I posted this in the 1gh.com thread, and someone recommended I ask my question here:
I'm mining MaxCoin with 1GH.com using Cudaminer, and I have an NVIDIA Quadro 4000 graphics card that I'm using. Oh, and I'm on a windows 7, 64 bit computer. Things seem to be working, but I want to be sure that I'm not potentially burning up my graphics card. I originally set my connection string set to:
cudaminer.exe -H 1 -l F512x16 -a keccak -o stratum+tcp://maxpool.1gh.com:17333/ -u account -p password
Later I replaced F512x16 to F256x16 to see if it would run cooler. The hash rate changed to about 27750 khash/s, but the temperature stayed exactly the same. Usage changed from 97% to 95%.
Oh, one thing, I get an 'error message when it first starts up that says "Given launch config 'F256x16' requires too much memory. But then it goes ahead and starts running anyway with those parameters. I do get that message with almost every configuration I've tried. It only disappeared when I set it to F16x16, which was depressingly slooooooowwwwwwwwww.
I'm getting what I think is decent performance, I think... but not earning much in the way of maxcoins...seems to take a lot of effort just to earn tiny fractions.
The command window indicates that hashes seem to average around 28280 khash/s unless I start doing stuff on my computer, then it gets slower. Anyway, the temperature seems stable around 77 to 78 degrees, and it is operating at the gpu stated upper limits. I'm getting quite a few yays, and only an occasional boo. Here is a link to a screen shot of the command window and gpu z.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1E0rFsXEmnBVDh6aWlGSVEzZk0/edit?usp=sharingCan someone who understands this stuff tell me if I'm within a good range to maintain optimal performance while keeping my graphics card in good shape??? Or am I risking wearing it out? Is there a more appropriate setting for my graphics card that I could be certain would not overtax it, but still maintain a good hash rate?
Also, I've been letting the program run pretty consistently all day (probably over 16 hours I think), and I've only earned 0.16 MAX. That seems kind of low, doesn't it?
Also, while I'm here, I'm new to mining, and I'm trying to figure out how to set cudaminer to solo mine maxcoin. The directions I've found are confusing at best. Does anyone know of any clear, easy-to-understand, simplified setup instructions for a newbie like me? If so, could you direct me to them? If not, would you be a dear, and maybe explain it to me in terms I might understand?
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks
Katherine
Hi
I got the same card as you (or do I have a K4000...). It's a rather noisy card sadly, my fan usually runs at around 65% when on full load (not overclocked).
It's also rather slow with around 23 Mh/s in Maxcoin.
Sadly the difficulty went extremely up and thus you get so little MAX now. I've switched this card again to Yacoin, where I reach around 0.92 kh/s.