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Mining with GTX 1060

August 23, 2016, 10:47 am
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Ok,
So first off, my philosophy is a bit different from others here, maybe most.
SOE is AMD CPUs, Nvidia GPUs and Linux OS - if something doesn't fit into that box I generally don't do it.
Also, I'm lazy (and old) so I usually just get my code from the repos or as debs.

I run 12 cards in 6 rigs (standard cases actually, but I've been the whole crate route in the past.) Currently I'm hitting about 205Mhs and I don't pay for electricity.
5 rigs are in my (small) living room so there's a 10K BTU window air conditioner in there as well.

So I was looking forward to the 1060s and 3 weeks ago I got a pair of MSI 1060 6GB cards and I'm really happy with them.
Reporting 36 Mhs for the pair and averaging 35Mhs as actual.
Stock settings, running ethminer, fans set to 45% and 40%, temps are 55c for each card.

And yesterday I took delivery of 2 Gigabyte 1060 6GB cards to finish my final rig.
Hashrate should be about the same - eventually. Less happy this time.
So I posted a couple of reviews on Newegg.ca which is where all the cards came from and I thought I'd reproduce them here.

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5 out of 5 eggs
Great mining card
08/23/2016

This review is from: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 6G 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card
Pros:
Fast , cool
Bang for the buck
Rock solid 18Mhs at stock with Linux and ethminer from repos.

Cons:
Bang for the buck?
Bought 2 of these 21 days ago for $370 CDN each.
Now they are $481 CDN. Up $111 in three weeks??!
Because the gamers love them so much? A card you cannot SLI?
Is it Newegg or MSI? Way to gouge buddy.

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1 out of 5 eggs
Worst mining card ever!
08/23/2016

This review is from: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD Video Card
Pros:
Short

Cons:
Hot.
So the two I ordered came yesterday - stuck them in a rig, fired it up, fans at 40% otherwise stock settings running ethminer.
5 minutes later the top card is showing 82c at about 105w.
Cranked the fans up to 75% - over 2000rpm - temp drops to about 75c
Turn off fan control and undervolted to 80 watts - temps are now in the 70s, no loss of hashrate, fans are at about 50%.
Undervolt to 70 watts - yes! 70WATTS- now the temps are at 68C - which is about the same as the power draw, hashrate drops 3Mhs.
So I have a card which actually produces 1 degree c of heat for every watt of power it uses. WOW!
Of the 12 Nvidia cards that I run the next hottest is a 980 classy at 59c, and that sits right on top of a 980ti.



Other Thoughts:
Hot.
Really hot.
Really, really hot.
Like a pizza oven.
Buy one of these for Xmas - give it to someone you hate.
My only air-cooled 980ti runs at 53c and it's pulling 150w+.
This is NOT a qc issue, this is by design - shoddy design and a fu attitude.
I have 2 Gigabyte 970 triple fan cards - they have been running 24/7 for over 9 months. Zero problems.
Now this.
No refunds, no exchanges, RMA for two more of the same. Cost of shipping, loss of use.
Just have to wait until the fans burn out - which they will. Then RMA and sell the new cards to a gamer.
And add Gigabyte to my shitlist.

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So, those are the reviews
Here's some proof -


OK, so I had to sit and wait a bit for the wattage to fluctuate to get that exact match.

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GX 850 not performing on ubuntu 16.04

May 29, 2017, 8:43 am
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Hey everybody. I'm new to this, so I apologize if I've missed something basic here

I just set up my first "rig," which is really a test using a tower I've had for a few years. I picked up a couple of these locally and got them set up. Wasn't too hard to get them going but they're only doing about 21 MH/s each and I can't figure out why. I was expecting them to be above 25 MH/s, and closer to 30.

I'm running ubuntu 16.04.2 with kernel 4.8.0-53. amdgpu-pro 17.10 is installed and working as far as I can tell.

Poking around in the driver files in /sys/class/card0/device, I find:
root@newton:/sys/class/drm/card0/device# cat pp_dpm_mclk 0: 300Mhz 1: 1000Mhz 2: 2000Mhz * root@newton:/sys/class/drm/card0/device# cat pp_dpm_sclk 0: 300Mhz 1: 600Mhz 2: 900Mhz 3: 1145Mhz 4: 1215Mhz 5: 1300Mhz 6: 1355Mhz 7: 1405Mhz *

