What do you consider stable?

[DBordello]

For your mining rigs, what uptime do you consider to be stable?  I have my rigs to automatically reboot if a GPU becomes sick.  Do you consider 1 hour, 1 day or 1 week between reboots to be stable?  Obviously a 1% higher overclock with 3% additional downtime is not beneficial.  How bleeding edge are your over clocks? 

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[bangra]

1 week, have a few cards that take a while to settle after a reboot but i would rather loose a few Mhash from not overclocking to the edge and them crash at night than have them running 24/7

[Fiyasko]

I've had my 6990(core910) and my 5830(core 920) running for 5months Solid now

[DBordello]

I've had my 6990(core910) and my 5830(core 920) running for 5months Solid now

That is impressive. 

[The LT]

After I've dialled in my overclocking settings, my rigs never required a reboot due to a lockup. I've only restarted them for cgminer updates, fan replacement and power outages. Tops I've had is 1.5 months of uptime,

[Fiyasko]

I've had my 6990(core910) and my 5830(core 920) running for 5months Solid now

That is impressive. 

Really? It's stable at 935... I like to run it "safe fast" at 910, 78°c fans at 80% memclock at 450  it's an MSI card

[cuz0882]

I run my 6990's at 950. They seem to crash at 955+ if I'm gaming. I restart it at least every couple weeks for one reason or another because its my main pc.
My pc's with 5970s that I just use for mining I consider stable at 2 weeks. Most crashes seem to be heat related. I run them between 850-900 mhz. I try to keep them somewhat maxed out, so once in a while a hot day will cause one to crash its drivers. Some more then others. Despite its name the HAF-X case has terrible airflow and crashes the most. My corsair case stays 10 degrees cooler, and runs at 900 mhz without crashes.

[DBordello]

These long uptimes that everybody is talking about is inspiring me to dial down the OC a little bit.  I would love to see month+ stability. 

[jjiimm_64]

I run my 6990's at 950. They seem to crash at 955+ if I'm gaming. I restart it at least every couple weeks for one reason or another because its my main pc.
My pc's with 5970s that I just use for mining I consider stable at 2 weeks. Most crashes seem to be heat related. I run them between 850-900 mhz. I try to keep them somewhat maxed out, so once in a while a hot day will cause one to crash its drivers. Some more then others. Despite its name the HAF-X case has terrible airflow and crashes the most. My corsair case stays 10 degrees cooler, and runs at 900 mhz without crashes.

you run 5970's at 850?  what voltage?

[cuz0882]

I run my 6990's at 950. They seem to crash at 955+ if I'm gaming. I restart it at least every couple weeks for one reason or another because its my main pc.
My pc's with 5970s that I just use for mining I consider stable at 2 weeks. Most crashes seem to be heat related. I run them between 850-900 mhz. I try to keep them somewhat maxed out, so once in a while a hot day will cause one to crash its drivers. Some more then others. Despite its name the HAF-X case has terrible airflow and crashes the most. My corsair case stays 10 degrees cooler, and runs at 900 mhz without crashes.

you run 5970's at 850?  what voltage?

I have a few pc's with 3 5970's in them. These are the stable clocks I've gotten.
820< @ 1.049
870< @ 1.100
880 = 1.112
900 = 1.137

Some are more stable then others, not sure if its just heat related or what but the one I run at 850 is 1.100. Think I got it running good at 870 now though.

[Fiyasko]

Does anyone else have difficulty undervolting thier 6870? MSI just kinda... Ignores the fact that i want to change the slider value

[The-Real-Link]

  Usually it's Windows updates or an occassional crash but my rigs have been up for generally at least two weeks at a time then chosen to reboot.  Pretty sure I've gone at least a month+ on my first rig but by then it's time to dust it out (sitting on a table at home).  My main not-always-mining rig will be rebooted once a week or so though just because I'm using it for a lot of tasks.  Thankfully so far (knocks on wood) that it's just more driver issues sometimes and now that I've dialed things in, not really heat as much anymore.

  All my 5970s are running in Corsair 500R cases and are OC'd to 815 / 825 core with memory in the 500s or as low as I can make it go.  Temps on all the cards and cores are right at 68-72C with fans roughly 60% (with one or two exceptions).

[kjj]

Does anyone else have difficulty undervolting thier 6870? MSI just kinda... Ignores the fact that i want to change the slider value

I gave up.  My 6870s just run at stock speed, and I don't care any more.

