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A new version of lolMiner v1.65 has been released

The popular cryptocurrency mining software lolMiner has been updated to version v1.65. The new version has increased the Kaspa hashrate (kHeavyHash algorithm) with dual mining Kaspa + ETC and Kaspa + ETHW mining by about 6-7% for BigNavi AMD GPUs (Radeon 6000 series) and by 10-12% for Nvidia Ampere video cards and Turing (Geforce RTX 2000-3000 series) without loss of Ethash hashrate. The resulting increase in hashrate depends on the selected dual factor. It is recommended to reconfigure the mining parameters. In addition, the hash rate in Kaspa mining (only Kaspa without dual mining mode) has been slightly improved by 0.6-1.2% for Nvidia video cards and 0.4-0.5% for AMD Big Navi at the same power consumption. In addition to all this, experimental support for the new AMD Radeon RX 7900XT and XTX graphics cards has been added. (Algorithms Ethash, Etchash, kHeavyHash are supported, including in the dual mining mode.) Read below how to update the miner in operating systems for mining HiveOs and RaveOs.

Updated DamoMiner for mining Aleo to version v2.2.0

A new version of the popular Aleo mining software has been released: DamoMiner v2.2.0. The new version has optimized the operation of video memory, the performance of Nvidia 2000 and 3000 series video cards has been increased by 10%. In addition, the optimization of work with the central processor has been improved, thanks to which it was possible to increase performance by up to 30% if the bottleneck in your system was the central processor ( as we said earlier, in addition to the GPU itself, Aleo mining is highly dependent on the central processor). In addition, minor bugs and shortcomings with the display of the log were fixed.

Dynex (DNX) is a decentralized neuromorphic supercomputing platform

The Dynex Crypto Project (DNX) is a next-generation distributed platform for neuromorphic computing (a computational model modeled after the human brain) based on the revolutionary and flexible blockchain protocol. It consists of PoUW miners that make up a decentralized computing network capable of computing at unprecedented speed and efficiency that even exceeds quantum computing.

WildRigMulti 0.35.3 - 40% higher hash rate on the NexaPOW algorithm

We recently wrote about a new crypto project with POW mining on video cards called Nexa  with the NexaPOW mining algorithm. Just a few hours ago, WildRigMulti developers released a new version of their miner 0.35.3 in which they were able to significantly increase the hash rate of AMD and Nvidia video cards on the NexaPow mining algorithm. To be more precise, in the new version, your video card will produce 40% more hashrate compared to the previous version, which will certainly affect the profitability of mining this cryptocurrency. You can download the latest version of wildrigMulti on GitHub.

Novo is another cryptocurrency that may be of interest to miners

Novo (NOVO) is another relatively fresh Tier 1 crypto project (with its own blockchain) that may be of interest to miners. The coin attracted additional attention of users after the start of trading on the Exbitron exchange.

Updated Damominer 2.1.2 for mining ALEO، RTX 4090 support and other improvements

Damominer developers have released a new version of their Damominer v.2.1.2 software, promised support for the flagship Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 graphics cards, optimized the use of the central processing unit (CPU), increased performance when working with multiple video cards, and increased the hashrate for Nvidia 3000 series cards.

Overview of the "hype" coin for miners: ALEO

Today we will talk about the new ALEO coin, which has already received very high interest from Chinese investors and miners, even taking into account the fact that the coin is currently working on the test network, and the miners will soon move to the main network. It is worth noting the fact that mining in the test network will be rewarded by the developers of the coin. After switching to the main network, miners will receive a distribution of coins in the ratio of 5 to 1 (that is, for every 5 coins mined in the test network, you can receive 1 coin in the main network).

NEXA is another interesting GPU mining crypto project

Recently, a large number of interesting and possibly promising tier 1 mining projects have appeared, some of them are unusual in that they use a new mining algorithm. This is due to the fact that after the transition of Ethereum (Ethereum) to PoS, miners are in constant search of crypto projects that could be mined and have at least some income. NEXA is one of these new cryptocurrencies that can be mined with GPUs. The coin was launched just a couple of months ago, and at the moment it is rather little known. Initially, NEXA could only be mined with the help of a central processing unit (CPU), however, a GPU miner was recently released, which slightly fueled interest in this coin. NEXA uses its own GPU-intensive Nexapow mining algorithm, which means that new powerful graphics cards will have a high hashrate, and it will be possible to lower the frequency of video memory and reduce its voltage to reduce overall power consumption. It is worth noting that the project has a very high emission (issue) of coins - 21 trillion, an average block time of 2 minutes and a block reward of 10 million NEXA coins.

