Are the Nvidia 3000 Series the BEST GPUs for MINING EVER?! RTX 3070, 3080, 3090

[Metroid]

OK, so  I returned my Gigabyte Eagle OC because it had a reduced hashrate.
Since I couldn't get any other card I was forced getting a Gigabyte Vision OC 3080 (it's for my gaming rig)

It seems that unfortunately this one also has the same problem as the Eagle and Gaming variant. As a matter of fact I think it's the exact same card as the Gaming OC except the design of the cooler.

So don't buy any Gigabyte cards if you plan on using them for mining.

In a week or so I expect to receive EVGA XC3 Ultra cards. Hope I will have better luck with them!

Yeah all gigabyte 3080 has issues on mining.

[philipma1957]

OK, so  I returned my Gigabyte Eagle OC because it had a reduced hashrate.
Since I couldn't get any other card I was forced getting a Gigabyte Vision OC 3080 (it's for my gaming rig)

It seems that unfortunately this one also has the same problem as the Eagle and Gaming variant. As a matter of fact I think it's the exact same card as the Gaming OC except the design of the cooler.

So don't buy any Gigabyte cards if you plan on using them for mining.

In a week or so I expect to receive EVGA XC3 Ultra cards. Hope I will have better luck with them!

I have 2 evga third one comes on weds next week.  I have

thehttps://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=10G-P5-3885-KR

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING, 10G-P5-3885-KR, 10GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Cooling, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate

P/N: 10G-P5-3885-KR

so far they work great

92-95 mhs each steady at about 240 watts 2 card rig runs 184-190 mhs

I have a lot of these 8 slot mobos

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Onda-B250-D8P-D4-Ver-1-00-12-GPU-Mining-Motherboard/143840755013?


I would love six rigs with 4 cards each

 24 x  95 = 2.28 gh of hash

[Metroid]

I have 2 evga third one comes on weds next week.  I have

thehttps://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=10G-P5-3885-KR

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING, 10G-P5-3885-KR, 10GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Cooling, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate

P/N: 10G-P5-3885-KR

so far they work great

92-95 mhs each steady at about 240 watts 2 card rig runs 184-190 mhs

I have a lot of these 8 slot mobos

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Onda-B250-D8P-D4-Ver-1-00-12-GPU-Mining-Motherboard/143840755013?


I would love six rigs with 4 cards each

 24 x  95 = 2.28 gh of hash

And how much have you paid for each one of them? So far EVGA and MSI seem okay for mining.

[twan69666]

OK, so  I returned my Gigabyte Eagle OC because it had a reduced hashrate.
Since I couldn't get any other card I was forced getting a Gigabyte Vision OC 3080 (it's for my gaming rig)

It seems that unfortunately this one also has the same problem as the Eagle and Gaming variant. As a matter of fact I think it's the exact same card as the Gaming OC except the design of the cooler.

So don't buy any Gigabyte cards if you plan on using them for mining.

In a week or so I expect to receive EVGA XC3 Ultra cards. Hope I will have better luck with them!

I have one of these as well. I replaced the front thermal pads with a $8 2mm thermal pad from Amazon. Absolutely 0 issues since then and Im up at 93 mh/s at 210 watts.

Gigabyte cheaped out and used a very slimey thermal pad for the man pads

[vx0713]

Yes, I know about the thermal pad solution but that would void the warranty

[666mrga999]

Did anybody test all the different BIOS versions *for RTX 3080* and figure out which one is the best for mining?

[jelome198959]

Did anybody test all the different BIOS versions *for RTX 3080* and figure out which one is the best for mining?

Actually interested on this one too. Quiet BIOS possibly saves more power with ETH? Or is this just for the fan curves?

[vx0713]

I've got an update regarding the Gigabyte Vision OC:

I managed to get a decent hashrate with it:

~96 Mh/s @ 224W
PL 61
core +90
mem +1000
Fan 75

core actually fluctuates between 1200 -1400Mhz
GPU temp (according to MSI afterburner) 51c in a closed case and @ 21c ambient temp

[philipma1957]

I have 2 evga third one comes on weds next week.  I have

thehttps://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=10G-P5-3885-KR

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING, 10G-P5-3885-KR, 10GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Cooling, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate

P/N: 10G-P5-3885-KR

so far they work great

92-95 mhs each steady at about 240 watts 2 card rig runs 184-190 mhs

I have a lot of these 8 slot mobos

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Onda-B250-D8P-D4-Ver-1-00-12-GPU-Mining-Motherboard/143840755013?


I would love six rigs with 4 cards each

 24 x  95 = 2.28 gh of hash

And how much have you paid for each one of them? So far EVGA and MSI seem okay for mining.

818 each after all coupons with  3 months to pay 0 %

they list on the evga website at 769 plus tax which for me would be  822.83 - 41 = 781.83 with 3 months to pay 0%

so the mark up was  36-37 a card.  first two have been in hand for 11 days and earned about 185 x 0.03 x 11 = 61 dollars before power.  I have a very temporary free power deal for these cards

 so far 3 x 37 = 111 - 61 = 50 bucks over cost from evga direct.  I get 3rd card on weds So by dec 7 or 8 the premium will be paid off.

