Topic: Help with 3)290X. Cgminer goes right to be BSOD. Will pay $$ (Read 925 times)

just an update. I got the config file from a fellow miner.

cgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://eu.coinium.org:3339/ -O username:x -g 1 -w 512 --lookup-gap 2 --thread-concurrency 24500 -I 20 --gpu-fan 70 --gpu-engine 947 --gpu-memclock 1250 --gpu-powertune 20

that seems to work well. No BSOD

I have a PC with 2x290X / Win 7 64 bit. I have had good luck mining with cgminer-2.11.2, 850MHz Engine, 1250MHz Memory, Intensity 18 or 19.
Using --auto-fan option so that the cards do not downclock due to thermals.
It's very stable when mining, but the moment I quit by pressing q, the system  BSODs.
 

What CGMiner setting are you using? Please post either your config file (minus worker info) or command arguments.

Looks like a driver crash. Try lowering your OC? Or lowering your TC?

Hello,
I decided to make my own mining rig. But I've had some issues with cgminer and the PC going straight to the BSOD. The system setup is as follows:

OS: Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit

Processor

AMD Sempron 145 Processor

Motherboard   
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+, AMD 990X, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, ATX, AMD

Memory   
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR

GPUs   
3X SAPPHIRE R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 Battlefield 4 Version

Storage   
Kingston Digital 120GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3

PSU   
EVGA SuperNOVA 1300G2 ATX12V/EPS12V 1300W 80Plus Gold Power Supply


BSOD viewer reports the following files:
==================================================
Filename          : atikmdag.sys
Address In Stack  : atikmdag.sys+9d18d2
From Address      : fffff880`11059000
To Address        : fffff880`11d49000
Size              : 0x00cf0000
Time Stamp        : 0x52a23f6f
Time String       : 12/6/2013 3:19:43 PM
Product Name      :
File Description  :
File Version      :
Company           :
Full Path         :
==================================================

==================================================
Filename          : ntoskrnl.exe
Address In Stack  : ntoskrnl.exe+75169
From Address      : fffff800`0320f000
To Address        : fffff800`037f4000
Size              : 0x005e5000
Time Stamp        : 0x521ea035
Time String       : 8/28/2013 7:13:25 PM
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
File Description  : NT Kernel & System
File Version      : 6.1.7601.18247 (win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
Full Path         : C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
==================================================

If anyone can help me out, I'd be glad to pay reasonable sum. To get everything working as it should be.
Thanks