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TT-Miner 4.0.0 Nvidia GPU miner supporting KAWPOW algorithm

TT-Miner 4.0.0 Nvidia GPU miner supporting KAWPOW algorithm The latest version of the miner TTminer 4.0.0 now officially supports the new KAWPOW algorithm, which will soon be transferred to the RavenCoin coin (May 6). In addition, support for the ProgPow variation has been added, which will be used for future mining of the Veil project. At the moment, that RavenCoin, that Veil are available for mining on new algorithms in their test networks. The latest version of TTminer also supports the extraction of coins such as: Tecra (MTP), EtherCore (ERE) and Hanacoin (HANA).

New lolMiner 1.0 alpha 1 OpenCL miner with Cuckaroo-30 support for Cortex mining (CTXC)

New lolMiner 1.0 alpha 1 OpenCL miner with Cuckaroo-30 support for Cortex mining (CTXC) The latest update to the AMD OpenCL GPU miner lolMiner1.0 alpha 1 brought support for the Cuckaroo-30 algorithm, which is used to mine the Cortex coin (CTXC). For mining Cortex on NVidia GPUs, you can use the latest version of GMiner, although the new lolMiner should also work with Nvidia graphics cards through OpenCL, however, performance may be lower than using CUDA mining software. Please note that the Cockaroo-30 algorithm requires 7.6 GB of video memory, therefore video cards with less than 8 GB of memory will not work on this algorithm. lolMiner1.0 alpha 1 has a built-in developer commission of 2.5% when mining Cortex (and not 1% as for other algorithms).

Mining on the RandomX algorithm for MacOS using the XMRig MacOS build

Mining on the RandomX algorithm for MacOS using the XMRig MacOS build Apple computers are not a popular choice for GPU mining, but for mining on a central processing unit (CPU) they can still be used on a par with a Windows PC... unless of course you can find a suitable miner with a binary assembly for MacOS or compile the source code for this OS yourself. So what about mining on RandomX? You will quickly find that none of the popular RandomX CPU miners, such as XMRig, SRBMiner-multi, XMR-STAK-RX, have executable files available for MacOS. Fortunately, there is an affordable solution, one of the users made the assembly XMRig 5.11.0 for MacOS, which may turn out to be exactly what you need if you own an Apple computer. Download XMRig 5.11.0 for MacOS.

4GB AMD Radeon RX 4xx / 5xx ETC mining problems on Windows

4GB AMD Radeon RX 4xx / 5xx ETC mining problems on Windows Miners using AMD Radeon RX 4xx/5xx GPUs to mine Windows ETC in the near future may start to get weirdly poor performance on the first video card in Riga, while the rest of the GPUs will work as usual. The reason for this is quite simple, although we are still quite far from 4 GB of DAG file size, since in the current 337 ETC era a DAG file of 3.63 GB in size is required (for the miner from Claymore), the first GPU in the system uses more video memory, since it needs display the operating system interface. As a result, when using Windows, the first GPU consumes approximately 140-150 MB of additional video memory. Therefore, the actually used memory is approaching the maximum size of 4GB. As a result, instead of 20-30 MH/s, you can start receiving 1-2 MH/s for the first video card in the system, and soon it may even stop showing any hashrate at all.

New NBMiner 29.0 with KAWPOW Support

NBMiner 29.0 kawpow algorithm Support for the new KAWPOW algorithm, which is likely to be used by the RavenCoin project for its mining, has been added to the latest version of the NBMiner 29.0 miner. The KAWPOW algorithm is based on ProgPow with several parameters specific to Raven Coin. So now besides the officially released kawpowminer and the recently updated Gminer, which now also supports KAWPOW, you also have a third option in the form of the latest NBMiner. It seemed to us that all these miners use the same implementation of support for this algorithm, so you should not expect a big difference in performance between this software. Below you can see the official list of expected performance on popular mining GPUs with default settings for the KAWPOW algorithm when using NBMiner 29.0.

New GMiner 2.05 with improved performance for Qitmeer (PMEER)

Новый GMiner 2.05 с улучшенной производительностью для Qitmeer (PMEER) The latest update to the popular GMiner 2.05 software continued to improve the recently added Qitmeer algorithm (PMEER), which initially loaded the CPU quite heavily. The previous version 2.0.4 was able to slightly improve the situation by introducing an additional parameter to reduce this load, however, things are even better in the current version 2.0.5. CPU usage has been significantly reduced, which now makes it possible to mine PMEER even in rigs with weak, inexpensive processors. In addition, the performance for this algorithm was significantly (up to 30%) compared with the previous version. The only thing you may not like is the developer’s commission increased for 5% for this particular algorithm. For other supported algorithms, the commission is 2%. GMiner software was originally intended only for NVidia graphics cards, but AMD GPUs are now supported for some of the available mining algorithms. GMiner is a closed source software and comes as executable files for Windows and Linux. You can download GMiner 2.0.5 here.

