[Guide] - Nvidia brahs looking to get into the mining game

[AcLion]

[Thnx to DizZZ @ overclock.net for guides]

More info on Protoshares & Cuda Mining

http://invictus.io/bitshares-pts.php

At this point in time [1/29/2014] - 1 PTS = $13.22

Started from OCN

A single 7970 can pull about $10 a day right now while a 780 Ti is getting just over $9 a day.

This is for if you already have an Nvidia GPU and want to mine effectively with it. Wouldn't really buy a whole uber mining rig with nvidia gpu's though, AMD still has a bit of an edge.

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First we are going to create the three accounts you will need: one for mining, one for trading PTS to BTC, and one for converting BTC to USD to transfer to paypal.

Go to http://ypool.net and sign up for a new account. This is where you will mine PTS. Next, up at the top where it says Current Coin Mode: XPM click on it and switch to Protoshares (the light blue icon).

On the left side click on Account -> Main Options and now leave this tab open.

Open another tab and go to the link below and create an account. This is where you will trade PTS to BTC and if you sign up with the link below you will receive 10% off all trading fees which adds up quickly:

http://bter.com/signup/146999

Once you have signed in, go to Account

Scroll down to ProtoShare PTS and click on deposit. Copy that address in red and go back to your ypool tab and paste that into the Payment Address. In the Automatic Payment section type whatever value you would like (I have 1.0 in mine). This is how often it will send the coins you mine to your Bter account. Make sure to click save.

Now you need one more account. Go to http://btc-e.com and signup for a new account. This is where you will send Bitcoins that you have traded for from PTS from Bter. btc-e lets you withdraw the money to paypal so this is the final step.

Now we need to download the miner. Go to:

Miner Link

And click Download to Computer. Unzip the file and edit the mine.bat and put in your username on the first line where it says USERNAME.PTS_1. Now just save it and double click on mine.bat and you should see it start mining! (see screenshot below for what it should look like)

You can go to the link below and see all your connected miners and you should start seeing shares being submitted which are then credited to your account!

http://ypool.net/pts/workers_live

Done!
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Below is a link to calculate how many Protoshares you should expect to be mining every 24 hours, although you need to know your cards CPM (See below).

http://mrx.im/pts.php?

Common Stock GPU Performance Figures:

GTX 560 Ti - 625 CPM
GTX 660 - 800 CPM
GTX 660 Ti - 950 CPM
GTX 480 - 1000 CPM
GTX 760 - 1150 CPM
GTX 580 - 1225 CPM
GTX 670 - 1300 CPM
GTX 680 - 1400 CPM
GTX 770 - 1500 CPM
GTX 780 - 1750 CPM
GTX 780 Ti - 2000 CPM
GTX Titan - 2100 CPM
GTX 690 - 2200 CPM

^^ is +/- like 10%, I have a 780 ti mining right now at about 1900 CPM, so may vary.

TIP: Seems as though overclocking the core does not have much of a performance increase as overclocking the memory.

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You can also use your CPU to mine these as well if you're doing something GPU intensive but the CPU isn't doing much, just go to the ypool -> how to then protoshares and follow those instructions.

Even though its less cpm, its still more than 0.

You can run both at the same time too but only recommend if your power supply can handle that and you're not doing anything because it'll be a lagfest.
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Disclaimer : Do this at your own risk! Not responsible if your card blows up, house catches on fire or the like. So make sure your card has adequate cooling and airflow.

[Bookwriter]

Will be contributing.

[Vikingblood666]

How many hours would it take to make enough bitcoins to = 1,000$?

[cardioman_23]

for the bter account i cant find pts deposit where is it?

nvm fouund pts deposit code, ill rep op when i get this setup

[MrGameAndWatch]

innn 4 later

[Fanatik]

so say i have 780 SLI. How much $ is 4000 CPM

[AcLion]

so say i have 780 SLI. How much $ is 4000 CPM

Using calculator link in the code in OP



Ballpark, so if 1 PTS is example 13.22 then 13.22 x 1.5784 or ~$21 / day but has lots of variables like pool and what its at

[Bookwriter]

Anyway of mining and able to do stuff on the same rig? can scarely run the program and misc at the same time

[AcLion]

Anyway of mining and able to do stuff on the same rig? can scarely run the program and misc at the same time

I have a 2600k cpu which has an integrated GPU so what I do is enable that then plug my input into the motherboard and its adequate enough to browse and watch videos. I just switch it back when I want to play games or whatever.

