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PCI-E Express 1x to 16x riser card with extended length USB 3.0 cable. These are the best of the best for risers. Highest quality available and the same ones I use on my own mining farm. No longer are you forced to run your motherboard inches away from a group of super hot GPUS in your mining rig.
Available choices include 12" (30cm)  24" (60cm) and  40"  (100cm) lengths.

Capacitors for additional regulation of voltage.

4 pin molex connector on board, SATA power adapter included for easy wiring from your PSU.  SATA power cable adapters are also on my site.

Compatible with 1x - 4x - 8x and 16x cards. You can use the motherboard side in any of those slots as well. Maximize your GPU capacity to save money!

No more waiting weeks for shipment from China.

Use these riser cards to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Grandcoin and almost a hundred other cryptocurrencies. If you have any questions or need advice, feel free to send a message anytime.

Occasionally we may run out of these for a few days, we have large regular shipments coming in. It shouldn't be more than 3-4 business days to ship in the worst case, we will remove the listing and notify buyers if there would be a longer delay.

Exact board layout and cable appearance may change, but the cards will always be the best ones we can offer. Picture may not be exactly what you receive, if this is a problem, please send an email before your purchase to verify details.

Thanks for buying




Payment options include Paypal and secure credit card checkout (also paypal)

Shipping should be cheapest using priority mail. If you have any issues with the shipping calculator on my site, please pm me or email me through the site.

I've been a seller on ebay for 15 years, the website these are listed on has been my business for four years.

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in usa if so 3 sols to me here. do u have a link to your webstore?

I'll post it the day I get them in stock. I don't want people getting mad or going to the site and not seeing the product in my list, and assume that something is wrong. Once I get these in stock, they will always be in stock. I'll have other style cables and power supply products soon as well.

Almost here, let me know if you need a bunch of them ahead of time! 

Asking for future reference. What length cables do you all prefer. These are much longer than usual ribbon cable extenders, and can be up to 1m long. The 1m ones are nice for the way I have my rigs setup, but shorter ones like 30cm and 60cm may work for others. The first batch I have coming in are 60cm, then 1 meter soon after. I also have ribbon cables coming in CHEAP in a few weeks.

Thanks!

Interested, watching. Any chance of something similar for 16x-16x ? 60-100cm is preferable, but anything longer than the 19cm ribbon is fine by me.

Why do you want the 16x-16x? As far as I know there aren't any companies making that right now, but I can try and find out. I should have both 60 and 100 cm versions coming in this upcoming week. Large numbers of them.

might be down for 20 of these to sydney, australia.. could you get me a price on shipping please?

Not till I have them, for a specific weight measurement.

No problem, if you remember, PM me once you do.. thanks

I'm down for 10 or so if you get them soon. Shipped to 44136?

Thanks!!

Never seen that kind before. Are these truly active/real usb type signal in between or is it just phyical usb cable connection only, like regular wiring?

Information updated and ordering turned on!
Orders start shipping Friday

It's a regular USB 3 cable, used as an extension. Not a signal converter. They are awesome, and let you make rigs with much better spacing than ribbon cables.

Using USB 3 for these... Great idea. Order just placed.

Thank you!

So you ordered a bunch of cables from Poton, and are selling them before you even have them in hand and have verified the stock?  Did I get that right?

No, I ordered a bunch of cards and cables from a few different manufacturers, and I'm listing them for sale so that I can get orders shipped as soon as they come in. I don't need them in hand, I've verified samples, and I've been importing merchandise for resale for almost 15 years. If there is some catastrophic issue, I'll simply refund all payments.

You guys are fast! I've sold about half of my first shipment since last night.

Has anyone bought received these personally? How long does the shipping take?

rickjames- if I order later tonight do you think they would be shipped tomorrow?

Thanks,
Boon

whats the advantage of these besides the extra length?
Im planning on trying to run 5 290's per board and have been reading about problems trying to get windows to see all the cards and people having to short certain pins in the risers to get it to work. Do these take care of all those issues? Do these cables meet the industry standard for load tolerance and insulation etc.. all it takes is one bad cable for the whole operation to go up in smoke?

side question to anyone: could you recommend a 1350w psu gold with 4 pcie 6 pin and 4 pcie 8 pin connectors? ( will a 1350w be enough for 4 R9 290's (non x) Tri X (sapphire) cards (and nothing else)? I was told they take ~275w each- have I enough headroom?

