I flashed a few cards to that BIOS you linked me to. I did it to 2 cards and they worked fine. They mine fine and show the lower V.
But the third card I did doesn't work right. The flash completed successfully and GPUz shows the correct new BIOS. But when I mine with it it only get 400 KH/s. I am using the same settings. If I flash back to the OEM BIOS it will mine 620 KH/s.
You ever had this happen?
Topic: Is my Kill a Watt wrong? says pulling almost 1300W from 1200 W PSU? - page 2. (Read 7816 times)
May 24, 2013, 02:50:56 PM
May 23, 2013, 02:25:53 AM
This is one of the rigs with flashed BIOS (the one I linked):
May 23, 2013, 02:11:53 AM
I got it figured out.
I flashed the BIOS on one of my Windows cards. On Trixx when I click default on the OC panel it gives me a default V of 1068.
The BIOS you linked to that I downloaded is 1067. But even if that's the real stock V then I dunno why my BAMT rigs default to 1.25
I flashed the BIOS on one of my Windows cards. On Trixx when I click default on the OC panel it gives me a default V of 1068.
The BIOS you linked to that I downloaded is 1067. But even if that's the real stock V then I dunno why my BAMT rigs default to 1.25
May 22, 2013, 11:44:16 PM
Yea now both rigs are doing it. It's driving me nuts.
I tried restarting the mining and cold reboot and unplugging them and resetting CMOS and everything. I even let it run like that for like 30 mins and its just 0 load not the GPUs.
I tried restarting the mining and cold reboot and unplugging them and resetting CMOS and everything. I even let it run like that for like 30 mins and its just 0 load not the GPUs.
May 22, 2013, 11:37:11 PM
Sometimes yeah, immediately after boot, but it goes away with a mine restart. Not reboot or coldreboot, just mine restart from console or menu.
Not sure though if that is the case here.
No need to do the GPU_MAX_ALLOC thing, is executed by BAMT before it starts cgminer.
Not sure though if that is the case here.
No need to do the GPU_MAX_ALLOC thing, is executed by BAMT before it starts cgminer.
May 22, 2013, 11:13:34 PM
I will try once I get this other stuff figured out. Now got dif prob.
Shut down one of the BAMT rigs to turn some stuff off in the bios.
Did it, started it up and it was mining fine.
I turn the second rig off and do it and then when I start it back up it mines but very slow and the load on the GPUs is mostly 0. It will jump up to 99 or 100 for just a sec on one GPU but for the most part the load is 0.
I'm getting like 800 KH/s between all 5 cards obviously because there is no load being out on the GPUs.
I put the bios back to default. I tried clear CMOS. I even tried a fresh BAMT install on a different USB stick.
Nothing else has changed. I know BAMT will act like its mining if it has no Internet connection but the KH/s will be 0.
It's mining a little but there is just no load being put on the GPUs . I tried to do the GPU_MAX_ALLOC thing too.
Ever saw BAMT do this before?
Shut down one of the BAMT rigs to turn some stuff off in the bios.
Did it, started it up and it was mining fine.
I turn the second rig off and do it and then when I start it back up it mines but very slow and the load on the GPUs is mostly 0. It will jump up to 99 or 100 for just a sec on one GPU but for the most part the load is 0.
I'm getting like 800 KH/s between all 5 cards obviously because there is no load being out on the GPUs.
I put the bios back to default. I tried clear CMOS. I even tried a fresh BAMT install on a different USB stick.
Nothing else has changed. I know BAMT will act like its mining if it has no Internet connection but the KH/s will be 0.
It's mining a little but there is just no load being put on the GPUs . I tried to do the GPU_MAX_ALLOC thing too.
Ever saw BAMT do this before?
May 22, 2013, 08:54:36 PM
Force it with -f (if I remember correctly).
Make a backup of the original in any case.
Make a backup of the original in any case.
May 22, 2013, 08:39:38 PM
Cant say for sure which one has a lower voltage, but a good indication would be the clock speed.
Choose one with a lower clock, for example 810 / 1250.
Personally I used this one: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/114183/ati-hd7950-3072-120116.html (800 / 1250) for my Sapphire cards.
