Just deleted my post. Still having issues with using this tool though, as it asks me to install dot NET 3.5 and I am unable to install it. See my other post for details. Did you have similar issues?

Hello doktor83,

I went back read through the thread. Apologies, I will delete my post. However, I am still not able to use this tool, as it asks me to install .NET framework 3.5 and the install fails giving me an error code  0x800f081f. Please see the screenshots (http://imgur.com/a/D4oQu). Can you please advise how to fix these errors and use this tool.

FYI, I am using Windows 10 OS on my mining machine.

Thanks.

I like this tool! However, it randomly switches from English to Russian, even though I didn't make that choice. And whenever I ask for help by typing "?", it outputs message in Russian, which I cannot comprehend.

The calculation part is nice, however, my actual earnings were lower by ~10% (calculated Dual ETH+SIA), not sure why is that so.

Hello: do you support Dwarfpool (for ETH+SIA/DCR) and Nicehash (ZEC/LIB)?

Hello Akaash: I wouldn't waste time on non-BTC specific Motherboards. I have built 4 rigs so far with 4 different MB's and from that experience, I highly recommend getting either ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0 or Biostar - TB250-BTC .

Also look at 1stminingrig blog, couple of useful posts from it are: http://1stminingrig.com/best-mining-rig-hardware-mine-2017/ and http://1stminingrig.com/tutorial-ethereum-mining-rig-part-1/ (also read parts 2 through 4).

Feel free to PM me if you have additional questions or ask on this forum. Good luck!

I haven't yet installed it at home. Will do that over the weekend and let you know. Per my IT friends, it is a standard PDU used by Corporations and similar PDUs have an ability to monitor current remotely and offer ability to switch on/off any outlets or restart them, kind of like TPLink HS110 Smart Wifi plug.

I am not sure about the features of that PDU, but I am planning to use this APC's AP 7841 PDU (http://www.ebay.com/itm/APC-AP7841-Metered-Rack-PDU-24-Outlet-Power-Distribution-Strip-200-208VAC-/302364837712) and it has network management features. So maybe you can consider that for future use with your set-up.

Btw...are you using the 240V Dryer outlet at home to connect this PDU?

What kind of PDU are you using? Many PDUs have network management features, where you can track current for individual outlets and able to disable them if you exceed max amperage.

Therefore, you don't even need a energy meter like kill-a-watt, as most professional grade PDUs will have inbuilt feature, which are more advanced than consumer grade energy meters.

That helps, thanks a lot!

One more question, for 4 GB RX 470/480/570/580 cards, I should copy 1500 timing and for 8 GB cards, it should be 1750 timings. Is that correct? I noticed that you mentioned for Hynix cards, copy 1500 timing instead, were you referring to 4 GB cards or that also applies for 8 GB cards with Hynix memory?

Thanks. Will try it @ home later today. Btw, while doing the BIOS mod, do you apply them one card at a time, i.e. disconnect all other cards in your rig? Or all other cards can be connected, but only make changes to one card at a time and then restart after applying the mod and patching it and then move to the next card.

Just want to make sure, what is the most stable way to mod the GPU BIOS.

I'm interested in 1 and I am based in US.

OP not everybody has multiple rigs running 1070s. In my case, I only have 2x 1070s and 1x 1080 and 0.85 ETH is too steep a price to pay. You should devise a better method to charge for your BIOS, where it is fair for small miners as well.

That's a real good hashrate! Have you modded your BIOS, etc. to achieve such hash rate? For my RX 580 and RX 570, I get hash rate of 22 Mh/s and 18 Mh/s.

Would appreciate if you can share some details. Thanks.

Man...so much negative energy on this post! OP...how soon will you be able to get your rig up and running? If you are fine with not getting immediate returns, then I will highly recommend building your rig and start mining and hold on to mined coins.

Let me share my experience from 2014, I mined Monero (XMR) for about 5 months in summer (using 1x R9 290X+ 2x R9 280X) and finally quit around Thanksgiving because the XMR price was shit. However, I held on to those coins and finally sold them last September, when we had a big XMR spike and recovered the money I paid for my gaming PC (~$2k)! Had I kept on mining during 2015 - early 2017, I would have made much more, as many of my friends did mining ETH. But hindsight is 20-20. Anyways, what I have learned from that experience is that always think about the long game and price of cryptocurrency (if it is any good) will rise eventually and you need to be patient.

Good luck!

OP is a newbie. How do we trust this program is no spyware?

I assume you are offering this program as a freeware, so do you intend to charge for it future? Find it hard to believe this service is for pure altruistic purposes.

I just got into ETH during last month. So I missed the party big time, however, at this moment, I am going to enjoy the ride as much I can and keep following this forum for best advice.

Current set-up:

2x 1070 + 1x 1080 rig = ZEC (thinking about switching to ZEN or LBC)

6x 580 rig = ETH + SIA (in the past mined ETH + DCR)
4x 570 = ETH + SIA

Also, I have 1x R9 290X, which I have heard can give good hashrate mining ETH + SIA, so I may add it to my 4x 570 rig. I still two more rigs to bring online this weekend, so I am way behind and hoping it is a worthwhile effort. If not, I am OK with taking a loss.

Any advice about what I should do different is welcome

I read through FAQs about mining and/or investing in XEM and still confused. Is it possible to mine XEM, if not what is a sensible way to invest in XEM for a small investor?

It seems like from XEM faqs that you have to invest minimum of 10000 XEM to start harvesting, that equates to ~USD $1123 at current rates, not a small amount just to get started. Am I missing something here?

Can you post your .bat file (without personal info)? That way everybody can provide a quick feedback if you are doing something wrong.

Thanks for the additional information! I will take a look at it tonight.

What wallets do you use for LTC and BTC? And how much disk space do they use?

Bittrex allows it. Mining Siacoin (SC) through it. Transferred ETH and Decred to its wallet.

While mining ZCash through Nicehash, all my BTC earnings go to Coinbase on weekly basis.

Hope it helps.

I read negative things about Poloniex, that several people had issues getting their deposits for various Altcoins and therefore, I would be careful about it.