You don't actually do anything to the riser itself, the pin shortening process is with the pci slot on the motherboard with a cat5 or 6 cable. See https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=36061.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=36061.0) for more info on this.. As for the psu you might be better off splitting the load between two seperate PSUs and use an adapter from http://www.add2psu.com (http://www.add2psu.com) it's probably just the same cost if not cheaper this way and its less stress on the PSU.

You don't even need that adapter. You just need to jumper pins 16 and 17 on the second ATX connector so that the PS_ON is truned on. To keep from being on constantly, you can put a manual cheap switch on it from radio shack or whatever else or a physical jumper (piece of wire) you can remove by hand. All it is is a ground pin.

You're onto it mate, this is just for people that don't want to be messing about with wiring themselves but yes you're right that's all this adapter does.

or if you want to mimic that $19.99 piece of hardware, get a cheap relay that switches it and wire in between. Then you do not have to manually control on and off. Same thing, but with savings of around $18 :)

Just use a jumper on your PSU for the graphics cards and leave them on. You don't need them to reset when the computer does, and if you want to turn them off, you can use the switch on the psu itself. I never turn off the power to the cards unless I'm changing parts.

I start shipping tomorrow, Friday the 10th. DHL dropped the ball on this one, should have been here yesterday. Should be able to get all the 100cm versions out tomorrow, maybe the 60cm, no 30cm ones yet.

Just so your know, when I ordered mine, I needed to call DHL and give them lots of personal information, including my SSN, because of the value of the package and import/duties process. You might need to do the same. Also, you might get an invoice to pay duties, depending if customs screws up. I had to pay 5.3% import duties because customs erroneously classified mine as 854420 which is coaxial cables when it should be 854442 which is electrical conductors fitted with connectors (notice it's only 1 extra 4) as well as being duty free.

Also, PCI-E presence short mod is not needed with these. It is built in right into the small PCB. No more inserting wires to get your GPU to detect.

Thanks, I'm already an importer and wired up with them though :)
They aren't stalled in customs, dhl doesn't have a regular route through my area so they gave the packages to USPS without letting me know.

just out of curiosity, has anyone tested the 1 meter cables  (or other distances) and is everything within proper specs for the pci-e signal going over the usb cable?

I remember reading some concerns over this in the older threads when these first starting showing up.

i may have to order some 60 cm as i just don't want to wait a month for them to show up from china.  do you know how long usps priority to md takes?

Well, nothing you order from me will take a month !

Priority is 2-3 day. All the way across the country like that will be on the 3 day side.

Thanks!

Paid 0.17btc as per PM.

Thanks for the quick reply.  Is there an estimate on when the 30 cm will come in?  I picked up 20 through your website and have a deadline on a couple machines, need to know if i should pick up the longer ones if the 30cm are going to be a while.

Thanks!

These are spec'd to work with up to 3metre cables actually, so yes, 100cm shouldn't have any issue.

RickJamesBTC: Get your shipment in?

Ordered 5x 60cm versions today.  Figured, what the heck.. I can always lay GPUs on their side outside of my rig if too long.

What PCIe version are these?  1.1, 2.0 or 3.0?  Cause bandwidth doubles in each.  Most PCIe slots are 2.0 I know, but plugging into an x16 PCIe 3.0 slot should yield... PCie 3.0 bandwidth?

I ask because I also do some CUDA computations, which requires some very high bandwidth.  It would double my calculations is it is x1 PCIe 3.0 over x1 PCIe 2.0.

 I think you are right, the port would determine the speed. This is just an extender. Mining doesn't need the speed, and I'm not sure of a way to test that. When you find out, please let us all know!

Not here yet, just spent twenty minutes arguing with dhl about why they weren't here Wednesday. Won't be using them again unless I have to.

