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[GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - HOMODIN - Dec 22, 2017

Disclaimer
This might and will eat up your GPU and this will result in higher electrical bills. Make sure that what ever computer or rig that you are using has proper cooling and a proper power supply that can handle high long term loads. I have not coded the miner that I use in this guide nor have I got anything to do with the pool.

UPDATED - 13th Jan. 2018


Intro
First of all I want to say that I'll keep this extremely basic, no extra mumbo-jumbo or confusing herp-derps. I'll keep this as simple as possible.

It took me a good while to find a good working miner and a crypto that's actually worth mining. Some are worth close to nothing while some are "too hard" to get. After a few weeks of googling and testing I came to the conclusion that Etherium is the most profitable (at least for me). I have all the basic stuff at home running 24/7 in addition to two PC's that are always on (one is mining), two laptops of which one is always on and then a bunch of other stuff that eats tons of electricity. My bill stands at 130€ for 3 months (for everything) and during those 3 months earn roughly 180-200€ by mining. Before you start mining you should check if it's actually profitable for you and for this there's some calculators here and there on ze web.
Profitability calculator

In this guide I'll show n tell you how to use Claymores Dualminer (in Windows 10) simply because that's the one I use and that's the one that have worked the best of all the ones that I have tested. Most of the miners that I have tested get blocked or even removed/quarantined but this one doesn't, however you might get a popup asking if you want to give the miner access to the interwebz.

The pool that you'll be mining in will send the Etherium your way automatically. I got my first payment after roughly three weeks and currently I get my payments almost on a weekly basis.


Requirements:
- ETH wallet
- GPU with 3Gb VRAM (or more) this is based on the size of the dag file
- Miner software
- Stable internet connection

Notes:
- Make sure that you have the latest drivers.
- This does not work on any Intel HD graphicscards, this is for AMD/nVidia only.
- From what I have found an old AMD R9 390 is a better miner than a brand new GTX 1080

Step 1 - Get an Etherium wallet
Personally I have my ETH wallet in my phone and for that I use an app called "Jaxx". It's available on both Android and iOS so it's easy n fast to get n setup. If you don't have a wallet yet then this is where you need to start.
Jaxx


Step 2 - Get the miner
For this we'll be using Claymore's Dual Miner, with it you can mine two different cryptos at the same time however I won't be going in to any sorts of details on the 2nd alternative crypto miner since it wasn't profitable for me I doubt that it'll be for you. Anyhow, here's what you need.
Claymore's Dual Miner - download (github)
(if you are unsure of what and how to download then you can always grab the one that I use from my OneDrive)


Step 3 - Fix the settings
Once you have downloaded and extracted the miner (anywhere, I have it under C:\eth\) you'll need to edit one file - START_ETH_MINER.bat.
Just open the file in notepad and remember to save it once you have done the following changes:
- add your wallet.
- give the miner a name.
- use the pool closest to you, the list below is what was available as of writing this.

Pools (source):
North America (East): us1.ethermine.org:4444 or us1.ethermine.org:14444
North America (West): us2.ethermine.org:4444 or us2.ethermine.org:14444
Europe (France): eu1.ethermine.org:4444 or eu1.ethermine.org:14444
Asia: asia1.ethermine.org:4444 or asia1.ethermine.org:14444

Example (my settings):
Quote:setx GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 0
setx GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
EthDcrMiner64.exe -epool eu1.ethermine.org:14444 -ewal 0xe202b87f3474f15d65873ec5b6bbb160110614ec.Worker -epsw x -mode -1
If you download the miner from my OneDrive and don't change these settings you will be mining for me!


Step 4 - Mine that Etherium
To mine all you need to do is double-click on START_ETH_MINER.bat and keep the miner up window open. If you close the window then you close the miner too. That's it, really.
You can follow your mining progress here (link to my miners as an example): https://www.ethermine.org/miners/e202b87f3474f15d65873ec5b6bbb160110614ec (change the url so that it has your wallet there without the two first letters, in my case that was "0x").

If you have several computers or rigs that you want to mine on then you can simply just do this all over again however you don't need to make any more wallets. For each mining computer/rig that you use you should set a different name.


