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Re: Ethereum mining with GTX 1060 3GB cards? No longer possible? DAG/OS issues
Hey guys,
This is just a quick one to anyone who may know an answer to my question, I have a couple of GTX 1060 3gb mining rigs and they can no longer mine ethereum on the latest version of Windows 10.
Apparently the latest Windows 10 update has increased the size the OS uses on the VRAM which now exceeds the DAG file size on ethereum making 3GB redundant for mining ethereum, so i've been told anyway.. I've tried installing Windows 8 on one of my systems to see if I can mine ethereum but still have the same issues.
I was debating to look into using simple mining OS or possibly going back to an earlier version of windows. As of course these would hog less VRAM, nut would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had the same experience.
Is anyone able to help advise me what to do in this situation?
Many thanks
This is just a quick one to anyone who may know an answer to my question, I have a couple of GTX 1060 3gb mining rigs and they can no longer mine ethereum on the latest version of Windows 10.
Apparently the latest Windows 10 update has increased the size the OS uses on the VRAM which now exceeds the DAG file size on ethereum making 3GB redundant for mining ethereum, so i've been told anyway.. I've tried installing Windows 8 on one of my systems to see if I can mine ethereum but still have the same issues.
I was debating to look into using simple mining OS or possibly going back to an earlier version of windows. As of course these would hog less VRAM, nut would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had the same experience.
Is anyone able to help advise me what to do in this situation?
Many thanks
I can confirm I am mining ethereum with this cards on simple mining without issues
Great thanks man I'm gonna try install this on the weekend, has anyone else had the same issues?
Ethereum mining with GTX 1060 3GB cards? No longer possible? DAG/OS issues
Hey guys,
This is just a quick one to anyone who may know an answer to my question, I have a couple of GTX 1060 3gb mining rigs and they can no longer mine ethereum on the latest version of Windows 10.
Apparently the latest Windows 10 update has increased the size the OS uses on the VRAM which now exceeds the DAG file size on ethereum making 3GB redundant for mining ethereum, so i've been told anyway.. I've tried installing Windows 8 on one of my systems to see if I can mine ethereum but still have the same issues.
I was debating to look into using simple mining OS or possibly going back to an earlier version of windows. As of course these would hog less VRAM, but would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had the same experience.
Any advice would be amazing
Many thanks
This is just a quick one to anyone who may know an answer to my question, I have a couple of GTX 1060 3gb mining rigs and they can no longer mine ethereum on the latest version of Windows 10.
Apparently the latest Windows 10 update has increased the size the OS uses on the VRAM which now exceeds the DAG file size on ethereum making 3GB redundant for mining ethereum, so i've been told anyway.. I've tried installing Windows 8 on one of my systems to see if I can mine ethereum but still have the same issues.
I was debating to look into using simple mining OS or possibly going back to an earlier version of windows. As of course these would hog less VRAM, but would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had the same experience.
Any advice would be amazing
Many thanks
GREAT NEWS! I've got it working!! 3 GPU's running successfully, wow cant thank you all enough for the help.
Russel I literally done what you said, went onto device manager and sorted by connection and disabled the audio adaptor to the GPU that was flagged with the yellow exclamation mark and then BOOM it worked. I can finally relax... And now look to get 3 more GPU's added to the works.. Thanks again to everyone to helped
Russel I literally done what you said, went onto device manager and sorted by connection and disabled the audio adaptor to the GPU that was flagged with the yellow exclamation mark and then BOOM it worked. I can finally relax... And now look to get 3 more GPU's added to the works.. Thanks again to everyone to helped
Re: ASRock H81 Pro will not accept more than 2 GPU's (Code 12)
Right guys I've just tried editing the registry however I seem to be getting the same problem, just in case I am doing something completely wrong is someone able to kindly take a quick look at the screen shot and check that the value is correct. Etc.
After creating the registry key, I've rebooted and gone back into device manager, here are the results:
http://i66.tinypic.com/k1v0qt.png
Thanks
After creating the registry key, I've rebooted and gone back into device manager, here are the results:
http://i66.tinypic.com/k1v0qt.png
Thanks
Right guys I've just tried editing the registry however I seem to be getting the same problem, just in case I am doing something completely wrong take a quick look at the screen shot and check that the value is correct.