Bminer 16.1.0 with support for BFC and Cuckatoo32 algorithms

Bminer 16.1.0 с поддержкой алгоритмов BFC и Cuckatoo32 It has been quite a while since we talked about new versions of Bminer, therefore, we note that a new Bminer 16.1.0 has appeared in which support for the BFC and Cuckatoo32 algorithms has been added, and in addition, production errors on the Cuckaroo29m algorithm have been fixed, and there has also been Improved stability of mining ETH. The main reason that we decided to mention Bminer is the fact that many users encounter a problem when using this software for mining under the Windows operating system. Unfortunately, the developers have not yet fixed this annoying bug, but there is a way that will help users avoid this problem and not wait until the developers deal with it.

Gminer 2.04 - KAWPOW algorithm support

gminer kawpow ravencoin mining After the announcement of the transition of the RavenCoin cryptocurrency to the new KAWPOW algorithm, the developers of the Gminer miner released a new version 2.04 with support for this algorithm. The commission for the new algorithm will be 2%. You can download Gminer 2.04 on GitHub. In the near future, you can expect the appearance of support for KAWPOW among other popular miners, which will greatly simplify the transition of GPU miners to RavenCoin by the time of the hard fork in April.

NBMiner 28.0 - Added Tellor mining algorithm (TRB)

nbminer 28 tellor TRB+ETH mining In version 28, NBminer acquired Tellor mining algorithm support, named for the Tellor cryptocurrency of the same name, or TRB for short. Because The newly added algorithm mainly loads the GPU, so NBMiner developers immediately provided for dual mining TRB + ETH. Mining TRB is currently only available for Nvidia graphics cards. Mining commission TRB-2%, for TRB + ETH - 3%. The performance in Tellor mining of the GTX1080Ti video card is 750MH/s, in the dual mining 315MH/s + 45MH/s. Download the latest version of NBMiner on GitHub.

New XMRig 5.10.0 with AstroBWT Support for AMD Graphics Cards

The latest version of XMRig 5.10.0 includes support for the AstroBWT algorithm for AMD GPUs, in addition to the existing support for mining on the CPU, as well as some optimization for the algorithm used to mine the DERO coin after its recent hard fork this month. Another important change in the new version of the miner is that the cn / gpu algorithm is now disabled by default and will be removed in a future major update of the miner (v6.X.X), as well as in the main update of the TLS (Transport Layer Security) subsystem. As regards the performance of AMD video cards in mining on the AstroBWT algorithm compared to mining on the central processor, the AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB video card seems to have a lower hashrate compared to even a mid-range CPU. And such a high-performance processor as the AMD Ryzen 3900X can be 4 times! faster than the RX 580 GPU. Therefore, in the end, mining on an AMD GPU may not be so attractive to AstroBWT. Download the latest version of XMRig 5.10.0 from GitHub.

New GMiner 2.03 with Qitmeer Mining Support (PMEER)

In the new version of the GMiner 2.03 GPU miner, support for Qitmeer mining (PMEER) has been added, but do not rush to try mining using the just added Cuckoo24 algorithm. Keep in mind that Qitmeer mining support (PMEER) is provided with 5%! by the developer’s commission, and apparently, the mining process requires significant resources of the central processing unit (CPU). From this it follows that you may have certain problems when mining Qitmeer using the latest version of Gminer on systems with typical 2-core central processors that have low performance. Gminer software was originally intended only for Nvidia's GPUs, however, support for AMD cards for some mining algorithms was added in the latest versions of the program. It is worth noting that the program comes with closed source code in the form of an executable file for the Windows and Linux operating systems and a built-in developer commission of 2%. Download the latest version of Gminer 2.0.3.

NBMiner 27.0 - new HNS (Handshake) algorithm and dual mining HNS + ETH

nbminer_handshake Miner developers seem to begin to wake up after winter sleep, releasing new versions of their software that have not been updated for several months. A similar fate affected the miner NBMiner (NebuTech miner), because after a long break on GitHub , there was another new 27.0 version with support for the new mining algorithm Handshake (HNS) for the cryptocurrency of the same name. At the heart of the HNS POW algorithm are two algorithms: Blak2b + SHA3. The main distinguishing feature of HandShake is the use of the HSS token system with unique names that can be registered and sold. NBMiner 27.0 also supports dual mining cryptocurrencies HandShake and Ethereum (HNS + ETH). Miner commission for HNS is 2%, and for HNS + ETH - 3%.