Lolminer 1.64 increased the hashrate on the KheavyHash algorithm to 8%

The next Lolminer update to version 1.64 will be interesting for Kaspa cryptocurrency miners, because. for certain models of video cards, the increase in hashrate is up to 8.5 percent compared to the previous revision. In addition to increasing the hash rate, the Core Offset (--Coff) function has been added in version 1.64, which allows you to reduce the power consumption of video cards in mining by lowering the operating frequency of the GPU.

Optimizing and tweaking Nvidia graphics cards to reduce power consumption in Radiant (RXD) mining

Radiant is another cryptocurrency that managed to enter the top of the most profitable coins for mining at the moment. This applies mainly to video cards of the last two generations (3000-4000 series), which in some coins can still show a positive mining income even with electricity at 10 cents per kW/h. All thanks to the high energy efficiency of the latest generations of video cards, coins based on low-power algorithms, well-tuned (undervolting) hardware and setting up mining software. In this article, we will share with you some tips for optimizing Nvidia GPU to increase hashrate and reduce power consumption in Radiant (RXD) mining using Bzminer software.

Nvidia removed LHR protection in latest 522.25 driver

In the recently released updated Nvidia video driver version 522.25, which includes support for the new RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 video cards, LHR (Lite Hash Rate) protection was completely removed, which seriously affected the performance of mining Ethereum (Ethereum) and other coins based on the Ethash algorithm and some others. cryptocurrency mining algorithms that intensively use video card memory (ETChash, KAWPOW). In this connection, it is no longer necessary to use miners with bypass LHR protection. Apparently, Nvidia considered it irrelevant to continue to reduce the hashrate of 3000 and 4000 series video cards after the transition of Ethereum to Proof of Stake (PoS).

Lolminer Autoswitch - automatically switch mining to the most profitable option

The Lolminer development team is currently testing a new actual product called Lolminer Autoswitch. Which can greatly simplify the life of miners in this difficult period, because. will be able to automatically compare the profitability from mining on different crypto-coins and switch to them automatically as well. Although the product is still in beta testing, you can already use it now.

 

 

There are currently 23 options available for monitoring and switching:

LHR mining protection works again on Nvidia graphics cards

Not so long ago the developers of Ethereum cryptocurrency mining software were able to completely bypass the LHR (Lite Hash Rate) version 1 and 2 mining protection. LHR version 3 (RTX 3050 and RTX 3080 12Gb video cards) was cracked by 90%. Recall that originally, as conceived by Nvidia, the LHR blocker was supposed to limit the speed of mining by 50%. On May 24, 2022, Nvidia retaliated and brought back the low hash rate for all video cards with LHR technology. It's true that Nvidia's new mining restrictions can easily be circumvented.

The Nvidia LHR mining limiter is fully unlocked in the NBminer and T-REX miners. Video Card Tests

Nvidia is known not only for producing the most powerful and popular graphics cards for mining, but also for mining hashrate limiting technology called LHR. LHR technology began to appear in graphics cards in May 2021 with the announcement of the Geforce RTX 3070 ti and RTX 3080 ti graphics cards. Throughout this year, all mining software developers fought for every percentage of Nvidia unlocking these artificial restrictions, eventually reaching a figure of 79%. All this time, miners with LHR cards felt cheated, because. for the same price, they received less hashrate in Ethereum mining. Until May 2022 hits, or until the next crypto market crash begins, or until video cards are sold at recommended prices (everyone can choose a more pleasant version for themselves). Because it is at this moment that a new version of NBMiner and T-REX is released, which completely remove the LHR block for mining the Ethereum cryptocurrency.

T-REX 0.25.12. Testing Nvidia RTX 3000 video cards with LHR in Ethereum mining

In the latest version of T-REX 0.25.12, the developers claim that they managed to unlock 78%-79% of the capabilities of Nvidia video cards with the LHR mining blocker. Let me remind you that we recently tested Lolminer 1.47, which has a maximum LHR unlock level of 78%. Accordingly, T-REX today should give the maximum hashrate for such video cards, which we will now check.

Lolminer has unlocked 78% of the capabilities of Nvidia LHR graphics cards. Video card tests.

