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2018-08-20 05:31:39
aikida3k
Okay, I just started mining Snowblossom on a workstation and I am getting about 15 sec mining rate at about 19 H/s and it says it will take about 3600 minutes to earn a share? Will it take 2.5 days to earn a share and start earning snowblossom?
2018-08-20 05:35:53
Fireduck
@aikida3k what sort of drive? Sounds like spinning hard drive, which doesn't work well.
2018-08-20 05:36:39
aikida3k
Yes SATA HD
2018-08-20 05:38:16
Fireduck
So mining is in order of best to worst, RAM, NVME, SSD, HDD
2018-08-20 05:41:04
aikida3k
So what are the performance differences? I'm looking for some optimization to put equipment I already have into use. I have servers I mine a CPU coin with with 1.2 TB storage drives but they don't have that much RAM. What hashrate would 256 GB of RAM expect to get?
2018-08-20 05:41:58
Fireduck
So the ram question gets complicated :wink:
2018-08-20 05:42:20
Fireduck
If you can get the entire field into ram, then you are pretty quickly CPU bound
2018-08-20 05:42:40
Fireduck
however, sharing the field over the network is surprisingly efficent
2018-08-20 05:43:04
Fireduck
so a memory machine can let other machines on the local network become cpu bound as well
2018-08-20 05:43:30
Fireduck
but roughly 100kh/s per modern fast core
2018-08-20 05:44:17
Fireduck
On my home network I have an only dell R900 with 256gb ram. It can't do much with its CPUs but supports about 1MH/s of mining via other machines that are using its ram
2018-08-20 05:45:08
Fireduck
That is worth a read if you are getting into it
2018-08-20 05:45:57
aikida3k
What are you going to do when the fields get over 256 GB ?
2018-08-20 05:46:43
Fireduck
me personally? I might buy multiple 64gb (or whatever is cost effective) machines and have them work as one.
2018-08-20 05:47:02
Fireduck
I expect the overall difficulty will take a nice nose dive and then mostly people will be NVME and SSD mining
2018-08-20 05:47:08
Fireduck
which was my intent when I wrote the damn thing
2018-08-20 05:47:19
Fireduck
but who knows
2018-08-20 05:47:50
aikida3k
It looks like it might work out as a form of staking.
2018-08-20 05:47:52
aikida3k
actually
2018-08-20 05:48:07
aikida3k
Stake memory in order to receive POW rewards
2018-08-20 05:49:07
Fireduck
I don't know what staking means in this context
2018-08-20 05:49:10
aikida3k
So it looks like if I am serious about this coin I buy RAM for my servers and cluster them as artika miners
2018-08-20 05:49:16
Fireduck
I've heard it before but didn't understand it then either
2018-08-20 05:49:37
Fireduck
yeah, cluster ram mine is probably the most cost effective
2018-08-20 05:49:51
Fireduck
and has the plus of if the field gets bigger, just increase the cluster size
2018-08-20 05:49:57
Fireduck
which also increases total throughput
2018-08-20 05:50:44
aikida3k
In the context it means you have to offer memory in order to receive reward. You stake something of value to receive a reward. Most pure POS coins stake the coin itself; they are basically a form of interest.
2018-08-20 05:51:05
aikida3k
Neat.
2018-08-20 05:52:02
Fireduck
looks like it is about $1000 for a 64gb bare bones machine. looks like ram price has gone down.
2018-08-20 05:54:23
aikida3k
Great. Thanks for the tips!
2018-08-20 05:54:41
aikida3k
:slightly_smiling_face:
2018-08-20 06:01:23
Fireduck
no problem
2018-08-20 06:01:32
Fireduck
I should get back to writing json rpc interfaces
2018-08-20 12:13:02
Bibi187
Hey Guys :wink: Sorry for my question maybe is a easy answer, can i launch more them 1 instance to mine on a single machine ? To be more clear, can i use all of my ram to setup one instance and use my based storage to run another instance. Do that gonna decrease my global hashrate ? Second dummies question, let's say i have 3T NVMEssd on a single computer, can i launch multiple instance or it will split my performance between every instance ? Thanks for sharing !
2018-08-20 13:45:55
Rotonen
@Bibi187 precache, thread count
2018-08-20 14:40:30
Bibi187
Hum kay so the limitation will inc from processor thread
2018-08-20 14:54:13
Bibi187
https://ark.intel.com/products/120491/Intel-Xeon-Gold-6152-Processor-30_25M-Cache-2_10-GHz The solution :smile: Intel® Xeon® Gold 6152 Processor (30.25M Cache, 2.10 GHz) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.
2018-08-20 14:56:56
Fireduck
silly intel, gold is for putting into a sock and mugging people
2018-08-20 15:02:05
cnool
He said it is correct, robbed our wallet and let us buy expensive CPU
2018-08-20 15:13:58
cnool
One day they launched a diamond CPU, which is more expensive.
2018-08-20 16:12:27
CryptoQuan
Is the RichList down?
2018-08-20 16:12:48
Fireduck
Probably
2018-08-20 16:13:23
CryptoQuan
I bought more and wanted to see my new status!
2018-08-20 16:13:32
CryptoQuan
I’ve got issues
2018-08-20 16:16:34
Fireduck
I'll update it after I get to work
2018-08-20 16:18:02
CryptoQuan
So you go to work to work on SNOW?
2018-08-20 16:21:20
Rotonen
@Bibi187 more memory channels per core is good
2018-08-20 16:22:32
Fireduck
@CryptoQuan heh, I do many things
2018-08-20 16:42:41
Fireduck
updated
2018-08-20 17:15:51
Clueless
Hmm. That's kinda scary
2018-08-20 17:38:39
Fireduck
u wot m8?!
2018-08-20 17:46:39
Rotonen
well, even btc only has ~1M addresses with balance
2018-08-20 17:47:10
Rotonen
last i checked, over 10^6 and under 2^10 addresses have balance
2018-08-20 17:47:23
Rotonen
and the 1M cutoff is at ~0.2