Linux based OS, like NiceHash OS (NHOS) for example, does not reserve a GPU’s VRAM for its own use. Some Windows users might already have issues with mining Ethereum Classic as the DAG is a bit bigger there. However now that I put the frame-rate target to 85, it looks like we are doing ok now. Windows users will face the DAG limit sooner since the system reserves from 300 MB to 600 MB of VRAM for its own needs. And I am at a cross-road because 2 cards gets me right under the fps i want, where 3 cards gets me over it by quite a bit, but at the expense of heat and then them downclocking at 80C. The only thing I haven't sprung for yet is to put on custom water cooling, but I just do not have the know-how right now to be able to do it. I have tried more fans, different orientated fans, back plates, no back-plates, separators, suspending them by fishing line, lol. I've done literally everything I can to get these cards cool and I just cannot seem to keep the under 80 efficiently at full load over an extended period of time. I guess on the benchmarks maybe it just uses a lot more GPU power.Īnyways, I went into some games and set the FPS target to 85 and it does exactly what I want it do, just keeps the gpus for the most part not running 100%. The reason why I thought the framerate target wasn't doing what I wanted it to do was because I did it during a 1080p benchmark test.
