Shitty Hashrate with 290x

[spaceships]

I'm only getting 15kH/s (yes, 15..not even 150), I'm obviously doing something wrong and was hoping for some input.

I couldn't find a 3.7.2 download for windows (seems as though the original has been taken down) so I went with 3.6.0, and here is my batch file:

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
cgminer --scrypt  -o stratum+tcp://stratum1.dogechain.info:3333 -u user.worker -p muchpassword
-I 20 -w 256 --thread-concurrency 32765

The cards are even running hot with this low hash rate which has me even more confused. Any advice is welcome.

[spaceships]

Awesome...thanks for all the help guys.

[iron_monkey]

Are you sure its using the 290 and not the onboard gpu or the gpu in your cpu? what does it show when you press g, c while cgminer is running? is it listing the right settings?

[spaceships]

It lists all 3 GPUs but its like it's ignoring the command line input in the .bat file. Also, the cards are not in crossfire mode.

[RB25]

Drop intensity to 12 or 13 and thread concurrency to 8192 and see what you get. You may be running it too hard or not on good settings for your individual cards. Also, try -g 2

[spaceships]

No change.

[mrmork666]

post a screen shot of cgminer running please and what are the other 2 gpus?
also your full .bat file or it it that above 1?

[Starscream]

How many cards are you running?
What is the temp of your GPU?
Also, what is your HW?

[atp1916]

Sounds like a driver platform problem.  You should not also need to use the GPU_SYNC_OBJECTS setx command.

Clean out your drivers via CPanel add/remove program.  Do not try any other Cat. drivers outside the latest Beta / 13.12.  After you install either / or, install the 2.9 APP SDK.

Let us know how to goes.

[spaceships]

Here is a screenshot: http://imgur.com/RreniN9

All three cards are this type - http://products.ncix.com/detail/sapphire-r9-290x-edition-1000mhz-4gx1250mhz-512bit-pci-e-hdmi-dvi-d-dp-cf-video-card-w-bf4-f6-91870.htm

And my full .bat file is above

My GPU temp before running cgminer sits at 60 C, when I run, it jumps up to 70/75

I'm not sure what HW is.

This is a fresh install of windows, is it necessary to clean out the CPanel and if so how?

Also, thanks a lot for the help!

[atp1916]

HW = hardware errors, and a bunch of them almost always ensures a config issue.  You have none, at least from that SS, so i definitely believe it is your drivers.

Win7 from the looks? Which driver set did you install?  You did install the APP SDK right?

[spaceships]

I didn't know what that was before you mentioned it. I'm downloading it now, is there anything special I should know about it?

[Starscream]

If the new drivers don't help try a different version of CGminer.

[atp1916]

I didn't know what that was before you mentioned it. I'm downloading it now, is there anything special I should know about it?

Yep, the APP SDK contains the special C++ libraries that support the openCL runtime which was included in your driver pack.  It's just a straight install.  Reboot after you install it.

That being said, if you didnt install the SDK nothing will work well!  The SDK does come with some driver packs (like the 12.6s/13.1s), but AFAIK the latest Beta / 13.12s dont*




*correct me if i'm wrong on this one.

[wmr42393]

the photo you sent says you are connected to a doge pool.  with a cgminer diff of less then 2k.  It's impossible.

have you tried a different pool ?

[Wipeout2097]

Here is a screenshot: http://imgur.com/RreniN9

Why is the intensity at 8?

[spaceships]

I have no idea, I was wondering the same thing.

As for the APP SDK, I manages to install it before leaving for work but didn't have time to see if it worked. I'll update in 10 hours time.

[mrmork666]

latest drivers
ccc 13.12 http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/downloads.aspx

sdk 2.9 http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/heterogeneous-computing/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/downloads/#one

cgminer 3.7.2 (found this by googling http://www.minedogecoin.com/cgminer-3.7.2-windows.zip )

then .bat file

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
cgminer --scrypt  -o xx -u user.worker -p xx -I 20 -g 1 -w 512 --thread-concurrency 32765 --lookup-gap 2 --gpu-powertune 30 --gpu-fan 65 --gpu-engine 927 --gpu-memclock 1250

that should give you ~890-895khs per card around 82c

if you dont mind noise and prefer speed

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
cgminer --scrypt  -o xx -u user.worker -p xx -I 20 -g 1 -w 512 --thread-concurrency 32765 --lookup-gap 2 --gpu-powertune 30 --gpu-fan 88 --gpu-engine 1022 --gpu-memclock 1500


that will give you ~980kh/s per jet engine

Hope this helps
and if it does feel free to donate addresses below

[Wipeout2097]

I have no idea, I was wondering the same thing.

At the window, press 'G', enter '0' and enter '13'. Hashrate should increase, no?

[Miz4r]

Do you have at least 8GB of RAM? Otherwise you may have problems running with thread-concurrency as high as 32765.