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Title: GPU splitters/cluster connections.... Post by: couture on May 15, 2017, 08:19:03 AM Does anyone know if using a splitter or cluster connector works for adding more gpus to a mining rig?
Surely if they worked we could all run 24GPU rigs off one 6port mobo? I therefore assume it's not possible Has anyone tried this? Title: Re: GPU splitters/cluster connections.... Post by: un4given on May 15, 2017, 10:36:10 AM Does anyone know if using a splitter or cluster connector works for adding more gpus to a mining rig? often the OS is the bottleneck of GPU's per Rig.Surely if they worked we could all run 24GPU rigs off one 6port mobo? I therefore assume it's not possible Has anyone tried this? Splitter is working, i've got a 3x splitter and it works perfectly fine on a 4 pcie mobo. Title: Re: GPU splitters/cluster connections.... Post by: Ambros on May 15, 2017, 10:42:26 AM Does anyone know if using a splitter or cluster connector works for adding more gpus to a mining rig? often the OS is the bottleneck of GPU's per Rig.Surely if they worked we could all run 24GPU rigs off one 6port mobo? I therefore assume it's not possible Has anyone tried this? Splitter is working, i've got a 3x splitter and it works perfectly fine on a 4 pcie mobo. Can you give us any further informations about the mobo and the splitter? Title: Re: GPU splitters/cluster connections.... Post by: couture on May 15, 2017, 07:57:23 PM I was thinking of a splitter - something like this:
http://amfeltec.com/products/flexible-x4-pci-express-4-way-splitter-gpu-oriented/ And mobo to be something like the ASUS H81M Plus with 1no 16xpci and 3no 1xpci Title: Re: GPU splitters/cluster connections.... Post by: bathrobehero on May 15, 2017, 08:37:28 PM I was thinking of a splitter - something like this: http://amfeltec.com/products/flexible-x4-pci-express-4-way-splitter-gpu-oriented/ And mobo to be something like the ASUS H81M Plus with 1no 16xpci and 3no 1xpci Those are super expensive as far as I know. It has been said that you'd need both a custom mobo BIOS and a modified OS to even have a chance of addressing more than 6-8 cards. Title: Re: GPU splitters/cluster connections.... Post by: jwarren81 on May 15, 2017, 09:33:57 PM I've gotten quotes from that company as I had the same interest. It is quite expensive to go past the 7-8 cards and they will tell you, it takes server based motherboards and processors to address all of the video cards as well as specialized OS and software. Sadly not cost effective for the average miner and the ROI wouldn't be worth it IMO.
Title: Re: GPU splitters/cluster connections.... Post by: couture on May 15, 2017, 09:41:40 PM mmm thanks all for input
if its not cheaper than a mobo + ram + psu etc etc then obv not a lot of point Im thinking of picking up the ASUS mobo as above as theyre pretty cheap and 4 gpu per that board should do okay :) |