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Title: PCIE expansion board Post by: wowc8 on May 16, 2013, 10:02:57 PM Curious if anyone has tried anything like this:
http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_backplanes/pcie2-460.php (http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_backplanes/pcie2-460.php) Looks like it would allow for using only one mb, processor, and set of dimms for a giant mining rig. Any idea what the issues might be if you ran one of these with all x16 slots used by gpus? Title: Re: PCIE expansion board Post by: lukasbradley on May 16, 2013, 10:10:31 PM I have found that over-the-counter consumer hardware is still cheaper. I encourage you to contact them, however.
Title: Re: PCIE expansion board Post by: Boxman90 on May 16, 2013, 10:10:34 PM Yes. For instance I see no power supply at the slots, so unless you are going to use powered risers you'll fry the hell out of your motherboard.
Title: Re: PCIE expansion board Post by: coincepts on May 16, 2013, 10:13:08 PM Those look awesome if they work.
http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_backplanes/pcie2-460.php seems to have power Title: Re: PCIE expansion board Post by: wowc8 on May 16, 2013, 10:25:16 PM Yes. For instance I see no power supply at the slots, so unless you are going to use powered risers you'll fry the hell out of your motherboard. I totally agree, but if I was going to run more than three cards I would need to use powered riser cables anyway. Would the motherboard be able to support something like this? Anyone try adding more pcie slots to there rigs? Title: Re: PCIE expansion board Post by: wowc8 on May 16, 2013, 10:27:05 PM Is this their store? www.buycyclonemicro.com Not sure, but I was just using that link as an example of one option. Paying 1k for a single board would be cost prohibitive, but I've seen boards on ebay go for under 100. |