Theses won't give you extra bandwidth nor loose some, since the PCIe controllers are in the CPU and/or the Chipset depending on the platform you're using and in the GPU card, and theses controllers will set the PCIe speed this way : the actual PCIe speed will match the lowest PCIe revision of your hardware.
As USB3 wire are designed to support high bandwidth, I would expect theses risers to work well at 1x PCIe 3.0 speed.
I've ordered 3 of theses 100cm length risers, I'll tell here if they works well.

Can you overnight these? If so, I will take 5 of the longer ones!

In Stock!  1M version, lots sold already, more coming mid next week.

https://i.imgur.com/qywKAb1.jpg

Looks great!  Love the blue cable and teal-ish blue PCBs!  Oh man, I'm hoping that's the color I got!

Can you tell me that the 40cm ones I ordered today are that color?  (blue PCBs and blue cables)?  I'd really prefer those over the cheap-looking green PCB.  Your website has pictures of both so it made it confusing.

If the ones I got are green, I'll take the longer 100cm ones, or 1 meter ones in that pic.  :)


ALso, if I read it right, you also include the Molex-to-SATA adapter with each of these, correct?  My PSUs has 2 Molex, and like 12 Sata.

I don't have 40 cm ones, there are 30,60,100. I only have these so far, I'll add pics of the other ones when I get them. These do look damn nice :)

Each card includes the items shown in that pic.

Ha, you're right!  I ordered the 60cm ones, per order confirmation email:

PCI-E Powered Riser Card 60cm 24" USB Cable
60cmRiser   5   $17.99 USD   $89.95 US

Whichever are blue on blue, I'll take!  If all you got are the 1 meter (100 cm) ones, that's fine.  If the 60cm ones you are getting in stock soon are the same color, I may wait - but sooner than later I am for.  :)  Since, they are the same price.

Done !

Saw the change!  Oh man, what customer service...

* Place order on website.  

* Seller posts pictures of what he got in stock online, blows everyone away with how good they look.

* Buyer realizes he wants that color combo.  Tells owner to change his order.

* Seller changes order, updates with emails, and submits a tracking number in email.

* Buyer comes back and praises seller.  :)

Can you overnight 5 60's? Let me know? I am in NY.

Do these allow current to flow back to the motherboard? That's an issue I've seen with a ton of risers, which is easily resolved by modifying the ribbon. With these, I would not be able to make that modification if necessary. A ton of motherboards are being fried by the board being overloaded by current flowing back from the 12v line.

A ton? Show me links to that. Motherboards get fried when people run five or six gpus with unpowered risers each trying to draw 2-3 amps or more. Do you even understand how a powered riser works? There is no "current flow" back to the motherboard. The USB lines handle data, the molex provides 12v and 5v (converted to 3.3 for pice spec).

Seriously? You're selling a product and you decide responding like an asshole is the best approach? Why not try asking someone to clarify instead of assuming they don't know wtf they are talking about?

Here's more information on the issue, which yes, is an issue.
https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=10232.0
http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=2193.0

There's no reason for the 12v to be connected when you're added an extra powered 12v connection. That's the entire point of the powered riser. You're either burning up the board by drawing too much power without powered risers, or you're burning it in reverse if the 12v pin is connected at the board. This is why people are modifying ribbon cables to resolve this issue.

I wasn't being an ass, you asked a question about a totally different product. These don't connect the power lines. Power is supplied by the molex, I have tested amp draw on all the lines. There is no "current backflow". This is NOT a ribbon cable, but a usb cable. These are designed for this purpose.

any estimation on the 1 ft version?  Thanks!

The usb cable isn't carrying power. The draw will be depending on your card. For example, my r9-280Xs running hot each draw 2.6 amps at 12v with the fan running 100%. I've heard of some drawing 75+ watts, which would be almost twice that much. You really have to test your cards when designing power supplies.

If you say so bud. Confirmation that none of the 12v lines were connected back to the motherboard would have been sufficient. I'm aware they are different products, that's exactly why I had to ask the question.

You didn't ask, you said you had seen tons of motherboards fried with these risers. That's not true.

Yes, it appears I slipped in an errant "these" in my original question that did however reference ribbons. I've edited it for clarity, as I was speaking about risers in general, so sorry for the confusion. USB carries power obviously, so it's impossible to know if the 12v line is connected back without actually asking the question.

