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Title: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: jrussell on July 05, 2011, 12:19:05 PM Hi everyone, what are some good motherboards for mining? in terms of pci/pcie slots and price and brand? and how do you setup cards in none pcie x16 slots? ive seen some motherboards with 4 cards in!
Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: jrussell on July 05, 2011, 01:41:03 PM anyone?
Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: gnaget on July 05, 2011, 01:43:14 PM The motherboard doesn't really matter. I look for the cheapest ones that give me 3/4 pci-e slots. I have run into a small problem with one mb I got, where I could not for the life of me find a case that would let me fill all 3 of its pci-e slots.
Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: jrussell on July 05, 2011, 01:44:35 PM Is there any way to use pcie x4 or x1 slots?
Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: gnaget on July 05, 2011, 01:53:43 PM You could use something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158223&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Add-On+Cards-_-STARTECH-_-15158223 However, I don't know how you'd fit it into a case. Besides, there is no shortage of motherboards out there that work out of the box, so I would recommend sticking with those Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: kripz on July 05, 2011, 02:30:19 PM see pics in here and all will be answered:
http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=25625.msg318651#msg318651 http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad245/airdatasolutions/miner03.jpg shoe rack, dish rack, $2 asian shop. Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: jrussell on July 05, 2011, 02:54:32 PM Thanks all :)
Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: gnaget on July 05, 2011, 04:21:05 PM @kripz: I dig that, I think I'll convert all my cases to it... Question though, how do you clamp the boards onto the shoe rack?
Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: sabe on July 05, 2011, 04:27:19 PM If you use one of these, you don't have to use extenders (4 cards fit fine on these boards). I use them for the convenience.
MSI 790FD-GD70 ($) MSI 890FD-GD70 ($$) Sapphire Pure Black H67 ($$$) MSI Big Bang Marshall ($$$$) Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: kripz on July 06, 2011, 09:45:09 AM If you use one of these, you don't have to use extenders (4 cards fit fine on these boards). I use them for the convenience. MSI 790FD-GD70 ($) MSI 890FD-GD70 ($$) Sapphire Pure Black H67 ($$$) MSI Big Bang Marshall ($$$$) It cost more but more importantly, you have to fight heat as there's less than 1cm between the cards. Quote @kripz: I dig that, I think I'll convert all my cases to it... Question though, how do you clamp the boards onto the shoe rack? you dont. They just sit there, the pci connection drops through the grate. If you're worried, cable ties. again, $2. Ghetto ftw. Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: grid on July 08, 2011, 11:52:08 AM shoe rack, dish rack, $2 asian shop. Great idea! Oh and as for the MB, I use these: AM2/DDR2: MSI K9A2 Platinum (4xPCI-E) AM3/DDR3: MSI 890FXA-GD70 (5xPCIE-E) Title: Re: Good motherboards for mining? Post by: Mobius on July 08, 2011, 05:36:04 PM @kripz: I dig that, I think I'll convert all my cases to it... Question though, how do you clamp the boards onto the shoe rack? Extra shoe laces |