Choose one with a lower clock, for example 810 / 1250.
Personally I used this one: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/114183/ati-hd7950-3072-120116.html (800 / 1250) for my Sapphire cards.
When I tried to flash to that BIOS I got an error that said "SubsystemID Mismatch".
May 22, 2013, 05:47:04 PM
1.09V.
Is the lowest I could find.
Is the lowest I could find.
May 22, 2013, 05:42:42 PM
Cant say for sure which one has a lower voltage, but a good indication would be the clock speed.
Choose one with a lower clock, for example 810 / 1250.
Personally I used this one: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/114183/ati-hd7950-3072-120116.html (800 / 1250) for my Sapphire cards.
Choose one with a lower clock, for example 810 / 1250.
Personally I used this one: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/114183/ati-hd7950-3072-120116.html (800 / 1250) for my Sapphire cards.
Do you remember what your V was with that one?
May 22, 2013, 05:37:03 PM
Cant say for sure which one has a lower voltage, but a good indication would be the clock speed.
Choose one with a lower clock, for example 810 / 1250.
Personally I used this one: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/114183/ati-hd7950-3072-120116.html (800 / 1250) for my Sapphire cards.
Choose one with a lower clock, for example 810 / 1250.
Personally I used this one: http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/114183/ati-hd7950-3072-120116.html (800 / 1250) for my Sapphire cards.
May 22, 2013, 04:40:45 PM
Yea I have a Sapphire 21196-00-20G.
I have looked at all of the Sapphire 7950 BIOSs before.
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/index.php?architecture=ATI&manufacturer=Sapphire&model=HD+7950&interface=&memType=&memSize=
Can I use any of these BIOSs? I don't see anywhere where specific model #s are mentioned.
May 22, 2013, 04:02:30 PM
I need to find me a BIOS then.
May 22, 2013, 04:00:37 PM
So then 1.25 is the stock V?
For your cards.
Other 7950 are running at 1.09V, or more.
May 22, 2013, 03:53:12 PM
So then 1.25 is the stock V?
May 22, 2013, 03:50:58 PM
Well I tried to set the V on my BAMT rigs.
I used the --gpu-vddc 1150 but it will not do it.
Still says the cards are running at 1.25V.
I used the --gpu-vddc 1150 but it will not do it.
Still says the cards are running at 1.25V.
You cant alter the card voltage on Linux (for 6xxx/7xxx series).
All you can do is flash another lower voltage BIOS.
May 22, 2013, 03:35:51 PM
To be exact, you can pull 2000W from 1000W PSU. PSUs are quite dumb, they just monitor output voltage. If it drops too much PSU shuts itself down.
Or fuse is blown
If you have more load than PSU is designed for, components generate more heat than they are designed to handle. this leads to shorter PSU lifetime (or flames if its badly designed PSU).
2000W on 1000W PSU will most definetly lead to undervoltage and safety shutdown, but you definetly can draw more than the PSU is rated.
Or fuse is blown
If you have more load than PSU is designed for, components generate more heat than they are designed to handle. this leads to shorter PSU lifetime (or flames if its badly designed PSU).
2000W on 1000W PSU will most definetly lead to undervoltage and safety shutdown, but you definetly can draw more than the PSU is rated.
May 22, 2013, 03:20:59 PM
Well I tried to set the V on my BAMT rigs.
I used the --gpu-vddc 1150 but it will not do it.
Still says the cards are running at 1.25V.
I used the --gpu-vddc 1150 but it will not do it.
Still says the cards are running at 1.25V.
May 22, 2013, 01:35:55 PM
So I just noticed another thing.
I dunno why I thought I had the rigs running the cards at 1.15V. But I just logged into mgpumon and saw that both rigs are running at 1.25V.
I'm probably wrong but isn't the difference between 1.15V and 1.25V something like 50W per card?
I dunno why I thought I had the rigs running the cards at 1.15V. But I just logged into mgpumon and saw that both rigs are running at 1.25V.
I'm probably wrong but isn't the difference between 1.15V and 1.25V something like 50W per card?
Yeah, 50W is about right.
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