ASRock announced today that they’re releasing a motherboard that is specifically targeted at GPU miners. Although ASRock is marketing it as a “bitcoin mining” motherboard, it’ll likely prove far more interesting to scypt-based coin miners (litecoin, etc), as bitcoin mining is now pretty much the realm of ASIC-based hardware. The H81 Pro BTC has 6 […]
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PSA: Don’t use GPUs to mine Bitcoin!
October 21st, 2013 
CryptoBadger With the recent price surge of Bitcoin, I’ve been getting a few messages from people asking about the viability of building a GPU-based rig to mine bitcoins directly. Don’t do that! GPU mining is only suitable for scrypt-based cryptocurrency (Litecoin, etc). If you’re interested in mining Bitcoin, then you absolutely must use ASIC hardware if […]
Tags: Undervolting in Linux via modified video BIOS
October 10th, 2013 CryptoBadger For a long time, I’ve held off on writing a guide about modifying your video BIOS for the purpose of lowering voltage. Undervolting has the potential to reduce power draw by about 50 watts per GPU, so it’s easy to understand the appeal—you’ll see a significant savings on your electricity bill if you’re running a […]
CryptoBadger’s custom mining rigs $76 off until 7/4
June 30th, 2013 CryptoBadger I just got a shipment of riser cables in, for those of you who were interested in purchasing a custom rig from me. I’ve also decided to take $76 off the purchase price of each rig until July 4th (or until I run out of risers again!), in celebration of Independence Day here in the […]
AMD 7990 GPUs available at Amazon
June 15th, 2013 CryptoBadger Amazon has some of the new Radeon 7990 video cards available. These behemoths are essentially two 7970 GPUs on one card, but require less power than two individual 7970s. That package should make it quite a good choice for cryptocurrency mining, if you can stomach the price tag (although it currently comes with vouchers for […]
WeMineLTC litecoin pool possibly underpaying miners
May 28th, 2013 CryptoBadger If you use WeMineLTC as your litecoin mining pool, you should take a careful look at your earnings. There have been an increasing number of reports from miners that the pool is underpaying by ~30%, either because the operators are intentionally skimming, or because the pool is misconfigured. You can read more in this Reddit […]
CGWatcher: A watchdog for cgminer
May 20th, 2013 CryptoBadger Ever wish that you could keep an eye on your miners 24/7? Maybe you’ve had cgminer inexplicably stop mining in the past, or you’re currently testing out settings that you’re not sure are stable—whatever the reason, it’d be nice if you immediately knew about issues that required a cgminer restart. Enter CGWatcher, a tool that […]
The altcoin explosion… and how to profit from it
May 6th, 2013 CryptoBadger If you’re following the cryptocurrency mining scene at all, you’ve probably noticed that there are digital currencies other than Bitcoin and Litecoin. Quite a few of them, actually. Bytecoin, Terracoin, PPCoin, Feathercoin, Freicoin, Novacoin… the list goes on and on, and it seems like there is a new addition weekly. The sad reality is that […]
Build your own Litecoin Mining Rig, part 5: Mining FAQ
April 25th, 2013 CryptoBadger In this fifth and final installment of our litecoin mining rig guide, I’ll answer some common questions about building your own rig, profit expectations, and mining in general. If you’ve read the rest of the guide and still have some lingering questions, you might find the answers you’re looking for here. Hit the “read more” […]
Build your own Litecoin Mining Rig, part 4: Optimization
April 22nd, 2013 CryptoBadger This fourth installment of our litecoin mining guide will focus on getting the most out of your hardware—finding the sweet spot between maximum performance and acceptable power usage (and noise/heat generation!). The tweaks that I outline in this article are applicable whether you’re using Linux or Windows. If you’re using the hardware that was recommended […]
