Mining Machine Q&A
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A: Mining requires at least a GPU/CPU combined with hardware storage.
Q: What is the difference in efficiency between using CPU and GPU for plotting?
A: Both CPU and GPU can be used for plotting, but in terms of efficiency, GPU is significantly more efficient. Using a GPU will allow farmers to complete the plotting process faster, reducing resource consumption and improving overall performance.
A: For mining, SSD (Solid-State Drive) is required, as it supports high-speed random read/write operations. HDD (Hard Disk Drive) is not suitable for mining, as it can only handle a limited amount of data—approximately 200GB per disk—making it inefficient for large-scale mining operations. Therefore, HDDs cannot participate effectively in the mining process.
Q: What are the current bandwidth requirements? A: Storage servers need at least 20 Gbps of bandwidth, and each node requires a minimum of 200 Mbps of bandwidth.
Q: Which series of graphics cards are supported? Does it support AI cards and enterprise-level Nvidia graphics cards? A: Oula's mining software theoretically supports Nvidia 2080 series and above for mining. The performance of Nvidia AI cards and enterprise-level graphics cards should be verified based on actual conditions.
Q: Which operating systems are supported for running the mining software? Does it support mining in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)? A: Currently, Oula's mining software only supports Linux systems.
Q: Is a VPN required? How should DNS be configured? A: A VPN is not required.
Q: What is the minimum hardware configuration required for mining? A: Please refer to the for the recommended hardware configuration.
