monero_cpu_miner
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Monero CPU Miner
IMPORTANT This list was updated 9/17/2021. Monero Mining is a fun hobby.
Goals:
- 15K hashes
- 220W
- >50 hashes per way
- $750 or less
- CPU 75C or less
- join a pool
Desired:
- able to run FAH folding
Parts
- Wraith Prism cooler included with CPU
- Video card - cheap card
Software
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server
- Enable huge pages
- sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=128
- vi /etc/sysctl.conf
- At the end of the sysctl.conf file add:
vm.nr_hugepages=128
sudo sysctl –system
- XMRig (running as service)
- StressCPU 2 (testing)
Progress
- Blue - peak 15,299 H/s at 75.9C, peak 76.1
- Tuned steady for Monero, won't run FAH
- Purple - peak 14,868 H/s at 75.5C
- Tuned steady for FAH, runs XMRig
- BigRed-Purple - Rig 2
- Still tuning steady FAH, running XMRig
monero_cpu_miner.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/08 02:52 by user