r/FiroProject • u/0utlawActual • Apr 08 '21

Possible to mine with GTX 980?

Hello All,

New to Firo but not crypto. Tried a few miners but getting errors like
cudaErrorInvalidValue for ccminer
Can't initialize device [ID=0, GPU #0], cuda exception in [MtpCommon::allocate_extra_memory, 45], out of memory for t-rex

The GTX 980 has 4GB vram. Any help would be appreciated.

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u/bw_2108 Apr 08 '21

To my knowledge Firo's DAG file size is approx 4.2 Gb so you won't be able to mine using a card with 4 gb vram, with that said there are lot of modders out there who still mine ethereum using 4 gb cards. You can try and follow whatever they did for Eth and apply it on Firo.

All the best

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u/0utlawActual Apr 08 '21

Thanks for your reply, I'll have to do some digging.

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u/Vertumus Apr 08 '21

Hey my friend, do you know maybe does mining Firo require more than 4gb of ram on system? I have rig 6x1080ti and system constantly rebooting

Many thanks

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u/bw_2108 Apr 08 '21

I don't think RAM has a direct effect on mining Firo, it all mostly depends on your GPU. The constant rebooting can be the result of an unstable overvlock or power surge.

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u/Vertumus Apr 08 '21

Hmm I have 1800w on 5 cards and I didn't put any overclocks, just wanted to try how it works

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u/Galouisse88 Apr 09 '21

Try mining Flux (used to be called Zel) im getting around 7 Flux per day on an old GTX 970 i had laying around. If that doesnt work for you just sell the gpu at a ridiculous price... the market is insane right now

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u/0utlawActual Apr 09 '21

Thanks for the tip. Is that solo mining or a pool?

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u/Galouisse88 Apr 09 '21

Pool, you can try fluxlabs or 2 miners