When I try to modify the pp_mclk_od and pp_sclk_od, I get these messages in journalctl and no change in performance:
May 29 09:27:12 newton kernel: amdgpu: [powerplay] VDDCI is larger than max VDDCI in VDDCI Voltage Table! May 29 09:27:12 newton kernel: amdgpu: [powerplay] failed to send message 18a ret is 0 May 29 09:27:13 newton kernel: amdgpu: [powerplay] failed to send pre message 145 ret is 0 May 29 09:27:13 newton kernel: amdgpu: [powerplay] failed to send pre message 146 ret is 0 May 29 09:27:14 newton kernel: amdgpu: [powerplay] failed to send message 146 ret is 0

After this, if I look at the pp_dpm_mclk and sclk files again, this is what I see:
root@newton:/sys/class/drm/card0/device# cat pp_dpm_mclk 0: 300Mhz * 1: 1000Mhz 2: 2000Mhz root@newton:/sys/class/drm/card0/device# cat pp_dpm_sclk 0: 300Mhz * 1: 600Mhz 2: 900Mhz 3: 1145Mhz 4: 1215Mhz 5: 1300Mhz 6: 1355Mhz 7: 1419Mhz root@newton:/sys/class/drm/card0/device#
Although, given that there's no change in performance, I think the driver has lost its mind. The only way to recover the driver from here seems to be a reboot.

Has anybody seen this specific problem before?

What do I need to do to get these cards up to expected speeds?
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[UPDATE]RX480 (Reference) Custom rom: 31+Mh

August 13, 2016, 5:53 am
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VDDC Offset + Basic Custom timing
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Here's a nice update for those who have Reference cards.
In the package included, i've put 4 roms with VDDC offset.

1. -50mV
2. -69mV
3. -81mV
4. -100mV

You can of course adjust these however you want, if you want to have an even tighter undervolt you can search the rom for this --> "8D 00 F8(-50)00" and replace the F8 part with EE(-112) for example.

These roms also have a custom timing included. It's a basic one but it will give you a very high increase for XMR.

Greetings and have fun!

Link: Link

- Atikmdag Patcher if you have driver issues -> Here

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Ok guys, posted this over at bitcointalk.

Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1584617.0

Open for discussions in here though :tongue:


Short overview:

Results.

First run (no mod): 24Mh+ : Core clock 1275, Mem Clock 2000
https://s10.postimg.org/4rbj8v2m1/Stock_Test_Run.png

Second run (modded): 28Mh : Same clocks, so: 1275, 2000
https://s9.postimg.org/byc2sahgf/mem_Edit_Testrun1.png

Next run (still modded): 30.5 - 31Mh : Lowered core to 1192 and raised memory to the (for now) max of 2250.
https://s9.postimg.org/4azgwfo27/mem_Edit_Testrun_Final.png

Then, for my final(for now) run: 31.5-32Mh : Raised core to 1220 and raised memory to 2275
https://s10.postimg.org/vqo4i0m2x/mem_Edit_Testrun_Final2.png


Will be doing more tests later, i'm sure i'll be able to go over 32Mh.
Great thing about this, when i ran the first testrun with stock clocks, card was at around 60 degrees and no abnormal fan speed.

Overall, awesome card Smiley


Power usage tests will follow later when i'm done tweaking my rom to the sweet spot Smiley


Greetings!
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Looking For Advice With Regards To Powering The Risers

June 18, 2017, 2:02 am
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ASUS RX 570 EXPEDITION OC 4GB for

May 1, 2017, 10:35 am
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ASUS RX 570 EXPEDITION OC 4GB for $232 i should take it ?
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Mining with Tesla K80 for ether

March 15, 2016, 8:32 am
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Hi guys my friend had left this Nvidia Tesla K80 24GB GPU behind before leaving, and I was wondering whether this would be good for ether mining and if so what kind of motherboard and other configs would I need?
Any help is much appreciated.
I'd like to share the hashrate once i get it up and running.

Regards
Suhas
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Flashing BIOS of Sapphire Rx 470 NITRO (not +) 4gb - Elpida

May 16, 2017, 7:18 am
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Dear community! I have great news for you!! Finally (after hours, days, almost weeks... of suffering looking for a way to flash the Bios of this model of GPU) I got the link that will work for flashing the Bios, and the rest is just a matter of following the traditional procedures to flash a memory through ATIWinFlash. I have pair of the GPUs describe in the title of this post. I have been mining Ether with them, with no OCing they can do 22Mh/s. After OCing with Afterburner (Core Clock 1050, Mem. Clock 1920) each GPU was making 24Mh/s. After the flash, they started making 25Mh/s without OCing, and 27Mh/s OCing with the same numbers I used previously. I tried tweaking the Afterburner in order to get better results but it turned very unstable. I'm trying to find out the reason why I can't assign a higher speed to the Mem. Clock without getting a blue screen. I would like to know if the system's RAM or CPU might have something to do with this issue, but that will be my next research (unless any kind soul can explain me the reason of this hehe...)

