\[Solved\] Hardware Errors... are any acceptable? \* Sometimes

delimitri

Hi,

I just started mining with my new GPU (Gigabyte r9 280x) and I am getting 730Kh/s, however after about 3 hours of mining I noticed I have a value of 66 next to ‘HW:’. I read elsewhere that these are hardware errors. Should this always be 0, or are a few errors acceptable every now and then?

Also is there any way to reduce the number of hardware errors. Below is the code I am using:

-I 13 -g 2 -w 256 --thread-concurrency 8128

Thanks

aatje92

What pool are you using? You shouldn’t get any HW errors at all

delimitri

I am using the d2 pool (pool.d2.cc.3333)

Although I get the same occurring when I try other pools and a much larger number on other alt-coins.

aatje92

That would have something to do with your config. What about --thread-concurrency 8192?

Om3n

I’d say as long as you’re below half a percent you should be ok. Sometimes things like heat, bad configs etc can cause them.

delimitri

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That would have something to do with your config. What about --thread-concurrency 8192?
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Thanks. That seemed to fix it, getting a similar hashrate with no HW errors now.

aatje92

Nice :D

Hey guys !

I take advantage of the topic to ask my question :

I’ve been mining for a little more than a month now. After tweaking my rig, I wouldn’t get any HW.
And tonight, without changing anything : 53 HW (on 2500 Accepted)

What is happening ? Are my 7950 frying ? (temps are ok, hottest at 72)

What can I do ?

I didn’t change any spec, any pool, anything…

Thanks for your insight

Tuck Fheman

my bad … thought this was a thread about ED.