After creating the registry key, I've rebooted and gone back into device manager, here are the results:
http://i66.tinypic.com/k1v0qt.png
Thanks
After creating the registry key, I've rebooted and gone back into device manager, here are the results:
http://i66.tinypic.com/k1v0qt.png
Thanks
My CPU is a Intel Celeron G1840 Processor. It was recommended on a mining forum. I don't have a different one to swap with, but I could buy a better one. Would you suggest an i3?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2401059.new#new One guy found a way how to probably fix it. Go check it out!
Also thank you smoolae for this interesting share will check this out ASAP !
That motherboard with 6x1070 word pretty much out of the box for me. Start with 1 card. Install windows. Install drivers. Add a gpu, boot computer, WAIT 5 MiNUTES even with an SSD! I swear windows searches the entire globe for drivers even though you have them installed, so after 5 minutes check device manager and you should have 2 cards.
Repeat this process with each card. Remember to WAIT after you boot, like an abnormal amount of time, sometimes after 5 minutes or so the new card will be recognized. Each time you shut down and and a card and reboot it will take a bit to recognize it.
If something doesnt get recognized it is 99% your riser. there is no QC on those risers and about 5-10% are just bad
Repeat this process with each card. Remember to WAIT after you boot, like an abnormal amount of time, sometimes after 5 minutes or so the new card will be recognized. Each time you shut down and and a card and reboot it will take a bit to recognize it.
If something doesnt get recognized it is 99% your riser. there is no QC on those risers and about 5-10% are just bad
Hey man thanks for the reply, interesting to know thank you, I will definitely give this a go and start from scratch if all else fails.
Have you tried manually selecting the driver for the erroring card? ie: right click, select driver, etc?
Also try disabling and then enabling the card a couple of times. Sometimes that jolts them into working (on older ASrock boards anyway)...
If you've installed the drivers several times you might need to ddu them and start again.
Also try disabling and then enabling the card a couple of times. Sometimes that jolts them into working (on older ASrock boards anyway)...
If you've installed the drivers several times you might need to ddu them and start again.
Hey thanks for the reply, i've tried this still the same issues.
Holy crap guys...I made progress. Thanks to the link provided by smoolae, I have 5 cards working. Only 1 card has the yellow bang now!
Here's a copy/paste of the post from the other post:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2401059.new#new
make new key "HackFlags" as (DWORD 32) set value 0x600 as (Hex) in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PnP\Pci\
and reboot.
User q43a0ef061ej provided this information. Maybe if I fiddle with things a bit more I can get all 6 cards working!?
Here's a copy/paste of the post from the other post:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2401059.new#new
make new key "HackFlags" as (DWORD 32) set value 0x600 as (Hex) in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PnP\Pci\
and reboot.
User q43a0ef061ej provided this information. Maybe if I fiddle with things a bit more I can get all 6 cards working!?
Hey guys, I figured mine out. In Device Manager, I selected "View" > "Devices by connection". The 1 card with a yellow bang was then listed next to an audio device. I disabled the audio device and IMMEDIATELY the 6th card started working. Ahhhh thanks everyone for the help.
haggyy, try the registry patch above, then try viewing in Device Manager and disabling any devices in the same connection/folder, I'd like to hear that yours is working...
haggyy, try the registry patch above, then try viewing in Device Manager and disabling any devices in the same connection/folder, I'd like to hear that yours is working...
That's great Russel!!!! So glad to hear that you got all 6 working now!! I will report back i'm going to try and find some time this evening to work on the rig.
Re: ASRock H81 Pro will not accept more than 2 GPU's (Code 12)
I am in the EXACTLY same boat as you man, I am also stumped. I have 3 GTX 1060's in my mining rig but the OS only recognizes 2 and hates the 3rd no matter which order they're in. I am also using the same ASRock motherboard and similar other hardware to you.
I am going to try that fix that q43a0ef061ej has pointed out and I will also report back ASAP.
I am going to try that fix that q43a0ef061ej has pointed out and I will also report back ASAP.
Haggyy,
I have the *EXACT* same problem as you. I've spent the last 12+ hours debugging to no avail. I've read every post online umpteen times before I saw your post and realized it was recent. I see the same blasted Code 12 "not enough free resources" error on my cards.