This is the link to find not only the Bios for the Sapphire Rx 470 Nitro (not +) 4gb (elpida), but for many other GPU models aswell: https://anorak.tech/t/anoraks-vbios-collection-optimized-settings-for-performance-power-saving/13/3

You just have to sign in (if you don't have an account) for free, and then you're free to download the one you need. I used the one that says "hynix elpida memshift." but there are other options for low energy cons, and OCed. I followed the procedures in this video: image and all worked just fine. I have the Crimson 16.9.1, Polaris 1.4, and ATIWinFlash 2.7.4.

Good luck and Good Flash!

If you have any other question, feel free to comment. Also your results if you try this.
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Optimize rx 460 GPU?

June 18, 2017, 2:32 am
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I still beginner in ETHEREUM mining, i built my first rig, now i face a problem with my 6 X rx 460 GPU, hash rate is low 11 MH/S for 5 of them and 6th is 5 MH/S, is that normal?, if not how can i fix this problem?

Thanks in advance
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ethminer windows freezes sometimes

July 3, 2016, 12:32 am
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First issue i cannot figure out how to fix....

Ive build about 100 rigs the past month and some have the issue that the ethminer cmd windows freezes up after couple of hours, if i remove the dag file it works again for few days and freezes..

I run a .bat file that restarts the program every 4hr but you cannot close the cmd window (it just wont close)..

Does anybody has the same problem?
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Asus RX480 Dual crashing

June 18, 2017, 3:42 am
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Hello,

I have 2 Asus Rx480 Dual cards (samsung). My problem is that both cards are crashing after a while (between 5 min and 30 min). but only if there is a other card in the system. it dosent matter witch card (asus 480 strix, msi 480) or the other asus dual. if they are alone in the system they run throu.

i tryied it with the stock bios or a modded timing bios. all the same.

anybody an idea???

Stevenking
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SOLVING PCIE riser not working

June 18, 2017, 3:49 am
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Hello guys just a tip for those who have issues with USB pcie risers.
I've been trying for hours to get my mobo to accept an r9 290 and a hd 7970 without any success. I tried to change pcie settings in the bios too but nothing changed.
Finally i realized that i simply had to connect the gpus to 16x slots (the others just won't work with the risers) and to restart my computer once (or twice) for the gpu's to be recognized by the mobo. Hope it'll help some of you guys.
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Help Overclocking a R9 290 TRI X

May 10, 2017, 10:34 am
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Hello there,

I've been mining for a couple of months now with a R9 290 Tri X (OC by manufacturer) at GPU clock 1000 and Memory clock 1300 . I'm mining at 28.2 Mh/s but
I wanna Overclock it a little bit more and i cannot find how.
I tried to boost the Clock speed and the Memory speed but my hashrate wouldnt move. Is there any parameters to change in order to gain some mhs? I've seen some thread talking about 31 mhs.....
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Asus Strix rx580 hashrate

June 11, 2017, 2:43 pm
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Since this is the last card available in my location I wanted to know what everyone's hashrate is for this card and if there are any complications with it for mining. Specifically DCR+ETH mining. If you have a good bios mod for this card please share :smile:
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MSI Z170 7 GPU BIOS Setting step by step

February 28, 2017, 12:17 am
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MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON have 7 PCIE-E slots,it's a good motherboard to build mining rig.

Old BIOS is hard to MOD and only can run 6 GPU at same time.
How to use old BIOS MOD to success 6 GPU see my blog old past (link)

2016-12-26 MSI release new BIOS version 1.7 for Z170 and Z170A motherboard
It's easy to setting and successful mining 7 GPU at same time.

My mining rig:
(1)CPU : Intel® Celeron® Processor G3900
(2)Motherboard : MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON
(3)GPU : MSI GAMING X RX 470 4GB * 6 and MSI GAMING X RX 470 8GB * 1
(4)Memory : Kingston 8GB DDR4 2400
(5)SSD: 120GB
(6)PSU : CORSAIR RM1000X
(7)Other : USB 3.0 PCI-E Express 1x To 16x Extender Riser Card Adapter X6
(8)System : Windows 10



Step 1. Download BIOS Version 1.7




Step 2. Unzip and put BIOS file E7A12IMS.170 to USB flash disk root directory.




​Step 3.
Shutdown computer and don't plug in anything on PCI-E slots.
Only plug in HDMI cable and BIOS USB flash disk.




Step 4. Boot up and into BIOS and press F7 to Advanced.



Step 5. SELECT M-FLASH




Step 6. Press Yes to Auto reboot enter flash mode.




Step 7. M-Flash mode




Step 8. Select BIOS file E7A12IMS.170 and press YES to flash BIOS.




