concurrency" : "24550,24550,24550",
"shaders" : "0,0,0",
"gpu-engine" : "1000,1000,1000",
"gpu-fan" : "45-95,45-95,45-95",
"gpu-memclock" : "1500,1500,1500",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0,0,0",
"gpu-powertune" : "20,20,20",
"gpu-vddc" : "0.000,0.000,0.000",

This has really boggled me for some time. Thanks a lot!

[nerdist]

The miner keeps crashing on windows (vertminer.exe has stopped working etc ...), I tried 0.5.3 and 0.5.4 sameo ...

Other miners work fine : maxcoin , scrypt ...

Anyone experiencing same issue ?

[HCLivess]

The miner keeps crashing on windows (vertminer.exe has stopped working etc ...), I tried 0.5.3 and 0.5.4 sameo ...

Other miners work fine : maxcoin , scrypt ...

Anyone experiencing same issue ?

Just use modified cgminer

[litecoinbeast]

I'm getting this error.

Code:

 [2014-02-06 08:27:44] Started cgminer 3.7.2

 [2014-02-06 08:27:47] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 16
 [2014-02-06 08:28:04] Maximum buffer memory device 0 supports says 536870912
 [2014-02-06 08:28:04] Your scrypt settings come to 1073741824
 [2014-02-06 08:28:04] Error -61: clCreateBuffer (padbuffer8), decrease TC or in
crease LG
 [2014-02-06 08:28:04] Failed to init GPU thread 0, disabling device 0
 [2014-02-06 08:28:04] Restarting the GPU from the menu will not fix this.
 [2014-02-06 08:28:04] Try restarting cgminer.
Press enter to continue:

Here's my batch

Code:

del *.bin
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 200
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
COLOR 0B
cgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://vtc.poolz.net:3333 -u xxx.xxx -p xxxx --expiry 1 --scan-time 1 --queue 0 --gpu-powertune 20 --lookup-gap 2 --thread-concurrency 8192 -I 18 -g 2 -w 256 --gpu-engine 1115,1115,1115,1115,1115 --gpu-memclock 1500,1500,1500,1500,1500 --auto-fan --gpu-fan 85 --temp-target 70 --temp-overheat 85 --temp-cutoff 90

You need to lower your tc or increase your lookup gap as it says  AND if you are trying to mine vert you need specialized miner like vert miner NOT cgminer.

[species8472]

Hello, i have been mining VTC for a month now and have been thinking about these a lot but can't diagnose what's wrong with it:

Question 1
this Shares of 0.08 per sec is normal for a 1.3MH/s rig? I can't tell what's normal and what's not.
https://i.imgur.com/2vRCDU9.jpg

I also seem to get about 5-10% Invalid Shares almost every round, which is really odd. I do not have any HW too. i see others in the pool getting 0.35% or something.


Question 2
I'm using 2 Sapphire Tri-x 290x, with 1 Asus R9 290.

Somehow, I'm unable to get the CGMiner working with just .bat file alone. the CGMiner won't show any response with just .bat file. So essentially I had to use a config file + bat file to get it started. I'm unable to use just 1 of the 2. As both settings are virtually the same, the only thing is with these 2 config + bat, the pools tend to get stacked up. I only have 2 pools on my list, but they combine and become 4, though it's the same pools... i.e. in cgminer:

ecurie.io diff 2
vtcpoolz diff 2
ecurie.io diff 32
vtcpoolz diff 32

Anyone else can't run their CGMiner without having both .config and .bat files on it? Same situation for me when i mine litecoins, need to use both config and bat. Weird, cant seem to get [spoiler] to work here.

Below is my .bat file:

Code:

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
del *.bin

cgminer.exe --scrypt -o (url) -u (workername) -p (password) -g 1 -w 512 -I 20 --thread-concurrency 24550 --auto-fan --gpu-memclock 1500 --gpu-engine 1000 --gpu-powertune 20 --gpu-fan 45-95 --temp-cutoff 105 --temp-overheat 95 --failover-only -o (url) -u (workername) -p (password)

Below is my .config file

Code:

"intensity" : "20,20,20",
"vectors" : "1,1,1",
"worksize" : "512,512,512",
"kernel" : "scrypt, scrypt, scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "0,0,0",
"thread-concurrency" : "24550,24550,24550",
"shaders" : "0,0,0",
"gpu-engine" : "1000,1000,1000",
"gpu-fan" : "45-95,45-95,45-95",
"gpu-memclock" : "1500,1500,1500",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0,0,0",
"gpu-powertune" : "20,20,20",
"gpu-vddc" : "0.000,0.000,0.000",

This has really boggled me for some time. Thanks a lot!

Like the post above, you need to use vertminer, not cgminer, because vertcoin does not use scrypt, but nscrypt or scrypt-vert.

