Number 9! Ninth altcoin thread. Back to the moon Baby! - page 118.

citronick

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Quote from: GabryRox on August 17, 2020, 08:43:35 PM

Hey Citronik... what are you waiting for lol? 470's are netting 80-90 cents a day profit (with 11 cent electricity) and that's after the block rewards have dropped back down closer to 3 now.

I'm just irked that it's been so hot where i live last few days. Had to turn all my rigs off for 1.5 days and only running them overnight for probably 1 more day. Oh well, anything off 470's is butter at this point. I almost started selling them off many times but now glad i didn't hopefully this will hold until their EOL in Dec.

240+ GPUs sitting in the storeroom, waiting to be dusted... that's a big effort to put humpty dumpty back all over again..... to be useful for just another 3-4 more months.

Just getting all the 1080tis and Vegas up and running, was an intense 2 weeks work....

... but ok, I will get off my butt today and get the first 1060/P106 rig out since these GPUs dont need any effort in tweaking their hashrates compared to the 470/480s. There are still the Fury Minis and 390s in deep storage.

philipma1957

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'The right to privacy matters'

if you have gear fire it up.
I almost have all gear mining again just one more rig to go . I just burned a usb stick and will set it up soon.

GabryRox

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Hey Citronik... what are you waiting for lol? 470's are netting 80-90 cents a day profit (with 11 cent electricity) and that's after the block rewards have dropped back down closer to 3 now.

I'm just irked that it's been so hot where i live last few days. Had to turn all my rigs off for 1.5 days and only running them overnight for probably 1 more day. Oh well, anything off 470's is butter at this point. I almost started selling them off many times but now glad i didn't hopefully this will hold until their EOL in Dec.

citronick

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Quote from: BogdanCo on August 17, 2020, 11:29:23 AM

Quote from: BogdanCo on August 15, 2020, 06:50:51 AM

Quote from: citronick on August 15, 2020, 12:11:03 AM

I am tempted to switch to mining ETH directly vs Nicehash.

ETH is up quite a bit, payout even for 2 ETH per block currently... the tx is huge - probably due to the that DEFI explosion - per tx needs as much as 8-9$ worth of gas/gwei!

https://etherscan.io/block/10658796

I am testing a rig to do dual mining, ETH and Zilica

Already switched with 6 GH/s, mining on ethpool.org, in 2 days I will get a block, will let you know if it was worthy or not...

3,54 ETH after 5 days of mining

thats great - with 6ghs. Whats power expense like?

With the 1.2ghs that I have now, I am dual mining ETH + ZILICA.

All of my 470,480,P106,1060 are offline now, still contemplating if worth to revive them....

BogdanCo

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Quote from: BogdanCo on August 15, 2020, 06:50:51 AM

Quote from: citronick on August 15, 2020, 12:11:03 AM

I am tempted to switch to mining ETH directly vs Nicehash.

ETH is up quite a bit, payout even for 2 ETH per block currently... the tx is huge - probably due to the that DEFI explosion - per tx needs as much as 8-9$ worth of gas/gwei!

https://etherscan.io/block/10658796

I am testing a rig to do dual mining, ETH and Zilica

Already switched with 6 GH/s, mining on ethpool.org, in 2 days I will get a block, will let you know if it was worthy or not...

3,54 ETH after 5 days of mining

adaseb

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After alot of tinkering finally figured out how to undervolt. Basically I kept trying to change the voltage on DRM 7 but I need to change it on both DRM 5 and DRM 6, most likely because the core clock is lower than default. Basically just typed out a script and it just runs as a batch on start-up.

I am pretty sure this is why it wasn't working in the bios updates either because I think I need to lower the core clocks from DRM1-6 so its lower than DRM 7 and DRM 7 needs to be the default clockrate of 1125mhz or so.

Hopefully I can at least get $1/day/gpu until Nov-Dec when the 4GB finally are put to rest.

soka

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Quote from: adaseb on August 15, 2020, 01:46:59 AM

Finally got the 4GB GPUs to work on Ubuntu 16.04. The trick was to do "./amdgpu-pro-install --px" when in onboard mode and it installed the drivers correctly.

