Most bang for buck gpu's?

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Jeremy1369

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I can get gtx 1080 for around 500 and gtx 1060 for around 200 - if I was wanting to invest around 1k strictly in the gpu would I be better off with 2 1080 or 5 1060s? I mean it seems like a simple thing however why do so many people opt for a 3 card 1080 over a 6 card 1060?

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Density and reduced troubleshooting time tend to favor 1080 rigs.
However, they don't ROI as fast as some less convenient options.

If convenience is no issue, Qty8 of 1050ti 4GB fit the same budget.
Slot power limits 1050ti core clocks to the bare minimum, else burn
cables and risers. You definately have to plan this option carefully.

So, instead of doing the usual NVIDIA thing and going for Eqihash,
you lean on memory bandwidth. Let 1050ti rigs mine 120M Ethash.

Three month ROI at today's rate. Considering price of GPUs only.
 
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I will admit my 10GPU setup was not fun getting up and running. ended up going to a 2x 7 to 3 setup. I'm still looking to buy 2x more 1060's so have two rigs of 6GPU's. GPU Power alone, I'm using 441w for all 7 GPU's doing 1715 sols. ROI will be quick with todays prices.

to answer your question.. well attempt to.

I have my other rig 3 1060 GPU rig pulling 192w with 748 sols. I have a 1080TI pulling 266w at 714 sols and a 1080 pulling 195w pulling 563 sols.

power, density, and how much your loosing when a rig is down for issues all factors into users decisions on why they chose what they did. when I had all 10 1060's on a single MoBo I lost all 10 when only a single card had issue. not the best decision.

I do not think anyone of us can help you answer your question. Just know It will be a few days / weeks before its set and forget.
 
Orddie said:
I will admit my 10GPU setup was not fun getting up and running. ended up going to a 2x 7 to 3 setup. I'm still looking to buy 2x more 1060's so have two rigs of 6GPU's. GPU Power alone, I'm using 441w for all 7 GPU's doing 1715 sols. ROI will be quick with todays prices.

to answer your question.. well attempt to.

I have my other rig 3 1060 GPU rig pulling 192w with 748 sols. I have a 1080TI pulling 266w at 714 sols and a 1080 pulling 195w pulling 563 sols.

power, density, and how much your loosing when a rig is down for issues all factors into users decisions on why they chose what they did. when I had all 10 1060's on a single MoBo I lost all 10 when only a single card had issue. not the best decision.

I do not think anyone of us can help you answer your question. Just know It will be a few days / weeks before its set and forget.
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are you saying you have a rig with 3 1060s that only pull 192 watts? as in, 65 watts each?
 
mnewxcv said:
are you saying you have a rig with 3 1060s that only pull 192 watts? as in, 65 watts each?
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Yes. 1060's 3gb version

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From the wall please...

Qty8 1050ti with all overhead to mine 120Mh Eth = 517W at the wall.
Including fans, supply losses, SSD, i3 mining two threads of ETN...

Each GPU card may waste up to 10W of 3.3V not measurable by
software, even it were otherwise accurate. And riser LDOs burn off
another 5W apiece, reducing 5V to 3.3V.

Let us remember that GP106 1060 uses 16nm transistors, while
GP107 1050ti uses smaller 14nm transistors, perhaps saving as
much as 23% capacitive switching losses per toggle.
 
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well ok than. I feel like some people think im full of it.. so here goes.

The wall monitor has the following connecting
10x 1060's 3gb
2x mother motherboards
3x power supplies
my KW/h is 0.06

pic here shows both miners and what they are reporting
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pic here is the W usage from the da wall
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and what it tells me my monthly will be
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enough?
 
Dan Gookin is amazed at how far the "For Dummies" stuff has spread.

(that's more or less a quote from an email I got from him a while back, I knew him back in the days just before "DOS for Dummies" propelled him to fame).

IMO 1070 ti on a cost/hash bases > 1080 as a general rule - there might be exceptions if you can get a VERY GOOD deal on a 1080, but otherwise the 1070 ti is at least 95% of the card for usually 90% of the cost.

1060 outside of Ethhash mining (ETH/ETC and such) is not that good of an option, when total system price is considered.
On ETH mining, it's a competition is the AMD RX 470/480/570/580 not anything NVidia at recent pricing - and with AMD card pricing starting to CLIMB again after the recent price surge, the 1060 is probably going to start climbing in price again too.
 
QuintLeo said:
Dan Gookin is amazed at how far the "For Dummies" stuff has spread.

(that's more or less a quote from an email I got from him a while back, I knew him back in the days just before "DOS for Dummies" propelled him to fame).

IMO 1070 ti on a cost/hash bases > 1080 as a general rule - there might be exceptions if you can get a VERY GOOD deal on a 1080, but otherwise the 1070 ti is at least 95% of the card for usually 90% of the cost.

1060 outside of Ethhash mining (ETH/ETC and such) is not that good of an option, when total system price is considered.
On ETH mining, it's a competition is the AMD RX 470/480/570/580 not anything NVidia at recent pricing - and with AMD card pricing starting to CLIMB again after the recent price surge, the 1060 is probably going to start climbing in price again too.
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well said. However I must say ZEC is a good option for the 1060. The only reason I have 1080's in my mix is due to PC gaming.
 
I can confirm that the 1070 Ti does more per watt than the 1070 in everything but dual mining Eth and CN scenarios.

Setting TDP to ~110w per, the 1070 Ti is a good 15-25% faster than the 1070 hashing your typical Equihash / Neoscrypt / Lyra2REv2 / Nist5 / X11 Gost algo.

Equihash in particular, i can easily maintain 4 - 4.25h/w.

I've already got one 1070 Ti rig - my next one will be similar.

1070 Ti is a winner in my book.
 
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1070 Ti is a winner in my book.
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At current prices, it's definitely looking that way. You get nearly 1080 performance (and better for Ethash...though that's pretty far from the most profitable algo right now) for ~$70 cheaper.
 
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