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    Does anyone do mining with their R4?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by hypertek, Aug 24, 2017.

  1. hypertek

    hypertek Notebook Consultant

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    Hello guys..
    A bit of a new idea to me. .I travel for work so im always in hotel rooms, a friend of mine suggested that I could probably use my R4 to do mining while im away for work..

    Not having to pay for electricity in the hotels and using their wifi was one of the pros to it. ANyways im not too familar with it, so im doing research about it. If its worth even doing. etc, Just curious if anyone does it
     
    hypertek, Aug 24, 2017
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  2. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Read http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/inno3d-warns-that-mining-can-break-warranty-on-their-gpus.html
    Expect BGA mobile graphics is more fragile aka haven't equal good cooling as in desktops.
     
    Papusan, Aug 26, 2017
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  3. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    This user got some really good temps and setup for mining using the R4. He is using the Graphic amplifier in addition to his R4. Check it out in the link.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...lienware-17-r4-repasted.806678/#post-10560073
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Aug 26, 2017
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    13r3 user checking in, I don't have the heart to go dual like he did but I am mining on an AGA with an RX580, needed the AMD card for VM work and so I figured why not.
     
    Sentential, Aug 31, 2017
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    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    How much MH?
     
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    Sentential Notebook Evangelist

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    Haven’t touched it and it’s a **** Hynix card I picked up at Best Buy on a whim. 22MH which I believe is correct for a stock RX580 8Gb

    EDIT: Just flashed the BIOS and I am at 29MH/s now
     
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  7. Rengsey R. H. Jr.

    Rengsey R. H. Jr. I Never Slept

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    Dame nice. Would you PM me with the bios? I want to get the same result.
     
    Rengsey R. H. Jr., Aug 31, 2017
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    Cant PM BIOS files unfortunately but there are several guides the one I used was on reddit
     
    Sentential, Sep 1, 2017
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    Only if you want to kill your laptop.
     
    wacko104, Sep 6, 2017
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