Standard USB signal cables carries power. This question was asked couple pages earlier if these were a PCIe to USB signal and back conversion, which it is not. The USB cables are just physical wires that continue the flow of PCIe signal between the two boards with no USB conversion. Hope that answers the question.

Thank you, I must have overlooked that when I read through the first time. That's what I was looking for.

And also for those that are curious about these boards. The lines the USB cable carriers would be the 2 differential serial data pairs, total 4 wires from pins 14 & 15 on B side of edge connector and pins 16 & 17 from A side of edge connector, for the TX and RX signals. If you are curious about any of the ICs on the x16 boards, since the ribbon cable style extenders have all pins (with exception of 12 V and/or ground for the separated versions) connected, these will automatically provide all JTAG and 3.3V lines. Since this USB style one does not have these lines, the  black IC on the board is the 3.3 V voltage regulator which receives its power form the external 4 pin molex connector, which has a 12V and a 5V line on it along with 2 ground/return lines. The capacitors are used for any noise cancellation/stabilization of the power lines. And since the JTAG is not used for our needs, we can just scrap them...

All that!

tried to order from the website- but doesnt ship to ireland?
how do i order 8x 60cm?

By pm or email, paying with bitcoin. International shipments need to be paid in bitcoin.
Thanks!

Irrelevant honestly. I've read those threads. I run GPUs which draw 350-400w per gpu on unpowered risers, some of them are 60cm long, all without issue. So do other folks with large farms in china and elsewhere.

The REAL problem is when your PCIE power rail is failing to produce enough current for the GPU's draw, so then it attempts to pull more from the PCIe socket. If the cables have varying quality, especially on the solder joints, you'll end up with the cable's 12v line acting like a fuse. If the motherboard is damaged from this, then the PSU is/was failing (likely the 12v rail), and/or it wasn't properly spec'd for the current draw.

Folks can't just buy a PSU that says X watts and presume it'll work. The important detail is the 12v rail *constant current drain* raiting. I have some which are rated for 27-29amps per GPU, and some which are 35amps per GPU. I match the appropriate rail with the appropriate GPU depending on current draw.

Coincidentally, it doesn't matter if these or any products "back feed"--that doesn't even make sense. DC flows in one direction, and there are plenty of diodes on GPU PCB's to prevent such a situation. You'd fry the tracer on the PCB before you fried a cable if there was a backflow issue. The tracer is thinner than the PCI riser cable. This is all supported by many of the photos, where the riser burns up at the slot--the current is drawing/trying to draw from the slot--likely, again, from a PSU lacking the ability to provide current. If it were a back-flow issue, the tracers would poof.

Not trying to hijack the OP's thread, but just provide clarity on a wives-tale.

Sorry, I meant when you are getting more in/shipping out :) , any idea when more are coming in?

I've got lots coming in, all sizes, and will have more orders when needed after that. I'm sorry for a few days delay on these first ones, all my DHL orders have been late. It'll be easier to say that there is a 3-5 day handling period before shipping, just in case. I can restock anything within a week.

sounds good, thanks for the quick update. I put in an order for 12 a couple days ago and was curious. 

That, my friend, needs to be in your OP and on the website as the selling point.  You'll sell out faster than you can take orders.

+1 to all this.  I didn't want to get into the back and forth, but I could not have said this any better!  There is no such thing as "back feed", DC current flows electrons from negative to positive poll (a lot of people think current flows from + to -, that's not true and you need to account for that when building circuits).

It's when the there is too much current being pulled from the PCIe sockets that burns them out, simple.  That's why I love this USB-solution he is selling!  All power is through the Molex, which opens up a new way to configure these machines!  It means you can now power the motherboard and cpu and ram in these Scrypt mining rigs with like a cheap 150W PSU (or just account for a little more on top of a dual PSU setup) and don't have to worry about the PCIe power draw (75W+ per slot).  I love it!

I already have been! I had to make extra orders in between my extra orders. I will update my website description to include something similar, thanks!.

