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Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 12th December 2022, 12:34 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
In case anyone is still playing with magic...

In case anyone is still playing with magic internet money, CoinTracker just leaked 1.5M email addresses which are now being used (amongst other things) to generate fake cryptocurrency invoices via...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 25th October 2018, 01:28 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
The cats were cold so I made this to restart...

The cats were cold so I made this to restart Cast-XMR every hour which will catch and reset an unresponsive GPU and avoid dead time.

$application1 = "C:\mining\cast_xmr-vega\switch-radeon-gpu.exe"...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 23rd October 2018, 09:44 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
I'm selling my Vega rig if anyone is interested: ...

I'm selling my Vega rig if anyone is interested:

2x Gigabyte and 1x Sapphire Vega 56s all running the Gigabyte 56 bios
Asrock H110+ mining motherboard
Intel low-power CPU
Ram
M3 sata drive...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 22nd September 2018, 04:22 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
I might have to have a look in to that...

I might have to have a look in to that electricity deal +++

2 crypto rigs, a server, and a 3D printer mean I'm barely breaking even on the electricity vs earnings, but I haven't had to turn the...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 3rd September 2018, 09:06 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Except it doesn't. Still the best way to make...

Except it doesn't. Still the best way to make money from crypto is to steal it, and its untraceable so there's no way to recover it. How do you trust a trading partner on the internet when there is...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 1st September 2018, 12:32 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
I switched my rigs back on when the house...

I switched my rigs back on when the house temperature dropped below 21 the other day. They are warming the house and making about £1-2 a day above their electricity costs which covers the rest of the...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 5th June 2018, 03:08 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
I have to shut down the cat warmer overnight at...

I have to shut down the cat warmer overnight at the moment otherwise it gets far too hot in their room with the door shut. However, having opened the window in the spare room where the main rig is,...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 6th April 2018, 03:06 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Interesting update from Richard Ellis attached on...

Interesting update from Richard Ellis attached on what's going on with Electroneum - its not under attack, but 'just' a software bug in the block timestamps.

The instant payment system he mentions...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 6th April 2018, 10:46 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
The ETN network is apparently under a 51% attack,...

The ETN network is apparently under a 51% attack, allegedly from Bitmain:https://www.reddit.com/r/Electroneum/comments/88wbkv/electroneum_is_probably_under_a_51_attack_right/
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 6th April 2018, 09:56 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
The Monero hard fork happened last night and...

The Monero hard fork happened last night and bizarrely the network hashrate has gone up by 25% http://www.corradov8.com/pics/screwy.gif

Difficulty has followed suit, pay rate on Nicehash has...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 3rd April 2018, 02:26 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
That really is game over for GPU mining then :( ...

That really is game over for GPU mining then :(

Both my rigs are switched off at the moment since they're barely covering their electricity usage doing Eth or Xmr and the weather is warm enough...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 27th March 2018, 10:28 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
At my current rate I'm hoping to make one whole...

At my current rate I'm hoping to make one whole XMR by then :rolleyes: That should at least cover the electricity bill...

Edit: Damn no it won't! http://www.corradov8.com/pics/banghead.gif The...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 26th March 2018, 11:03 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
The Monero hard fork has been delayed until the...

The Monero hard fork has been delayed until the 6th of April now so still some life left in the asics, if they ship in time :ROFL:

The MoneroV hard fork is now due on the 30th of April and is...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 24th March 2018, 10:51 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Electroneum value has been very slow to recover...

Electroneum value has been very slow to recover since they screwed up their hard fork a couple of weeks ago. According to the reddit thread, there was an error in the original Monero code at block...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 20th March 2018, 10:26 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Interesting article on Bitmain and Cryptonight:...

Interesting article on Bitmain and Cryptonight: https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/uproar-bitmain-introduces-asic-mine-monero/

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Bitmain have been...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 19th March 2018, 09:02 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Looks like some of the Cryptonight asics are...

