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Con Kolivas 13 years ago
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Q: Can you change the autofan/autogpu to change speeds in a different manner? Q: Can you change the autofan/autogpu to change speeds in a different manner?
A: The defaults are sane and safe. I'm not interested in changing them A: The defaults are sane and safe. I'm not interested in changing them
further. The starting fan speed is set to 85% in auto-fan mode as a safety further. The starting fan speed is set to 50% in auto-fan mode as a safety
precaution, but if a specific fan speed has been set, it will use that first precaution.
before adjusting automatically.
Q: The fanspeed starts at 85% with --auto-fan. Can I set it lower?
A: The initial fanspeed will always start at 85% unless you choose your own
value with --gpu-fan. In this case it will use the value you give it with
--gpu-fan as the first fanspeed, but it will also use this as the maximum fan
speed unless overheat is detected.
Q: Why is my efficiency above/below 100%? Q: Why is my efficiency above/below 100%?
A: Efficiency simply means how many shares you return for the amount of work A: Efficiency simply means how many shares you return for the amount of work
you request. It does not correlate with efficient use of your hardware, and is you request. It does not correlate with efficient use of your hardware, and is
a measure of a combination of hardware speed, block luck, pool design and other a measure of a combination of hardware speed, block luck, pool design and other
factors. factors
Q: What are the best parameters to pass for X pool/hardware/device. Q: What are the best parameters to pass for X pool/hardware/device.
A: Virtually always, the DEFAULT parameters give the best results. Most user A: Virtually always, the DEFAULT parameters give the best results. Most user
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Q: Which ATI SDK is the best for cgminer? Q: Which ATI SDK is the best for cgminer?
A: At the moment, versions 2.4 and 2.5 work the best. If you are forced to use A: At the moment, versions 2.4 and 2.5 work the best. If you are forced to use
the 2.6 SDK, -v 1 might help, along with not decreasing your memory clock speed. the 2.6 SDK.
Q: I have multiple SDKs installed, can I choose which one it uses? Q: I have multiple SDKs installed, can I choose which one it uses?
A: Run cgminer with the -n option and it will list all the platforms currently A: Run cgminer with the -n option and it will list all the platforms currently

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