Riding the Crypto wave

FireFox · Jun 15, 2017

As soon as the % get better i will transfer what i have to my Euro wallet where i know it wont loose % and if in one month the % is low i just quit.

Lt_JWS · Jun 15, 2017

With the amd RX card going for crazy amounts on ebay would it be worth wild to sell my rx470? I'm currently at 27.3Mhs with 80watt usage on gpuz. I would get a 1070gtx to replace it. From what I can tell it would still be a 50-100 dollar upgrade.

Black.Raven · Jun 15, 2017

Experimented with different 7970 bioses as I couldn't change the mV in afterburner. couple bioses, black screens and bluescreens further I stumbled upon the bios mod thread. now the card is at 1081 mV instead of 1291. also from 85 celsius back to 75. quite happy with it.

FilipM · Jun 15, 2017

Guys, I search for Ethereum mining and not alot of threads came about.

I wanna get on the bandwagon. At the moment I have CPU, RAM, Storage, I need to buy a MB and the GPU's. I'm looking at either 3 or 4 RX470's. What else will I need? Now I know this may sound stupid but, is there any rough estimate on how much the earnings per month would be?

toilet pepper · Jun 15, 2017

So while I was "working",, I "stumbled" upon this page on how to optimize your 1070 for mining. Overclocking the memory and lowering power limit greatly improves efficiency. This is helpful in my case where electricity is around $.20 per kw/h.

http://www.legitreviews.com/geforce...-small-tweaks-great-hashrate-low-power_195451

yotano211 · Jun 16, 2017

FilipM said:
Guys, I search for Ethereum mining and not alot of threads came about.

I wanna get on the bandwagon. At the moment I have CPU, RAM, Storage, I need to buy a MB and the GPU's. I'm looking at either 3 or 4 RX470's. What else will I need? Now I know this may sound stupid but, is there any rough estimate on how much the earnings per month would be?

If you dont know anything about it I wouldnt get into it or use google search for better results.

cdawall · Jun 16, 2017

Yea most of us have been doing that lol

FilipM · Jun 16, 2017

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ur-complete-guide_us_58b6e1eee4b02f3f81e44e9f

Ok, I've read this, seems pretty straight forward and not overly complicated.

I guess I'm lucky I have $0.08 per KW/h here for electricity

FireFox · Jun 16, 2017

toilet pepper said:
So while I was "working",, I "stumbled" upon this page on how to optimize your 1070 for mining. Overclocking the memory and lowering power limit greatly improves efficiency. This is helpful in my case where electricity is around $.20 per kw/h.

http://www.legitreviews.com/geforce...-small-tweaks-great-hashrate-low-power_195451

I don't know what i am doing wrong but i cant lower the power limit on my 1060s :confused:

any tip?

toilet pepper · Jun 16, 2017

Knoxx29 said:
I don't know what i am doing wrong but i cant lower the power limit on my 1060s any tip?

I used MSi Afterburner to overclock ram and lower power limit.

FireFox · Jun 16, 2017

toilet pepper said:
Afterburner

I tried it but it is locked :confused:

silkstone · Jun 16, 2017

FilipM said:
Guys, I search for Ethereum mining and not alot of threads came about.

I wanna get on the bandwagon. At the moment I have CPU, RAM, Storage, I need to buy a MB and the GPU's. I'm looking at either 3 or 4 RX470's. What else will I need? Now I know this may sound stupid but, is there any rough estimate on how much the earnings per month would be?

Just a PSU to power it all

FireFox · Jun 16, 2017

toilet pepper said:
I used MSi Afterburner to overclock ram and lower power limit.

cdawall · Jun 16, 2017

Knoxx29 said:
View attachment 89109

Use the other GUI and it has a power limit slider

FireFox · Jun 16, 2017

cdawall said:
Use the other GUI and it has a power limit slider

yeah i solved, i forgot the GUI.

R-T-B · Jun 16, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Excuse my ignorance but, what actual constructive work is being done by mining? I tried googling but i am none the wiser.

Nothing other than running the payment network, except with a few experimental coins. Etherium can do some simple productive work, and is a step in the right direction.

It's actually just a complex SHA hash break challenge, similar to breaking the password on a treasure chest by guessing randomly until one computer gets it right.

Delta6326 · Jun 16, 2017

Hey guys I've been debating on getting into this. Technically investing is no issue, but I just don't know what all needs to be setup with what cards.
Would my current card break even? PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 LE 2GB OC 1100MHz, 1600MHz
$0.11/KW/h I live on a farm so we normally pay $250-$500 in a month anyway.

Also wouldn't it be easier to just buy something like a BITMAIN AntMiner S9? Sadly I was on their website not to long ago and they had them in stock, thats what got me interested as I see this.

notb · Jun 16, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Ok

so what maths problems are being solved, why and for who?

Problems are being created and solved by a blockchain environment. No added value for now.

