My mining rig (2x) XFX HD 5830 Video

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Quote from: donotdisassemble on June 09, 2011, 05:30:20 PM

Quote from: innervisi0nn on June 07, 2011, 07:38:28 PM

Quote from: donotdisassemble on June 07, 2011, 01:20:27 PM

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1) just google GPU Gadget windows 7 there are plenty to choose from

2) Try plugging the monitor cable dvi/vga into the 2nd card. You have to do 1 card at a time. it activates when you plug a cable in.

1. OK thanks!
2. Problem is I have a headless rig with dummy plugs Sad

no monitor

1) nice
2) Plug at-least 1 monitor in there, use the rest as dummy plugs. You can swap them depending on which GPU you want to tweak.

Try this:
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You have 2 video cards, plug 1 monitor, the other dummy plug, tweak with sapphire trix tool or msi afterburner.
Plug monitor into 2nd card now, dummy card into 1st, tweak again, when satisfied, close it and run your miner.

Then you can plug 2 dummy plugs to keep it going.

Thanks! I got some advice on another thread and im now using only ATI TOOLS, got rid of trixx and afterburner. ATI tools lets me do voltage and gpu/mem clocks on boht cards with dummy plugs using teamviewer

and it has nice graphical monitoring built in. love htis little proggy.

Good stuff

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Quote from: innervisi0nn on June 07, 2011, 07:38:28 PM

Quote from: donotdisassemble on June 07, 2011, 01:20:27 PM

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1) just google GPU Gadget windows 7 there are plenty to choose from

2) Try plugging the monitor cable dvi/vga into the 2nd card. You have to do 1 card at a time. it activates when you plug a cable in.

1. OK thanks!
2. Problem is I have a headless rig with dummy plugs Sad

no monitor

1) nice
2) Plug at-least 1 monitor in there, use the rest as dummy plugs. You can swap them depending on which GPU you want to tweak.

Try this:
----------

You have 2 video cards, plug 1 monitor, the other dummy plug, tweak with sapphire trix tool or msi afterburner.
Plug monitor into 2nd card now, dummy card into 1st, tweak again, when satisfied, close it and run your miner.

Then you can plug 2 dummy plugs to keep it going.

Thanks! I got some advice on another thread and im now using only ATI TOOLS, got rid of trixx and afterburner. ATI tools lets me do voltage and gpu/mem clocks on boht cards with dummy plugs using teamviewer

and it has nice graphical monitoring built in. love htis little proggy.

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looks good from the vid.

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Quote from: donotdisassemble on June 07, 2011, 01:20:27 PM

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1) just google GPU Gadget windows 7 there are plenty to choose from

2) Try plugging the monitor cable dvi/vga into the 2nd card. You have to do 1 card at a time. it activates when you plug a cable in.

1. OK thanks!
2. Problem is I have a headless rig with dummy plugs Sad

no monitor

1) nice
2) Plug at-least 1 monitor in there, use the rest as dummy plugs. You can swap them depending on which GPU you want to tweak.

Try this:
----------

You have 2 video cards, plug 1 monitor, the other dummy plug, tweak with sapphire trix tool or msi afterburner.
Plug monitor into 2nd card now, dummy card into 1st, tweak again, when satisfied, close it and run your miner.

Then you can plug 2 dummy plugs to keep it going.

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Quote

1) just google GPU Gadget windows 7 there are plenty to choose from

2) Try plugging the monitor cable dvi/vga into the 2nd card. You have to do 1 card at a time. it activates when you plug a cable in.

1. OK thanks!
2. Problem is I have a headless rig with dummy plugs Sad

no monitor

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Quote from: donotdisassemble on June 07, 2011, 06:21:13 AM

Quote from: innervisi0nn on May 30, 2011, 03:52:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR2fGkdhDyY

2nd rig on its way. What do you guys think?

Watched the vid... looks nice. I have a similar setup with 2 Sapphire 5830's...

was wondering 2 things:

1. what is the gpu temp graph on the left that you are using... looks nice

2. Even with the config file mod I cant get afterburner to OC my clocks beyond the standard 875.... I have to use sapphire trixx, but that will only do the first card because they arent connected w crossfire cables. im using the newest beta version of afterburner. what version are you using? anything else im missing?? tia.

1) just google GPU Gadget windows 7 there are plenty to choose from

2) Try plugging the monitor cable dvi/vga into the 2nd card. You have to do 1 card at a time. it activates when you plug a cable in.

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Quote from: innervisi0nn on May 30, 2011, 03:52:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR2fGkdhDyY

2nd rig on its way. What do you guys think?

Watched the vid... looks nice. I have a similar setup with 2 Sapphire 5830's...

was wondering 2 things:

1. what is the gpu temp graph on the left that you are using... looks nice

2. Even with the config file mod I cant get afterburner to OC my clocks beyond the standard 875.... I have to use sapphire trixx, but that will only do the first card because they arent connected w crossfire cables. im using the newest beta version of afterburner. what version are you using? anything else im missing?? tia.