Now the issue I am getting is "How the hell do you undervolt these AMD Polaris GPUs in Ubuntu"?

Basically with Windows all I used was WattTool to offset the voltage. In Ubuntu there is no such tool. There is "OhGodAtool" but it can only set clocks and doesn't set the voltage. So it seems that only way is to undervolt in bios correct? Wrong. Nothing seems to work.

I tried SRB and PBE. I used constant values like 900mV, I used those dynamic values like 65288, and after a dozen or so reboots, the voltage still doesn't change. Tried those Polaris bios modding guides and none of them seem to actually work.

Any idea if just setting -cvddc in Phoenix miner will work? I doubt it since the -cclock and -mclock failed to even work.

On linux you have to use the amdgpu driver sysfs api to change the voltages.
I'm using gentoo and manually setting them but you can try using amdgpu-clocks https://github.com/sibradzic/amdgpu-clocks

BogdanCo

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Quote from: citronick on August 15, 2020, 12:11:03 AM

I am tempted to switch to mining ETH directly vs Nicehash.

ETH is up quite a bit, payout even for 2 ETH per block currently... the tx is huge - probably due to the that DEFI explosion - per tx needs as much as 8-9$ worth of gas/gwei!

https://etherscan.io/block/10658796

I am testing a rig to do dual mining, ETH and Zilica

Already switched with 6 GH/s, mining on ethpool.org, in 2 days I will get a block, will let you know if it was worthy or not...

BogdanCo

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Quote from: adaseb on August 15, 2020, 01:46:59 AM

Finally got the 4GB GPUs to work on Ubuntu 16.04. The trick was to do "./amdgpu-pro-install --px" when in onboard mode and it installed the drivers correctly.

Now the issue I am getting is "How the hell do you undervolt these AMD Polaris GPUs in Ubuntu"?

Basically with Windows all I used was WattTool to offset the voltage. In Ubuntu there is no such tool. There is "OhGodAtool" but it can only set clocks and doesn't set the voltage. So it seems that only way is to undervolt in bios correct? Wrong. Nothing seems to work.

I tried SRB and PBE. I used constant values like 900mV, I used those dynamic values like 65288, and after a dozen or so reboots, the voltage still doesn't change. Tried those Polaris bios modding guides and none of them seem to actually work.

Any idea if just setting -cvddc in Phoenix miner will work? I doubt it since the -cclock and -mclock failed to even work.

Why don't you use SMOS? It's quite easy and you can try it one month for free.

citronick

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Quote from: adaseb on August 15, 2020, 01:46:59 AM

Finally got the 4GB GPUs to work on Ubuntu 16.04. The trick was to do "./amdgpu-pro-install --px" when in onboard mode and it installed the drivers correctly.

Now the issue I am getting is "How the hell do you undervolt these AMD Polaris GPUs in Ubuntu"?

Basically with Windows all I used was WattTool to offset the voltage. In Ubuntu there is no such tool. There is "OhGodAtool" but it can only set clocks and doesn't set the voltage. So it seems that only way is to undervolt in bios correct? Wrong. Nothing seems to work.

I tried SRB and PBE. I used constant values like 900mV, I used those dynamic values like 65288, and after a dozen or so reboots, the voltage still doesn't change. Tried those Polaris bios modding guides and none of them seem to actually work.

Any idea if just setting -cvddc in Phoenix miner will work? I doubt it since the -cclock and -mclock failed to even work.

custom bios mod for 470s in Linux (SMOS)

I covered this step by step a few years ago circa 2016 I think....

Search for it on SMOS thread.

Its quite simple once you have all the tools to do it.

hesargavazni

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Staking my interest in the thread

I actually think this could do multiple rigs

adaseb

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Finally got the 4GB GPUs to work on Ubuntu 16.04. The trick was to do "./amdgpu-pro-install --px" when in onboard mode and it installed the drivers correctly.

