# Any miner for 280x R9 cards? Tried everything **URL:** \ **Category:** Mining\ **Created:** [October 28, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152 "2016-10-28T14:34:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@kings](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kings)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/1 "2016-10-28T14:34:24Z")
Tried everything (i think) and either crushes or 0 sols. Anybody found an AMD miner for those sweet 280x cards yet? ---
**Author:** ![devktor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/devktor/32/400_2.png) [@devktor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/devktor)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/2 "2016-10-28T20:37:09Z")
try this: > **[Open Source ZEC (ZCash) GPU Miner AMD & NVidia (up to 45 sol/s on RX480)](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1660023.0)** > > Open Source ZEC (ZCash) GPU Miner AMD & NVidia (up to 45 sol/s on RX480) > **[GitHub - eXtremal-ik7/xpmclient at version/zcash](https://github.com/eXtremal-ik7/xpmclient/tree/version/zcash)** > > version/zcash ---
**Author:** ![kings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@kings](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kings)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/3 "2016-10-28T21:18:37Z")
yep works found it already but thanx for reply 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/rph)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/4 "2016-10-28T21:40:53Z")
The R9 280x is in kind of a bad spot right now for zcash mining. It has 3GB GDDR5 which makes it poor for zcashgpuclient\_silentarmy.exe 0.2.2, which allocs 2x1745MB by default. Since that exceeds 3GB some of it spills to PCI-e/system RAM providing low perf (2x4.5=9 Sol/s). You can restrict silentarmy to 1x1745MB to prevent that and get ~26.2 Sol/s. With optimizations/a different kernel design it could likely go higher but most of the devs are focused on newer cards, and/or older cards with 4GB+ right now. So in the short term the R9 280x will likely be less efficient on zcash than it was on eth, xmr, etc. ---
**Author:** ![kings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@kings](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kings)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/5 "2016-10-28T21:52:48Z")
oh i will try chaning this to 1x1745 - where would i do that? yeah im old miner… i made this rigs 2 years ago for x11. but this miner works only for 1 pool right? it has hardcoded coinsforall ? ---
**Author:** ![rph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/rph)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/6 "2016-10-28T22:02:27Z")
set instances=“1”; in the config.txt and use version 0.2.2+. I’m getting 25-26 Sol/s with that. ---
**Author:** ![rph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/rph)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/7 "2016-10-28T22:03:58Z")
RE your other question, I’m not sure if you can use it with a different pool, haven’t tried that yet. ---
**Author:** ![kings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@kings](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kings)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/8 "2016-10-28T22:25:33Z")
ok btw - 0.1 ZEC minimum is too much thats why i think of switching this pool ---
**Author:** ![weertje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@weertje](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/weertje)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/9 "2016-10-29T20:00:29Z")
so will work on window 8.1? Linux? 26 sol ? (zcashclient-0.2.2 set instances=“1”; ) planning to buy tomorrow 4x R9 280x. (380 euro) just go for the 2x RX 470? (425 euro) ---
**Author:** ![t2yax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@t2yax](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/t2yax)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/10 "2016-10-29T20:01:30Z")
Keep electric price in mind ---
**Author:** ![enriquium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@enriquium](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/enriquium)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/12 "2016-11-03T22:15:13Z")
I am using a 280x card with Genoil. Getting 18 sol.s ---
**Author:** ![cascadiacrypto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/cascadiacrypto/32/745_2.png) [@cascadiacrypto](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/cascadiacrypto)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/13 "2016-11-03T22:31:43Z")
I have a 280 rig going using Zogminer. ---
**Author:** ![Enoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/57b2e6/32.png) [@Enoch](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Enoch)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/14 "2016-11-03T23:07:37Z")
Try this solution (windows), my card is similar: > [@Zcash mining with AMD FX 8350 + AMD 7950 GPU](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-mining-with-amd-fx-8350-amd-7950-gpu/6508/11): > > AMD 7950 3GB with Genoil 0.6 ~ 25-30 sol/s [image] genoil.exe -c [stratum.zcash.nicehash.com:3357](http://stratum.zcash.nicehash.com:3357) -u t1Mm9bhJmHaKdTNm71JtKgDiCyzodo3FSno -p x -i 19 -w 16 -k zec zec if someone glad the hint pls mine 10mins for me! blush ---
**Author:** ![neo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neo](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/neo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/15 "2016-11-05T07:09:54Z")
R9 280x 51-53sol/s. Heavy undervolt (987mV), overclock, timings are tighter thanks to the stilt and thanks to claymore for the miner. ---
**Author:** ![ndjurovic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/ndjurovic/32/2045_2.png) [@ndjurovic](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ndjurovic)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/16 "2016-11-05T08:35:26Z")
Hi neo, can you post your setup here please, I believe there are many interested to clone your solution. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![neo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neo](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/neo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/17 "2016-11-05T11:06:51Z")
My bios are modded and timings are tightened. You have to push your card until it breaks. So far it breaks above 1075 and 1550 at 987mV. I dont want to change the voltage. A lot cooler running at this low. Windows 7 and latest drivers. My other cards only reach 48-50sols. ---
**Author:** ![newmzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@newmzy](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/newmzy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/18 "2016-11-05T14:44:24Z")
The new claymore zec miner is apparently fantastic with the 280X - like 45 sol/s ---
**Author:** ![kings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@kings](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/kings)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/19 "2016-11-06T14:33:37Z")
yep claymore rocks 43 average ---
**Author:** ![weertje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@weertje](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/weertje)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/any-miner-for-280x-r9-cards-tried-everything/4152/20 "2016-11-06T21:34:24Z")
- bios memory update? standard vapor-x R9 280x 39 M/h