# Limiting resource usage with nheqminer (CPU / GPU, I'm new)

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/limiting-resource-usage-with-nheqminer-cpu-gpu-im-new/30401>\
**Category:** Mining\
**Created:** [July 21, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/limiting-resource-usage-with-nheqminer-cpu-gpu-im-new/30401 "2018-07-21T18:20:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![FurySh0ck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/furysh0ck/32/10423_2.png) [@FurySh0ck](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/FurySh0ck)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/limiting-resource-usage-with-nheqminer-cpu-gpu-im-new/30401/1 "2018-07-21T18:20:50Z")

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Hello everyone,  
I decided to start mining Zcash with nheqminer, using GPU (Intel GTX970 atm, I know it’s shit and I might change it soon) and CPU (Intel i-5 quadcore 3.2Ghz).  
For now, although my sol/s aren’t that great, I want to reduce the resource usage of this miner (or at least learn how to). Currently this is how I run:

CPU: **nheqminer -l [zec-eu1.nanopool.org:6666](http://zec-eu1.nanopool.org:6666) -u MyAdr/MyWorker1/YOUR\_EMAIL -p x**

GPU: **nheqminer -l [zec-eu1.nanopool.org:6666](http://zec-eu1.nanopool.org:6666) -u MyAdr/MyWorker2/YOUR\_EMAIL -p x -cd 0 -t 0**

Any suggestion on how I do that (limit resource usage)?

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**Author:** ![FurySh0ck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/furysh0ck/32/10423_2.png) [@FurySh0ck](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/FurySh0ck)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/limiting-resource-usage-with-nheqminer-cpu-gpu-im-new/30401/2 "2018-07-21T18:27:05Z")

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I accidently wrote “Intel GTX970”. Ofc that I mistaked it for NVidia…

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**Author:** ![CitricAcid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@CitricAcid](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/CitricAcid)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/limiting-resource-usage-with-nheqminer-cpu-gpu-im-new/30401/3 "2018-07-21T19:23:40Z")

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CPU mining Zcash is wasting your time and power… using NHQ is also a waste of time a resources since it is a dead mining software

You want to use Claymore for AMD and EWBF for Nvidia

To reduce resources install MSI afterburner

CPU mining, use NiceHash