However, turning on Windows7's "Aero" theme can use some of your graphic card's resources, make sure that it was turned to basic.
Much better if the resoution is lowered to 800p or lower, even if it's not connected to a monitor, it still processing the display.
More options are applicable to Windows10 except the aero theme, like "live tiles" and even cortana's UI are using GPU process.
Topic: How Long Will The 3G Memory Graphics Cards Last? (Read 170 times)
You are right. Most if not all 3 GB memory cards can no longer mine ETH using Claymore's miner as of last week's DAG epochs. My 1060 3GB cards are already getting errors when i try to mine ETH with them.
As you mentioned, Windows 7 is indeed an option but the problem is windows 7 can only support a certain number of GPUs. I for one will no longer be buying additional motherboards, CPUs, RAMS just to be able to run these old 1060 3GBs.
You deserve a merit. Thanks for this. Will take note of May 9, 2018.
As you mentioned, Windows 7 is indeed an option but the problem is windows 7 can only support a certain number of GPUs. I for one will no longer be buying additional motherboards, CPUs, RAMS just to be able to run these old 1060 3GBs.
You deserve a merit. Thanks for this. Will take note of May 9, 2018.
How Long Will The 3G Memory Graphics Cards Last?
Recently, many miners are concerned about the 3G memory graphics card. Can we use this card mining ETH? How long will the 3g memory graphics cards last? This post could be an answer.
One has to load a dag file into the graphics memory before the graphics card can start mining. Mining ether requires large graphics memory. The Ethereum dag file size has been growing, around 2.43G by now.
Since the dag file is only 2.43G, why do many 3G graphics cards mining report errors, saying that memory is not enough?
Because the dag file is not the only one occupies the memory, the computer operating system also does. Windows 10 takes up about 19-20% of the graphics card memory, Windows 7 and Linux each takes up about 5% of the memory. So, with 3G graphics memory, Window 10 and Windows 7 only have 2.43G and 2.85G memory available for dag files respectively.
Therefore, it is recommended that 3G graphics miners use the Windows 7 OS.
After switching to Window 7, how long can 3G graphics cards be used for ETH mining?
To answer this question, we have to know the growing speed of the dag file size. You can view the dag file size real-time statistics by the website: https://investoon.com/tools/dag_size
The statistics show that the dag size will increase to 2.99G on May 8 of 2019. According to this speed, it will take about 9 months from 2.43G to 2.85G.
So, theoretically, it still has more than half a year you could mine ETH with 3G graphics cards. After that, 3G graphics cards could only be used in other coins with smaller graphics memory requirements.
Hope the analysis above is useful to you. If you found any mistakes about this post, welcome to correct us.
Recently, many miners are concerned about the 3G memory graphics card. Can we use this card mining ETH? How long will the 3g memory graphics cards last? This post could be an answer.
One has to load a dag file into the graphics memory before the graphics card can start mining. Mining ether requires large graphics memory. The Ethereum dag file size has been growing, around 2.43G by now.
Since the dag file is only 2.43G, why do many 3G graphics cards mining report errors, saying that memory is not enough?
Because the dag file is not the only one occupies the memory, the computer operating system also does. Windows 10 takes up about 19-20% of the graphics card memory, Windows 7 and Linux each takes up about 5% of the memory. So, with 3G graphics memory, Window 10 and Windows 7 only have 2.43G and 2.85G memory available for dag files respectively.
Therefore, it is recommended that 3G graphics miners use the Windows 7 OS.
After switching to Window 7, how long can 3G graphics cards be used for ETH mining?
To answer this question, we have to know the growing speed of the dag file size. You can view the dag file size real-time statistics by the website: https://investoon.com/tools/dag_size
The statistics show that the dag size will increase to 2.99G on May 8 of 2019. According to this speed, it will take about 9 months from 2.43G to 2.85G.
So, theoretically, it still has more than half a year you could mine ETH with 3G graphics cards. After that, 3G graphics cards could only be used in other coins with smaller graphics memory requirements.
Hope the analysis above is useful to you. If you found any mistakes about this post, welcome to correct us.
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