Tips:
- If you mine on your main computer then you'll want to change the windows settings so that all visual effects are disabled and lower the resolution as low as it goes.
- Change the power settings so that windows doesn't go in to sleep or anything other like that. Also change the power settings to that the HDD's never turn off.
- Create a shortcut to start_eth.bat and place that shortcut here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp (from here on out the miner will start at the same time as the computer starts (logs in to windows)).
- This miner should be able to handle multiple GPU's, this means that if you have for example two GPU's in your computer then this miner will use both (as long as they fill the requirements).
- If you keep getting DCR in your CMD window then you'll need to edit the config file. Just change mode from "0" to "-1". It should be enough when it's in the bat-file, however it seems as if the config file would take over in some cases.


Thanks for reading, hope this was helpful. If you like what you see and want more guides like this then feel free to send requests.

Want to buy me a beer?
ETH: 0xe202b87f3474f15d65873ec5b6bbb160110614ec

RE: [NOOB FRIENDLY][GUIDE] How to mine Etherium - HOMODIN - Dec 25, 2017

Tested GPUs | by me
Here's the GPUs that I have tested so far as dedicated miners in Windows 10 (x64). With "dedicated miners" I mean that I haven't had any displays connected to them at all, the display has been connected to an other GPU (integrated).
  • Asus Strix AMD R9 390 (8Gb) - w10 - 28-29MH/s
  • Asus Strix GTX 960 (4Gb) - w10 - 4.5-5.9MH/s
  • Asus Strix GTX 1080 (8Gb) - w10 - 20-22MH/s
  • MSI GTX 1050 ITX (4Gb) - w10 - 12-13MH/s
  • Gigabyte GTX 1070 Windforce OC - w10 - 25-25.6MH/s
  • MSI Armor OC RX580 (8Gb) - w10 - 17-19.5MH/s

Tested GPUs | by other users

Modifications that can be made to get better rates
Well then, finally getting to this point after ages, been busy as hell but today is a special day, I hit 550MHs (25.2.2018). I have been testing tons of different GPU's, however most of them have been 1050Ti's since they are easy to come by and don't cost that much (yet).

nVidia GPUs can't really be modded, however if you want to push them to their limits then use MSI Afterburner (yes, even if you have an Asus card or what ever!).

GTX 1050Ti's
  • CERBERUS-GTX1050TI-O4G Simple, somewhat reliable, wouldn't run at full speed tho. 14.90 - 15.25 MHs. Core -200, Mem +800
  • EX-GTX1050TI-O4G Easy, stable, reliable and doesn't require any extra power. 15.35 - 15.50 MHs. Core -150, Mem +1000 (depending on the mobo, some old rigs won't let you OC that much).
  • ROG STRIX-GTX1050TI-O4G-GAMING The only one that I haven't had proper time to test out yet. 15.20 - 15.35 MHs. Core -100, Mem +800
  • MSI GeForce GTX 1050 TI AERO ITX 4G OCV1 The worst one ever, can't handle any proper memory OC, will crash the system fast if you OC even a tiny bit too much. This will give you 13.8 MHs stable (if you are lucky) at best running w10.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Dual OC - The best one so far, 15.82 - 15.87 MHs. Core -200, Mem +1000

GTX 1070Ti's
  • GeForce GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC 8G Produces somewhat more heat than the Strix version. Stable and reliable, easy 31.80 - 32.60 MHs. Core -150, Mem +850
  • ROG-STRIX-GTX1070TI-A8G-GAMING Nice flashy lights because that matters...or then not... cold, stable, reliable easy to use. 32.00 - 32.80 MHs. Core -150, Mem +850

AMD RX

RE: [NOOB FRIENDLY][GUIDE] How to mine Etherium - ComputerScience - Dec 25, 2017

Is it even efficient to mine Ethereum instead of some other coin?
You mention the calculator, but what about comparison to other coins?

RE: [NOOB FRIENDLY][GUIDE] How to mine Etherium - HOMODIN - Dec 25, 2017

My comparison to other coins was that I tested a bunch of miners for a few days to see how much they generated and then did my calculations from there. I have a bunch of other old GPUs with less than 4Gb VRAM and there's literally nothing that's worth mining with them. The most "profitable" thing to mine (that I got to work properly) was LTC...but the word "profitable" is extremely missleading since it would only generate $3/year minus the electrical bill n so on. Either way, this was the most profitable for me and it works very well, cashes out literally weekly now and today I got $20 for the past week.

