Claymore's ZCash/BTG AMD GPU Miner v12.6 (Windows/Linux) - page 363.

QuintLeo

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Quote from: RedRockMining on December 09, 2016, 10:31:39 PM

Also...I see drivers 15.12 suggested . Can't find a valid download link for Win 10 x64. A valid link to download ?

I've been playing with these drivers all week. I was able to find an old link to a 15.12 download, but when I run it, it only lists the audio driver as an install option. I've seen other commenters with a similar result so my conclusion is this version is just no longer provided by AMD and no longer allowed to be installed by the install manager. I've tried all the later ones which are readily available on AMD's site and have not seen any appreciable performance difference so for now I'm just running the latest one 16.11.5 dated 11-25.

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15.12 does not support the RX-series cards, it's for the 28nm GCN GPUs and a few of the last of the Terrascale GPUs only.

16.9.2 or 16.11.5 seems to be the "go-to" versions for the RX series at this time.

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Quote from: adamvp on December 09, 2016, 06:08:52 PM

Quote from: paintblack on December 09, 2016, 05:46:52 PM

9.1 a bit better

but stability issues still continue.

Stability is not Claymore's issue!
It's probably PSU issue .
You get significally higher hashrate but it costs some power usage and it is logical.
So you have to ensure proper PSU and do not blame Claymore

I blame Claymore when the primary rig I did extensive v9 testing on uses about 200 watts out of a 1250 watt Seasonic PS.

That is NOT a "proper PSU" issue.

For reference, ALL of my mining rigs are deliberately set up with "excessive power supply" capasity (though not to the degree of that test rig - that's a special case 'cause the PS wasn't being used at the time I assembled that rig) - even for DNet/Prime95/Scrypt work they ALL would have excess PS capasity.

I do that deliberately for a combination of "efficiency" and "longevity" reasons - same reason I used 2x X-1250 to run 3 Antminer S5 even though a single X1250 could handle 2 S5 units on it's own with some capasity to spare.

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8.0, 9.0, 9.1 all working perfectly here, no problems whatsoever. SSL, under/over clocking/volting, connection, windows 7/10 just works.

I don't have rx series cards though, seems to me that they would be the best cards to test this strange behaviour.

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Quote from: QuintLeo on December 10, 2016, 05:41:29 AM

Quote from: smaxz on December 10, 2016, 12:00:34 AM

i have experimented and 8 gig gpu's (or at least rx480's) will not hash with 1 gig system ram.. possibly 2 gig also i didnt take notes it was more of a lark really to try.

they dont crash though just hash at 0h/s

no reason to mine with less than 4 gig ram these days. and four is enough for the hobbyist miner.

On NEW builds sure - but have you priced DDR lately?

It would cost me almost as much to completely replace the MB/RAM/CPU in a few of my existing rigs than to upgrade them to 4GB of RAM.

You are still using DDR(1) type of ram? How old is your motherboard?

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Quote from: TheRider on December 09, 2016, 10:29:21 PM

Quote from: bebel00 on December 09, 2016, 10:19:44 PM

Quote from: TeamButtcoin on December 09, 2016, 09:32:49 PM

I've tested the v9.1 but I prefer the v9.0 version. With v9.1 I lose around 12 15 sol per card.

Also...I see drivers 15.12 suggested . Can't find a valid download link for Win 10 x64. A valid link to download ?

Driver 15.x doesn't support RX cards. Just use the latest 16.11.5 driver.

Win 10 x64 https://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/Non-WHQL-Win10-64Bit-Radeon-Software-Crimson-16.11.5-Nov25.exe

16.12.1-December5 is now the latest, but doubt it offers any improvement for mining over 16.11.5

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Quote from: smaxz on December 10, 2016, 12:00:34 AM

i have experimented and 8 gig gpu's (or at least rx480's) will not hash with 1 gig system ram.. possibly 2 gig also i didnt take notes it was more of a lark really to try.

they dont crash though just hash at 0h/s

no reason to mine with less than 4 gig ram these days. and four is enough for the hobbyist miner.

On NEW builds sure - but have you priced DDR lately?

It would cost me almost as much to completely replace the MB/RAM/CPU in a few of my existing rigs than to upgrade them to 4GB of RAM.

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Quote from: sorry2xs on December 10, 2016, 12:03:41 AM

Hmmm, yes, a 16 GB swap file, but only 2 GB of 800 MHz RAM for a 64-bit OS on the two boxes that are giving me trouble. The third and similar box which worked fine (with the exception having 3 PCIe slots but not taking a third GPU) has 4 GB of 1333 MHz RAM so you might be on to something. Should Claymore need more than 2 GB and do 8 GB cards require more than 4 GB cards? I'm running 8 GB ones now but have a couple of 4 GB ones I could try...

Lack of physical system RAM could be the issue, as all of the systems I've tried v9 on to date had 2 GB or less physical RAM.

Seems odd if that is the case though that taskmanager doesn't SHOW Claymore v9 using a ton of RAM.

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Quote from: Vaculin on December 10, 2016, 05:09:41 AM

Quote from: RidgyDidge on December 10, 2016, 04:05:35 AM

Quote from: banzsolt1 on December 10, 2016, 04:02:36 AM

Is it me the only one who is getting a lot of connection failed retry to connect in 20 sec?

All my miners started doing this, and my pool stats show 30% less hashrate like this.

