Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

My first post here!...... Been using it for a few days now and it's a great idea! Very easy to use, super simple, which is I guess what you were going for.

Welcome on board! and thanks for your support and kind words.

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

However, there's room for improvement.

Even greater thanks for sending us the important feedback that can help us become better every day.

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

Firstly, it seems quite inconsistent with how it calculates earnings - like the guy above me said....
It seems that WinMiner fluctuates A LOT with mining XMR for $.30 a day to KRB for $.70 a day. How come? Is this due to the currencies changing in value so frequently or what?... Is it possible that the currency is changing in value so quickly and so frequently?

(1) Winminer reports only true and real numbers.
(2) Certain coins experience high fluctuations in price as well as mining difficulty e.g. KRB
(3) WinMiner takes advantage of price and difficulty fluctuations to max profits
(4) You can choose to avoid coins with high fluctuations and enjoy more stable, yet lower, profits.
Please look at our full response to this matter - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2004875.msg20711549#msg20711549

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

Also, I am doing CPU mining, so I will only have CPUs selected to do mining and not GPUs. However, even with the on board GPU displayed in the Available mining devices and unselected, it still says Mining: KRB @ xxxh/s = $$$ - and it's the exact same number as the above CPUs. Does that mean it's really using the GPU to mine too, or not? Very confusing.

Sounds like a bug :-)
Sorry for that. Could you please send us log files? (Help>Send error reports, make sure "send log files" is checked, and please write your nickname so we can know its from you) This will really help us track it down quickly.

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

I am mining through a VM, so was wondering what the best config for CPU would be - how to configure the CPU bit? Are results likely to be the same if I configure the VM with 1 CPU with 16 cores or 16 separate CPUs with 1 core?

This is a great point to clarify - There are a couple of things to remember re virtual machines:
(1) the sum of multiple VM instances can not be greater and will almost certainly be lower than the performance of the host machine;
(2) A GPU can only be allocated to one "machine, either real or virtual (dont expect to have the GPU allocated to multiple VMs)

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

Does anyone have experience in whether it's better to use Linux & NiceHash or other apps instead of Windows? I heard it's usually better on Linux but didn't really have that experience, so I'm not sure what to think. My knowledge is limited so it might be that I didn't configure something properly :'D .

Linux allows for greater creativity in rig buiding - e.g. more GPUs etc. but should not provide different performance vs. Windows.

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

Also, would it be good to invest in a good GPU to do some mining? If so, what are your recommendations?

A good GPU will increase your profits considerably. There are many calculators out there ranking GPUs based on their anticipated return. Just remember that no one knows what will happen to digital coin prices in 10 seconds let alone a month.
Read the full response on this matter https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2004875.msg20711549#msg20711549

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

Why is it when I open Task Manager, CPU utilisation isn't 100% when WinMiner is mining?

Great question - it all boils down to the architecture of the CPU and the manner in which the mining algorithm can use it. Some algos utlize specific computing capabilities, some functionalities are per core others per thread, so the fact the CPU consumption is not showing 100% does not mean that the CPU is not giving all it has to the mining of a specific algo.

Quote from: pacman88 on August 07, 2017, 10:53:37 AM

Keep up the good work guys!

We promise to do our best!