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      RIPPEDDRAGON Regular Member last edited by

      What catalyst version are you running? Are you also using any OC utilities ie MSI Afterburner?

      It looks like you have not followed the scrypt readme that came with CGminer…i went from 560KH/s on my own to following the readme exactly and getting 680Kh/s now (i need to get catalyst 13.1 and ill jump over 700KH/s).

      My advice is only set the Intensity, Gpu, and Mem Clock rates. Thread concurrency should get defined the first time you run CGminer for your card. Everything else is not really worth messing with.

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        Nutnut Regular Member last edited by

        [quote name=“RIPPEDDRAGON” post=“14360” timestamp=“1371158104”]
        What catalyst version are you running? Are you also using any OC utilities ie MSI Afterburner?

        It looks like you have not followed the scrypt readme that came with CGminer…i went from 560KH/s on my own to following the readme exactly and getting 680Kh/s now (i need to get catalyst 13.1 and ill jump over 700KH/s).

        My advice is only set the Intensity, Gpu, and Mem Clock rates. Thread concurrency should get defined the first time you run CGminer for your card. Everything else is not really worth messing with.
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        I hear what your saying but I have 20 of those cards all running identical settings as posted pulling 755Khs. If he can’t get the same then it aint a tuning issue, it’s a driver issue. I dont use the setx stuff either.

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          A Former User last edited by

          [quote name=“RIPPEDDRAGON” post=“14360” timestamp=“1371158104”]
          What catalyst version are you running? Are you also using any OC utilities ie MSI Afterburner?

          It looks like you have not followed the scrypt readme that came with CGminer…i went from 560KH/s on my own to following the readme exactly and getting 680Kh/s now (i need to get catalyst 13.1 and ill jump over 700KH/s).

          My advice is only set the Intensity, Gpu, and Mem Clock rates. Thread concurrency should get defined the first time you run CGminer for your card. Everything else is not really worth messing with.
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          Just did a full uninstall as well as deleted some files from system32 folder before reinstalling full 13.1 catalyst pkg. Tried installing 2.8 SDK but installation kept failing so now installing 2.7 and starting back from scratch with the readme.

          Thanks for everyones help!

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            A Former User last edited by

            Had a chance to walk my way thru the read me with a 13.1 catalyst and 2.7 sdk. This is what I came up with on the tweaking and still ended up with a 530 Kh/s. Nothing done on MSI afterburner except for auto fan selection :

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            [code]cgminer --scrypt --auto-fan -o http://feathercoin.is-a-geek.com:8341 -u worker.1 -p xxxx -I 13 -w 256 --thread-concurrency 22400 --gpu-engine 1125 --gpu-memclock 1650[/code]

            any other ideas? When I installed the catalyst package was I supposed to unselect any options? i noticed a SDK was installed in the pkg?

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              vasp last edited by

              Win7x64
              Latest AMD drivers
              4x7970 Gigabyte OC
              This settings
              cgminer --no-submit-stale --scrypt -w 64 -g 2 --thread-concurrency 8192 --intensity 13 --gpu-engine 1100 --gpu-memclock 1500 --gpu-fan 100 -o http://your.pool.here:0 -u guest.4 -p x --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:0/0
              Gives extactly 752 mh from each card.
              You can see on screenshot. Also for how many time its runnin.
              Its WDC so there are so many rejects because their block time, but beleve, on any scrypt coins speed absolutely same

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                A Former User last edited by

                [quote name=“vasp” post=“14473” timestamp=“1371173543”]
                Win7x64
                Latest AMD drivers
                4x7970 Gigabyte OC
                This settings
                cgminer --no-submit-stale --scrypt -w 64 -g 2 --thread-concurrency 8192 --intensity 13 --gpu-engine 1100 --gpu-memclock 1500 --gpu-fan 100 -o http://your.pool.here:0 -u guest.4 -p x --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:0/0
                Gives extactly 752 mh from each card.
                You can see on screenshot. Also for how many time its runnin.
                Its WDC so there are so many rejects because their block time, but beleve, on any scrypt coins speed absolutely same

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                are you on 13.4 catalyst and 2.7SDK? also have you tried adding -v 1? seems like it reduced stales sometimes in testing but might of just been coincidence