Now the issue I am getting is "How the hell do you undervolt these AMD Polaris GPUs in Ubuntu"?

Basically with Windows all I used was WattTool to offset the voltage. In Ubuntu there is no such tool. There is "OhGodAtool" but it can only set clocks and doesn't set the voltage. So it seems that only way is to undervolt in bios correct? Wrong. Nothing seems to work.

I tried SRB and PBE. I used constant values like 900mV, I used those dynamic values like 65288, and after a dozen or so reboots, the voltage still doesn't change. Tried those Polaris bios modding guides and none of them seem to actually work.

Any idea if just setting -cvddc in Phoenix miner will work? I doubt it since the -cclock and -mclock failed to even work.

Marvell2

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Quote from: GabryRox on August 14, 2020, 06:46:30 PM

Quote from: Marvell2 on August 14, 2020, 05:18:06 PM

Quote from: philipma1957 on August 14, 2020, 09:22:40 AM

I found a decent card a msi 5700

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/Radeon-RX-5700-mech-oc

not the msi 5700 xt

https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-5700-rx-5700-mech-oc/p/N82E16814137466?

it uses 1x 8 pin cable and it is now sold out.

dont buy that one , i bought 3 and sent them back, they ran hot and would not even mine sometimes past 50 mhs on stock

get the MSI gaming x

Yeah, this is the one i got from NewEgg a couple of days ago. It's still in the box since it's too hot here for me to turn on another rig. I was actually thinking about getting 1-2 more but seeing your comment, i will likely hold off until I can get this one up and running and see how bad it is. I guess if it is bad, it makes sense why really only this and an iffy ASRock 5700 are currently available through retailers. I'm really starting to track 5600 XT & 5700 XT closely now. Will be interesting to see what happens.

funny thing is the asrock ones are great! only issue is the run a bit hotter , i flashed them with my xt 5700 modded bios , they are cheap and a good buy. I have four of them 55 mhs 110 watt. I bought two first and they worked well. I had 4 of those cheap msi and the rig crashed over and over could have been bad luck though. I think they use weaker memory than the micron stuff the asrock and msi gaming x use

citronick

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---- winter*juvia -----

I am tempted to switch to mining ETH directly vs Nicehash.

ETH is up quite a bit, payout even for 2 ETH per block currently... the tx is huge - probably due to the that DEFI explosion - per tx needs as much as 8-9$ worth of gas/gwei!

https://etherscan.io/block/10658796

I am testing a rig to do dual mining, ETH and Zilica

GabryRox

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Quote from: philipma1957 on August 14, 2020, 01:23:39 PM

Maybe a wifi transmitter and a wifi router

https://www.amazon.com/BrosTrend-600Mbps-Adapter-Wireless-WNA016/dp/B0118SPFCK/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?

ask ty from the smos thread

I actually think this could do multiple rigs

rig1 short cable
rig2 " { a 8 port eth switch } to (adapter above ) to [wifi router]
rig3 "
rig4 "

eth is pushing 444 usd damn!

Hey! This thing might actually enable me to get my pesky rig onto SMOS! I got that PowerLine adapter but after reading the docs, i realized that it only works on the same electrical circuit. Since none my my rigs are, it won'e help me as I had hoped so it's going back to Amazon. However, I think this wi-fi to ETHernet will be exactly what i need, so thanks for posting the link!

And yeah, even now ETH still holding pretty solidly around $440, which i will gladly take. Although it does unfortunately look like reward per block is dropping back down now but even so, this environment is by far the best we miners have had since the glory days of 2017!

GabryRox

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Quote from: deadsix on August 14, 2020, 03:41:29 PM

Quote from: GabryRox on August 13, 2020, 02:52:17 PM

Question 1: do i need to unplug all GPUs while installing drivers, then only plug them back in after driver install is complete?

Its best to start with 1, and then plug them in 1 by one if you're unsure of the cards being good. If they're all new its fine to just plug them all in.

