So I can get a new 5770 for $130 and sell my 4850 for $50 (which is what I paid for it almost 2 years ago).
Really tempted to do this...
Topic: Hey new miner here, looking for some feedback...thanks in advance - page 2. (Read 4401 times)
March 08, 2011, 12:41:48 PM
March 08, 2011, 12:38:36 PM
Do I just stop generating coins? Will the GPU continue to generate coins even if it is disabled in bitcoin?
Yes, just stop generating. Yes, you'll continue to generate coins even if generation is disabled in Bitcoin software.Thank you!
March 08, 2011, 12:36:31 PM
Do I just stop generating coins? Will the GPU continue to generate coins even if it is disabled in bitcoin?
Yes, just stop generating. Yes, you'll continue to generate coins even if generation is disabled in Bitcoin software. March 08, 2011, 12:27:41 PM
Don't mine with CPU unless electricity is free...
that's like saying "don't run BOINC unless electricity is free",why not let people decide what they want todo?
March 08, 2011, 12:26:36 PM
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I can only get bitcoin to use 1 cpu, how do I get it to 0?
get it to 0 by not starting it. 
to use more than 1core, set the number of threads to use,
-t 2 would run 2 threads, or use 2cores/50% of your quadcore
March 08, 2011, 12:24:15 PM
Don't mine with CPU unless electricity is free... else you will pay more in electricity then you will get in bitcoins
March 08, 2011, 12:20:22 PM
Will this miner work with Crossfire?
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I can add another 4850 for around $60, is it worth it, and will my speed double?
yes, just don't activate crossfire,you might get a 5570 for about the same price though and with a bit of OC get the same speed at 1/2 the power-consumption of a 4850.
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Should I set my cpu back to stock speeds?
as xenon481 said, i wouldn't bother with CPU mining at all, if you do it anyway and are ok with cost of electricity, go for it, no need to go back to stock-speed, as long as your system remains stable.
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Are my temps too high?
noWow thanks , I can only get bitcoin to use 1 cpu, how do I get it to 0? Do I just stop generating coins? Will the GPU continue to generate coins even if it is disabled in bitcoin?
March 08, 2011, 12:17:36 PM
Will this miner work with Crossfire?
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I can add another 4850 for around $60, is it worth it, and will my speed double?
yes, just don't activate crossfire,you might get a 5570 for about the same price though and with a bit of OC get the same speed at 1/2 the power-consumption of a 4850.
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Should I set my cpu back to stock speeds?
as xenon481 said, i wouldn't bother with CPU mining at all, if you do it anyway and are ok with cost of electricity, go for it, no need to go back to stock-speed, as long as your system remains stable.
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Are my temps too high?
no March 08, 2011, 12:12:57 PM
Also, you should not be CPU Mining using the bitcoin client itself. If you are going to be CPU Mining in addition to GPU Mining (not recommended unless you get free electricity) then you should be using ufasoft's SSE2 CPU Miner which should get you ~3x-4x+ of the CPU Mining performance you are getting now.
Should I just be using the GPU?
Also I downloaded the miner but not sure how to get it running.
March 08, 2011, 11:59:54 AM
Also, you should not be CPU Mining using the bitcoin client itself. If you are going to be CPU Mining in addition to GPU Mining (not recommended unless you get free electricity) then you should be using ufasoft's SSE2 CPU Miner which should get you ~3x-4x+ of the CPU Mining performance you are getting now.
March 08, 2011, 11:58:00 AM
Shit you know my secret... I changed it to x86 so no one else finds out.
March 08, 2011, 11:56:12 AM
March 08, 2011, 11:55:10 AM
So I discovered bitcoin 2 days ago and this is where I'm at , I'll try to make it simple.
I am mining off my desktop PC ,the one I am typing on right now...
I am using poclbm for the GPU , here are some specs and other info
Windows 7 Ultimate x86
Core2Quad Q9550 12MB Cache OC'd from 2.8 to 3.4GHz /100% Load Temp 50-60C= 5000 khash/s
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Stock @ 625MHz /100% Load Temp 60-65C = 70,000 khash/s
I made a batch file to run poclbm here is the commands I found to work well
start /DC:\bitcoin\ poclbm.exe --user= --pass= --device=1 -f 60
Without the -f 60 command windows felt laggy, the command fixed it and I don't notice any impact on the hashing speed.
Do these numbers seem accurate for my hardware?
The system has been hashing for 17 hours and is stable.
Questions:
Will this miner work with Crossfire?
I can add another 4850 for around $60, is it worth it, and will my speed double?
Should I set my cpu back to stock speeds?
Are my temps too high?
Thanks for any help, any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks for looking!
I am mining off my desktop PC ,the one I am typing on right now...
I am using poclbm for the GPU , here are some specs and other info
Windows 7 Ultimate x86
Core2Quad Q9550 12MB Cache OC'd from 2.8 to 3.4GHz /100% Load Temp 50-60C= 5000 khash/s
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Stock @ 625MHz /100% Load Temp 60-65C = 70,000 khash/s
I made a batch file to run poclbm here is the commands I found to work well
start /DC:\bitcoin\ poclbm.exe --user= --pass= --device=1 -f 60
Without the -f 60 command windows felt laggy, the command fixed it and I don't notice any impact on the hashing speed.
Do these numbers seem accurate for my hardware?
The system has been hashing for 17 hours and is stable.
Questions:
Will this miner work with Crossfire?
I can add another 4850 for around $60, is it worth it, and will my speed double?
Should I set my cpu back to stock speeds?
Are my temps too high?
Thanks for any help, any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks for looking!
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