Hi RickJamesBTC
Do they have pci-e presence?  I just read on this page that some mobo requires a jumper wire needed for the pci-e 1x slot else the GPU is not detected.
http://www.gobitgo.com/articles/1001/How-To-Correctly-Use-and-Install-PCI-E-Riser-Cables/

Regards
Jedi

Just got mine in, and they look goooood....  Ordered int he middle of the night Friday morning, seller saw my comments in thread and updated the order, seller shipped them out Saturday USPS Priority (cheapest method, $6.95).  Arrived here on Monday!  Must be close by me (New York).
 
Just posting because I didn't see anyone else say they got them.

Thanks again!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5S6mHYQs-60/UtRYqVFwZ8I/AAAAAAAAQYI/qr58lxOxPZU/w1128-h846-no/IMG_20140113_155911.jpg

Now, to try out this Bitcointalk Trust center...

That stinks...I ordered mine on Thurs and still no shipping. Think maybe cause I picked up some 24" and 40"?? Hope to get them soon. Everything else is ready to go. Looks like some nice stuff.

yes they have pci-e presence integrated right on the pcb

I really hate to say this, but I was bent over by DHL again. This shipment was already on the way by the time I figured out that I hate them on the other order. DHL sent me an email yesterday to confirm that I would be at my shop to receive the package today, and when I called them this morning they told me it was on a truck to be delivered today. I sat here all day waiting for them, got worried a little while ago and called again. This time they told me that both earlier notices were wrong, and that the order would arrive wednesday. This also likely means that the refill of shorter and longer ones won't actually get here wednesday as expected but friday. If anyone absolutely can't wait, I understand, and can send a refund as soon as you ask.

Sorry! Never using DHL again.

I had the same ones on order, but RickJames (the seller here) said all he got after being bent over by DHL was the 1m.  I asked him to upgrade mine to the 1m length, cause it was the same price, and I wanted to build now now now.  He did it, shipped it, and I got it.  Woot!

That was really the last of those as well. I'm surprised at how many I've sold in the past few days. No issue, I have ordered a LOT more, and will continue to get them in as needed. Just didn't guess correctly on the first shot, along with dhl taking their sweet time with my shipments.

No problem. I ordered a collection of the two shorter lengths last Wednesday. You communicated clearly in advance on this thread so I knew at the time fulfillment was waiting on a delivery. I also understand the issues with DHL (I stopped using them long ago). 

That said, I can't wait for them to arrive.  :)  All other parts are here waiting for the risers.

Thanks again.

Thanks for this info! I bought 12 from the group buy, but those were slightly different looking, and I need another 30 or so more. These look like they'll work just as well, and I like the thought of having a longer cable.

Hey how come you don't ship to canada ? i tried to on your website an no go for a quote. i was looking for 10 pieces.

shipped to zip h7h3b4

thanks

I do ship to canada, but it can't get my shopping cart to figure out the right amount. Just pm me your order if you live in another country and I'll get you set up.

Anyone waiting for an order, delays should be done, I'm expecting one order of cards tomorrow and I spent a few thousand bucks on express shipping from china to get all the orders taken care of. I may even have some left over after shipping them out! The express shipments get here Thursday, (again, one should have been here Tuesday) tracking has firm dates now, cards coming in all sizes. I'm very sorry for delays, I know it's important to be on time with these things.

I appreciate the continued updates, would it be possible for me to pay for overnight shipping if i had originally selected another type? 

These are only 1x - 16x can I still use them in my 16x slots?

yes. they will work in any size pci-e slot.

 Thanks!!

Overnight is too expensive to deal with, plus where I am it isn't necessarily true sometimes.

All shipments have arrived, most orders that didn't leave already will leave today!!

Out of 100cm I've got more coming in soon, I think I'm almost caught up!

order 1922 and 1865 are both going to the same place if it saves you any trouble.

Thanks for the update.

Thanks!


Sorry, back out of stock on the 1 meter version. People keep ordering large amounts!!  I already have more on the way, but they won't be here till next week.

I just realized that some of the orders I shipped out yesterday of the 24" risers did not have the molex to sata power adapter cable. You can obviously still plug the molex directly from your power supply to each card, but I know the adapters are useful if you have lots of cards running.

I am ordering cables immediately to supply to anyone that didn't get them, I have a few extras in stock as well.