[zvs]

I have three 5830's  @ 955 core, 395 memory that have been running for 48hrs straight (*ed: only 48hrs since i'm still gradually increasing the overclocks.  they crashed @ 1000core after a few hrs.  so, i dropped it to 925 and have been working up since then).   max temp is 68o, ambient temp is, well, whatever it is in the garage at the moment, the fan is set on manual.... 68o should result in around 55% fan speed, I guess..  it was 75o outside the day before yesterday, which is when it hit that 68o (inside the garage the ambient was probably  ~80-85).  

i also use a small floor fan that blows into the case..

[cuz0882]

Does anyone else have difficulty undervolting thier 6870? MSI just kinda... Ignores the fact that i want to change the slider value

Sometime a card cannot be over clocked while other cards are installed. Never heard of anything specific to the 6870 though.

[jake262144]

that's how I read the poll:

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1 hour:		0%	#		Windows Millenium, Diamond GPUs, faulty extenders,... 	"I hate this crappy rig"
6 hours:	0%	# 		Windows XP, better-binned Diamond GPUs 		"I still hate this rig"
1 day:		1.9%	## 		Windows Vista 			"Wow, BSODs only once a day but why is everything so damned slow?"
1 week:		39,6%	#### 		Windows 7		"Hey, this system rocks. Stability at last!"
1 month+:	58,5%	####### 	Non-windows machines only (Windows can't achieve uptime greater than 1 month* as every patch Tuesday requires a reboot :P)	"I <3 Linux"

* Obviously untrue but a bit of Windows-bashing is always in order.

I only take my miners offline when I have some maintenance to do.

[grue]

that's how I read the poll:

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1 hour:		0%	#		Windows Millenium, Diamond GPUs, faulty extenders,... 	"I hate this crappy rig"
6 hours:	0%	# 		Windows XP, Diamond GPUs 		"I still hate this rig"
1 day:		1.9%	## 		Windows Vista 			"Wow, BSODs only once a day but why is everything so damned slow?"
1 week:		39,6%	#### 		Windows 7		"Hey, this system rocks. Stability at last!"
1 month+:	58,5%	####### 	Non-windows machines only (Windows can't achieve uptime greater than 1 month* as every patch Tuesday requires a reboot :P)	"I <3 Linux"

* Obviously untrue but a bit of Windows-bashing is always in order.

I only take my miners offline when I have some maintenance to do.

windows xp wasn't that bad. same with vista.

[jake262144]

OK, now this is a true story:

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1 hour:		0%	#		Windows 7 going into standby mode every 30 minutes

I'm dead serious guys, look here if you don't believe me  
Don't laugh at the user, laugh at how perfectly inadequate Windows is for mining in its default configuration.

[BCMan]

6 hours:   0%   #       Windows XP

Whats wrong with XP? I'm on XP right now and system is working nonstop without probs for 4-5 days, havent tested more.

[DBordello]

Stable is stopping work ONLY when I choose. Anything else is unacceptable and needs fixed.

My small operation has been much more stable since moving away from traditional pools. Previous downtime was only due to DDoS, pool upgrade, or pool failure. Since I've been able to "be the pool operator" I've been running non-stop, zero downtime. I expect that to continue.

I plan on implementing a second P2Pool server on a back up computer and using the appropriate switches to default to that server in case the first server would crash.

Sheesh, another fantastic reason to use P2Pool, it's as reliable as you are.

Barring total black out or interruption from my ISP (both of which I plan to address in the future), I don't foresee my downtime being significant from now on.

Well, my rigs automatically reboot if a GPU locks.  Therefore it can run unattended.  However, that doesn't mean that my OCs are stable.

[P4man]

Whats wrong with XP? I'm on XP right now and system is working nonstop without probs for 4-5 days

Lol, talking about low expectations.
My HTPC runs ubuntu. I just checked the uptime.

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xxx@HTPC:~$ uptime
10:05:30 up 211 days, 23:07,  2 users,  load average: 1.11, 1.10, 1.09

So it has been 7+ months since the housekeeper pulled the power cord or I updated the kernel. In the 3 years Ive used it, unplanned reboots: zero.

[BCMan]

Whats wrong with XP? I'm on XP right now and system is working nonstop without probs for 4-5 days

Lol, talking about low expectations.
My HTPC runs ubuntu. I just checked the uptime.

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xxx@HTPC:~$ uptime
10:05:30 up 211 days, 23:07,  2 users,  load average: 1.11, 1.10, 1.09

So it has been 7+ months since the housekeeper pulled the power cord or I updated the kernel. In the 3 years Ive used it, unplanned reboots: zero.

You can't play DirectX games on ubuntu\any other linux editon, if not with wine and crappy performance. And I bet XP can last that long without problems.

