- Joined
- Aug 27, 2003
- Location
- Mississauga, Ontario
So, I setup my first mining operation yesterday after I installed my new RX 580. I am using Claymore for mining ethereum and got a blockchain.info wallet address.
I need just some beginners help and/or advice.
1. After about 24hrs of mining I do not see anything in my wallet yet, is this normal? Is there a way to check if I'm doing it correctly from the claymore site, like checking my pool and my contribution, even without seeing deposits in the wallet?
2a. I was told to expect 25Mh/s from my card, but I'm getting around 19Mh/s from the box, with no tweaks at all. Any link that is my GPU specific or my mining software specific would be appreciated (I already read the text file for all the parameters of claymore and understand most, I'm looking for tweaks to get my card to 25Mh/s)
2b. My system is so slow I can't do anything while mining. Surfing the web is slow but doable, typing lags, and forget about watching videos, even Youtube, let alone a movie. Is there a way to setup mining so that it uses less resources when I want it to, for example have one bat file for overnight full force, then quit and load a bat file which tells the mining program to only use so much of the GPU power (I just need enough to watch shows/movies, naturally I will turn it off completely if playing a game)
2c. Following from above, I'm scared of stopping the mining. Is it ok to stop mining and starting again? Anything I mine will be paid out right, even if I stop and start again, there is a record of that? I just want to make sure I can stop/start the mining any time without worrying about losing the payday. As of now I am pausing the mining, but this is not always the way I want to go.
3. Finally, now that I have computer setup the way I want, what is the best way to check, say, weekly, to see which currency is most profitable at the time? I am trying to get into it but find that it is quite different from stock or commodity trading.
4. Lastly, I have a secondary computer that just sits around, also an AM3, but with the dual 580s Nvidia with 1.5GB VRAM each. I don't pay electricity at all, are there any coins I can mine with these cards? I read that it is minimum 2GB to mine ethereum so that's a no go. Also, could I put one of these EVGA 580s into my current rig and use the NVIDIA card to run graphics while I'm mining (I only need the RX580 for gaming so for everything else I would like to be able to mine full while watching movies with the NVIDIA card, is this possible)?
Sorry for all the questions, I hope someone can take the time to try to answer the above and help this noob, I'll be grateful and will not bother after I get into this, and I will get into this.
I need just some beginners help and/or advice.
1. After about 24hrs of mining I do not see anything in my wallet yet, is this normal? Is there a way to check if I'm doing it correctly from the claymore site, like checking my pool and my contribution, even without seeing deposits in the wallet?
2a. I was told to expect 25Mh/s from my card, but I'm getting around 19Mh/s from the box, with no tweaks at all. Any link that is my GPU specific or my mining software specific would be appreciated (I already read the text file for all the parameters of claymore and understand most, I'm looking for tweaks to get my card to 25Mh/s)
2b. My system is so slow I can't do anything while mining. Surfing the web is slow but doable, typing lags, and forget about watching videos, even Youtube, let alone a movie. Is there a way to setup mining so that it uses less resources when I want it to, for example have one bat file for overnight full force, then quit and load a bat file which tells the mining program to only use so much of the GPU power (I just need enough to watch shows/movies, naturally I will turn it off completely if playing a game)
2c. Following from above, I'm scared of stopping the mining. Is it ok to stop mining and starting again? Anything I mine will be paid out right, even if I stop and start again, there is a record of that? I just want to make sure I can stop/start the mining any time without worrying about losing the payday. As of now I am pausing the mining, but this is not always the way I want to go.
3. Finally, now that I have computer setup the way I want, what is the best way to check, say, weekly, to see which currency is most profitable at the time? I am trying to get into it but find that it is quite different from stock or commodity trading.
4. Lastly, I have a secondary computer that just sits around, also an AM3, but with the dual 580s Nvidia with 1.5GB VRAM each. I don't pay electricity at all, are there any coins I can mine with these cards? I read that it is minimum 2GB to mine ethereum so that's a no go. Also, could I put one of these EVGA 580s into my current rig and use the NVIDIA card to run graphics while I'm mining (I only need the RX580 for gaming so for everything else I would like to be able to mine full while watching movies with the NVIDIA card, is this possible)?
Sorry for all the questions, I hope someone can take the time to try to answer the above and help this noob, I'll be grateful and will not bother after I get into this, and I will get into this.