[orcage]

 
after 3 days hard sex
i use
giga r9 270 (stock  920/1400)
5 video
2 on risers (gpu 0/2)
gpu1 -  just have a high temperature -

 vertminer version 0.5.2 - Started: [2014-02-27 11:52:31]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):1.083M (avg):1.049Mh/s | A:24256  R:8  HW:0  WU:948.4/m
 ST: 2  SS: 32  NB: 5  LW: 394  GF: 0  RF: 0
 Connected to stratum.******** diff 256 with stratum as user *********
 Block: 68c74a91...  Diff:131  Started: [12:16:15]  Best share: 37.9K
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [P]ool management [G]PU management ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 GPU 0:  70.0C 2326RPM | 216.4K/216.4Kh/s | A:6776 R:0 HW:0 WU:215.1/m I:19
 GPU 1:  86.0C 2643RPM | 200.7K/201.1Kh/s | A:2738 R:8 HW:0 WU:139.1/m I:17
 GPU 2:  72.0C 2478RPM | 204.5K/204.2Kh/s | A:3662 R:0 HW:0 WU:170.7/m I:19
 GPU 3:  74.0C 2479RPM | 216.7K/216.4Kh/s | A:6018 R:0 HW:0 WU:231.5/m I:19
 GPU 4:  71.0C 2466RPM | 215.1K/213.6Kh/s | A:5062 R:0 HW:0 WU:200.6/m I:19
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100 TIMEOUT 10 vertminer --scrypt-vert --temp-target 76 --temp-overheat 88 --temp-cutoff 95 -v 1 -w 320 -I 19,17,19,19,19 -g 1 --lookup-gap 2 --gpu-powertune -20 --gpu-memclock 1500,1450,1500,1500,1500 --gpu-engine 1000,950,1000,1000,1000 --thread-concurrency 12801
drivers 13.12 from amd official site

donations welcome if i help ^_^ VfusECvhsWkBSSc1YWFuGqaPwSFvSUj4bH

[collin1659]

Hello, i have been mining VTC for a month now and have been thinking about these a lot but can't diagnose what's wrong with it:

Question 1
this Shares of 0.08 per sec is normal for a 1.3MH/s rig? I can't tell what's normal and what's not.
https://i.imgur.com/2vRCDU9.jpg

I also seem to get about 5-10% Invalid Shares almost every round, which is really odd. I do not have any HW too. i see others in the pool getting 0.35% or something.


Question 2
I'm using 2 Sapphire Tri-x 290x, with 1 Asus R9 290.

Somehow, I'm unable to get the CGMiner working with just .bat file alone. the CGMiner won't show any response with just .bat file. So essentially I had to use a config file + bat file to get it started. I'm unable to use just 1 of the 2. As both settings are virtually the same, the only thing is with these 2 config + bat, the pools tend to get stacked up. I only have 2 pools on my list, but they combine and become 4, though it's the same pools... i.e. in cgminer:

ecurie.io diff 2
vtcpoolz diff 2
ecurie.io diff 32
vtcpoolz diff 32

Anyone else can't run their CGMiner without having both .config and .bat files on it? Same situation for me when i mine litecoins, need to use both config and bat. Weird, cant seem to get [spoiler] to work here.

Below is my .bat file:

Code:

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
del *.bin

cgminer.exe --scrypt -o (url) -u (workername) -p (password) -g 1 -w 512 -I 20 --thread-concurrency 24550 --auto-fan --gpu-memclock 1500 --gpu-engine 1000 --gpu-powertune 20 --gpu-fan 45-95 --temp-cutoff 105 --temp-overheat 95 --failover-only -o (url) -u (workername) -p (password)

Below is my .config file

Code:

"intensity" : "20,20,20",
"vectors" : "1,1,1",
"worksize" : "512,512,512",
"kernel" : "scrypt, scrypt, scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "0,0,0",
"thread-concurrency" : "24550,24550,24550",
"shaders" : "0,0,0",
"gpu-engine" : "1000,1000,1000",
"gpu-fan" : "45-95,45-95,45-95",
"gpu-memclock" : "1500,1500,1500",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0,0,0",
"gpu-powertune" : "20,20,20",
"gpu-vddc" : "0.000,0.000,0.000",

This has really boggled me for some time. Thanks a lot!

I have got six Readon HD 7870 to mine Ltc .I want to mine VTC, but when I config them ,there are many Rejects. can you tell me
what reason be? Thks

[JohnnyDaMitch]

I have got six Readon HD 7870 to mine Ltc .I want to mine VTC, but when I config them ,there are many Rejects. can you tell me
what reason be? Thks

To debug this, add --no-submit-stales. If rejects drop off to near zero, then the cause is network connectivity and you should look for a better pool or try to improve your Internet connection. If they don't, then these are invalid shares, so you should back off on the engine clock and/or intensity settings.

(OTOH If your rejects are at 100% then you're just making some sort of very basic error that you should be able to figure out on your own.)