Hello there Steemians!
This time around I am opening up a discussion. The matter of mining software!
What software do you use? Are you a Linux enthusiast or Windows fan?
We at PlainBroadcast are planning to use ethOS, which is a 64-bit Linux distribution that mines Ethereum in a “plug and play” way, allowing you to control all your rigs from a single location, and drill down to specific GPUs where necessary. (more info here: https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/guides/how-to-use-ethos-to-manage-your-ether-mining/
This mining software is sold on gpushack.com for around 39~49 USD each and can control up to 9 GPUs per rig.
And, as you can gather from multiple websites, ethOS has lots of advantages!
Pros of ethOS:
Remote configuration: instruct rig to remote reboot, set core clocks, memory clocks, fan control, pool info, and other settings remotely. (HUGE PLUS!)
Extremely lightweight: Works with weakest possible CPU made in the last 5 generations on only 1 GB of ram.
Automatic GPU overheat protection: GPUs will automatically turn off if they reach a temperature threshold.
Stratum Proxy: Automatically configured for local stratum proxy, stratum pools can be changed in config
Automatic reporting: Web panel with detailed rig statistics and event reports (example).
Boots and Mines: IP assignment via DHCP, hostname defined by mac address.
Easy KVM: A terminal window opens with focus on boot, no mouse required.
Easy Update: Update to the latest ethOS version with a single command.
DAG file management: SSD won't run out of space.
Supports AMD GPUs: Any 2GB+ HD 7000 series, any R9 200/300 series, including R9 390/390X/Fury/Nano and the RX models.
Some of the cons I’m aware of:
Requires 1 software per mining rig – which translates to 39 to 49 USD per 9 GPUS mining
Has seen complaints about reduction of MH/S from some users – using RX 570 or RX 580
Hard to completely master – or so I gather.
This is all that I understand about this software, luckily there is two of us and a huge whole community to help!
Soon enough we'll try to get more stuff on Nicehash and Claymore in a later post.
So, should we go with Nicehash, Claymore or ethOS?
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Wow ethOS sounds amazing, I did not know a Linux distribution existed that specialized in GPU mining!
I am using Claymore's XMR miner for my Windows Desktop because it was so easy to set up with my old 1 GB ATI card (obviously I'm not a power miner... Yet!) but when I get serious I'm going to have to get an ethOS powered rig.
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Glad to hear that! Well, we of PlainBroadcast are always reading and dedicating our time to finding out more about cryptos and mining in general!
ethOS does seem super efficient and awesome, at least from what I've gathered so far!
Feel free to follow us for more updates catotune!
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I started off using ethos. It was great and super easy to configure, not to mention super stable! But using windows 10 and claymores miner allowed me to make tweaks such as overclocking and undervolting the GPUs to get the best possible performance (an increase of 5-6mh/s per GPU). Something ethos really couldn't offer.
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I see, so if we're mining with, let's say, 30 GPUs, we should use Windows with claymore miner? What GPUs are you running? Would you care to explain a bit more about your "farm" ?
Thank you kindly for the input though!
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I am running sapphire nitro rx 480s. All depending on what type of performance you are wanting. I can def say that ETHOS is way more stable than windows and experiences far less problems. But with my limited knowledge of linux I was able to get in and overclock and undervolt within the config files on ETH OS but was not able to mod my GPU bios's to increase hashrates to the degree I wanted to. Maybe there is a way to do with with linux but like I said my limited knowledge, I made the move to windows 10 and never will look back. But if I was to not mod the GPU bios and just use as stock hashrates I would pick ETHOS for sure!
I prefer to use claymores miner on windows 10. But not everyone will agree with me. My reason behind it I stated above. What kind of GPUs are you planning to use?
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Thanks for sharing your experience with us @cryptochron! We are expecting to start mining with one rx 580 (should arrive soon) at the start and maybe more if the stock's arrive and if we have the money for it :p I'll probably test claymore and nicehash right at the start since it's the cheapest way to start mining!
We'll test everything OC and bios mod and then report our experiences back to you guy's! And soon we will have some help from a friend who is an expert with Linux so we will proper review ethos and if I get some good results I'll tell you everything the expert did so you can test for yourself :) keep posted on the blog and we'll post everything very soon! If you could share it so other interested people know we would be so thankful :D
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Welcome bud, if you need more info or any help check out this awesome article tutorial on the rx 580. This should be enough to guide you to the promise land.
http://1stminingrig.com/best-bios-rom-sapphire-nitro-rx-580-8gb-oc-hynix-memory-30-mhs/
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You can overclock by changing local config file woth 'globalmem' and 'globalcore'
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Thanks for this, very reassuring
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I am using ethOS with nvidia 1060 6GB GPUs and MH/s are always the same. Cant complain as AMD users do. With win10 rig was unstable. So pretty much amything on linux is great choice: ethOS, ubuntu, simplemining
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