best mother board for mining - page 2.

splat44

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ASIC units, for price we pay these day are hardly breakeven! Less is cost better it is!
We also pay electricity using those those things!

My power cost isn't an issue!

Most lots radeon gpu use scrypt and produce a fair bit!
Although, I not speaking miner software, the ones supporting GPU are
1) sgminer5-1
2) cgminer3-7.2

Sgminer5-1 is by preferred one as we can mine 3 kinds of coins at a time and cgminer doesn't!
In fact I am mining on radeon r7 I believe and still produce more than CPU using preferred miner.

Getting radeon R9 would be better!

Quote from: QuintLeo on August 09, 2015, 12:25:34 PM

DOGE and Litecoin are scrypt - NOT GPU mineable for even close to breakeven. I don't recognise the others but presume they're also Scrypt.

You need Scrypt-based ASIC units to mine with, not a montherboard and/or GPUs, unless your electric is FREE or you like giving your power company money for very little return.

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DOGE and Litecoin are scrypt - NOT GPU mineable for even close to breakeven. I don't recognise the others but presume they're also Scrypt.

You need Scrypt-based ASIC units to mine with, not a montherboard and/or GPUs, unless your electric is FREE or you like giving your power company money for very little return.

splat44

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Alright, Multipool.us is a pool which allows miners mining multiple coins (three coins) at a time:

ANC, AUR, CAP, DGB, DOGE, LTC, VIA

Here what I'm ming for example but it changes day by day:
DOGE, LTC AND VIA

Does this answer part of your question?

In fact, mining only depend on hardware that is use and not type of coin

I suggest we stay with hardware topic/question seen on posts:
#3, and #7

Motherboard question is answered but rest on GPU is still unclear!

Quote from: QuintLeo on August 09, 2015, 05:17:28 AM

That doesn't answer my question, haveing never looked at whoever multipool.us is or what coins/algorythms they pool for.

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That doesn't answer my question, haveing never looked at whoever multipool.us is or what coins/algorythms they pool for.

splat44

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I am dealing with multiple coins using:
multipool.us

I totally agree on SHA256!

Quote from: QuintLeo on August 08, 2015, 05:48:08 PM

You're missing the most important part, which definitely affects choice of GPU.

What coin are you planning to mine?

If it's a SHA256 coin like Bitcoin or Namecoin, forget it - nothing SHA256 has been mineable for anything remotely resembling break-even with GPUs for years.

If it's something else, this question should be in an appropriate Altcoin part of the forum.

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You're missing the most important part, which definitely affects choice of GPU.

What coin are you planning to mine?

If it's a SHA256 coin like Bitcoin or Namecoin, forget it - nothing SHA256 has been mineable for anything remotely resembling break-even with GPUs for years.

If it's something else, this question should be in an appropriate Altcoin part of the forum.

splat44

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Ok, great R9 is low voltage!

However, several kind of radeon r9 such as:
1) XFX, GIGABYTE, MSI, and SAPPHIRE

Which kind of those are best for mining?
I recall few posts on bitcointalk seem to explain that "some of them not producing as much)

All R9 seems running on PCI EXPRESS 3.0 X16 but can they also be run and installed on PCI EXPRESS 2.0 x8 slot as well?

Quote from: Lazada on August 08, 2015, 05:46:56 AM

Quote from: splat44 on August 08, 2015, 01:58:27 AM

Perfect,

if I am to use sgminer5-1, then what settings to use on that motherboard to keep it longer?
I already know following:
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1

I also know 2nd line deals with number of GPU.

Which radeon R9 is that overlocked is best for mining?
What the best GB on those GPUS
I hope using three, I know R9 runs on pci express 3.0 x16.
Would they also run on 2.0 x8?
I also hope using 3 of those GPU.

Once I know it would great to know other setting using sgminer5-1!

regards

Quote from: iqlimasyadiqa on August 07, 2015, 11:39:37 PM

quite efficient. but security will be the hardware that you use is important. up and down the voltage of electricity and heat in the device will provide security and durability of your equipment ...

your radeon R9 great choose .. I will remember you R9 very low voltage

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Quote from: splat44 on August 08, 2015, 01:58:27 AM

Perfect,

if I am to use sgminer5-1, then what settings to use on that motherboard to keep it longer?
I already know following:
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1

I also know 2nd line deals with number of GPU.

