Linux vs Windows for Dedicated Mining - page 5.

PcChip

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Quote from: anthony.selby on June 27, 2011, 11:33:45 PM

Windows is easier to over clock but like everyone else said once you oc in windows its overclocked in linux ... the cool thing is you can unplug your HD and run off of a thumb drive ... I have four machines ... 3 running 2 x 6870 and one running 2 x 6950 after I unplugged the HDs in all of them and booted off a thumb drive my power bill dropped 15 dollars (not much but if your going for profit its worth it) they are stable and just as fast

I'm interested in this because I have two dedicated rigs (and the hard drives get quite hot which could mean power consumption), but I have to ask two things:

1.) How can you be sure that unplugging three hard drives alone dropped your bill fifteen dollars? That sounds like quite an overstatement considering they don't draw that much power

2.) Did you have windows set to power them down after 5 minutes? I have that set on mine, and I can't actually tell if it's doing anything because with all the gpu fans at 100% and the box fan running full blast I can't hear it or feel it over the noise and vibrations

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Quote from: qed on June 27, 2011, 08:41:47 AM

Quote from: bitcoindaddy on June 03, 2011, 01:37:12 PM

I run one of my cards on Windows, and two more of the same kind on Linux. Same software (poclbm), same settings, same exact amount of overclocking. Here is the result:

Shares:
24279 (Windows)
28622 (Linux)
28575 (Linux)

Notice any difference?

Fake or inaccurate.

You know that from your own experince or just hating open source?

IlbiStarz

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Linux is a bit faster, but Windows makes it up with easy overclocking and overvolting.

anthony.selby

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Windows is easier to over clock but like everyone else said once you oc in windows its overclocked in linux ... the cool thing is you can unplug your HD and run off of a thumb drive ... I have four machines ... 3 running 2 x 6870 and one running 2 x 6950 after I unplugged the HDs in all of them and booted off a thumb drive my power bill dropped 15 dollars (not much but if your going for profit its worth it) they are stable and just as fast

teukon

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Quote from: Synaesthesia on June 27, 2011, 03:37:23 PM

Ha Windows 7 is so easy to pirate - Windows 7 loader Cheesy

Also if you flash your card to an OC'ed ROM it will work in Linux too.

Silk road is one thing but software piracy? Are we really that dastardly? I am shocked!

Synaesthesia

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Ha Windows 7 is so easy to pirate - Windows 7 loader Cheesy

Also if you flash your card to an OC'ed ROM it will work in Linux too.

teukon

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I would suggest Windows would allow you to get better hash rates because you will have much more control over the card (card creators consider Windows before Linux in general and there are many tools out there to tweak your cards which only run on Windows).

I'm in the middle of configuring a 2x5850 (Sapphire Xtreme) mining rig and would love to clock the cores past 900 MHz but I've found no way of doing that on Linux (Windows users can either flash the bios or use Sapphire's TriXX).

Of course, this all assumes you already have a valid Windows OS License. If you do not have a Windows OS License then the cost of this will probably outweigh any benefit from greater power over your cards.

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Im using my MinerPE on PXE boot for my single GPU setups and Linux for my multiple GPU setups.

Synaesthesia

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Quote from: error on June 27, 2011, 01:20:57 PM

Installing/managing a Windows mining rig can be a real pain with limited Windows experience, too -- and even a real pain for "experts"! Being able to find the Control Panel doesn't equate to being able to fix Windows when it inevitably breaks.

I prefer Linux -- not just for mining but for everyday usage -- because it's EASIER than Windows.

I agree with you - Linux is easier. Also just requires a 2gb Flash disk instead of a whole hard drive. That said apart from being a victim of a Bitcoin stealing trojan which is an obvious weakness to Windows, I don't see any disadvantage. Why would Windows invariably "break"? Especially when not doing much else than just sitting there and mining all day.

error

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Installing/managing a Windows mining rig can be a real pain with limited Windows experience, too -- and even a real pain for "experts"! Being able to find the Control Panel doesn't equate to being able to fix Windows when it inevitably breaks.

I prefer Linux -- not just for mining but for everyday usage -- because it's EASIER than Windows.

xalex

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It all depends on what you like.
If you're good with linux, go for linux. I personally use linux so i can ssh into my machines to manage them from my phone.
If you're not linux geek, use windows. Installing/managing a linux mining rig can be a real pain with limited linux experience.

Good luck Wink

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Quote from: Prze_koles on June 27, 2011, 10:00:32 AM

I'd say the anwser is: choose OS which you prefer. It doesn't really matter.

True. You have to consider your administration comfort as well. If the rig is down, would you be more comfortable administer in Win or Linux?

Prze_koles

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I'd say the anwser is: choose OS which you prefer. It doesn't really matter.

Departure

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Not that I know off, but Linux has other advantages. Probably one of the most important - it has bash. Just writing a script that checks your favorite pool for downtime and switches if need be is quite good. And you can manage fan speeds, undervolting etc from the command line, using AMDOverdriveCtrl.

aoclbf does all this plus more from the 1 GUI on Windows...

Its clear now 11.6 drivers support more than 4 GPU's that windows is now king for mining.....

arashd

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I will be happy to provide a side by side comparison for the following step up

3x6990 water cooled linux v windows. I am building identical rigs and will put windows 7 on one machine and ubuntu on the other. I know I know water cooling is lame/not profitable etc etc but I am really just in this bitcoin gig for fun and if I break even on costs in 1 year I will be more than happy, and its fun to play along even if I never break even. All the parts are in shipment.

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Quote from: bitcoindaddy on June 03, 2011, 01:37:12 PM

I run one of my cards on Windows, and two more of the same kind on Linux. Same software (poclbm), same settings, same exact amount of overclocking. Here is the result:

Shares:
24279 (Windows)
28622 (Linux)
28575 (Linux)

Notice any difference?

Fake or inaccurate.

Meatball

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Which version of linux are you using? LinuxCoin, Natty? Did you follow any of the setup tutorials they have listed here?

bitcoindaddy

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I run one of my cards on Windows, and two more of the same kind on Linux. Same software (poclbm), same settings, same exact amount of overclocking. Here is the result:

Shares:
24279 (Windows)
28622 (Linux)
28575 (Linux)

Notice any difference?

Meatball

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Hate to resurrect this thread but I was just about to post one similar. Is there anyone out there that has done a side by side comparison of the same hardware/overclock on Windows vs. Linux systems?

I'm debating rebuilding one of my boxes with Linux, but I honestly know next to nothing about it so I'm not sure it's worth the effort/aggravation...

FnuGk

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in a set and forget set-up system preferences should not play any role imo.

I dont like to use BSD in my day to day work but for setting up a file server it is pretty good as it draws next to no idle power.

I think the op is asking if linux would give better hash rates than windows. Also if a non gui linux distro would give better hash rate than a gui dristro.

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