One rig different GPUs

[flyboynyc]

Hello,

Is it possible to get a mining rig and install different GPU brands to mine? For example I want to buy a rig and then install AMD(550, radeon 6800xt) & Nvidia (2080, 3070, 3090). Would it be possible to have different GPU's hooked to a rig?

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[sxemini]

Yes no problem. You can mix all cards if you want.

[rdluffy]

User above already said, and it's commom to have mixed rigs, I have 2 Nvidias and 2 AMDs in my main rig

I'll just share with you that it's easier to install and maintain a rig 24/7 with mixed cards (like you wrote, with 5 GPUs) using a OS like HiveOS or simplemining, they are Linux based and pretty easy to handle.
In my experience, it's more stable and easy than Windows, specially with more cards

[Refrumatrix]

As far as I can tell only minerstat mining software don't allow mixture of graphics card in same motherboard, you have to use Nvidia cards per mobo and AMD cards per mobo but other mining softwares accepts mixture of cards

[mak013]

This is not a problem, use different GPUs as you wish. The problem can be to configure it. If you use the same GPU - just 1-2 clicks, and your changes are applied. With different GPUs - you mostly use different miners and configure GPUs one by one. This is not a problem for one-time configure, but if you change coins - you are getting too much everyday work.

[flyboynyc]

Which MoBo do you guys recommend for multiple GPU mining?

[fmz89]

Hello,

Is it possible to get a mining rig and install different GPU brands to mine? For example I want to buy a rig and then install AMD(550, radeon 6800xt) & Nvidia (2080, 3070, 3090). Would it be possible to have different GPU's hooked to a rig?

its doable but bit hassle to set up, even same type gpu the config will be different, you can use hw monitor to find right config, i meant stability and efficiency, and dont forget about heat and ambient temp.
overheated may bring crash to memory, yes you can use gpu watchdog to restart automatically, but in first ride i would suggest doing normal things to monitor your rigs.

[FP91G]

Which MoBo do you guys recommend for multiple GPU mining?

B75 BTC Mining Motherboard
https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-B75-BTC-Mining-Motherboard.html?
If you don’t want to pay a lot of money and struggle with the settings, then buy a ready-made kit in China for 8 video cards.
These motherboards see all 8 video cards without problems, but if you need mining for 2-3 video cards, then almost any motherboard with the necessary connectors will do.

[JayDDee]

Mixing AMD & Nvidia GPUs isn't really a problem for the HW, it just complicates managing drivers & software.

[FP91G]

Mixing AMD & Nvidia GPUs isn't really a problem for the HW, it just complicates managing drivers & software.

There are no problems in Hive OS and similar systems, but you just have to run 2 miners and configure the numbers of video cards in each miner that will mine the required coins.
But of course it’s easier to mine so that the farm mines only 1 coin.

[bitquad]

Hello,

Is it possible to get a mining rig and install different GPU brands to mine? For example I want to buy a rig and then install AMD(550, radeon 6800xt) & Nvidia (2080, 3070, 3090). Would it be possible to have different GPU's hooked to a rig?

Yes it is possible. I mined Ethereum for years with rigs that had 7x1070ti and 6xRX580 connected to an Asus B250 Mining Expert Motherboard. Each rig had 4 high efficiency power supplies. OS was Windows 10. I still have the rigs, they are just currently shut off. I need to clean them. It all still works. I had one RX580 failure and two 1070ti. Still need to try and repair them.

[bitquad]

Mixing AMD & Nvidia GPUs isn't really a problem for the HW, it just complicates managing drivers & software.

There are no problems in Hive OS and similar systems, but you just have to run 2 miners and configure the numbers of video cards in each miner that will mine the required coins.
But of course it’s easier to mine so that the farm mines only 1 coin.

If you mine ETC with PhoenixMiner you can run one instance for Nvidia and AMD. And Claymore's Eth Manager also reads PhoenixMiner's stats.

[FP91G]

Mixing AMD & Nvidia GPUs isn't really a problem for the HW, it just complicates managing drivers & software.

There are no problems in Hive OS and similar systems, but you just have to run 2 miners and configure the numbers of video cards in each miner that will mine the required coins.
But of course it’s easier to mine so that the farm mines only 1 coin.

If you mine ETC with PhoenixMiner you can run one instance for Nvidia and AMD. And Claymore's Eth Manager also reads PhoenixMiner's stats.

I think that you understand that the problem is not the mixing of video cards, but the different profits on different coins, so you will have to mine different coins on Nvidia and AMD video cards. But Ethereum classic has long been unprofitable for mining on video cards due to ASICs.

[flyboynyc]

I can use XMRig.com or even XMR-Stak to mine with multiple GPU's right? I prefer Arch Linux/Ubuntu but does Hive OS take any fees?

[JayDDee]

I can use XMRig.com or even XMR-Stak to mine with multiple GPU's right? I prefer Arch Linux/Ubuntu but does Hive OS take any fees?

Neary all of them take fees,  because they either run a server for remote management, automatically tune your GPUs, or both, or more, YMMV.
Don't mine XMR with GPUs, it's better with CPUs, mine something else with the GPUs.

[fmz89]

Mixing AMD & Nvidia GPUs isn't really a problem for the HW, it just complicates managing drivers & software.

if he asking these question clearly he dont know about hw problem in temp/memclock/voltage situation can go wrong if he decided to fully copied config from other people
without knowing it, miner from russian and tropical place it will vastly different config beside sillicon lottery, either way hw monitor is the easy way to get stable config in windows
and assuming he already made deal or having both amd&nvidia or maybe intel instead 

[FP91G]

I can use XMRig.com or even XMR-Stak to mine with multiple GPU's right? I prefer Arch Linux/Ubuntu but does Hive OS take any fees?

If you have 1 mining farm, then all functionality is free. If you mine coins on their pool, then there are more farms there for free. It is easier to mine in Hive OS because you will constantly jump between profitable coins and the setup is much faster there.

[swogerino]

I can use XMRig.com or even XMR-Stak to mine with multiple GPU's right? I prefer Arch Linux/Ubuntu but does Hive OS take any fees?

Ubuntu is a good option if you know what you are doing and are experienced with mining.If not then for most beginners Hive OS is the perfect choice as most option are already there for you to choose from the community that have chosen what is the best overclock or undervolt setting without you needing to experiment with it.

As already said for one rig Hive OS is free and even if you have multiple rigs the cost to have them all running Hive OS is irrelevant when comparing the ease of use of such system.

[FP91G]

I can use XMRig.com or even XMR-Stak to mine with multiple GPU's right? I prefer Arch Linux/Ubuntu but does Hive OS take any fees?

Ubuntu is a good option if you know what you are doing and are experienced with mining.If not then for most beginners Hive OS is the perfect choice as most option are already there for you to choose from the community that have chosen what is the best overclock or undervolt setting without you needing to experiment with it.

As already said for one rig Hive OS is free and even if you have multiple rigs the cost to have them all running Hive OS is irrelevant when comparing the ease of use of such system.

The cost of Hive OS is $3 per month. If a mining farm brings in a dollar per day without taking into account expenses, and electricity costs $18 per month, then $21 in expenses is a lot with $30 in profit.
If there are 2 mining farms, then you can use Raven OS on the second one so that it is free.

[OgNasty]

Once upon a time doing something like mixing video card types would have been frowned upon, but those days are long gone now. Developers have had over a decade now to implement all sorts of feature into their mining software that enable you to do lots of things like mine multiple coins or as you asked about, using different types of GPUs.