Looks like some of the Cryptonight asics are online already from these hash rates on MRR:

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=18182&stc=1&d=1521453284

They haven't affected...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 18th March 2018, 12:58 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Nothing! Its -2 in here today :eek3:

Nothing! Its -2 in here today :eek3:
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 17th March 2018, 10:27 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Unfortunately I can't get a better deal as its...

Unfortunately I can't get a better deal as its technically one building with one incoming meter. Its then split off to the various tenants on our own meters. There is an off-peak supply board but its...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 17th March 2018, 09:17 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
So... discussion point: how much is it worth to...

So... discussion point: how much is it worth to host a miner at my place?

Its always cold, even in the summer and I wouldn't mind some extra heat. I have plenty of space to build a server room...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 16th March 2018, 09:40 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
https://getmonero.org/2018/02/11/PoW-change-and-ke...

https://getmonero.org/2018/02/11/PoW-change-and-key-reuse.html
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 16th March 2018, 09:01 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Thats quite a price drop. Because of this...

Thats quite a price drop. Because of this perhaps:



Monero?
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 14th March 2018, 03:33 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Damn. I thought it was just the low price. Asics...

Damn. I thought it was just the low price. Asics ruin everything :mad:

I've had to switch the Vegas to Eth since they weren't even covering the electricity on XMR any more :(

I wonder if its...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 7th March 2018, 09:28 AM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Amazon bailed on the second of three Vega orders...

Amazon bailed on the second of three Vega orders yesterday. They'd been saying the 6th since January, then by 4pm gave up and said they weren't coming :mad:

I managed to get a new one on ebay for...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 3rd March 2018, 07:52 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
+++ for micro-rigs with a secondary purpose :D ...

+++ for micro-rigs with a secondary purpose :D

Can you split that single PCIe port?
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 28th February 2018, 11:12 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
The riser boards and the PCIe power cables for...

The riser boards and the PCIe power cables for now :) I'm going to make a bracket to hold the front of the cards to the board, but its too cold in the workshop for making anything at the moment!
...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 28th February 2018, 07:06 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
There are usually calculators on the pools to...

There are usually calculators on the pools to work out returns for hash rate. 60H/s would get you about 7p a day for either Monero or Electronuem. I'd be inclined to do the latter since at least...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 27th February 2018, 09:49 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Since the RX580s won't play nice with the Vegas I...

Since the RX580s won't play nice with the Vegas I decided to make them do something useful instead: an Ethereum-mining cat bedroom warmer that makes 4mBTC a day :D
...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 26th February 2018, 11:49 AM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Not even close in my case unfortunately....

Not even close in my case unfortunately. Mid-January my rig was doing 1.8mBTC a day with Cryptonight on Nicehash. By the time I added the 580s at the end of Jan it had dropped to 1.2 - the 580s...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 25th February 2018, 05:51 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
It got down to £4 a day for the whole rig on...

It got down to £4 a day for the whole rig on Nicehash when I turned it off - 2 Vegas and 2 580s all doing Cryptonight and using £1.85 a day in electricity. I've turned it back on doing ETN now...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 25th February 2018, 12:17 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
I turned my rig off the other day since the rates...

I turned my rig off the other day since the rates have dropped so low. The rx580s have both become unstable for some reason - one would lock up every few hours, so I removed it and then a couple of...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 22nd February 2018, 07:46 AM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
You can mine Cryptonight (for Monero,...

You can mine Cryptonight (for Monero, Electroneum, Sumo) on virtually any cpu but its not economically viable on anything more than a few years old. I have a couple of 6-year old i7 laptops which...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 11th February 2018, 07:53 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
You can get eggbox-shape sound deadening foam on...

You can get eggbox-shape sound deadening foam on ebay. I was going to use it to quieten the vegas but the cold-air feed from the loft did the job.
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 9th February 2018, 07:32 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
How about quieter fans? Be Quiet!...

How about quieter fans? Be Quiet! (https://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans) have a pretty good range.
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 7th February 2018, 08:50 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
It works exactly the same as buying for ad-hoc...

It works exactly the same as buying for ad-hoc trades, just the other way round. You don't have to register any differently to buying. Put in the amount you want to sell and it will offer you a price...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 7th February 2018, 03:17 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
I think I have a Tesco Hudl in a cupboard in the...