I just ordered several hundred of these from Monoprice with overnight shipping to cover these, if you want to order them yourself or have extras, they are only about a dollar.
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=7642

If your order shipped yesterday, and you need those adapters, and your power supply didn't have regular molex 4 pin plugs that work in your setup, please let me know how many you need and I will send them to you immediately at no charge. I'm very sorry for this problem and in the future it won't happen again.

I really like the look of these cables. Are the ones without the 1 meter cable still available for immediate shipping? I figure I can just buy my own lengthier USB 3.0 cable.

Also, is there any noticeable difference between the green and blue models? Thanks!

Well... One is green one is blue? I have pics of each I can post up, it's really not a big deal. Most of them are blue, some of the little 1x cards are green, some cables are black and some cables are blue and some cables are white. They send me what they send me with the amount I've been ordering.

Both the 12" and 24" are in stock at this time for immediate shipping, although I assume they will sell out fast. More 40" ones will be here early next week.

Thanks for the response! I've placed an order!

Just placed an order for 2x 24". Are these currently in stock? Thanks!

Whats the longest usb cable you tested with? I'm thinking about putting the cards in a different room for heat reasons. I'm thinking of 15 foot cables.

I have 2m and 3m cables, but I haven't had a chance to test them yet. I'll update this thread when I do.

Order received yesterday in perfect condition. Thanks!

shipped from Oregon to Georgia and USPS estimated i would get them tuesday (5 days) but just checked and they are out for delivery today, awesome!

*edit*
Received today in great condition, they really are super nice. Thanks!, will order again.

Sadly you do not ship overseas?

You have to pm me and pay with btc, but I ship overseas all the time.

Please check your PM. :)

Total blackout shipping holiday today. I should get a calendar or something.

Lots of all models coming in this week, I've got enough coming in to make sure all pending orders are shipped and hopefully plenty of extras. Every time I get a shipment, it is everything I can get the manufacturer to produce and I'm ordering every DAY now, they are all sold out by the time they get here. 

Thank you all for the orders and the patience if your order has been a few days late.

1M version are working fine for 4 days now without any problem.
Product quality is really good, it definitively worth the money.

Is pming still a good way to reach you OP?

Hi there

thanks for your work ! I sent you a PM to make a checkout for France (12 risers), could you answer me please ?

Thanks

Just got my shipment notification, thanks!  I'm excited to get my riser cables.   ;D

Been wondering about this as well. Looking at setting up a full 42U rack setup with all the MB's on the bottom, and all the GPUs on the top.

Crazy busy today packing orders. I'll get back to everyone tonight. Nothing new can ship out today anyways, totally sold out, but at least two more shipments are coming in this week.

Just letting everyone know, if you are waiting to order these risers, do it now. Everything in China is shutting down for almost two weeks for the Chinese new year / spring holiday and I'm going to have very limited supply of these cards to last that period. At this rate, they will only last a day or two after the shipments stop coming. If I know how many I need ahead of time, I can get more.

Order before friday!!

All pms responded to. Most orders of 1m cards are shipped, except the last day or two. Those will ship when more orders arrive tomorrow and friday. Orders for 30 and 60 cm units that haven't shipped already will almost all ship tomorrow.

Thanks!

So many orders shipped! Only thing not in stock at this moment is the 1M cable version.

@RickJamesBTC, I saw your post on the other guy's thread, but he's closer to me. (I am in the Philippines.) But I got a question for you:

Could you show some close up pictures of the GPU, the motherboard, the power supply and the cables? Particularly at the point where it connects. I want to see how it all assembles.

Just pictures of how they attach to the cards and mobo?

Here ya go

https://i.imgur.com/ief1spfl.jpg (http://imgur.com/ief1spf)

https://i.imgur.com/Hr4r1ASl.jpg (http://imgur.com/Hr4r1AS)

guys these risers is wonderful.

but i need some help, I have these risers but not bought from here and i have problems with "drivers stop working" issue.

pc sometimes detect my whole 4 gpu but soon after drivers stopped working pop up appears. what to do? how to solve this problem, I tried everything i know. I use all my cards with 1x to 16x risers, p9x79pro asus mobo, 16gb ram.

drivers, format, port changing, bios default etc.

useful help will be donated humbly 0.015 btc. (I don't have much of it sorry for low value for your affort)

thanks.

