CudaMiner and LiteCoin

[ShadyHost]

So I have given up on mining BitCoins in favor of Litecoins. I already have some pretty powerful hardware lying around so I would like to get started. 

I have successfully started mining on my Desktop and Macbook for a combined hashrate of 131 KH/s, but that is only using the processor. 

 

I have a GTX 780 and I would like to set up CudaMiner. Can anyone write a short tutorial and possibly include some screenshots?

Yes, I have searched around on Google but the best tutorial I could find had to do with local pools which isn't want I am looking for. 

[RuecanOnRails]

You can estimate, and see some settings for hashrates here.

https://litecoin.info/Mining_Hardware_Comparison

 

Keep in mind Nvidia cards are not very efficient.

 

As for guides, the best info will be found in the original CudaMiner thread here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=167229.0

[TheRuke]

You can estimate, and see some settings for hashrates here.

https://litecoin.info/Mining_Hardware_Comparison

 

Keep in mind Nvidia cards are not very efficient.

 

As for guides, the best info will be found in the original CudaMiner thread here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=167229.0

How many Litecoins do you think I can earn with a 7870? The KH/s rate is about 381

[RuecanOnRails]

How many Litecoins do you think I can earn with a 7870? The KH/s rate is about 381

 

https://www.litecoinpool.org/calc?hashrate=380&difficulty=1486.12414801&power=&energycost=0.10&currency=USD

 

The amount changes every few days as the difficulty adjusts to additional hashrate on the network. But right now, you would get nearly 0.25 Litecoins per day which = $2.35

[ShadyHost]

You can estimate, and see some settings for hashrates here.

https://litecoin.info/Mining_Hardware_Comparison

 

Keep in mind Nvidia cards are not very efficient.

 

As for guides, the best info will be found in the original CudaMiner thread here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=167229.0

Finally got it to work. CUDAMiner is reporting 270 khash/s while I have my card locked to 60% power and 60c temp. 

CpuMiner is running on all 8 threads for 110 khash/s

[KamiKatze]

Finally got it to work. CUDAMiner is reporting 270 khash/s while I have my card locked to 60% power and 60c temp.

CpuMiner is running on all 8 threads for 110 khash/s

How much do you pay for electricity? Because many times mining doesn't pay out on nvidia because the electricity is just too expensive.

#SuddenlyMiningExpert

[ShadyHost]

How much do you pay for electricity? Because many times mining doesn't pay out on nvidia because the electricity is just too expensive.

#SuddenlyMiningExpert

$0.09 per kWh

[Mooshi]

Mining with an Nvidia GPU is trying to peel a potato with another potato. Those uber high end GPUs don't do crap compared to even a mid-range AMD card.

[ShadyHost]

Mining with an Nvidia GPU is trying to peel a potato with another potato. Those uber high end GPUs don't do crap compared to even a mid-range AMD card.

I'm actually selling the 780 on Wednesday and heading over to TD to pick up a 290x. Looking forward to Mantle and new AMD drivers. 

I also found some 6950s on Craigslist for $100. 

[RuecanOnRails]

I'm actually selling the 780 on Wednesday and heading over to TD to pick up a 290x. Looking forward to Mantle and new AMD drivers. 

I also found some 6950s on Craigslist for $100. 

 

The 290X currently aren't great at mining, you might be able to purchase 2 7970's for nearly the same price which would give you much better returns.

If you do plan on mining on a 290X you will need an aftermarket cooler. It might also be a better option to go for a 290 and flash it to a 290X

 

The 6950 will achieve about 450 K/hash, it might not be worth $100, I'd suggest trying to get the owner to lower the price further. It's now two generations old and a non flagship card.

[ShadyHost]

The 290X currently aren't great at mining, you might be able to purchase 2 7970's for nearly the same price which would give you much better returns.

If you do plan on mining on a 290X you will need an aftermarket cooler. It might also be a better option to go for a 290 and flash it to a 290X

 

The 6950 will achieve about 450 K/hash, it might not be worth $100, I'd suggest trying to get the owner to lower the price further. It's now two generations old and a non flagship card.

I might try to pull the "it has no warranty" card. The guy said he would do $90 but he listed it less than 2 days ago. 

He said he would wait until the end of the week to see what offers he got and then he would consider offloading it. 

[Oskarw90]

I know this is a couple of days old, but u should be getting alot more then 250 Kh/s..
Im using CUDAMiner and reaching around 500Kh/s on a 780 slightly overclocked (according to my pool)
The miner itself tells me that im doing around 440Kh/s
 

I topped out at 590Kh/s according to my pool one time.. but im sure it's just an average error.



Im just using the -H 1 to make sure my CPU isn't capping.

PS. First Post on LinusTechTips

[ShadyHost]

I know this is a couple of days old, but u should be getting alot more then 250 Kh/s..

Im using CUDAMiner and reaching around 500Kh/s on a 780 slightly overclocked (according to my pool)

The miner itself tells me that im doing around 440Kh/s

 

I topped out at 590Kh/s according to my pool one time.. but im sure it's just an average error.

Im just using the -H 1 to make sure my CPU isn't capping.

PS. First Post on LinusTechTips

I am using WeMineLTC. The pool counter is inaccurate and only serves the purpose as a quick reference for whether or not your miners are actually mining. 

I tuned my 780 to get 320kh/s at stock speeds capping out at around 400 overclocked. You should always read the numbers directly from the miner. 

[algoat]

I am using WeMineLTC. The pool counter is inaccurate and only serves the purpose as a quick reference for whether or not your miners are actually mining. 

I tuned my 780 to get 320kh/s at stock speeds capping out at around 400 overclocked. You should always read the numbers directly from the miner.

Just curious, are you using the 32-bit or 64-bit cuda miner? And are using the Kepler kernel or titan version?