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Title: Extenders for 890FXA UD5 Post by: seamusmcaffrey on April 08, 2013, 03:58:03 PM Hello, setting up a rig and was going to grab a Gigabyte 890FXA UD5 from a friend; I'm trying to figure out what kind of extenders I need for this board as it's been difficult to sift through everything. I have a 6970 and 2-3 5850s on their way for this rig.
Could someone hook me up with some product links on what I should be looking for? I assume x16 to x16 but it's unclear if it should be powered, etc etc. Thanks! Title: Re: Extenders for 890FXA UD5 Post by: spinx on April 08, 2013, 11:04:45 PM Hi if you have 4 or less cards you dont need powered risers, have a look at this one, i have 4 pcs thats working.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flexible-PCI-E-PCI-Express-cable-x16-Riser-Card-Extender-For-micro-case-PC-/310646592754?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160 Title: Re: Extenders for 890FXA UD5 Post by: seamusmcaffrey on April 09, 2013, 01:22:47 AM alright, will do. have any recommendations for psu requirements? i'm getting conflicting advice from various corners of the web..
Title: Re: Extenders for 890FXA UD5 Post by: spinx on April 09, 2013, 08:56:00 AM alright, will do. have any recommendations for psu requirements? i'm getting conflicting advice from various corners of the web.. My 2 cents would be: *A known brand like Corsair, OCZ, Antec etc. *Calculate your total peak usage, and from this number chose a PSU that would have a 75% load for 100% system usage. Example, your system needs 750W at peak, then you go with a 1000W PSU. *80+ Silver / Gold / Platinum Title: Re: Extenders for 890FXA UD5 Post by: seamusmcaffrey on April 09, 2013, 01:09:06 PM alright that's what i ended up doing as closely as possible. peak usage should be no more than 850 (less, really) and I got a 1050w psu. I can tweak settings to reduce power consumption if i need but it should be less than that unless i upgrade all the gpus to 7950s haha
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