In its 3000 series of video cards, Nvidia began releasing video cards with the prefix LHR, which in mining Ethereum cryptocurrency began to show twice lower hash rate than similar video cards, but without this blocking. Since Ethereum cryptocurrency is the most popular GPU mining cryptocurrency and at the same time the most profitable for mining, so all developers of specialized mining software began to look for ways to circumvent these artificial restrictions. As of April 2022, the best results in unlocking LHR were achieved by the developers of Lolminer miner. Starting with version 1.47 Lolminer managed to unlock up to 78% of the capabilities of such video cards.

Gminer 2.88 - GDDR6X memory temperature control is available for Nvidia graphics cards

In the latest version of Gminer 2.88 the function of controlling the temperature of GDDR6X video memory, which is installed on Nvidia video cards: RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3080, RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3090 and RTX 3090 Ti became available. As a reminder, this is a very important parameter, since Ethereum mining uses video memory very intensively on video cards. Therefore, the hashrate on the Ethash algorithm directly depends on the performance of the memory subsystem, which is why increasing the memory frequency and reducing timings has become standard procedure when configuring a video card for mining. Squeezing the maximum performance from each video card leads to increased heating of video memory chips, which not every video card can cope with, because it was not originally designed for such loads on video memory. As a result, the user can overheat memory chips and greatly increase the chance of failure of expensive video card. Gminer 2.88 will help you control the temperature of the video memory and prevent it from overheating. It is worth noting that at the moment this feature is only available for Linux or in Linux Miner builds: RaveOS or HiveOS. The maximum operating temperature of GDDR6X memory is between 95ºC and 105ºC, depending on the batch. For more details on GDDR6X video memory, please visit the manufacturer's website at Micron.com. You can download the latest version of Gminer on GitHub.

 

WildRig Multi 0.30.1 - Raptoreum mining on video cards

With the release of new version of WildRig Multi 0.30.1miner it became possible to mine Raptoreum cryptocurrency on video cards. But since Raptoreum (RTM) uses the GhostRider algorithm, which is protected from mining on video cards and asics, so video cards with higher power consumption and price show much lower hash rate compared to CPUs. The hash rate of GhostRider-based graphics cards: GTX1070 - 660H/s, RTX3060 - 1200H/s, Vega 64 - 1570H/s. To compare processor hash rates, check out this article. Calculate income from Raptoreum mining in profit-mine.com calculator, and sell mined coins on dex-trade.com exchange.

 

NBminer 39.0 - LHR Mining Protection Hacked

The latest version of NBminer 39.0 implements the function of increasing the hash rate for Nvidia video cards with built-in protection against LHR mining. LHR, recall, is the Lite Hash Rate due to which the hash rate of video cards based on the Dagger Hashimoto algorithm drops by 2 times. Unfortunately, NBminer 39.0 does not fully unlock video cards, but only 70% of their maximum capabilities. Those. if the RTX 3080 video card without LHR shows 100Mh/s, and with LHR 50Mh/s, then using the new version of NBminer on the RTX 3080 LHR video card you can get 70MH/s. With the inclusion of the function of bypassing the LHR restrictions, an increased power consumption of video cards is noted, which may be due to the replacement of previously used mathematical functions in the miner code with less efficient solutions, which increases the load on the GPU, but at the same time allows to partially bypass the hardware limitations in the mining of Geforce RTX 3000 video cards. You can download the latest version of NBminer on GitHub. P.S. We are waiting for the inevitable increase in the cost of video cards with LHR.

Lolminer 1.29 - removed mining block for Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 video cards

The Geforce RTX 3060 video card became the first consumer video card from Nvidia with a mining limiter, which reduces the hash rate of a video card based on the Ethash algorithm exactly in half. Some time later, the beta version of drivers 470.05 leaked from the company, in which the hashrate of the video card was not limited, but under certain conditions: using a full-fledged PCIEx16 connector and connecting a monitor (monitor emulator). In this mode and when using the 470.05 drivers, the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 video card outputs 50Mh/s on the Ethash algorithm, instead of 25Mh/s with the mining limiter enabled. Yesterday, a new release of Lolminer 1.29 was released, which removes the blocking of mining, that is, you can use a video card with a racer and without a connected monitor. The hash rate will be 45% higher than with blocking - 35Mh/s, which is still less than with the beta driver on Windows. To remove the Ethereum mining block in Lolminer 1.29, there is only one limitation left - the use of Nvidia drivers of any version between 455.45.01 and 460.39. Lolminer 1.29 is currently available for Linux only and is already available on HiveOS and for download on GitHub.