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Title: Advice on a 5700 rig build Post by: digital$ on September 22, 2020, 05:01:29 AM can you guys help recommend a motherboard for my build. have 7 ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 OC Edition GPU's was looking at the ASUS B250 but as this is my first build would appreciate any advice. thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Advice on a mining Motherboard Post by: fmz89 on September 22, 2020, 06:07:15 AM Gigabyte fintech, is way to go
Title: Re: Advice on a mining Motherboard Post by: digital$ on September 22, 2020, 10:43:40 AM thanks, yes i can get Fintech/gigabyte. question regarding risers..as these gpu's are pcie4 do i need corresponding pcie4 type risers or can one settle for the standard pcie 3 risers? guessing from a mining view there's no difference
Title: Re: Advice on a mining Motherboard Post by: fapar on September 22, 2020, 11:47:45 AM thanks, yes i can get Fintech/gigabyte. question regarding risers..as these gpu's are pcie4 do i need corresponding pcie4 type risers or can one settle for the standard pcie 3 risers? guessing from a mining view there's no difference This doesn't make any sense since PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 have the same pinouts. The standards are differ by increased bandwidth (data transfer rate). You can even use the chinese noname motherboards. However, branded motherboards (ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte) will be more high-quality but also more expensive. Title: Re: Advice on a mining Motherboard Post by: arielbit on September 22, 2020, 03:57:07 PM just get what is easily available, easily warranty-able in your location.
i have motherboard mining right now circa 2007-2008 model LOL Title: Re: Advice on a mining Motherboard Post by: digital$ on September 22, 2020, 06:58:06 PM thanks for all input, appreciated!...once assembly is complete will update with pics. if/hope things work smooth plan on adding another 7 cards but will have more confidence after this is up/running.
Title: Re: Advice on 5700 rig build Post by: digital$ on September 23, 2020, 10:16:19 AM another question..pls excuse the noobness :) I have several APW3 1800watt PSU ex Bitmain can these be used to power this rig ie. 7 X 5700 AMD ??
maybe adapter connectors or something - no idea! |