RE: [NOOB FRIENDLY][GUIDE] How to mine Etherium - shreder - Dec 25, 2017

You do not need 4gb minimum for Ethereum 3gb is minimum and its Ethereum not Etherium.

RE: [NOOB FRIENDLY][GUIDE] How to mine Etherium - HOMODIN - Dec 26, 2017

(Dec 25, 2017 07:13 PM)shreder Wrote:  You do not need 4gb minimum for Ethereum 3gb is minimum and its Ethereum not Etherium.

Thanks mate, forgot that when I made my notes I added some there just to be sure.

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - HOMODIN - Dec 28, 2017

Turns out that the link to my dropbox was broken, fixed it now and it should go directly to a rar-file. Scan results for you who love folio hats as much as I do.

EDIT
Turns out that my dropbox is completely fucked so I'll share the miner on my OneDrive instead till I get my dropbox sorted out.

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - Hopsin - Dec 29, 2017

Hey, what is your opinion about [Image: XeuTX58.jpg] ? Do you think it is worth it?

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - HOMODIN - Dec 29, 2017

(Dec 29, 2017 08:44 AM)Hopsin Wrote:  Hey, what is your opinion about [Image: XeuTX58.jpg] ? Do you think it is worth it?

I know for a fact that I won't be getting my hands o that so can't even test it...the thing is, "M". Laptop so shouldn't draw too much power I guess which is good, but the hash rates, can't say anything about them. Do you have a laptop with that GPU already?

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - XtjzM - Dec 29, 2017

i'm looking into mining ethereum on my computer

geforce gtx 1080

do you think I will get a decent hash rate, also can put money into a better way to mine it, this is all brand new.

RE: [NOOB FRIENDLY][GUIDE] How to mine Etherium - YERANUK - Dec 29, 2017

(Dec 25, 2017 06:27 AM)ComputerScience Wrote:  Is it even efficient to mine Ethereum instead of some other coin?
You mention the calculator, but what about comparison to other coins?



Not really, but it is steady and safe, so people that want to leave their rigs unattended for a long time, usually opt for that.


I prefer mining newer coins with low market cap, they tend to explode after a couple weeks, and I make a lot more money.

For example, coins on this pool are also "ethash", but they are much newer. I've made quite a bit mining ellaism and whale.

http://minerpool.net/

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - HOMODIN - Dec 30, 2017

(Dec 29, 2017 09:13 PM)XtjzM Wrote:  i'm looking into mining ethereum on my computer

geforce gtx 1080

do you think I will get a decent hash rate, also can put money into a better way to mine it, this is all brand new.

You can see what sort of hash rates I got under the guide. I have posted my results there and I'm also posting what others get with other GPU's. The results that I got from a 1080 was with all the default settings for the GPU, so no overclocking nor modding in any way. However there's a thread here about that GPU and overclocking with it, that user got a higher hash rate, even tho my good old R9 390 still beats the 1080 easily.



(Dec 29, 2017 10:20 PM)YERANUK Wrote:  Not really, but it is steady and safe, so people that want to leave their rigs unattended for a long time, usually opt for that.

I prefer mining newer coins with low market cap, they tend to explode after a couple weeks, and I make a lot more money.
For example, coins on this pool are also "ethash", but they are much newer. I've made quite a bit mining ellaism and whale.

http://minerpool.net/

Thanks mate for covering while I was sleeping ;P
But yes, this is true and the reason for why I dedicated this guide to ETH is that it's somewhat stable and it's a rather safe and easy bet in several ways, and the best part is that people shouldn't even have a hard time turning ETH in to cash - noob friendly.

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - XtjzM - Dec 30, 2017

tried setting it up, seemed like something went wrong...

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - HOMODIN - Dec 30, 2017

(Dec 30, 2017 04:22 AM)XtjzM Wrote:  tried setting it up, seemed like something went wrong...

how so? -are you getting rejected stocks due to timeout or what message are you getting?

RE: [GUIDE] How to mine Etherium [NOOB FRIENDLY] - Hopsin - Dec 30, 2017

(Dec 29, 2017 08:56 AM)HOMODIN Wrote:  I know for a fact that I won't be getting my hands o that so can't even test it...the thing is, "M". Laptop so shouldn't draw too much power I guess which is good, but the hash rates, can't say anything about them. Do you have a laptop with that GPU already?

Yes, the current one I am using is this one. This is why I asked.