Questions tagged [mining-setup]
For questions concerned with the physical setup of mining hardware including power supply and heat dissipation.
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What requirements does a router need to fulfill to support a network of 50 miners?
I am running a network with fifty miners, and I am experiencing network problems with my current router from ASUS, because its memory fills up and it requires to restart in order to work properly. I ...
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How loud (dB) are BTC ASIC facilities/rooms/shelves?
I am just trying to get an idea of how loud (dB) these ASICs are when many of them are grouped up in an area. I know it may vary quite a lot based on the number of ASICs, size of the area, and many ...
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Does anyone have information on liquid immersion for BTC mining?
I was looking into cooling costs of Bitcoin mining, and air cooling has many problems. It isn't very efficient, it is noisy, dust and other particles can get sucked into the machines leading to extra ...
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Dragonmint T1, cannot find on network anymore (AngryIP Scanner) + NO SDCARD SLOT
I was using Braiins OS for a while, but couldn't get the voltages to settle down no matter what I did, so I went to Braiins OS website and noticed they would no longer be supporting the DM-T1, so I ...
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Where can I find the right parts to mount 4-6 GPUs inside a server case/chassis?
I'm building a cryptocurrency GPU mining rig inside a 4U Rosewill server case/chassis. I'm doing this because the typical open-air frame setup is not ideal for where my rig will be located. I know ...
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Can I use a Gridseed ASIC miner with a Raspberry Pi 3 B?
Could I use the Gridseed ASIC miner with a Raspberry Pi B? If so, how?
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What type of power supply do Gridseed G-Blade need?
I have recently purchased 2 Gridseed G-Blade Miners, not realising the power supplies didn't come with them.
Do I need a specific PSU to power them? Or can I get an AC adapter and plug them straight ...
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Miner hardware problem
So, I have been mining LTC with a custom rig (see below for hardware details) and this morning it was down. When I restarted it, it worked fine for two minutes then shut down again without beep nor ...
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ATI GPU for mining with display attached to integrated graphics?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I'd like to attach my monitor to the onboard Intel graphic and have my GPU (ATI 67xx) for mining solely.
So far I'm struggling with setting up the ATI GPU. Do I need to ...
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Asus R9 270x mining 24/7 setup
I'm using Asus R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 for mining and the temps remain stable at 68C or below even with 99% GPU load for hours.
Stock cooling with my Cooler Master CM 690 II case with positive air flow. I ...
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does cgminer re-calculate every nonce from ASIC?
i'm running a huge bunch of block erupter on my old computer, and the cpu time is too high to add more usb dongle miners, so i wonder if cgminer is recalculating the insufficient diff nonces and ...
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Block Erupters Continue to err out
Does anyone else have this problem? I have to restart that computer and mining rig about once a day. More than half will err out over 12 hours. They can't recover by themselves?
O.S.: Ubuntu ...
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Best ASIC miner for someone on a budget
Ive looked all over for decent ASIC miners under 150$. Ive gotten very mixed reviews on the ones Ive found and are very new to mining in general. I would like a simple ASIC usb capable of at least BTC ...