Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison A lot of the magic in Litecoin mining is finding the best combination of hardware and cgminer sweet spot. I have done testing on most R9 280X GPUs and for easy reference, i would list the hashrate with link to tutorials on configuration for each of the card. This list would Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison”
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Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec
Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec Keeping up with the R9 280X cards, this time i will share my configurations for the HIS R9 280X card. Previously, i have mentioned that CGMiner version 3.7.2 with the latest drivers would give you a higher hashrate as the R9 cards would be classified properly as Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec”
Litecoin Mining – Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 760KHash/sec
Litecoin Mining – Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 760KHash/sec Keeping up with the R9 280X cards, this time i will share my configurations for the Sapphire R9 280X card. Previously, i have mentioned that CGMiner version 3.7.2 with the latest drivers would give you a higher hashrate as the R9 cards would be classified properly as Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 760KHash/sec”
Litecoin Mining – PowerColor Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 760KHash/sec
Litecoin Mining – PowerColor Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 760KHash/sec If you have read about my early testings on the PowerColor R9 280X for Litecoin mining, you would have noticed that i shared my CGMiner configurations for a hashrate of around 710KHash/sec. Previously, i have mentioned that CGMiner version 3.7.2 with the latest drivers would give you a Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – PowerColor Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 760KHash/sec”
Litecoin Mining – Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec
Litecoin Mining – Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec If you have read about my early testings on the Gigabyte cards for Litecoin mining, you would have noticed that i shared my CGMiner configurations for a hashrate of 700KHash/sec. Previously, i have mentioned that CGMiner version 3.7.2 with the latest drivers would give you Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec”
Litecoin Mining with Radeon R9 280X
Litecoin Mining with Radeon R9 280X Lately, i have been pretty busy with Litecoin mining, and spent most of the time looking for GPUs as i intend to try out most of the brands out there, for the R9 280X model anyway. I have got my hands on quite a number of it, and have Continue reading “Litecoin Mining with Radeon R9 280X”
Radeon R9 280X Litecoin mining and Sweet Spot for 700KHash/sec (part 2)
Radeon R9 280X Litecoin mining and Sweet Spot for 700KHash/sec (part 2) If you have read part 1 of this tutorial, you should have known that i promised to share my CGMiner configurations for both MSI Radeon R9 280X and PowerColor Radeon R9 280X. You can check out the tutorial on How to build your own Continue reading “Radeon R9 280X Litecoin mining and Sweet Spot for 700KHash/sec (part 2)”
Windows Litecoin GPU miner setup
Windows Litecoin GPU miner setup After learning how to build your own mining rig, the next step is to decide which operating system to set it up with. If you would like to do it with Linux, proceed to the tutorial on Headless Linux Litecoin miner setup. But if you feel more comfortable with Windows, Continue reading “Windows Litecoin GPU miner setup”
Litecoin Mining : Optimal thread concurrency for CGMiner
Litecoin Mining : Optimal thread concurrency for CGMiner Litecoin is based off the ever growing Bitcoin that uses an alternative memory hard hashing algorithm called Scrypt. Basically, it is a digital currency with no central authority. Transactions are confirmed on the network of users that employ it, and awarded with Litecoins for work done, which Continue reading “Litecoin Mining : Optimal thread concurrency for CGMiner”
Radeon R9 280X Litecoin mining and Sweet Spot for 700KHash/sec (part 1)
Radeon R9 280X Litecoin mining and Sweet Spot for 700KHash/sec (part 1) With the scarcity of the excellent Radeon 7950 for mining Litecoin, the focus has been shifted to some other good alternative graphics cards. Radeon R9 280X, which is essentially a rebranded 7970 is another good option for GPU mining. I have managed to get Continue reading “Radeon R9 280X Litecoin mining and Sweet Spot for 700KHash/sec (part 1)”