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I've two Sapphire 5830s. I get >300 Mh/s from other one and only 270 Mh/s from other. Other runs fine with clocks 1003/300, voltage 1250. Other is worse, it doesn't help to add voltage to that card. It just won't run any faster. So what I'm trying to say is that these cards differ from each other, so if someone gets high Mh/s and you don't it can be that there is little you can do about it. It's all about how good card you happen to get.

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Sorry for my bad english:P

I'm planing to build a mining rig how can i put 2 in one System just plug them in normal?

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@freakin no its not covered

@miningnew huh?

@condorhero I am now getting 300 meghash/s using phatk with phoenix miner. I am overclocked at 975 core clock / 340 memory clock.

I was using guiminer before with MSI Afterburner for the overclock, but phoenix miner via terminal is doing so much better + less stales for me!
Ill write a tutorial if need be

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Do you connect the devices or is there a option that they both calculate solo?

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innervisi0nn,

What and how are you overclocking your 5830's? I can only get up to 260M/hashes...

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Is your balcony covered?

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Quote from: Genrobo on May 30, 2011, 07:19:42 PM

Yep, that's pretty much it.
http://www.9mart.com/products/2-Lots-PCI%252dE-PCI%252dExpress-16x-Riser-Card-Extender-Cable-1U-2U.html

There's a great deal.
2 x16 riser cables for $9
Can't beat that.

looks great, but i doubt the quality, do they work good?

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Quote from: PcChip on May 30, 2011, 08:54:47 PM

Quote from: innervisi0nn on May 30, 2011, 07:52:27 PM

Most important thing, leave room for your PSU to breathe, dont just stack up Watts here and there.

True, but don't leave TONS of room or else it will be running below optimum efficiency, wasting money.

Check out Tom's Hardware's latest high-end PSU roundup, the efficency numbers at different load levels show you what I mean

Good point!

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Quote from: innervisi0nn on May 30, 2011, 07:52:27 PM

Most important thing, leave room for your PSU to breathe, dont just stack up Watts here and there.

True, but don't leave TONS of room or else it will be running below optimum efficiency, wasting money.

Check out Tom's Hardware's latest high-end PSU roundup, the efficency numbers at different load levels show you what I mean

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Quote from: SchizophrenicX on May 30, 2011, 07:50:00 PM

Quote from: BitCointransfers on May 30, 2011, 05:25:22 PM

No need for another case,, stick all 4 cards in there....850W PS more than enough..

850W is enough for 4x5850? How about 5? Since GD70 has 5 slots I'm assuming with an extender cable I'd be able to run 5... But I thought they take around 200 W ea. on standard OC?

I dont think 800w is sufficient. If your PSU is lets say 400w and your using 200w, your good, if your using 300w, your already pushsing it. PSU dont have great support, once you go close, your chance of burning out is way greater than anything. Keep a solid 200w difference, so go for 1000-1200w at this point.

I run 1000w for 2x5830's which leaves me with a HUGE gap, i could have done this with a 700w as well.

Most important thing, leave room for your PSU to breathe, dont just stack up Watts here and there.

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Quote from: BitCointransfers on May 30, 2011, 05:25:22 PM

No need for another case,, stick all 4 cards in there....850W PS more than enough..

850W is enough for 4x5850? How about 5? Since GD70 has 5 slots I'm assuming with an extender cable I'd be able to run 5... But I thought they take around 200 W ea. on standard OC?

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Quote from: Genrobo on May 30, 2011, 07:25:43 PM

Quote from: innervisi0nn on May 30, 2011, 07:21:56 PM

Quote from: Genrobo on May 30, 2011, 07:19:42 PM

Yep, that's pretty much it.
http://www.9mart.com/products/2-Lots-PCI%252dE-PCI%252dExpress-16x-Riser-Card-Extender-Cable-1U-2U.html

There's a great deal.
2 x16 riser cables for $9
Can't beat that.

That looks short though, what if I want the card 1 ft away from eachother (to keep heat levels @ a min)?

There isn't any reason you can't chain them together.
Secondly, there's other external PCI-E cables online if you look around, some companies will even make them a custom length for you.

Thanks

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Quote from: innervisi0nn on May 30, 2011, 07:21:56 PM

Quote from: Genrobo on May 30, 2011, 07:19:42 PM

Yep, that's pretty much it.
http://www.9mart.com/products/2-Lots-PCI%252dE-PCI%252dExpress-16x-Riser-Card-Extender-Cable-1U-2U.html

There's a great deal.
2 x16 riser cables for $9
Can't beat that.

That looks short though, what if I want the card 1 ft away from eachother (to keep heat levels @ a min)?

There isn't any reason you can't chain them together.
Secondly, there's other external PCI-E cables online if you look around, some companies will even make them a custom length for you.

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