R-T-B said:
Nothing other than running the payment network, except with a few experimental coins. Etherium can do some simple productive work, and is a step in the right direction.

I just can't see at this point how Ethereum could move from currency mining to something useful. Who will pay for this? What will stop participants from moving to a different activity that has better returns?
Who will organize the mining? I mean: if this becomes a distributed computing platform for rent and a company will want to use it, who will they contact? Who will act as other side of this agreement? Will this be Ethereum Foundation?

Blockchain will be important as a payment service (largest banks in the world are already developing a finance-friendly solution), but as a distributed computing platform? I doubt that.
And from what I've seen lately, it seems the distributed computing idea is slowing down a bit. As such, I think it's a bit to late for Ethereum (and similar projects) to get serious momentum.

Delta6326 said:
Hey guys I've been debating on getting into this. Technically investing is no issue, but I just don't know what all needs to be setup with what cards.
Would my current card break even? PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 LE 2GB OC 1100MHz, 1600MHz

Before it dies? Possibly yes, but with tiny profit. Not worth the fuss.

Delta6326 said:
Also wouldn't it be easier to just buy something like a BITMAIN AntMiner S9? Sadly I was on their website not to long ago and they had them in stock, thats what got me interested as I see this.

It would, but what you have to consider is that you're not the only person who thought about this. There's a limited supply of BTC to be mined, so the more people mine, the smaller is the profit.
Essentially, you're a bit to late into the bitcoin race, which can be seen in the estimated ROI - 2-3x longer than for GPUs mining other currencies.
Plus, it will be really difficult to use otherwise or sell your miner when it's too slow to make profit.

R-T-B · Jun 16, 2017

notb said:
Problems are being created and solved by a blockchain environment. No added value for now.

I just can't see at this point how Ethereum could move from currency mining to something useful. Who will pay for this? What will stop participants from moving to a different activity that has better returns?
Who will organize the mining? I mean: if this becomes a distributed computing platform for rent and a company will want to use it, who will they contact? Who will act as other side of this agreement? Will this be Ethereum Foundation?
.

My understanding is the smart contract functionality is purely built into the software. I'd suggest wikipedia for further understanding of how this system works.

Mussels · Jun 16, 2017

Anyone want to give me a setup guide to throw this on my LAN system (i5 6400 + 980 (970 in specs, but i have a 980 here as well)?

Tempted to see if its profitable or not with the high electric prices here

notb · Jun 16, 2017

R-T-B said:
My understanding is the smart contract functionality is purely built into the software. I'd suggest wikipedia for further understanding of how this system works.

Yes, there is "a funcionality".
But a smart contract is not a contract. It's not a legal agreement. For that, it would have to be recognized by legislation.
So we have the technology (more or less), but we don't have the necessary environment for it to be useful.
There are organizations that try to make blockchain useful (like the R3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R3_(company) ), but even if they find a solution, it'll be years before it is implemented.

This looks like a nice article about the matter (I'm at work and can't read the whole thing).
http://www.coindesk.com/making-sense-smart-contracts/

dorsetknob · Jun 16, 2017

Mussels said:
Tempted to see if its profitable or not with the high electric prices here

Not got a back yard off grid Solar array set up

for your PC
Surly in sunny Aus with Free Sparky juice powering your Miner it would be Profitable ???

Mussels · Jun 16, 2017

dorsetknob said:
Not got a back yard off grid Solar array set up for your PC
Surly in sunny Aus with Free Sparky juice powering your Miner it would be Profitable ???

its winter here. i'm thinking electric heater that makes me money, but googling this isnt getting me any simple info on how to set it up - i trust you TPU guys more.

FireFox · Jun 16, 2017

Mussels said:
its winter here. i'm thinking electric heater that makes me money, but googling this isnt getting me any simple info on how to set it up - i trust you TPU guys more.

For simplicity i use Nicehash to mine, it can be downloaded here: https://www.nicehash.com/?p=nhmintro

Nothing to set/tweak just install it go to options run the bench after done all what you have to do is click start and let it mine.

Black.Raven · Jun 16, 2017

aI'm also using Nicehash, and I find it easy to use too. Another thing, if you are mining on older cards or cards that come from the factory with a bad thermal pasta appliance, you should reapply it. My MSI R9 390 came out of the factory with a bad appliance and runs 15 celsius cooler after reapplying. :eek:

(why didn't I think of that earlier :shadedshu:

). My 7970 is a little bit older, it was applied really well on my card. But after time the paste dried up. Its running about 10 celsius cooler now.

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Riding the Crypto wave

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

Lt_JWS

Black.Raven

FilipM

toilet pepper

yotano211

cdawall

where the hell are my stars

FilipM

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

toilet pepper

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

silkstone

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

cdawall

where the hell are my stars

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

R-T-B

Delta6326

notb

R-T-B

Mussels

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dorsetknob

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FireFox

The Power Of Intel

Black.Raven

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