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Question 2: do i still need to run pixel-patcher with more current versions of AMD drivers? I was always using this when using v17 & v18 drivers but wondering if this is still required with their v19 & v20 drivers.

Yes, you still need to. Also dont use the ver 20 drivers, stick to 19 or older.

Btw since you are using windows, you wont be able to mine eth with 4 gb cards, you would need to switch to something like simpleminingOS.

Thanks for the inputs, I really appreciate it! I tried again 2 days ago but with v20.2 and it screwed things up again after running pixel patcher. Seeing your comments about staying with v19 drivers, i will definitely stick with that on future attempts. At this point, it's gonna be too hot here to try to run that rig anyway but i actually end up trying SMOS on this rig since it didnt seem this attempt at a windows reset took. I will just have to swap rooms with another rig that is close to a Cat5 outlet and that's not going to be an easy task lol.

Also... I am able to mine fine with 6x 4GB cards on my ASRock mobos since it was easy to change the primary display over to Onboard GFX. Still cant get the stupid Biostar boards to do the same but got 1 running with my sole 470 8GB in the main slot and the other one is going to house my recently purchased 5700, so once it cools down I should be able to have those up and running.

GabryRox

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Quote from: Marvell2 on August 14, 2020, 05:18:06 PM

Quote from: philipma1957 on August 14, 2020, 09:22:40 AM

I found a decent card a msi 5700

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/Radeon-RX-5700-mech-oc

not the msi 5700 xt

https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-5700-rx-5700-mech-oc/p/N82E16814137466?

it uses 1x 8 pin cable and it is now sold out.

dont buy that one , i bought 3 and sent them back, they ran hot and would not even mine sometimes past 50 mhs on stock

get the MSI gaming x

Yeah, this is the one i got from NewEgg a couple of days ago. It's still in the box since it's too hot here for me to turn on another rig. I was actually thinking about getting 1-2 more but seeing your comment, i will likely hold off until I can get this one up and running and see how bad it is. I guess if it is bad, it makes sense why really only this and an iffy ASRock 5700 are currently available through retailers. I'm really starting to track 5600 XT & 5700 XT closely now. Will be interesting to see what happens.

Marvell2

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Quote from: philipma1957 on August 14, 2020, 09:22:40 AM

I found a decent card a msi 5700

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/Radeon-RX-5700-mech-oc

not the msi 5700 xt

https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-5700-rx-5700-mech-oc/p/N82E16814137466?

it uses 1x 8 pin cable and it is now sold out.

dont buy that one , i bought 3 and sent them back, they ran hot and would not even mine sometimes past 50 mhs on stock

get the MSI gaming x

fr4nkthetank

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Now the money is free, and so the people will be

windows is like witchcraft. Sometimes the answer is rebooting 4 times while under a full moon - other times it is switching gpu pci slot places and rebooting. Sometimes DDU breaks windows on its own. Good luck. If you feel a bit tired of it, try just removing one GPU and having a 5 card rig instead of 6. I dont know about you guys but the 4-5 year old stuff is still going strong (psu, mobos, gpu, risers etc). Probably going to get 5600XT or 5700 depending on hash/price ratio. Whats the beef on the new AMD top tier navi ? Lets me guess, its gonna be "ray tracing" this or that

Excessive summer heat is almost over, time for mining to rev up.

deadsix

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Fail to plan, and you plan to fail.

Quote from: GabryRox on August 13, 2020, 02:52:17 PM

Question 1: do i need to unplug all GPUs while installing drivers, then only plug them back in after driver install is complete?

Its best to start with 1, and then plug them in 1 by one if you're unsure of the cards being good. If they're all new its fine to just plug them all in.

Quote

Question 2: do i still need to run pixel-patcher with more current versions of AMD drivers? I was always using this when using v17 & v18 drivers but wondering if this is still required with their v19 & v20 drivers.

Yes, you still need to. Also dont use the ver 20 drivers, stick to 19 or older.

Btw since you are using windows, you wont be able to mine eth with 4 gb cards, you would need to switch to something like simpleminingOS.

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