I don't think you will find an answer for that in here, but if your drivers failed you will likely need to reinstall them. Only have one card plugged in while you do this, makes it easier. Please make your own thread about that problem in the appropriate forum section.
Thanks

Hey Rick:

I need to make another order.  What's your ETA on the next stock/shipping?

Only need 4 or 5 this time.  Any length will do.

I'm working on a way to offer free first class shipping, but honestly I have sold so many thousands of units with the prices and shipping I have now, I don't think people want slower shipping to save a few dollars. Everything I ship is with priority mail, which is fast, cheap and trackable. I also offer UPS overnight and 2 day if you PM me.

Rick,

I sent you a PM, can you please give me a quote for bulk qty.

Thks.

All pms responded to!

Just arranged another last big order to show up next week so I have anything you all need, however after that, it may be a dry spell!  Get your orders in soon.

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I would like to see that. Pics please, when you have one set up.

I'd like to see that as well. I'm using wire shelves and zip ties for now :)

Well, to my surprise, these seem to work fine with much longer USB cables.

I just set a rig up with a standard one 1m cable, one 2m cable and one 3m cable. All cards are up and running, no HW errors, no extra or unusual rejects. I really didn't think it would work, but it does!  I doubt I'll ever be selling longer cables, but if someone wanted to run extreme length rigs, it might be worth a try for you. Just make sure to order cables from a place you can return them if it doesn't work, and try a few at a time to start. Maybe I'll put a rack together with 120 cards per wire shelving unit instead of just 60!! :)

https://i.imgur.com/o9UVsVSl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MBwrDnyl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1DXa8bzl.jpg

12" riser extensions worked out perfectly

I want to make an order right now. Do you have any length in stock?

Edit: I placed the order (#2045). I hope they are in stock! :)

Almost made me miss my milk crate setup I used to use!!

What cables are in stock right now?  Looking for 10 risers myself.

Everything will be in stock in the next few days. I'll stop taking orders after this weeks shipments run out because it will be two weeks or more until I get more.

That is really shows the essences of scrypt mining; keep the cost down.
Good job!

Can I get an ETA on shipment date, order #2042? Thank you.

Please send an email or message reply to the website order info if you have a question about your order. Thanks!

Two - Three big orders coming in this week, with several hundred orders going out. Any older order should be handled tomorrow, but orders from the past few days may be waiting for the second shipment.

how much is shipping to canada?

I thought you said that 100cm ones are in stock and ready to ship. I replied to the website email -> I was hoping you would ship my order out today. Thank you.

Nothing apart from the 30cm size has been in stock for more than a day in weeks. I ship out orders as fast as they get here, with multiple orders a week incoming. Please email me if you have more questions. magicgrowing@gmail.com
Thanks!

^email sent. Thank you.

Price for 5x usb raisers shipped to UK please. Thx

Orders of anything other than 12" risers are going to be delayed right now. I've updated the site to show that. Shipments aren't moving like they should, things that should have been arriving this week aren't arriving until next week. If you need them fast, order 12" cards. Of course, they will likely sell out immediately now that I've said that. 

I did not oversell any of these cards, I have orders already shipped to me that cover all orders, there are just some strange delays happening. I'll be shipping a lot of orders out today.

If you want something shipped quickly, don't just go to the website and place an order, then send me an email that says you needed them yesterday. I ship orders in the order they were received.

Thank you all for the huge amount of orders. As soon as the factory opens back up I'll be back to fast shipping.

check your pm please

Order 4 risers from this user last week. Great price, amazing support and contact, and awesome fast shipping. Could not be happier. Would definitely recommend to others.

Great job!

I tried 15ft cables from monoprice with no luck. The cards where undetected. Looks like 3m might be the limit.

Chinese New Year, the country pretty much shuts down for 2 weeks.

Mono price doesn't have USB 3.0 cables that are male A to male A . If you tried it with a 2.0 cable I'm really not surprised at all that it didn't work, missing a few wires there !

I know they shut down for the holiday. I made a bunch of orders before that was supposed to start and they should have left the country, but didn't. On the way now, anything that I haven't already shipped should be here Monday.

