Message from @Hadrian

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2018-01-11 15:42:14 UTC  

I'm going to benchmark the rig using NiceHash and other miners to see what I can get. I trust whattomine, but I like finding out for myself.

2018-01-11 15:43:39 UTC  

Nicehash has a good benchmarking function that takes about 20 minutes. Very precise. It squeezes as much hashing power as it can from your setup and modifies its config file to mine the most profitable coin at the time, then adjusts accordingly as it mines.

2018-01-11 15:45:43 UTC  

The only thing I will change on my next build is the motherboard. This one is top of the line, but it is designed to support 13 GPUs. I don't need that since I cannot use more than six 1080TIs on one rig due to the required wattage

2018-01-11 15:46:49 UTC  

If I had a bunch of 1060s, I'd probably swap it out and use them on this motherboard since the 1060 uses far less wattage and I could use all 13 gpu ports

2018-01-11 15:54:54 UTC  

Gotcha that makes sense

2018-01-11 17:53:29 UTC  

Question. I have an extra 1080TI that I do not have a power cord for. It takes a 8 pin and a 6 pin auxiliary. Would it hurt the card to use an 8 pin power cord and an additional 6 pin power cord plugged into the auxiliary, both using separate VGA ports on my power supply?

2018-01-11 17:58:23 UTC  

I don't understand the question

2018-01-11 18:02:05 UTC  

So a 1080TI card has two power ports. One requires an 8 pin and the other is an auxiliary power port that is also required. See here:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/396504026210107393/401073297657430026/geforce-gtx-1080-ti-pci-e-power-connectors.jpg

2018-01-11 18:02:39 UTC  

My power supply came with 5 power cords that have a six pin and an eight pin on one end, and the other end plugs into my power supply.

2018-01-11 18:03:19 UTC  

The power supply also came with 3 power cords that have just an 8 pin on the end, no 6 pin.
It also came with 3 power cords that have just a 6 pin on the end, no 8 pin.

2018-01-11 18:03:54 UTC  

So my question is, since I am one cord short, would it damage my card if I used two cords, one 6 pin and one 8 pin, and plugged them both into the card and into my power supply.

2018-01-11 18:04:29 UTC  

I'm 90% confident that it won't damage it by overdrawing power, but I just want to see if anyone has any extra information just in case

2018-01-11 18:10:14 UTC  

I'm pretty sure that if the cords fit into the holes it'll work

2018-01-11 18:28:07 UTC  

@here
Okay everyone. Just got off the phone with NVIDIA support. Turns out that you can indeed connect two separate power cords to a 1080TI in order to power it without damaging your card. Just sharing for future reference.

2018-01-11 18:31:15 UTC  

Thank you, @Jossur Surtrson . The first "everyone" post I've seen that's actually _useful. LOL

2018-01-12 02:05:29 UTC  

My PC runs off of 1000W but it's not for mining

2018-01-12 02:05:48 UTC  

It's for autistically high FPS in vidya

2018-01-12 02:06:15 UTC  

my PC does what I need to for vidya

2018-01-12 02:06:27 UTC  

All I play are EU4, Skyrim and The Sims

2018-01-12 02:06:39 UTC  

virgin """acceptable""" framerate vs chad 144fps max settings

2018-01-12 02:07:01 UTC  

Core i5-6600K, GTX1060, 32GB DDR4

2018-01-12 02:07:29 UTC  

i7 5960x overclocked to 4.5GHz, 64GB DDR4, 2x GTX 1080 in SLI

2018-01-12 02:07:46 UTC  

I'm overclocked to I think 4.1

2018-01-12 02:07:54 UTC  

yeah but you're a threadlet

2018-01-12 02:08:01 UTC  

You've got 4 and I've got 16

2018-01-12 02:08:04 UTC  

:^)

2018-01-12 02:08:09 UTC  

Tru

2018-01-12 02:08:21 UTC  

but I didn't pay for anything except the graphics card

2018-01-12 02:08:41 UTC  

just fucking with you man, I can't afford to blow my paycheck on PC hardware anymore either

2018-01-12 02:08:50 UTC  

That was when I was 17 and a dependent

2018-01-12 02:08:53 UTC  

lol

2018-01-12 02:09:04 UTC  

yeah I can barely afford food

2018-01-12 02:09:13 UTC  

So you would think I'd be thinner than I am

2018-01-12 04:57:21 UTC  
2018-01-12 04:57:50 UTC  

If I ever find myself in NC I'm going to stop by your place just to see that thing

2018-01-12 04:57:51 UTC  

Please do not take the name of the Lord in such profane language

2018-01-12 04:58:09 UTC  

@CatoHostilius Sry that was inconsiderate of me

2018-01-12 04:58:25 UTC  

It's ok

2018-01-12 04:58:43 UTC  

I need to quit being edgy with my vulgarities

2018-01-12 20:04:19 UTC  

how provocative

2018-01-14 05:24:09 UTC  

Killyourself