I'm uisng 6x GTX 1070 cards and 6 powered risers on the AsRock H81 Pro BTC R2.0 motherboard. I have 8GB RAM in my rig and I can tell you the amount of RAM doesn't matter for this issue, probably not worth you upgrading. My PSU is a Corsair 1200W platinum, not that it matters.
Even though I'm using 6 cards, I had the same problem with fewer cards. My first 2 cards worked fine so I ordered more. After I added 2 more cards (total of 4), I could only get some of them working. When my last 2 cards arrived (total of 6), 4 out of 6 are working.
4 of my cards work great and I can mine on them no problem. 2 of the cards have the yellow bang in Device Manager.
I also disabled non-essentials in BIOS, changed out risers with working video cards, reloaded Win10 from scratch, checked and re-checked all connections, set virtual memory to 16,384 Mb, set Bios to gen1, NONE of it works.
Both molex plugs are in the mobo. I also contacted AsRock, they sent me the 1.30 beta Bios and said turn on the "4G Decoding" setting but it didn't work.
This is my first time building a rig and it's working, but at two-thirds hash rate...
I've re-ordered risers to change them out to see if that's the issue since I see some forum users reporting bad risers causing this. After trying that, I'm going to return the mobo and get a replacement.
Screenshot: http://oi67.tinypic.com/24q67ia.jpg
Have you made any progress?
We may need to start a therapy support group for the pain and suffering caused...
Russell
I have the *EXACT* same problem as you. I've spent the last 12+ hours debugging to no avail. I've read every post online umpteen times before I saw your post and realized it was recent. I see the same blasted Code 12 "not enough free resources" error on my cards.
I'm uisng 6x GTX 1070 cards and 6 powered risers on the AsRock H81 Pro BTC R2.0 motherboard. I have 8GB RAM in my rig and I can tell you the amount of RAM doesn't matter for this issue, probably not worth you upgrading. My PSU is a Corsair 1200W platinum, not that it matters.
Even though I'm using 6 cards, I had the same problem with fewer cards. My first 2 cards worked fine so I ordered more. After I added 2 more cards (total of 4), I could only get some of them working. When my last 2 cards arrived (total of 6), 4 out of 6 are working.
4 of my cards work great and I can mine on them no problem. 2 of the cards have the yellow bang in Device Manager.
I also disabled non-essentials in BIOS, changed out risers with working video cards, reloaded Win10 from scratch, checked and re-checked all connections, set virtual memory to 16,384 Mb, set Bios to gen1, NONE of it works.
Both molex plugs are in the mobo. I also contacted AsRock, they sent me the 1.30 beta Bios and said turn on the "4G Decoding" setting but it didn't work.
This is my first time building a rig and it's working, but at two-thirds hash rate...
I've re-ordered risers to change them out to see if that's the issue since I see some forum users reporting bad risers causing this. After trying that, I'm going to return the mobo and get a replacement.
Screenshot: http://oi67.tinypic.com/24q67ia.jpg
Have you made any progress?
We may need to start a therapy support group for the pain and suffering caused...
Russell
Hi Russel
I cant believe you're having the same issues to, what a dilemma.. ASRock also advised me to install to a previous version of windows but tbh I really do not think this is the problem.
The amount of hours I've spent doing this to is crazy it hasn't been a smooth experience to say the least lol..
No more progress as of yet I was going to wait until this weekend to get my hands dug into it again. I'm literally debating to change to a completely new motherboard and move to a later generation socket praying that will fix the issues. Please let me know how you get on with the new risers that is one thing I never tried, I have stuck to the same 3 PCI risers that I know for a fact work as they have been tested individually over and over again.
Oh and I noticed you said you were going to replace the mobo however I have already tried this and results are still the same.. Not to sure if that will help save you some time.
Hahahaha and yeah we will definitely need some serious therapy after this haha.
Keep me updated on how you are getting on man.
ALSO: Interesting point CryptoWatcher420 made about the CPU handling more than a certain amount of cards, my CPU in my mining rig is a (Intel Pentium G3260, 3.3GHz, 3MB Cache, LGA1150, 2 Core, 2 Threads) - If anyone is clued up on CPU's and their interaction with GPU's please let me know, is it possible that my CPU cant handle these later generation cards perhaps?
Hi peeps,
Quick simple question, can someone recommend me a good 6 slot mining motherboard?