I think I have a Tesco Hudl in a cupboard in the office actually :D That'd work!

Transferring from Coinbase may be quite useful since my current account won't accept incoming SEPA transfers, but...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 7th February 2018, 01:28 PM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
That sounds really useful. No Windows phone app...

That sounds really useful. No Windows phone app though :-(

Oh, apart from:

"Unfortunately, at this stage, we cannot allow transfers to external wallets or for customers to transfer their...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 6th February 2018, 04:53 PM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Interesting that they claim a Threadripper can...

Interesting that they claim a Threadripper can achieve as much as an un-optimised Vega - thats about 1200h/s, but £700 for a CPU is a bit much, especially at 180W TDP :eek3:

Also, XMR-stak sucks...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 6th February 2018, 10:36 AM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
I was expecting that to be the case, but mine...

I was expecting that to be the case, but mine have dropped by a third in the last week, for the same hash rate :Confused: I expected the return to drop eventually, but not as fast as it has done.
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 6th February 2018, 09:22 AM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Are the asics still getting decent returns? ...

Are the asics still getting decent returns?

I'm about to shut my GPU rigs down because they are barely earning £2.50 a day between them after electricity costs :( They don't even heat the house...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 4th February 2018, 03:24 PM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Is that based on current value of Garlicoin, or...

Is that based on current value of Garlicoin, or are you converting it to actual BTC? The only exchange I could find was their own, and it was broken when I looked!
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 4th February 2018, 01:37 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Interesting. I might give Scrypt-N a go on...

Interesting. I might give Scrypt-N a go on Nicehash and see what it does then +++

Is there space for air to get in to the fans on that Onda board?
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 3rd February 2018, 07:53 PM
Replies: 1,037
Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
What miner are you using for Scrypt-N? I had a...

What miner are you using for Scrypt-N? I had a look yesterday and totally could not figure it out. I found some references to Vertcoin, but that appears to use Lyra2RE? Either Google is getting...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 1st February 2018, 01:54 PM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Yeah coin values being so low and GPU prices...

Yeah coin values being so low and GPU prices having skyrocketed in the last month are looking to render GPU mining non-viable pretty soon I think.

The next batch of Vegas has landed at some...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 1st February 2018, 07:29 AM
Replies: 1,037
Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
They did make the announcement - 10% in February,...

They did make the announcement - 10% in February, and then more to follow. Pretty worthless for my 0.002 since it'll never make the threshold for external payments so I'll never see any of that, but...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 28th January 2018, 09:32 AM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
I've run stak on the 580s for about 12 hours now....

I've run stak on the 580s for about 12 hours now. Reported hash rate on Nicehash is not noticeably different, but the error rate certainly is:
...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 27th January 2018, 08:25 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Thanks for that +++ With some tweaking I've...

Thanks for that +++ With some tweaking I've managed to get the RX580s to the same speed as Cast - 830H/s each, but using less power (just under 100W each) which is an unexpected bonus, plus the UPS...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 26th January 2018, 11:09 AM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Whattomine.com is now showing Ethash as being...

Whattomine.com is now showing Ethash as being more profitable than Cryptonight for the rx580s. Unfortunately mine take another 40W each mining Eth but I'm at 100.1% capacity of my UPS already so no...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 25th January 2018, 09:19 PM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
Thanks for the offer Richard :) The ducted cold...

Thanks for the offer Richard :) The ducted cold air from the loft is working perfectly +++
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 24th January 2018, 10:20 PM
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Posted By MikkiJayne
Haha :ROFL: If they're anything like Yodel...

Haha :ROFL:

If they're anything like Yodel they'll sit in a puddle on the driveway for a bit and send you an email to say the house was successfully raided!
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 22nd January 2018, 09:15 PM
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Views: 470,614
Posted By MikkiJayne
I solved my noisy Vegas :D ...

I solved my noisy Vegas :D

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=17791&stc=1&d=1516658780

I started off with some fan cowls made from a 4" cardboard tube and duct tape. They...
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