KnCMiner upgrades Titan scrypt ASIC to 250MH/s Just a week ago, KnCMiner announced their scrypt ASIC miner is ready for preorder. The company made another announcement on March 27th that the previously promised performance of 100MH/s will be bumped up to a minimum of 250MH/s. That is a 250 percent improvement over the previous figure, Continue reading “KnCMiner upgrades Titan scrypt ASIC to 250MH/s”
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Google Play apps found with mining malware
Google Play apps found with mining malware Cryptocurrency mining malware is not something new on the desktop environment. Even on the mobile platform, there are malwares found in repackaged copies of popular apps found in third party markets. Researchers from Trend Micro has identified two apps that can use your Android device to mine dogecoin Continue reading “Google Play apps found with mining malware”
Cudaminer Guide for Nvidia GPUs
Cudaminer Guide for Nvidia GPUs Nvidia cards gained massive hashrate increase from the latest Cudaminer release (18 December 2013). CUDA Core is the term Nvidia uses to call the shaders in its GPUs. The Cudaminer is designed specifically for Nvidia GPU mining with Cuda accelerated mining application for Litecoin and Scrypt based altcoins. There would Continue reading “Cudaminer Guide for Nvidia GPUs”
Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison
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”
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”
Alpha Technology announces first Litecoin ASIC miner
Alpha Technology announces first Litecoin ASIC miner Bitcoin, the digital currency that has skyrocket in value over the past year, made early adopters exceptionally rich. However, Bitcoin is not the only crypto-currency on the block. Litecoin, which is equivalent to silver to Bitcoin’s gold, is gaining momentum. It is the second largest crypto-currency with a Continue reading “Alpha Technology announces first Litecoin ASIC miner”
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”
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)”