Preferably socket 1150 or 1151? Also would be nice to know if someone here has managed to get 6 GPU's up and running on this particular board that they are using and a board that is also good value for money.. Reason I am asking is that I've had a few issues with my ASRock BTC PRO REV 2 and for some damn reason I cant get more than 2 GPU's working at one time..
I've tried everything under the sun but just cant seem to figure out what the problem is, anyway its just come to a point where I am going to swap out my hardware for something else and would appreciate some good recommendations.
Thanks
Quick simple question, can someone recommend me a good 6 slot mining motherboard?
Preferably socket 1150 or 1151? Also would be nice to know if someone here has managed to get 6 GPU's up and running on this particular board that they are using and a board that is also good value for money.. Reason I am asking is that I've had a few issues with my ASRock BTC PRO REV 2 and for some damn reason I cant get more than 2 GPU's working at one time..
I've tried everything under the sun but just cant seem to figure out what the problem is, anyway its just come to a point where I am going to swap out my hardware for something else and would appreciate some good recommendations.
Thanks
Hello everyone,
I'm relatively new to mining and I have come across major issues with my first mining setup. Stressful it has been to say the least haha. (You can see my initial post here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1768064.msg17656449#msg17656449)
Its come to a point where I am going to try source a new motherboard as a solution for my issues, would anyone kindly recommend me a decent Socket 1150 motherboard for mining as long as its not the ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0.
Would be nice to know that someone has managed to get 6 GPU's up and running with a specific motherboard
Many thanks
I'm relatively new to mining and I have come across major issues with my first mining setup. Stressful it has been to say the least haha. (You can see my initial post here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1768064.msg17656449#msg17656449)
Its come to a point where I am going to try source a new motherboard as a solution for my issues, would anyone kindly recommend me a decent Socket 1150 motherboard for mining as long as its not the ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0.
Would be nice to know that someone has managed to get 6 GPU's up and running with a specific motherboard
Many thanks
Set UEFI to IGPU as primary. Use a dummy plug for that HDMI, do not use dummy plugs for other GPUs.
If that doesn't work, increase the physical RAM to 8GB.
If that doesn't work, increase the physical RAM to 8GB.
Thanks for the advice man, I've tried setting the IGPU as primary and still get the same issues. (See image below).
http://i65.tinypic.com/2d0ifdc.png
I haven't tried upgrading to another 4GB's worth of RAM, but could this really be the reason? Pretty sure i've seen systems running 6 GPU's on 4GB's of RAM. Its an odd one.
I also RMA'd my motherboard thinking this would be the problem but still the same issues
Really cant think what else to do, really stuck in limbo right now... So stressful for a first time rig loool. Debating to try a completely new motherboard maybe a later generation socket than 1150, really not sure its been a nightmare.
UPDATE:
Okay, so I've finally heard back from Asrock.. They attached a later version of the BIOS to me on an email (V1.30B).
Weirdly their latest version that I could find on their website was V1.20B which is currently the one my motherboard is flashed to. They have also now told me that this later version has the "4G Decoding" feature in the settings..
!!
I am going to flash the BIOS later tonight when I have some free time and with a bit of luck I am praying this will resolve everything. I will keep you all updated with the progress!
Okay, so I've finally heard back from Asrock.. They attached a later version of the BIOS to me on an email (V1.30B).
Weirdly their latest version that I could find on their website was V1.20B which is currently the one my motherboard is flashed to. They have also now told me that this later version has the "4G Decoding" feature in the settings..
!!I am going to flash the BIOS later tonight when I have some free time and with a bit of luck I am praying this will resolve everything. I will keep you all updated with the progress!
Glad you actually got some help from Asrock. Good luck with the flash.
Well to no surprise the flash to the later BIOS didn't work with 4G encoding enabled, I've emailed them back to see if there are any other solutions.
I've also ordered 3 more PCI risers (molex) type to see if some bizarre reason this will fix it. If that doesn't work then i'm going to RMA the board and try again.
If all else fails I will buy a different motherboard completely, do you guys have any good suggestions on a decent mining socket 1150 board?
UPDATE:
Okay, so I've finally heard back from Asrock.. They attached a later version of the BIOS to me on an email (V1.30B).
