Indeed these cards perform really well…with miniZ 
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Hi everyone,
it has been a while since our last post here, but we did not forget BTG
We have been introducing other Equihash variants but also adding new features to miniZ.
Also, we started revising miniZ and looking for possible improvements in performance.
There is a new miniZ miner version v1.5q2!
v1.5q2 introduces some fixes to v1.5q (and previous versions), it is recommended the update to the latest version.
Download @ https://miniz.ch
v1.5q2 summary:
- (Hopefully!) Fixed slow start for some GPUs/rigs.
- Fixed failover pools.
From v1.5q:
- Improvements for 144,5, for RTX cards.
- Fixed support for 144,5 for 1050 2GB, on Windows 10.
- Fixed slow start for some GPUs/rigs.
- Added
--csvoption for log stats in csv format. - Added busID to
-cioutput. - Other minor bug fixes.
Check performances here.
For additional information check our Usage and/or FAQ pages.
Download miniZ miner here: Download - miniZ best Equihash miner for Linux and Windows
***** It is advisable to always download from miniZ website, and always verify the checksum. *****
Happy BTG mining!
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Hi BTG miners,
Thank you for using miniZ!
miniZ v1.5s is out with improved performance, including 144,5 - ZHash for BTG mining!
Changelog :
- Speed improvement for ZHash, and other algos. From 0.3% to 3% depending on algo and GPU.
- Kepler support was removed in this version.
- Flush console output on every line.
Few notes :
- When adjusting your GPUs settings do not forget to test it with
--oc1/oc2since it may boost your performance a little.--oc1/oc2changed for some GPUs and algos in the new version. For updated information read the specific topic on FAQ page. - We removed support for Kepler GPUs, in this version. You can use older versions. Feel free to contact us if you need support on this.
- On Download page you can find Cuda 10 and Cuda 8 versions (Linux and Windows). If you have RTX GPUs then you need to use Cuda 10.0 versions.
For additional information check our Usage and/or FAQ pages.
Download miniZ miner here: https://miniz.ch/download/
***** It is advisable to always download from miniZ website, and always verify the checksum. *****
Happy BTG mining ! ! !
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Hi everyone,
Thank you for your patience! A new version miniZ v1.5t is out! 
miniZ has speed improvements in the new version. All GPUs and algos have improvements, including for 144,5!
Also, in brief:
- Better support for GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1070.
- Improved stability.
- Fixed telemetry on Chrome browser.
- Fixed CPU load when mining Beam on Windows.
- Cleaner program exit/termination.
- Added –color and –fee-time to command line options. (see Usage page)
Download miniZ v1.5t here.
Few notes:
- When adjusting your GPUs settings do not forget to test it with –oc1/oc2 since it may boost your performance a little. –oc1/oc2 changed for some GPUs and algos in the new version. For updated information read the specific topic on FAQ page.
- On Download page you can find Cuda 10 and Cuda 8 versions (Linux and Windows). For Turing architectures (16xx series and RTX) you need to use Cuda 10.0 versions.
For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.
Let us know how it goes!
Happy BTG mining!
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Fascinating to hear that you guys are still squeezing out improvements!
Thanks for all the hard work.
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Fantastic job Batataverde! Your new version at least equals if not maybe just a bit of a better performance than Gminer.
Check out my GTX1060 with Oc settings
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Hi MentalNomad,
thanks for your message.
We think that there are a few GPUs that may be able to improve a little more.
We will continue to check it out, but it is true that it’s getting more difficult to improve.
Cheers
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Hi Blackbox,
thanks for the feedback!
Have you tried to use --oc1 or --oc2?
Let us know if this improves speed for your 1060 6B.
Cheers
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I will have to try… Thank you!
There seems to be a problem with miniz.ch right now.
unable to access the website with a security error warning.
It seems to require prompt action.
Thank you
Can I use your program with z9mini for equi144,5 btg mining?
Thank you
Hi ssong,
Thank you for your message.
Fortunately we noticed this at the time, and fixed it. It was being wrongly marked as harmfull.
All is fine now.
Cheers
Hi SanBox,
You can only use miniZ for cuda mining with NVIDIA GPUs.
Thank you for asking and welcome to the forum.
Cheers
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your support! A new version miniZ v1.5u is out!
miniZ has speed improvements in the new version. Major improvements for 144,5 !
https://miniz.ch/2020/06/15/miniz-v1-5u-is-out/
Changelog:
- 144,5 (BTG,…): major improvements for various GPUs. Up to 6.5% depending on GPU.
- Reduced memory utilization on 144,5 for all GPUs.
- Fixed connection latency issues.
- Added --ocX option for automatic tunning of the best kernel for your GPU and OC settings, for all algos.
- Added --show-mode option to show the miniZ kernel each GPU is using.
Download miniZ v1.5u here .
Few notes:
-
When adjusting your GPUs settings do not forget to check if your GPU supports oc1/oc2. If so it may boost your performance a little. --oc1/oc2 changed for some GPUs and algos in the new version.
You can also use an option for automatic tunning of the best kernel for your GPU and OC settings --ocX - available in all algorithms. For updated information read the specific topic on FAQ page. -
In this version we have stopped Cuda 8 support. On Download page you can find Cuda 10 version (Linux and Windows).
For additional information check our Usage or FAQ pages.
Let us know how it goes!
Happy BTG mining!
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Thank you for the hard work! I will try to bring more people to try out between the two! We appreciate it! I posted on Telegram and Discord
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Just FYI to all - miniZ hasn’t had many updates specific to BTG’s algos lately, but continues to be developed.
The latest has improvements for 144,5 on RTX 30XX GPUs.
Latest is miniZ v1.6x.
https://miniz.ch/2020/12/07/miniz-v16x-is-out/
Changelog :
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miniZ is now on version 1.8y. Versions 1.7/1.8 introduced and then extended support for Ethereum/Ethash mining, handy for those of you who alternate between BTG and ETH mining.
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