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                  vasp last edited by

                  [quote name=“EmuneBTK” post=“14479” timestamp=“1371173980”]
                  are you on 13.4 catalyst and 2.7SDK? also have you tried adding -v 1? seems like it reduced stales sometimes in testing but might of just been coincidence
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                  Yes, driver 13.4, with SDK included with it.
                  Not installed all that crap which comes with drivers, just driver itself.
                  -v doesnt work with SCRYPT minig, you can see its readme:

                  –vectors XX (-v XX)
                  Vectors are NOT used by the scrypt mining kernel.
                  SUMMARY: Does nothing

                  so it not affect stales at all

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                    A Former User last edited by

                    hmmm…I just did a Full Express install of 13.1 then also installed SDK 2.7 on top of that. Should I uninstall those and then just install 13.4 full and thats it?

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                      vasp last edited by

                      [quote name=“EmuneBTK” post=“14508” timestamp=“1371176743”]
                      hmmm…I just did a Full Express install of 13.1 then also installed SDK 2.7 on top of that. Should I uninstall those and then just install 13.4 full and thats it?
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                      Yes, better uninstall all with AMD removal utility. ([url=http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/catalyst-uninstall-utility.aspx]http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/catalyst-uninstall-utility.aspx[/url])
                      Reboot, did custom install of 13.4, select only driver in components, they included SDK in all latest drivers, you didnt need install it separately.
                      Then start cgminer with settings i given above, and you’ll see 750 kh on your card :)

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                        A Former User last edited by

                        do you have a link to the 13.4?

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                          vasp last edited by

                          http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/radeonaiw_win8-64.aspx

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                            A Former User last edited by

                            uninstalled and installed 13.4 as suggested and ran :

                            [code]setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
                            setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
                            cgminer --no-submit-stale --scrypt -w 256 -g 1 --thread-concurrency 8192 --intensity 13 --gpu-engine 1100 --gpu-memclock 1500 --gpu-fan 100 -o http://feathercoin.is-a-geek.com:8341 -u worker.1 -p xxxx --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:0/0[/code]

                            Giving me 545ish :/

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                              vasp last edited by

                              I didnt wrote -w 256 -g 1 but -w 64 -g 2
                              there are all parameters is important.

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                                A Former User last edited by

                                sorry…Tried -g2 and -w64 and getting around a 380 speed now

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                                  vasp last edited by

                                  :( strange.
                                  Seems like your cards some different.

                                  https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=3A71C78CD93DB53D!2524&authkey=!AC1nQ2CNW3fDjW8

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                                    Nutnut Regular Member last edited by

                                    Is the model of your card “ga-797oc-3gd”?

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                                      vasp last edited by

                                      [quote name=“Nutnut” post=“14600” timestamp=“1371197448”]
                                      Is the model of your card “ga-797oc-3gd”?
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                                      GV-R79OC-3GD REV2.1
                                      on this pic
                                      https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=3A71C78CD93DB53D!2525&authkey=!ANkbfx_zvwq_zVo

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                                        A Former User last edited by

                                        it is a GV not GA? GV-R797OC-3GD

                                        This is what i have :

                                        Display device : AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series on Tahiti GPU
                                        Display driver : 9.14.10.0969, Catalyst 13.4
                                        BIOS : 015.022.000.004
                                        GPU: Gigabyte HD 7970 3072MB GDDRS
                                        GV-R797OC-3GD

                                        I am thinking my BIOS might be too old and needs to be flashed after trying everything. I bought this GPU from craigslist a couple days ago so

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                                          Nutnut Regular Member last edited by

                                          Sorry - i meant GV. GA are my mobo’s. :-[

                                          Firmware is a possibility - all mine are 007 fw.

                                          Worst comes to the worst blow it all away and start again. I had to do this with a build where I added 2 cards a week or so later.
                                          The additional cards were 150Khs less.

                                          That card is definitely good for 750.

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                                            A Former User last edited by

                                            Is updating the firmware and updating the BIOS the same thing? Do you have any idea about how to go about this process? Pretty sure this is my problem as nothing else seems to work. Should I maybe try going back to 13.1 catalyst instead of 13.4?

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