CryptoDredge 0.23.0 - support for new algorithms MTP-TCR, CryptoNightUPX, CryptoNightZLS

cryptodredge_23 MTP-tcr The CryptoDredge miner has not been updated since September 2019, but just a couple of days ago a new version 0.23.0 was released on GitHub. The main innovations are support for new mining algorithms: MTP-TCR, CryptoNightUPX, CryptoNightZLS. In addition, performance on the CryptoNightGPU algorithm has been improved. As before, CryptoDredge only supports Nvidia graphics cards. The commission for using the software is 1%, except for the MTP algorithm, where the commission is 2%.

Bminer 16.0.5 improved performance on the Cuckaroo29m algorithm

bminer_grin29m Bminer 16.0.5 continues to increase its performance on the mining algorithm Cuckaroo29m to the performance of another popular miner Gminer. If you compare the latest versions of these miners, then Bminer on the GTX1070 video cards produces 3.15G/s, and Gminer 1.96 - 3.19 G/s. But taking into account that the Gminer commission for GRIN29m is 3% instead of 1% for Bminer, then using Bminer will now be a little more profitable even without taking into account less power consumption and fewer redjacks than the latest version of Gminer. You can download the latest version of Bminer at Bminer.me.

Install and configure Windows 10 for mining rig

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit We constantly get a lot of questions regarding the installation and configuration of the Windows 10 operating system for mining rigs and decided to write generalizing material on this topic, which is able to answer most of the questions of beginners. Many of the nuances and settings that we will talk about today are very important for the optimal mining process. If you know any other features or settings of Windows10 that will not be discussed in this article, please write about them in your comments or on our forum.

Custom firmware for ASICs Bitmain - 100TH/s for Antminer S17

asic firmware antminer All ASIC miners are controlled by special software, which, like any program, can be modified to meet various requirements. At the same time, manufacturers of ASICs emphasize the stability of work, which was as little as possible defects and returns. Custom firmware usually add additional functionality for overclocking (overclocking) ASIC chips to get the most out of their capabilities with a possible loss of stability and equipment life. Because Bitmain ASICs are the most common, therefore, various options for non-factory firmware also exist most. Next, we will consider the next variation of firmware for ASICs of the Antminer S9 and S17 generation, allowing to increase the hashrate of mining equipment by 30%30%.

MiniZ 1.5t - hashrate for Equihash algorithms increased from 2% to 8%

Miner MiniZ offers one of the best performance Nvidia graphics cards on various variations of the Equihash algorithm. With the next 1.5t update, MiniZ pulled up the hash speed of Nvidia's graphics cards a bit more. For Equihash algorithms 150.5 and 210.9, the increase was 4%, for Equihash 192.7, an increase of 8%, but only for RTX2070 and GTX1660ti video cards. For all other supported algorithms (Equihash 96.5, 144.5, 125.4, 150.3), the hash increase was 2%. The miner is available for Linux and Windows, the commission for use is 2%. You can download MiniZ 1.5t on the official website of miniz.ch.. See the image below for the hashrate of video cards on all algorithms:

lolminer 0.9.7 - increased hashrate of AMD video cards on GRIN32 algorithm by 18%

lolminer097 cuckatoo32 GRIN32 Lolminer was one of the first to support the mining algorithm Cuckatoo32 (GRIN32), which appeared after the hard fork of the GRIN cryptocurrency on January 16, 2020. GRIN32 replaces the current mining algorithm GRIN31. Replacement as it usually happens is not instant. It is stretched for a long period of time during which the complexity of mining on GRIN31 will increase, making it not profitable at the same time. In version 0.9.7, Lolminer offers an 18% increased hashrate on the GRIN32 algorithm. For AMD video cards with GCN architecture, performance gains were achieved only for Linux, unlike RDNA, for which the hashrate on Windows and Linux is the same. You can download the miner and get acquainted with the hashrate of video cards on GitHub.

Nanominer 1.7.3 - hash increased by 5 times on the RandomHash2 algorithm

nanominer randomhash hashrate Nanominer supports mining on Nvidia, AMD video cards and at the same time, mining on processors. The following algorithms are supported for video cards: Ethash, Cuckaroo29 and UbqHash. For mining on processors, the RandomHash2 algorithm (Pascal cryptocurrency) is supported. In the next update of the miner under version 1.7.3, the hash speed of the processors was able to increase by 4-5 times. Nanominer developers charge a fee for using their software: 1% Ethash, Ubqhash, 2% Cuckaroo29 and 3% for RandomHash. Download the latest version of Nanominer on Github.

Gminer 1.96 and Lolminer 0.9.6 - improved hashrate on the CuckarooM29 algorithm

lolminer096_cuckaroom29 The latest versions of Gminer 1.96 (Nvidia) and lolminer 0.9.6 (AMD) improved the performance of video cards based on the CuckarooM29 mining algorithm by 6-10%. The miner commission for GRIN29M for Gminer also remained at 3%, although other competing miners Bminer and Lolminer also acquired Cuckaroom29 support with a commission of 1%. You can download Gminer and Lolminer on GitHub.

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