Version 9/9.1 isn't worth the hassle if your rigs were working fine and are now playing up, even if you get a lesser fee then Version 8 stick to being stable and hashing stable.

The newer versions seem nuked to me...

You just need to reduce the voltage or the clock frequency so that it will stress the PSU less. That should solve the problem.

NOT always, as I 've already documented in my testing on a single-card HD 7870 rig running at max UNDERCLOCK on a Seasonic X-1250.

Might help in some cases where the rig was right at the margins for stability, but it does NOT help in all cases.

adamvp

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very strange behaviour..
I tried to set ssl connection with ssl test server of coinmine.pl
and it gaves me

Code:

Stratum - reading socket failed 0, disconnect
ZEC: Connection lost, retry in 20 sec..

. erorr after few minutes and..
it hangs one of my GPU!
with standard connection everything seems to be fine.. at least till now Wink

ober

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Quote from: ?? on ??

I installed relive 16.12.1 driver got code 43 error.
Reverted back to 16.11.5 work perfectly

Ps. My 470s were bios modded

Did you use DDU or windows rollback? Because AMD utility doesn't work and they mention it only in release notes for Pro cards:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-FirePro-and-Radeon-Pro-Software-Crimson-ReLive-Edition.aspx

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Using AMDCleanUpUtility.exe directly to uninstall the driver may not perform as expected

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Quote from: RidgyDidge on December 10, 2016, 04:05:35 AM

Quote from: banzsolt1 on December 10, 2016, 04:02:36 AM

Is it me the only one who is getting a lot of connection failed retry to connect in 20 sec?

All my miners started doing this, and my pool stats show 30% less hashrate like this.

Version 9/9.1 isn't worth the hassle if your rigs were working fine and are now playing up, even if you get a lesser fee then Version 8 stick to being stable and hashing stable.

The newer versions seem nuked to me...

You just need to reduce the voltage or the clock frequency so that it will stress the PSU less. That should solve the problem.

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rx470 lowered clocks and working fine 9.0 -6

marvykkio

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it seems that the new drivers do not get along with tabs 470/480 mod

with 390x when I start the miner, it begins to shake the screen and turning off the monitor, and the miner goes off,
2x 390x
claymore 9.1
16.12.1 drivers
-i 7

one of them is creating this problem

RidgyDidge

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Quote from: banzsolt1 on December 10, 2016, 04:02:36 AM

Is it me the only one who is getting a lot of connection failed retry to connect in 20 sec?

All my miners started doing this, and my pool stats show 30% less hashrate like this.

Version 9/9.1 isn't worth the hassle if your rigs were working fine and are now playing up, even if you get a lesser fee then Version 8 stick to being stable and hashing stable.

The newer versions seem nuked to me...

banzsolt1

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Is it me the only one who is getting a lot of connection failed retry to connect in 20 sec?

All my miners started doing this, and my pool stats show 30% less hashrate like this.

AlcatelBravo

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Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot....

Hmm I have run the new Claymores v9.1 GPU miner for zcash and I am getting about a 10sol/s increase on each of my 280x GPU's (Same settings as previously used)

I haven't tested the power draw yet and compared it to V8 but if it uses more power for an extra 10sol/s than V8 then it might be better to just stick to that one and pay the additional 0.5% fee.

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Quote from: sorry2xs on December 10, 2016, 01:05:30 AM

Quote from: Prelude on December 10, 2016, 12:58:40 AM

Quote from: sorry2xs on December 10, 2016, 12:54:26 AM

i wonder if its possible to do a clean driver install post windows vista of is that totally dead Grin

Don't know why you'd want to use Vista? But download DDU to clean your system, run it in safe mode.

well vista i have classified it about as useless as windows me what i was referring to was to be able to open device manager and select the hardware in need of drivers right click select install and browse to driver folder choose the os and click ok and then next and the driver would install without the need of wizards shields or any other third party software that always seems to leave their junk in the regestry. Grin

If you changed over to Windows 7 or 10 you would have to disable integrity check or get a driver that allows bios modding. 16.9.2 allows this, 16.12.1 does not.

It is an interesting idea would be to get the Free upgrade from XP/Vista/Windows 7/8/8.1 to Windows 10 by using the free accessibility upgrade being offered.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade

The caveat of Windows 10 however, is a MASSIVE attempt at invasion of privacy. They try to log your portable devices, apps, location, programs you use, what websites you go to, and even what you say in the microphone. Cortana and microphone was enabled by default even after I said no on all privacy related questions during a new and clean install.
I had to go back in Windows 10 turn that stuff off again. I find it very disturbing that Microsoft can eavesdrop on millions of people around the world due to this issue.
Windows 10 machines will only be used for mining and I'm thinking of putting them on a segregated VLAN.

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Quote from: ?? on ??

I installed relive 16.12.1 driver got code 43 error.
Reverted back to 16.11.5 work perfectly

Ps. My 470s were bios modded

From what I hear, relive drivers check bios signature again like the 16.8 and before ones.....

Better stick to 16.9.x through 16.11.x

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v9 improved the performance/stability for me. I had one 280x that would produce random invalid data and eventually cause watchdog restarts with v8. The problem went away with v9.
All you people with stability issues should check your hardware. PSU first.

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9.1 just keeps rebooting most of my rigs super anoying

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