Topic: My second ZEC + XMR+ ETH thread builds info links thoughts and photos. - page 10. (Read 148015 times)

I have tried many XMR pools.. I found an interesting one called dashminer.com

It was a Dash / X11 pool before but they decided to kill off the Dash pool and setup XMR instead... with "profit sharing" -- its effectively a 1.5 24 hour PPLNS reward plan XMR pool. and pays to BTC address. No registration required.

You can try out and compare with your existing XMR pool.

Yeah I am going to move rigs to xmr.

XMR since a few weeks... 520W to 820W (XMR / ETH) Rig1 for example (5x RX470).. no question about that ;-) much smarter if you don´t pay under 5ct / kwh

I decided to switch to ETH today, the farm is currently mining XMR.... and the RX480s fans roared like bats on steroids!

Havent heard the entire warehouse whizzing like that and temps +5-6c. Also watts increased at least 300w per rig!

I didnt realise that XMR mining is even lower watts consumed compared to ZEC, given ETH is the most power hungry.

Back to XMR mining..... 2nd most profitable among the 3 coins. Saves power so why not.

Anyone changed mining strategies yet?

Yeah the one 5 card rig in the den is on a carpeted floor.

but there is plywood base with 2by4 legs.

Normally winter does have static in the house  but it has been damp and wet not cold and dry.

I have worked on gear on that rug for years and I am aware of when it gets static I do Have a touch bar to discharge the static.

@philipma1957

i just noticed up thread in your photos, you have carpet...you must be careful, i've read it can generate static electricity by rubbing unknowingly....can damage some computer stuff

BTW since i started mining i never used casing for my rigs, i used screws and nuts like these for my motherboards



it helps in a lot of ways 

The evga is a bit costly

if you use my fan mod the gear is not quiet but not killer loud.

you can buy this for 20 bucks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-BladeCenter-1800W-Power-Supply-P-N-74P4400-FRU-P-N-74P4401-DPS-1600BB-/262811922237?

with this breakout board
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/dps2000bb-breakouts-new-updates-1667131
http://www.price-technology.com/bitcoin-mining.html

his 2k board is pretty sweet.    I have 3 of them  they all run well.  this setup  would do 1 pandaminer for about 90 bucks

Agree with Phil -- a compact, data centre class, high end miner running 24x7 like this Panda should deserve a good above average PSU.

Invest a good quality PSU to protect your 2,000$ investment.

The power rating required by Pandaminer is 1380w + 10% (for ETH mining you would need more juice).

Give a 15-20% safety buffer, a EVGA-G2-1600w is a very good PSU for Pandaminer.

it has bronze efficiency.  Say 80-83 %  my evga 1600 g2 uses  1000 watts it uses 1070

It has 7 pcie jacks .  it is not loud.  it has a standard  c13 or c14 plug.  and unlike most atx it is pre jumpered  so if you flip the power switch  it turns on.

lastly  the 7 cables seem to be 18 ga not 16 ga  and they are really 5 cables    3 single and 2 double

I would fear overload  on the double cable.  I got it for the review and can use it for other gear  I would not use  it for this miner.

Since I think the two double cables could melt.

any review and opinion on pandaminer 1600w customized PSU? (OEM from GreatWall)

i think it is cheap at 72$  https://www.pandaminer.com/default/product_detail?id=3

$135.99 is a really good price for a 750 watt titanium psu.

-- Note I am a prime member and it is even better then what theyankeeswin said it cost. ---

I have points on amazon  I will buy that if it is that price.  Thanks



Edit  he was right  I ordered it.  It was 145 with tax  but I had 35 in points so it was 110  for a 750 watt titanium!

For prime members only! The price is $135.99.

 If anyone wants one  and is not prime  I can order it for you. Then drop ship it to you.  but it may be a little more then 145 if you have  a high tax rate. (usa only)




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Phil  do you like the EVGA 750 watt p2?

I ask because I see the EVGA 750 T2  on amazon  today for prime members it is $139.95

@ the yankeeswin    yeah my board is a dream board for five cards.  I would never bother to try a sixth card  as it would kill density factor

also I am under 600 watts  running eth 7.4  with stock bios.  

I am looking to see a better z270 or z250  as the Aorus  is meant for 5 cards.

Also I am running Windows 10 Enterprise  so this could be the reason I did the 5 cards with ease.

I am looking at the five cards on that board  and the fact that you can run the  5 cards with a evga 750 p2 psu

I think only a fool or masochist would want to run the sixth card.  On your particular board.

I need to do more work  as the board does have 6 slots  but they are somewhat buried.
I would need 4 risers using 1 in the full slot in the middle.

means a bit of work for me.

here is the board:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128966


it has 6 slots  so I have  to play with it more   to get it to do six.

do the 270s work with 6+ cards?

I shifted cards about a bit.

The center card of the MSI RX 470 is about 72.

I will post gpuzGPU-z

The hottest card is the RX 480 at 76
The card you asked about is 67


all cards on 1 piece of plywood


all temps good 75 or lower



66c


584 watts at the wall

 Only if you insist on running riser rigs.

 The most reliable rig I've had this past year is the trio R9 290 rig (upgraded "Avatar" I bought from NewEgg as a trio R9 280x rig) after I swapped things around to get rid of the single riser in it and installed UBuntu 14.04 in place of the total junk Win 8.1 it came with.

 It just keeps ETHing and ETHing and ETHing.....

 

What kind of temperature is that middle card on the motherboard running at?
Seems VERY cramped for a non-ref style card.

Now for exciting news on the z270 series.

I am testing this mobo


https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128966

and this cpu
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117730


It is very attractive.  has 3 slots  full size and two for risers. ie five cards..

I just got five cards going on eth.

3 msi rx 470's    --------------- 4gb
1 powerclor red devil rx 470 -- 4gb
1 radeon  rx 480 --------------  4gb

seems stable. at the moment.

I am running windows 10  Enterprise