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    • AmDD
      AmDD Regular Member last edited by

      Im not sure what the ‘best’ card is. we should probably collect some data on this since we are getting some new members more recently with the possibility of access to new/different hardware. To my knowledge, most of the miners here all run AMD and most are on older hardware still.

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      • Vigospqr
        Vigospqr @AmDD last edited by

        @amdd

        Thanks

        but out of the two cards, which one you think would be better suitable for mining feathercoin?

        I get it it’s difficult to tell but 8gb -4gb, £150-£350

        Which one I should go for? Thanks

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        • AmDD
          AmDD Regular Member @Vigospqr last edited by

          @vigospqr The amount of RAM wont make a difference. Id assume the 1070 will hash faster than the 1050 however its also much more expensive. The 1070 seems to be one of the more popular cards out there so it may be a good option as you can see stats on how it performs on other coins as well.

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          • Vigospqr
            Vigospqr @AmDD last edited by

            @amdd Thanks

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              taurus last edited by taurus

              Agree with @AmDD. Get 1070 if you can afford it, or at least 1060 (6GB version).

              ccminer uses less 1GB, so theoretically, you could build a rig using super-cheap 2GB 1050 TI’s, but you’ll need 3-4 of them to match 1070 hash rate, so price-wise it will be the same. 2GB 1050 TI’s are cheap now because you can’t mine Ether with them.

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              • Vigospqr
                Vigospqr @taurus last edited by

                @taurus cool 1070 it is. Thanks

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                • Lordas
                  Lordas last edited by

                  I have spare MB+CPU+RAM for beginner miners - Gigabyte B73-D3V with 2 full PCIe slots and 3 small, i5 3350P and 8GB DDR3, if smth.

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                  • Vigospqr
                    Vigospqr @Lordas last edited by

                    @lordas Interested Pmed you.

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                    • ghostlander
                      ghostlander Regular Member last edited by

                      I’m getting about 700KH/s on a 1070 with NSGminer now. It’s likely to go higher in the future if I get enough time to work on an NVIDIA only kernel.

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                      • ChekaZ
                        ChekaZ last edited by

                        I get 860~ with my 1070 on CCminer

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                        • Vigospqr
                          Vigospqr last edited by Vigospqr

                          An Update:

                          Well i went back and forth, whether to do this or not. Financially i think its border line, costs are probably the same to mine, you are speculating on the price what will be few years down the line, but then you can buy the feathercoins now at probably the lowest price its ever gonna be.

                          Does the mining help the community, initially it does i guess, but afterwards its just competition. Was excited at first but then it seemed sluggish. and wasn’t 100% sure if i will get it running.

                          But @Lordas came to the rescue, provided me with all the stuff i need, a community feeling arose, End up bying these two graphics cards:

                          1. ASUS GTX 1070 8 GB White Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1070-O8G)

                          https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-NVIDIA-GeForce-Graphics-DUAL-GTX1070-O8G/dp/B01IFESATU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507892458&sr=8-2&keywords=1070+8gb

                          Why: £380 i think its a good price, good company, good hash rate, and apparently its an overclocked edition, above all it looks fancy (lol).

                          2.Asus GTX 1050TI 4 GB
                          https://www.amazon.co.uk/NVIDIA-GeForce-EX-GTX1050TI-4G-Express-Graphics/dp/B01M6YD55M/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1507892754&sr=1-1&keywords=1050ti+4gb+asus

                          Why: £150, Value for money, still 4GB, Also wanted to compare what hash rate i get on this for FTC compared to the 1070, may help in future if i wanted to build a rig or may help other novices.

                          Lets see how it goes, Seems like fun, Excited Again…

                          For Other Novices: apart from the top list you also need a processor for your motherboard (i3 pentium £100)

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                          • AmDD
                            AmDD Regular Member @Vigospqr last edited by

                            @vigospqr Cool! let us know what speeds you get on each!

                            Good luck!

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                            • Vigospqr
                              Vigospqr last edited by

                              @Lordas Thanks, received the package, (nice packaging)

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                              Aim at the moment is to test and see if it works and what mining is all about, so for 1 card, Before mining I guess I need to do the following:

                              1. Get a bootable Windows 10 USB
                                http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-10-Pro-Professional-32-64-Bit-Genuine-License-Key-Bootable-USB-/172909321407?hash=item284232dcbf:g:LsoAAOSwEWJZ10Yg

                              £13

                              very amateur question(cant seem to find the answer though), but where are you installing windows to though? another USB, or onto the same USB?

                              1. Buy power,
                                https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01127D0MY/ref=twister_B073ZKYB8H?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

                              £45

                              1. Attach a monitor, keyboard, mouse and graphics card

                              2. Download card drivers

                              3. Install NSGminer

                              https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=712650.0

                              Is this all I need to do?

                              Probably I am being a pain but if you got some spare time, maybe you can ignore the top and write a simple step by step yourself (with links) explaining what needs doing from here to actual mining, creating wallet etc (the full package lol).

                              It may help others, will definitely help me though. otherwise no issues, I will figure it out.

                              Thanks

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                              • AmDD
                                AmDD Regular Member @Vigospqr last edited by

                                @vigospqr You can install Windows to another USB stick, or use an old hard drive you have laying around.

                                Thats pretty much it, just build it and install the software. Adjust things as you go.

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                                • Lordas
                                  Lordas last edited by

                                  @Vigospqr Thanks :)

                                  I think your steps are good. I have started from Linux, but later use Windows - just because it is much easier to switch between different coins/miners. I install in old useless HDD’s - 40-120 GB which is enough for windows, driver, miner and VNC. But you can use USB stick. BTW this motherboard has mSATA slot - you can use mSATA SSD drive - no extra components outside. Like: https://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-120GB-128GB-Bullet-Proof/dp/B00LNEVET8/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1508325198&sr=1-9&keywords=mSATA

                                  For now - get power, windows and HDD/SSD/USB/mSATA SSD
                                  And some case? :P

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                                  • Vigospqr
                                    Vigospqr last edited by

                                    Hey guys, Thought I will give this a go today.

                                    Stuck at the first hurdle, cant seem to start my EVGA power supply?

                                    I have made 3 connections.

                                    1. 20+4 pin to the motherboard
                                    2. 4+4 to motherboard
                                    3. 6 Pin to the card

                                    As I am using a USB hard disk, don’t think I need anymore connection!

                                    See Image below:

                                    0_1510231838571_power issue.jpg

                                    Googled about this, did a wire connection test, where you put a wire in the 3 and 4 pin, that did start the fan perfectly.

                                    0_1510232047216_connection.jpg

                                    So what am I doing wrong?

                                    Thanks

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                                    • Vigospqr
                                      Vigospqr last edited by

                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZqunOrUWeM

                                      Needed to start the motherboard LOL.

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                                      • ChekaZ
                                        ChekaZ @Vigospqr last edited by ChekaZ

                                        @vigospqr you have to bridge the pins on the motherboard where the “pin” for “power” would be stacked onto. Take a screwdriver to do it.

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                                        • jimmy24651
                                          jimmy24651 @ghostlander last edited by

                                          @ghostlander I’ve gotten to almost 1.75 M on my 1070. Any ideas what I’m doing special? I’m a rookie to all this, so I definitely haven’t done anything crazy. The only thing I’ve done other than basic installation is to OC slightly with MSI Afterburner…

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                                          • jimmy24651
                                            jimmy24651 @jimmy24651 last edited by

                                            Needless to say, I don’t stay that high regularly, but I have peaked to that a few times. I stay pretty constant just a little over 1, though…

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