Which radeon R9 is that overlocked is best for mining?
What the best GB on those GPUS
I hope using three, I know R9 runs on pci express 3.0 x16.
Would they also run on 2.0 x8?
I also hope using 3 of those GPU.

Once I know it would great to know other setting using sgminer5-1!

regards

Quote from: iqlimasyadiqa on August 07, 2015, 11:39:37 PM

quite efficient. but security will be the hardware that you use is important. up and down the voltage of electricity and heat in the device will provide security and durability of your equipment ...

your radeon R9 great choose .. I will remember you R9 very low voltage

splat44

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Perfect,

if I am to use sgminer5-1, then what settings to use on that motherboard to keep it longer?
I already know following:
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1

I also know 2nd line deals with number of GPU.

Which radeon R9 is that overlocked is best for mining?
What the best GB on those GPUS
I hope using three, I know R9 runs on pci express 3.0 x16.
Would they also run on 2.0 x8?
I also hope using 3 of those GPU.

Once I know it would great to know other setting using sgminer5-1!

regards

Quote from: iqlimasyadiqa on August 07, 2015, 11:39:37 PM

quite efficient. but security will be the hardware that you use is important. up and down the voltage of electricity and heat in the device will provide security and durability of your equipment ...

iqlimasyadiqa

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quite efficient. but security will be the hardware that you use is important. up and down the voltage of electricity and heat in the device will provide security and durability of your equipment ...

splat44

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Alright, I came through following:

https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/Z87A/specifications/

Has followings:
Intel® Socket 1150 for 4th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x2 mode)

So mining with 3 gpu(s) should do right and using ic7 (4 cores) won't be performance problem?

Good to know that crossfire isn't an issue!

Quote from: Grout on August 07, 2015, 07:04:11 PM

Quote from: splat44 on August 07, 2015, 06:42:39 PM

Which asus board is best for ecurrency mining?

Here spec
FM2+ socketed
AMD chip (up to 4 cores)
4 pci express x16

or
Intel® Socket 1150 for 4th Generation Core™ i7
Intel® 22 nm CPU
4 pci express x16

I'd go with Intel since Haswell CPUs are more energy efficient. But above all, I'd go with the cheapest: every $ you put in your hardware will push your ROI further back.

Quote from: splat44 on August 07, 2015, 06:42:39 PM

I know some asus board has the following:
intel core i7
4 pci express x1

Using those extenders, would it not burn board?

It's always a risk. Use powered risers if you want to be safe, that way the power comes directly from the PSU and the mobo stays chilly.

Quote from: splat44 on August 07, 2015, 06:42:39 PM

I read when using extenders from x1 to x16, will still run as x1 and not x16

Lots asus board support radeon gpu crossfire, is it recommend or suggested using crossfire support for mining?

Yes, hybrid extenders run at 1x.
And no performance gain using SLI/Crossfire.

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Quote from: splat44 on August 07, 2015, 06:42:39 PM

Which asus board is best for ecurrency mining?

Here spec
FM2+ socketed
AMD chip (up to 4 cores)
4 pci express x16

or
Intel® Socket 1150 for 4th Generation Core™ i7
Intel® 22 nm CPU
4 pci express x16

I'd go with Intel since Haswell CPUs are more energy efficient. But above all, I'd go with the cheapest: every $ you put in your hardware will push your ROI further back.

Quote from: splat44 on August 07, 2015, 06:42:39 PM

I know some asus board has the following:
intel core i7
4 pci express x1

Using those extenders, would it not burn board?

It's always a risk. Use powered risers if you want to be safe, that way the power comes directly from the PSU and the mobo stays chilly.

Quote from: splat44 on August 07, 2015, 06:42:39 PM

I read when using extenders from x1 to x16, will still run as x1 and not x16

Lots asus board support radeon gpu crossfire, is it recommend or suggested using crossfire support for mining?

Yes, hybrid extenders run at 1x.
And no performance gain using SLI/Crossfire.

splat44

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Merit: 250

Which asus board is best for ecurrency mining?

Here spec
FM2+ socketed
AMD chip (up to 4 cores)
4 pci express x16

or
Intel® Socket 1150 for 4th Generation Core™ i7
Intel® 22 nm CPU
4 pci express x16

I know some asus board has the following:
intel core i7
4 pci express x1

Using those extenders, would it not burn board?
I read when using extenders from x1 to x16, will still run as x1 and not x16

Lots asus board support radeon gpu crossfire, is it recommend or suggested using crossfire support for mining?

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