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”

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)”

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)”

MSI R9 280X BIOS update to fix overheating and VRM temperatures

MSI R9 280X BIOS update to fix overheating and VRM temperatures This is a short tutorial on updating the BIOS for MSI R9 280X graphics card to fix issues on overheating and VRM temperatures.   How to Update BIOS for MSI R9 280X GPU Warning: There are always risks involved when flashing the BIOS, so this Continue reading “MSI R9 280X BIOS update to fix overheating and VRM temperatures”