Is GPU plotting useful?
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Is GPU plotting useful? Since, the plots anyways need to be optimized again, are we better of using something like Xplotter?
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@rattle99 i have finished plotting 100tb and never used my gpu i know that is not very helpful but it all comes down to speed.. how fast do you want to stop plotting and start mining at full capacity. i also like the xplotter cause it can be Paused Interrupted and restarted from my understanding you cannot do that with gpu plotting.
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I updated the GPU plot generator (v4.1.1). It now comes with file pre-allocation when launched with admin rights, which greatly speed things up in terms of IO operations.
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@cryo Thanks! I'll try it in some time!
But, does it optimize while plotting?
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@rattle99 direct = optimized
buffer = non-optimized ur choice
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@HiDevin But doesn't the optimized mode take a long time?
This was actually my initial question, whether simply using some CPU plotter which optimizes as well is an equivalent choice or not, considering the time taken for both?
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@rattle99 The GPU plotter can create optimized plots in direct mode, and based on @cryo 's post, it sounds like he's fixed the issue that caused the major slowdown with optimized plotting in the new version.
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If they could figure out how to make it where we would not have to figure out all the numbers (ie. just click plot) like the AIO... this would be gold!
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@ProSportsPhotog Xplotter is pretty damn close to that - it only needs to know your ID, and where you want to start plotting - everything else is a tweak.
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@haitch said in Is GPU plotting useful?:
@ProSportsPhotog Xplotter is pretty damn close to that - it only needs to know your ID, and where you want to start plotting - everything else is a tweak.
Not from what I noticed. I had to try and figured out starting and ending. This is the last thing I want to do. And the AIO does this on it's own. I prefer a system get it right so I am getting everything out of the drive. As stated, if they could make a GPU system that is like the AIO (not a little like it, not a lot like it) but LIKE IT.. it would be a beautiful thing. :)