[jake262144]

... I bet XP can last that long without problems.

Unless it REALLY needs that reboot following an update
Just fooling around, sorry.

[P4man]

And I bet XP can last that long without problems.

Ill gladly take that bet. Most XP rigs dont last that long without a full reinstall, let alone without a reboot.
As for DX games, I dont give a hoot, its a home theatre PC. That doesnt mean its hardly used; in fact its constantly used as digital video recorder (mythtv), media player and network streamer (xbmc) as well as file- and print server. Good luck running an XP based windows media center for that long.

[DrG]

I must be doing something right with my Windows rigs.  My first trial at multiGPU was my 4x6870 on a MSI 890FXA-GD70.  Put 2 cards on risers and put the rig in front of a box fan and it's been crunching non-stop without reboot since mid-July - OS is Win 7 X64 (sadly I don't think I put service pack 1 on it).

2nd rig is the same setup but using a copy of XP that was originally installed on a laptop HD.  I just swapped in the HD, installed the chipset drivers, ATI drivers - and it's been running 4 6870s non-stop since August.

I did have to reboot a 3rd rig earlier this month since I messed up my remote login updater (stupidly uninstalled it).

I was thinking about trying Linux to free up some hard drives which I could sell since HD prices shot up with the flood but now it seems not worth it to have downtime and lose my remote login.  The only breaks the rigs have gotten have been my jumps from BTCGuild to slush to ARS and then to ABC (DDOS respits lol).

Turning off power saving in 7 was easy - i just set it to maximum performance and made sure HD and video didn't power down.

[BCMan]

... I bet XP can last that long without problems.

Unless it REALLY needs that reboot following an update
Just fooling around, sorry.

Yeah, but I don't update it over a year and don't care. Just have a monster router with monster firewall.

And I bet XP can last that long without problems.

Ill gladly take that bet. Most XP rigs dont last that long without a full reinstall, let alone without a reboot.
As for DX games, I dont give a hoot, its a home theatre PC. That doesnt mean its hardly used; in fact its constantly used as digital video recorder (mythtv), media player and network streamer (xbmc) as well as file- and print server. Good luck running an XP based windows media center for that long.

My current XP was installed >2 years ago and it working as great and effective as was installed 2y before. Each to their own.

[jake262144]

Yeah, but I don't update it over a year and don't care. Just have a monster router with monster firewall.

Yes, that firewall precludes an attacker from killing your old XP with a single packet. Bravo!

Just don't expect it to save your butt should you ever navigate to an exploit-enhanced webpage... Headshot!
Seriously, be the boy-scout and do your updates twice a year, k? That will stop a whole myriad of malware using old vulnerabilities dead in their tracks.

The bad news is, old (patched) vulnerability exploits are ridiculously cheap, selling a dime a dozen, if not being freely accessible by any malware author.
They are still being included just for such users as you.

I really hope you're not using that unpatched XP machine for anything other than gaming. If you do, god help you.
...and don't keep a broken Bitcent in the wallet there.

[BCMan]

Yeah, but I don't update it over a year and don't care. Just have a monster router with monster firewall.

Just don't expect that to save your butt should you ever navigate to an exploit-ridden webpage... Headshot!

Can't latest Firefox + Google search + KIS2012 (they should name it kiss my ass) + Spyware Terminator 2012 + my epic router and firewall solve this prob? Dis shit is unbeatable.

Seriously, do the updates twice a year then. That will cut out a whole myriad of malware using old vulnerabilities.
The bad news is, old (patched) vulnerability exploits are ridiculously cheap if not freely accessible to any malware author.

I don't give a fuck really.
 

I really hope you're not using that unpatched XP machine for anything other than gaming. If you do, god help you.

I do, I'm mining with it and all my confidential stuff there - job docs, web money, all my passwords in txt files, for years... and bitcoins now... Amen. lol Fuck you hackers! If they will hack my machine at least once I will be impressed and even give them some bitcoins. But so far,

...and don't keep a broken Bitcent in the wallet there.

Broken bitcent?

[P4man]

IM sure you have nothing to worry about.

[BCMan]

IM sure you have nothing to worry about.

Sure, man, I'm all like that. So, what's the prob with XP? You experienced these problems personally or this is just a rumors of some idiots, who even can't use it properly? I use XP since 2002, and didn't had any fucking crazy hackers, which stole all my passwords. And system has rock solid stability, can't say the same about shitty Linux and Win7.

