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Topic: Which OS is best for OpenCL mining? (Read 1809 times)

full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
May 25, 2011, 10:52:51 AM
#6
if you're an experienced overclocker you want to run both OSs - windows to set the card BIOS, and linux to run your miners.  that said, 30 Gig HDD is a tad small.

oh - and Rule #1:  accept no backorders.  difficulty just goes up too damn quick.

HOW quick?

quick.  like every two weeks or thereabouts.  it has recently tended to go up by 50 - 60 % every increase.

Meaning your earnings decrease by 50 - 60 % each time difficulty increases !

it sort of depends on the exchange rate for Bitcoin.

what is the calculable decrease, is your generation rate, with specific hardware.
hero member
Activity: 518
Merit: 500
May 25, 2011, 10:46:39 AM
#5
if you're an experienced overclocker you want to run both OSs - windows to set the card BIOS, and linux to run your miners.  that said, 30 Gig HDD is a tad small.

oh - and Rule #1:  accept no backorders.  difficulty just goes up too damn quick.

HOW quick?

quick.  like every two weeks or thereabouts.  it has recently tended to go up by 50 - 60 % every increase.

Meaning your earnings decrease by 50 - 60 % each time difficulty increases !
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
May 25, 2011, 10:45:09 AM
#4
if you're an experienced overclocker you want to run both OSs - windows to set the card BIOS, and linux to run your miners.  that said, 30 Gig HDD is a tad small.

oh - and Rule #1:  accept no backorders.  difficulty just goes up too damn quick.

HOW quick?

quick.  like every two weeks or thereabouts.  it has recently tended to go up by 50 - 60 % every increase.
newbie
Activity: 42
Merit: 0
May 25, 2011, 10:39:53 AM
#3
if you're an experienced overclocker you want to run both OSs - windows to set the card BIOS, and linux to run your miners.  that said, 30 Gig HDD is a tad small.

oh - and Rule #1:  accept no backorders.  difficulty just goes up too damn quick.

HOW quick?
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
May 25, 2011, 10:37:08 AM
#2
if you're an experienced overclocker you want to run both OSs - windows to set the card BIOS, and linux to run your miners.  that said, 30 Gig HDD is a tad small.

oh - and Rule #1:  accept no backorders.  difficulty just goes up too damn quick.
newbie
Activity: 16
Merit: 0
May 25, 2011, 10:22:52 AM
#1
Ok, so I have a new miner rig on order.  AMD CPU, 3x6990s, 4 Gig RAM, 30 Gig HDD.  I too the recommended list of parts from the wiki.

What OS should I use?  I would rather use Linux (which flavor) but will run Win7 if that is what gives the best performance.

My plan is to run it headless stuffed in a corner of my office and just let it crank away 24/7.

My cost was about $400 less than NewEgg buying direct through my distributor.  The 6990s are on back order but they should ship next week, just in time for the difficulty increase :/

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