Cryptocoin Mining?

[thilanliyan]

Try this for two pools. Change user1,user2 and pass1,pass2 to your info for both pools. Change location unless your name is Mike and its on your desktop. Also, remember that this is java-based, so i think you need a working java install.

"C:\Users\Mike\Desktop\DiabloMiner\DiabloMiner-Windows.exe" -u user1,user2 -p pass1,pass2 -o mine.mtred.com,mmpool.bitparking.com -r 8337,15098 -v 1 -w 256

Diablo is faster on my 7950, but poclbm is faster on my 6950.

What does the 15098 signify?

EDIT:
NVM I guess that's the port for the other pool.

SO it is working now, and it reads 896.7MH/s.

Thanks for your help!!

EDIT2:
Is there any way to get it to not use my 6950? It detected it automatically and started using it.

 

[Binky]

896mh? Is that a 7950 and 6950 combined?

 

[thilanliyan]

896mh? Is that a 7950 and 6950 combined?

Yes that is combined. Any way to get it to not use my 6950? I'm assuming those flags in the code you posted would be used for both? Which is not good right?

 

[RussianSensation]

My 7950 at 1100MHz gets about 550MH/s with Guiminer.

ANyone else havin connection problems with MtRed? I get disconnected regularly.

That sounds too low. It should be doing 570 with GUI miner at those clocks. Did you put the correct flags for GUI Miner? Don't use vector flags for HD7950 on GUI miner. It slows the GPU by 20-30 Mhash. This is why Diablo miner appears to be much faster, because a lot of people are using the incorrect vector flag for 7900 series "-v -w 256 -f1" on GUi Miner. The faster flag setup for 7900 series on GUI miner is "-w 256 -f1"

HD7970 1150 * 2048 SP = 680
HD7950 1100 * 1792 SP = 570

Diablo might be 10 Mhash faster than that.

I was also getting disconnected from Mt. Red. I went back to BTC Guild for the time being. It's still my #1 pool based on daily rate and consistency because I don't run 24/7.

 

[thilanliyan]

^Yes those are the flags I was running..."-w 256 -f15". I'm using f15 to keep CPU usage low. GPU usage was pegged at about 98% (could be why I am not seeing higher?). I pretty much never saw 570MH/s. I usually saw 555 or 556 MH/s in Guiminer.

I can't tell what Diablominer is doing because I can only see the combined score. However, on the Mtred dashboard, the combined MH/s rate seems to be reading consistently higher than what it was with Guiminer.

 

[Mir96TA]

What you all do about the HEAT......
A 5870 can warm up the room very nicely!

 

[Dark Shroud]

What you all do about the HEAT......
A 5870 can warm up the room very nicely!

My box with three OC'd 5870s dumps a ton of heat out. I keep it in the corner of my basement with plenty of ventilation room around it.

 

[thilanliyan]

What you all do about the HEAT......
A 5870 can warm up the room very nicely!

I live in Canada. Don't you guys know it's -50C all year round. Warms up my igloo nicely.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

How long would it take a single 7970 running all night and sporadically throughout the day to make enough money for a second card?

 

[thujone]

I live in Canada. Don't you guys know it's -50C all year round. Warms up my igloo nicely.

did you know that maple syrup can be used as TIM?


















ok... don't do that lol

 

[RussianSensation]

^Yes those are the flags I was running..."-w 256 -f15". I'm using f15 to keep CPU usage low. GPU usage was pegged at about 98% (could be why I am not seeing higher?). I pretty much never saw 570MH/s. I usually saw 555 or 556 MH/s in Guiminer.

I can't tell what Diablominer is doing because I can only see the combined score. However, on the Mtred dashboard, the combined MH/s rate seems to be reading consistently higher than what it was with Guiminer.

Oh ok, I use -f1.

Did you have anything open on the desktop such as MSI Afterburner or GUI Miner? When I close all browsers and minimize apps, I get 99% GPU usage. Either way, if Diablo Miner is faster for you, keep it. :thumbsup: Have you thought about selling the 6950 and getting a 2nd 7950? It should pay for itself fast since after selling the 6950 you might only pay $200 to upgrade and the 7950 will pay for that in less ~3 months.

How long would it take a single 7970 running all night and sporadically throughout the day to make enough money for a second card?

Do you pay for electricity cost?

HD7970 @ 1.15ghz makes about 9.7 BTC per month 24/7 99%. That's $11 * 9.7 = $106 a month before electricity costs. You can calculate what you'd get using simple math

(# of hours you will mine / 24 hours) * 9.7 BTC * $11 - Electricity cost per KwH for # of hours you mine (HD7970 1.15ghz uses about 200-220W depending on voltage applied).