Weirdly their latest version that I could find on their website was V1.20B which is currently the one my motherboard is flashed to. They have also now told me that this later version has the "4G Decoding" feature in the settings.. !!
I am going to flash the BIOS later tonight when I have some free time and with a bit of luck I am praying this will resolve everything. I will keep you all updated with the progress!
Okay, so I've finally heard back from Asrock.. They attached a later version of the BIOS to me on an email (V1.30B).
Weirdly their latest version that I could find on their website was V1.20B which is currently the one my motherboard is flashed to. They have also now told me that this later version has the "4G Decoding" feature in the settings..
!!I am going to flash the BIOS later tonight when I have some free time and with a bit of luck I am praying this will resolve everything. I will keep you all updated with the progress!
Think google might have found a solution for you.
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Go into the bios try to find
TOLUD "Top Of Lower Usable Dram"
set it to 3.5G
its somewhere under PCI-e where the integretaed graphic is also set......
TOLUD "Top Of Lower Usable Dram"
set it to 3.5G
its somewhere under PCI-e where the integretaed graphic is also set......
Hey bro, already tried looking for this setting, its no where to be seen within the BIOS
I know the stress when shit like this happens! Being a student and after building a mining rig that doesn't POST with the hard earned money... Had times like You do right now, just spent days to get something to work. But in the end things worked out, they usually do!
We can only hope my friend..
Really appreciating the input from everyone that is trying to help.. Keep them coming please!
Use your IGPU and test each pcie slot individually to see if you just have faulty pcie slots.
Checked this, everything seems okay here
1000w PSU is pretty borderline for mining with 6 card rig, to be honest (Always give yourself headroom with PSU. Efficiency is better and You can have a nice night sleep knowing that You aren't pushing Your PSU too hard)
Try GEN2 on Your PCI-E lanes.
Try GEN2 on Your PCI-E lanes.
That is very true!! and yes I tried Gen 2 a still problems with the 3rd GPU
I really don't know what else to try, I completed another fresh install of windows thinking it would be maybe a reg key that had got corrupt but yeah didn't work..
Debating to buy 3 more PCI risers and possibly RMA the motherboard for a new one or different one..
I've tried to reach out to Asrock but they haven't got back to me yet. Its so frustrating because this motherboard is meant to be a mining board, I wasn't expecting any of these problems...
I RMAd one of my H81 MOBOs on 20.09 (no POST) and I haven't heard anything about it from then... It seems that a lot of AsRock H81 Pro boards are faulty in some stupid way
Hope everything works out for You and You can get a new MOBO fast if this problem doesn't get fixed!
Thats crazy, im glad you managed to get that sorted!! And thanks, I've literally spent nearly 12 hours today to try resolve this, have never been so stressed in such a long time haha. I think I will literally just RMA the board at this rate. Praying that will solve the issue.
I've had some problems with the exact same PCIe riser you're using
Don't know why, but I never made it work properly, I have to change to this kind of risers (Molex risers) : https://www.geewiz.co.za/54639-large_default/pcie-pci-e-usb-riser-card-molex-and-sata-powered-gpu-mining-1x-16x.jpg
Never explained why
Don't know why, but I never made it work properly, I have to change to this kind of risers (Molex risers) : https://www.geewiz.co.za/54639-large_default/pcie-pci-e-usb-riser-card-molex-and-sata-powered-gpu-mining-1x-16x.jpg
Never explained why
No way really, did you have the same issue as me? Or was it something slightly different, I am also debating to just purchase 3 new PCI risers to see if this would actually make any difference
1000w PSU is pretty borderline for mining with 6 card rig, to be honest (Always give yourself headroom with PSU. Efficiency is better and You can have a nice night sleep knowing that You aren't pushing Your PSU too hard)
Try GEN2 on Your PCI-E lanes.
Try GEN2 on Your PCI-E lanes.
That is very true!! and yes I tried Gen 2 a still problems with the 3rd GPU
I really don't know what else to try, I completed another fresh install of windows thinking it would be maybe a reg key that had got corrupt but yeah didn't work..
Debating to buy 3 more PCI risers and possibly RMA the motherboard for a new one or different one..
I've tried to reach out to Asrock but they haven't got back to me yet. Its so frustrating because this motherboard is meant to be a mining board, I wasn't expecting any of these problems...