I normally don’t post about every new release of Claymore’s miner, but this one is a bit different in that it’s probably worth your time to make the upgrade from whichever release you currently have installed on your rig(s). Version 11.0 of the popular miner was released about a week ago, and I’ve been running […]
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Claymore v11.0 yields performance increase, more dual-mining options
February 15th, 2018 
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Linux Meltdown/Spectre patch destroys mining hashrates, here is the fix
January 12th, 2018 CryptoBadger If you rebooted your linux-based mining rig at some point in the last couple days, you may have noticed that your mining hashrate was drastically lower after your system restarted. What happened? Turns out a kernal update designed to patch the Meltdown & Spectre vulnerabilities present in Intel CPUs was deployed on January 9th, and […]
Asus to release mining motherboard with 19 PCIe slots
August 22nd, 2017 CryptoBadger Asus has announced plans to release a motherboard aimed squarely at cryptocurrency miners. The new mainboard will be dubbed the B250 Expert Mining and features a whopping 19 PCIe slots. In addition to theoretical support for up to 19 GPUs, the board features a unique power setup and diagnostic tools designed to make troubleshooting initial […]
New AMD Vega GPUs yield disappointing mining performance out of the box
August 15th, 2017 CryptoBadger Reviews of AMD’s new Vega GPUs are starting to become available from reputable sources, and early mining test results don’t look great. Tom’s Hardware posted a first look of a Radeon RX 64 Vega (8GB) card yesterday, and only managed to hit 30.9 MH/sec on the latest version of Claymore’s miner. That’s comparable to performance […]
Recent Ubuntu release causing issues with AMD 17.x drivers
August 14th, 2017 CryptoBadger Update 8/27: Reports are coming in that this issue has been resolved with the latest AMD drivers (17.30-465504). Reader Zelda brought this advisory from AMD to my attention: it describes some serious issues with Ubuntu 16.04.3 and the latest (17.x) versions of AMD’s GPU drivers. Some of you have written in recently describing black screens […]
TP-Link’s HS110 Smart Plug: the mining rig accessory you didn’t know you needed
June 22nd, 2017 CryptoBadger Last weekend, I took a few days to visit with family in another state. Shortly after arriving, I noticed that I had an alert from nanopool.org indicating that my mining rig was offline. I didn’t pay much attention to it, as I’ve received a few false positives before, and my rig hadn’t crashed in nearly […]
Dual mining with Claymore
June 12th, 2017 CryptoBadger If you’ve followed my Ethereum mining guide and successfully set up your own rig, you may have noticed that the Claymore mining software we’re using supports a dual-mining mode. The premise of dual-mining sounds great: mine another altcoin alongside ETH, ostensibly for free. Sounds like an easy way to increase profitability without any downside, so […]
Global shortage of AMD GPUs due to cryptocurrency mining
June 8th, 2017 CryptoBadger If you’re looking to get your hands on an AMD RX 570/580 GPU, you’re probably out of luck—at least for the foreseeable future. News outlets (even mainstream media!) are reporting that AMD GPUs are basically sold out globally due to tremendous demand from cryptocurrency miners. If you’re able to find an AMD RX 470/480/570/580 GPU at […]
My Litecoin story, or the build vs buy question
May 31st, 2017 CryptoBadger “I have some money to invest—should I use it to build a mining rig, or should I simply buy [insert cryptocurrency of choice] directly?” That’s probably the most common question I hear from people looking to get into digital currency. I was facing this same question when I decided to jump into Litecoin in early 2013. I’d done […]
ASRock to offer motherboard with support for 13 GPUs
May 29th, 2017 CryptoBadger ASRock is demoing a new mining-focused motherboard at this year’s Computex show in Taiwan (tomorrow through June 3rd). The new board is designated the H110 Pro BTC+ and features an incredible 13 PCIe slots (!). Click the image to the left for a preview. ASRock has long been a favorite in the cryptocurrency mining community. Their 970 Extreme4 was a top pick for […]