Step 9. Waitting BIOS Updating




Step 10. Into BIOS
Settings>Advanced>PCI subsystem Setting
PEG 0 and PEG 1 set to Gen1
Above 4G Decoding set to Enabled




Step 11.
Settings>Advanced>Integrated Peripherals
Unchanged



Step 12.
Settings>Advanced>Integrated Graphics Configuration
Unchanged




Step 13.
Save change BIOS and shutdown computer.
Plug In all USB extender riser and HDMI cable plug In Graphics card.




Step 14. Boot up into Win 10 the 7 GPU is get.




Step 15. ETH mining Claymore can detect 7 GPU.




Step 16.
MSI GAMING X RX 470 4GB *6 +
​MSI GAMING X RX 470 4GB *1 = 195 Mh/s ETH




Step 17. This is my 7 GPU mining rig




Step 18. This is easy to build 7 GPU mining rig.




Tuning GPU see my blog: How to distinguish GPU quality to tuning your GPU

RX 470 4GB BIOS MOD see my blog:MSI GAMING X RX 470 4GB BIOS MOD Hynix chip ​28 Mh/s

RX 470 8GB BIOS MOD see my blog:MSI GAMING X RX 470 8GB BIOS MOD Micron chip ​28 Mh/s


​Hope it helps you.
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MSI Z270 Carbon Gaming Pro

June 18, 2017, 5:35 am
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Have set the bios to encoding above 4GB, tried pci setting gen1 and gen 2 still no success.

any one having any ideas, all 6 gpu's are powered on but windows and bios only show 5.

Any help appreciated
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x16 slot doesn't work on asrock h81 pro btc

June 17, 2017, 9:12 am
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Hi guys,
I have a bit of a problem. Yesterday I bought a rig from a friend and it seems he couldn't run a 6th gpu...that was strange and i thought I could fix it... It seems that whenever i put a gpu on the x16 slot the fans of that card don't work. I've connected the monitor to that card but nothing happens...I changed gen 2...gen 1...nothing again...i tried changing raiser cards....still no luck..I tried that card on another pc and it works fine... when it was there i also changed the drivers, so that all drivers match...still nothing... Can I conclude that this board is just faulty ? The h81 is rev 2.0 and version C2 if I remember correctly. Is that anything I could do ?
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Asrock Z270 Killer SLI GPU issues

June 18, 2017, 6:55 am
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Hi guys,

Building a small farm with 6 motherboards,

one of the boards is the Asrock Z270 Killer SLI, now the issue im posting this is as follows :smile:

Connecter 6 gpu, ( gtx 1060 OC ) set the pci-e settings to gen1 , gen2 and gen 3. no matter what booting to the os the device manager only detects 5 gpu ( one of the 5 has code 12 not enough recourses to run device ) most will say psu but i have the same psu on another rig running 6 cards no problems.

not only does gpu 5 have code 12, also the 6th wont show ( bios does not show option to enable above 4g encoded or i cant find it ).

Any one having experience with this motherboard.

help appreciated by me and anyone having this motherboard :)
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MSI Afterburner not works without HDMI connected during boot

June 18, 2017, 6:55 am
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I am newbie in mining and when my rig boots without display connected.. Afterburner not works and fan not spin fast.. How u guys keep ur rigs running.. Help me out fix this problem
. I want my GPU fans spin on 80% with or without help of afterburner and I can't afford to connect one monitor to each rig to make afterburner works..
Correct me if I am wrong anywhere..
Thanx in advance..
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Motherboard Bios Has Limited Settings? (4g, Gen 1 missing) 5th Card Troubleshooting

June 18, 2017, 7:03 am
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Hello, I tried looking through past posts here and at ethermining on reddit, and I googled like crazy but I'm stumped. Do some motherboards not have the option to adjust PCIe to gen 1 and to enable 4g encoding? I have a Gigabyte 970a-DS3P. Ive looked all through the bios menus and don't see anything. Am I looking for something that's not available or am I missing something? Updated mobo bios but still didn't see it as an option.

I've been running 4 GPUs on a GA-970A-DS3P motherboard for a couple of weeks and and I'm now trying to get a 5th card running. I understand that enabling 4g encoding and adjusting the PCIe typically fix this but it doesn't seem like I can

Thanks for reading and for any insights. I'm sorry if there is an obvious fix but I've looked all over the web and my MoBo bios with no luck.
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Need modded bios for MSI Armor 580 8GB Hynix

June 18, 2017, 7:31 am
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Hello,
I've purchased bulk of MSI Armor 580 8GB Hynix for my mining farm. But, I can't past 27MH stable. Anybody knows where I can buy modded bios for this card? Ready to pay with BTC or ETH.
Thanks,
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