I think I am getting them direct from evga in late December.



anyone want my 1080ti hybrid's ? 

 we have

 8 msi/corsair 1080ti's

2 evga          1080ti's

2 air cooled blower   1080ti's

Plan is to sell all the 1080ti's

and 2 or 3 evga 1660ti's

with 1 evga 1660

replace with 3080's

[Metroid]

818 each after all coupons with  3 months to pay 0 %

they list on the evga website at 769 plus tax which for me would be  822.83 - 41 = 781.83 with 3 months to pay 0%

so the mark up was  36-37 a card.  first two have been in hand for 11 days and earned about 185 x 0.03 x 11 = 61 dollars before power.  I have a very temporary free power deal for these cards

 so far 3 x 37 = 111 - 61 = 50 bucks over cost from evga direct.  I get 3rd card on weds So by dec 7 or 8 the premium will be paid off.

I think I am getting them direct from evga in late December.

Not bad, the way things are, hard to get any 3080 below $800.

[philipma1957]

818 each after all coupons with  3 months to pay 0 %

they list on the evga website at 769 plus tax which for me would be  822.83 - 41 = 781.83 with 3 months to pay 0%

so the mark up was  36-37 a card.  first two have been in hand for 11 days and earned about 185 x 0.03 x 11 = 61 dollars before power.  I have a very temporary free power deal for these cards

 so far 3 x 37 = 111 - 61 = 50 bucks over cost from evga direct.  I get 3rd card on weds So by dec 7 or 8 the premium will be paid off.

I think I am getting them direct from evga in late December.

Not bad, the way things are, hard to get any 3080 below $800.

Yeah I was happy to get them at the price I paid.

All of my gpus will be fully paid off some time this december.

I have around 60 cards. Most are purchased after July 1 this year and under warranty.  Free power ends in december. And i pocket 25% of the coin mined vs 100%.  But gear is all paid off.

So the 25% is profit.

[Seph213]

MSI gaming trio X .

88mhs at 200W . Can’t seem to get anything higher . It’s like the card refuses to go above 200W

What are ur gaming x trio results ?

[rdluffy]

Anyone here using EVGA XC3 Black? (that model without backplate)
https://br.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3751-KR

I found one at good price, and I'm thinking to buy, just want to know if this card is good and can reach 100Mhs?
I don't want to buy and be on sub 90mhs

[philipma1957]

Anyone here using EVGA XC3 Black? (that model without backplate)
https://br.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3751-KR

I found one at good price, and I'm thinking to buy, just want to know if this card is good and can reach 100Mhs?
I don't want to buy and be on sub 90mhs

I have this one. 3 of them

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=10G-P5-3885-KR


solid 94-95 at 220 watts

[STSMiner]

I got one of these on the way here, should have it Thursday.

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=24G-P5-3975-KR

I'll post results here once I've done some tests on it over the weekend.

[rdluffy]

I have this one. 3 of them

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=10G-P5-3885-KR


solid 94-95 at 220 watts

Thank you again philip, I'm out of merits to give to you 

I'm waiting anxious to test this 3080, it's almost the same version you have, but mine doesn't have backplate (there's a difference of USD 100, so I prefer to stick with the cheapest)
I'll post on your thread after the tests
At least 94 Mhs is good for me, I just don't want that cards that are doing 88Mhs

[ManuBBXX]

I have a fantastic 3060ti MSI TrioX wich gives 63.5mhs@PL 55%, 130W, core -502, mem + 1400 : fan 45%, core temp 48

I heard that GDDR6X from 3080 runs too hot when pushing memory OC high like I did for my little 3060ti
Is it the case ?

How can we know the mem temp ?

[aclass]

You know mem temp is too high when fans start spinning like hell even when the temp of the core is low.. then hash drops too

3060 ti-s are great

[ManuBBXX]

You know mem temp is too high when fans start spinning like hell even when the temp of the core is low.. then hash drops too

3060 ti-s are great

Yeah it is for sure.
Fan spinning is regulated from core temp via afterburner, so how can they spin very high if core is low / normal ?

[Metroid]

How can we know the mem temp ?

Like this, if you want to know how to do it then contact STSMiner for youtube link of that video, I forgot the link.

So ..... here's some info for you guys that have a new RTX 30x0 card .... this is mostly for the RTX 3080 / 90 cards.

The test below was not carried out by me, but I have managed to confirm the findings with my RTX 3090 I have.

The card used in this test -- MSI RTX 3090 Gaming.

Picture 1  --   Two heat sensors are placed on the memory chips that are on the back of the card.

Picture 2  --  This shows the card running in idle ..... nothing running, notice the temperature   33C

Picture 3  --  This shows the card mining Dagger / Ethash, the monitor on the left shows the card mining, the temperature on the memory chips climb to over 76C, this is what causes the cards to throttle down, the 3080 cards also suffer with this issue with the memory chips on the other side of the card (heat sink / fan side).
In order to get the most out of these cards, the memory chips and the VRM's need to be cooled down as much as possible.
Make sure you have plenty of air flow around the card(s) and give them space to breath.




This is my RTX3090 .....