[P4man]

Ive used just about any OS on the market from OS360 to modern AIX. And obviously every consumer windows version inbetween. That doesnt mean I base my opinion solely on personal experience to  gage security or stability of an OS,  anymore than I use my personal crash statistics to determine how safe or reliable my car is, nor do I determine smoking is safe just because I havent gotten lung cancer yet. The security system in XP is fundamentally broken, I dont need to have been hacked to realize that.

[BCMan]

The security system in XP is fundamentally broken, I dont need to have been hacked to realize that.

Oh, cmon, XP is just a freaking oyster considering security in comparison to my killer hardware firewall. And IF I'll open some infected site, but that unlikely will happen ever, then KIS and ST will take care of it. But it's a very stable system, much more stable than shitty linux, I don't even talk about performance.

[P4man]

So you really think you are secure huh? If you are,Id challenge you to publish your IP address on some hacker site and request they hack it for a bounty. Just leave say 10 BTC in your wallet and move the rest offline. Depending if you got the message to the right audience, Id give it a few hours tops before your coins vanish.

[BCMan]

So you really think you are secure huh? If you are,Id challenge you to publish your IP address on some hacker site and request they hack it for a bounty. Just leave say 10 BTC in your wallet and move the rest offline. Depending if you got the message to the right audience, Id give it a few hours tops before your coins vanish.

Publish my ip? Sure, 192.168.0.1. Come get some. lol. Really, my shit is fucking unbreakable, I tell ya.
 So all the issue is in XP security, and not how it's rock stable?

[jake262144]

Broken bitcent?

Bitcent (or bit-cent): 0.010 BTC
Broken Bitcent: 0.005 BTC (half of the normal bitcent).
Spamming images does you no credit here.

[P4man]

Ill spam one too

[bitbetter]

I consider stable at least a month

[Fiyasko]

So you really think you are secure huh? If you are,Id challenge you to publish your IP address on some hacker site and request they hack it for a bounty. Just leave say 10 BTC in your wallet and move the rest offline. Depending if you got the message to the right audience, Id give it a few hours tops before your coins vanish.

Publish my ip? Sure, 192.168.0.1. Come get some. lol. Really, my shit is fucking unbreakable, I tell ya.
 So all the issue is in XP security, and not how it's rock stable?

10points good sir, Ten, Points.
Im Windows XPerianced and yeah, My XPeriance was alot more "solid" than my MOTHER FKKKING POS WIN7!!!

FUCK DID THEY EVER MESS ALOT OF SHIT UP WHEN GATES LEFT.

I Still have XP on dualboot. It loves to stay alive.
192.168.0.1, Is most certainly your ip, And if anyone says otherwise, They're retarded and dont get the joke.

[rjk]

So you really think you are secure huh? If you are,Id challenge you to publish your IP address on some hacker site and request they hack it for a bounty. Just leave say 10 BTC in your wallet and move the rest offline. Depending if you got the message to the right audience, Id give it a few hours tops before your coins vanish.

Publish my ip? Sure, 192.168.0.1. Come get some. lol. Really, my shit is fucking unbreakable, I tell ya.
 So all the issue is in XP security, and not how it's rock stable?

10points good sir, Ten, Points.
Im Windows XPerianced and yeah, My XPeriance was alot more "solid" than my MOTHER FKKKING POS WIN7!!!

FUCK DID THEY EVER MESS ALOT OF SHIT UP WHEN GATES LEFT.

I Still have XP on dualboot. It loves to stay alive.
192.168.0.1, Is most certainly your ip, And if anyone says otherwise, They're retarded and dont get the joke.

127.0.0.1 sweet 127.0.0.1
Hmm, should update for IPv6...
::1 sweet ::1

[Fiyasko]

So you really think you are secure huh? If you are,Id challenge you to publish your IP address on some hacker site and request they hack it for a bounty. Just leave say 10 BTC in your wallet and move the rest offline. Depending if you got the message to the right audience, Id give it a few hours tops before your coins vanish.

Publish my ip? Sure, 192.168.0.1. Come get some. lol. Really, my shit is fucking unbreakable, I tell ya.
 So all the issue is in XP security, and not how it's rock stable?

10points good sir, Ten, Points.
Im Windows XPerianced and yeah, My XPeriance was alot more "solid" than my MOTHER FKKKING POS WIN7!!!

FUCK DID THEY EVER MESS ALOT OF SHIT UP WHEN GATES LEFT.

I Still have XP on dualboot. It loves to stay alive.
192.168.0.1, Is most certainly your ip, And if anyone says otherwise, They're retarded and dont get the joke.

127.0.0.1 sweet 127.0.0.1
Hmm, should update for IPv6...
::1 sweet ::1