I am guessing roughly 7-8 months if you mine sporadically, about 5-6 months going all out. It's hard to estimate since sometime in December the amount of coins per block will fall in half and I don't know what the price per 1 BTC will be after that point. Also, the mining difficulty can increase exponentionally if specialized ASIC units from Butterfly labs enter the market in October. If they do, GPU mining is finished.

 

[thujone]

yeah from what i've noticed diablominer seems to give me a higher/more consistent hashrate. pretty much always at 575-576.

with guiminer i seem to dip down to 565-563 fairly often.

 

[serp]

How long would it take a single 7970 running all night and sporadically throughout the day to make enough money for a second card?

You can probably get ~700 Mhash/second out of it with the right settings. At current difficulty that'll get you somewhere around 1/3 of a bitcoin a day. The price of btc in USD is very volatile. It's currently really high but it might fall.

Some things to consider if you are doing the math. When the difficulty goes up you'll make less btc with the same hash rate. The number of btc rewards will half sometime around the beginning of December. If/when ASICS do get released gpu mining will become almost useless due to the sharp rise in difficulty (they are scheduled to be released in October but who knows).

 

[thujone]

you could probably pay one off between now and then i'd say. i just got a 7950 and am honestly tempted to get another one to mine as much as possible before it gets too difficult.

i figure i could probably make enough money to either pay it off and have a nice CF setup or just sell it off when difficulty skyrockets and essentially double my money.




edit: also i can't wait to see the fs/ft forums flooded with used ATI cards in december lol

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Thanks for the answers guys. I pay my own electricity, so the numbers you gave me are something to think about.

 

[thilanliyan]

Oh ok, I use -f1.

Did you have anything open on the desktop such as MSI Afterburner or GUI Miner? When I close all browsers and minimize apps, I get 99% GPU usage. Either way, if Diablo Miner is faster for you, keep it. :thumbsup: Have you thought about selling the 6950 and getting a 2nd 7950? It should pay for itself fast since after selling the 6950 you might only pay $200 to upgrade and the 7950 will pay for that in less ~3 months.

Yes I am thinking about it, but I would probably have to get another PSU which would up the cost even more.

I think I probably won't in the end. I want to stick with a single card and once mining with gpus becomes unprofitable, I will sell off the 6950 and stick with the 7950. Anyway I may break down and buy one anyway. I was offered $100 for the 6950 actually but I said no.

 

[truckerCLOCK]

Ok here is a question for you bitcoin miners. My nephew is mining and his computer is hella slow when he does anything (surf the web, listen to music) when mining. I checked task manager and noticed that his CPU was being maxed 100% about every 8 -12 sec. We did some checking and made sure he wasnt mining with his CPU. Everything checked out ok. He is using 2 HD5830 not x-fired with phoenix 1.75. So what gives? Mining also uses the CPU?

 

[thilanliyan]

If your aggression is high it will use the CPU more. Phoenix did have a 100% CPU bug. Google it, might provide a fix.

What CPU is it?

 

[serp]

I don't know about that miner but I know cgminer has a variable intensity setting that will automatically lower intensity when someone is using the computer which allows it to be responsive and then raises it when the computer is idle. People even game while using cgminer. So you might consider trying that.

 

[Mir96TA]

My box with three OC'd 5870s dumps a ton of heat out. I keep it in the corner of my basement with plenty of ventilation room around it.

It was like 33 c today......... I don't dare to Turn it on.
Otherwise A/C has to do lot off catch up........
My 6970 some what cooler....... But in this Summer
They all Feel HOT

I live in Canada. Don't you guys know it's -50C all year round. Warms up my igloo nicely.

I live in South T.O. it was sizzling HOT 33c ...........
But when it is 10c or below I don't mind at all

 

[Zargon]

im very tempted to sell all 3 of my 6 series cards, and the 2 water blocks I have, and go to 7950's, as long as I get the 7970 PCB ones and I can get blocks for them, as I need to move my ass into water soon, I have been sitting on parts for almost a year

 

[truckerCLOCK]

If your aggression is high it will use the CPU more. Phoenix did have a 100% CPU bug. Google it, might provide a fix.

What CPU is it?

Yup its a bug in Phoenix alright. Switched to Guiminer and 0-3%. He has a Phenom II X4 945.

 

[hyrule4927]

I know this is kind of subjective, but what kind of temperatures are regarded as safe for Tahiti under 24/7 load? I'd like to bump up the voltage and see just how high my 7950 can clock, but I want to be sure I'm not going to be burning it up while mining.

 

[thujone]

70-80C is what i shoot for. i believe low 80's are fine.

 

[thilanliyan]

On air cooling I would think about 75-80C is fine. Check VRM temps too though...you don't want those going much above 85C.