So if you have a Sandybridge, Ivybridge or Haswell architecture CPU then you can use integrated also.

[Bookwriter]

old i7 975. cant to much with it on. Oh well, will have to run over the night and when at the gym

Edit: I run a SLI config. Could i dedicate one gpu for mining and one for "other"-ing?

[niktak11]

I may do this although it hardly seems worth it with my single 770

[Muddschell]

bitcoin CEO arrested for money laundering.

brb crash?

Obviously more sketchy stuff happening that the public doesn't know about

[niktak11]

When I double click mine.bat it opens up a command prompt that says to press a key to continue. When I press a key, the command prompt closes and nothing happens...

[AcLion]

When I double click mine.bat it opens up a command prompt that says to press a key to continue. When I press a key, the command prompt closes and nothing happens...

If it says anything about it not being recognized as an internal or external command, don't run it as administrator.

[jj00ee]

bitcoin CEO arrested for money laundering.

brb crash?

Obviously more sketchy stuff happening that the public doesn't know about

bitINSTANT ceo. read bro, stop spreading FUD.

[niktak11]

If it says anything about it not being recognized as an internal or external command, don't run it as administrator.

'PtsGPUz0.3c.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I didn't run it as an administrator

[AcLion]

'PtsGPUz0.3c.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I didn't run it as an administrator

Hmm, are you launching the bat from the same folder as where 'PtsGPUz0.3c.exe' is located?

[niktak11]

Hmm, are you launching the bat from the same folder as where 'PtsGPUz0.3c.exe' is located?

My antivirus program must have removed it because that's not one of the 5 files that unzipped

[AcLion]

My antivirus program must have removed it because that's not one of the 5 files that unzipped

Ah I see. I don't think its any malicious, just the original creator put a barrier on the executable to prevent anyone from copying it or the like. I guess it also doesn't let antiviruses in as well.

[niktak11]

Ah I see. I don't think its any malicious, just the original creator put a barrier on the executable to prevent anyone from copying it or the like. I guess it also doesn't let antiviruses in as well.

I have the .exe in the folder now and I don't get the error that I did before but now as soon as the commend prompt pops up another windows pops up that says "PtsGPUz0.3c.exe has stopped working" and it makes me close the window

Edit: Strong 6666 post count

[AcLion]

I have the .exe in the folder now and I don't get the error that I did before but now as soon as the commend prompt pops up another windows pops up that says "PtsGPUz0.3c.exe has stopped working" and it makes me close the window

Edit: Strong 6666 post count

All out of ideas hehe, maybe restart comp? What windows you running?

[niktak11]

All out of ideas hehe, maybe restart comp? What windows you running?

Windows 7

[niktak11]

I downloaded a newer version of the miner and got it working. I'm up to 90 total shares. How many PTS is that?

[AcLion]

I downloaded a newer version of the miner and got it working. I'm up to 90 total shares. How many PTS is that?

The measurement is CPM which is collisions per minute. Your application should be displaying how much collusions/min you're doing. You can use the calculator in the OP to get a rough estimate.

http://mrx.im/pts.php?

[niktak11]

The measurement is CPM which is collisions per minute. Your application should be displaying how much collusions/min you're doing. You can use the calculator in the OP to get a rough estimate.

http://mrx.im/pts.php?

$0.25 an hour. Aww yeah!

Does 1200cpm sound about right for a 770 at base clocks?

[AcLion]

$0.25 an hour. Aww yeah!

Does 1200cpm sound about right for a 770 at base clocks?

Seems to be the average, tends to vary +/- 10-15% from the chart posted

[Fanatik]

how much more will I get if I do CPU+GPU mining?

4770k
780 SLI


where do I check how much CPM I get?
on the website it says 330 shares value/h

[AcLion]

how much more will I get if I do CPU+GPU mining?

4770k
780 SLI


where do I check how much CPM I get?
on the website it says 330 shares value/h

Disabling SLI actually gets higher CPM, you'll get roughly 1500-1600 each so 3k+ in total. My 2600k gets like 180 CPM on the cpu mining whereas my 780 ti gets 1800.....cpu isnt worth it in my opinion, can't use the computer or anything without hiccups while it is only doing a fraction of the work my gpu is doing.

[Fanatik]

gotcha
thanks

how do i check how much cpm i get?

[AcLion]

gotcha
thanks

how do i check how much cpm i get?

It'll say it when you open the client and wait a few mins for it to mine. Here is a pic of mine



"collisions/min : X"

I'm not sure what it'll look like with 2 gpu's but I'm it'll display a bit differently