According to the website:

"AT THIS TIME ORDERS OF THIS CARD HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED. SORRY EVERYONE! OUT OF STOCK ON THESE UNTIL AFTER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY ENDS."

When should I expect shipment of these riser cables if I order 6 pieces of the 100cm ones right now?

You can't order right now, I've turned off all new sales until I get them back in stock. Unreliable import shipments have caused me too many problems this week. After next week, everything will be fine again.

Coming back with more pics...

I am so glad you talked me into getting the 100cm ones that you had in stock a few weeks ago.  As I am waiting for my materials to arrive to build my framing, I wanted something up and going now.  So, I yanked an old 730x from the close, removed the old Nvidia GPUs and slapped in 5 PCIe USB riser cables from RickJamesBTC that I bought here, laid the GPUs on the floor, hooked up one of the 1350 single-rail GPUs laying around (causeh the factory 1000W Dell PSU only has 18A 12V rails that flip too easily for mining).

And...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lud9mS11MEI/UumDluqipRI/AAAAAAAAQ2k/0G01LgARb6o/w1185-h889-no/IMG_20140129_174103.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6eT2n-g6L0A/UumDosre3NI/AAAAAAAAQ28/EE84s73xVJE/w1185-h889-no/IMG_20140129_174124.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Sn1OEHvBoz0/UumYVMYJrUI/AAAAAAAAQ3k/aIMumgLygDw/w332-h150-no/ltcrabbit-730x-mobo-aticonfig.PNG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JewAPvGTvaQ/UumYVNjpEMI/AAAAAAAAQ3o/_hgS8634jDY/w568-h401-no/ltcrabbit-730x-mobo.PNG


Freakin awesome!

For the record, that motherboard is the factory motherboard from an Dell XPS 730x X58 H2C gaming machine.  It uses off-the-shelf ATX components.  We have a very large dedicate community dedicated to this special chassis.  I even setup a wiki for it a while back: http://730x.org  I'm kind of the expert on them (writing USB drivers for the old Nvidia ESA stuff, that this chassis has built in).

Anyhoot, that motherboard is an MSI motherboard that was made specifically for Dell.  It has 3x x16 slots, and 2x x1 slots.  You can find them on ebay for like $50 to $75.  "Dell 730x motherboard"  Make sure they are not "Dell 730" <- that "X" in the 730X means X58 INtel chipset.  A "non-X" means NForce LGA775 socket!

A virgin copy of LTCRabbit freshed minted onto an USB, booted, and BAM - all 5 GPUs mining away (no tweaks yet).

What's that R7 200 Series that you are running there? What exact model is that?

Nope, I have a 10ft cable running right now on a similar riser.

Woodser

10ft of course is 3 meters, which I already confirmed as working. I still don't think the guy with the 15ft cable had a usb 3.0 cable.

I want to know this also. What exact part number is it? brand/model/version?
I have not seen speeds like this on an R7 anywhere.

Can i order these Risers or are you out of stock?

http://www.magicgrowing.com/bitcoin-mining/pci-e-powered-riser-card-60cm-24-usb-cable/ (http://www.magicgrowing.com/bitcoin-mining/pci-e-powered-riser-card-60cm-24-usb-cable/)

currently out of stock, but new should be coming soon (as OP told me)

Anything already ordered will be shipped today or tomorrow (hard to physically pack and ship 300+ orders!)

After that, I'll post in this thread only how many I still have available, and turn the website ordering back on.
Thanks!

Watching for re-up on these puppies. Would really like to try one or two out :)

Rick, I realize CNY has started but do you know when you will receive your next shipment? I already ordered 4x 60cm, still need 6x 100cm!

I already have orders pending, I should start receiving hundreds of them every few days as soon as they start shipping again. Trust me, I wish I could get them faster. I may have some for sale later tonight / tomorrow when I finish up all my packages and count them.

I doubt that it is accurate.  I saw a screenshot the other day of a $49 nvidia card getting over 500 k/hs.  Sometimes when you first start cgminer the number is real high and then it drops to normal. I assume that is the case here.  But then again the other cards seem on par or even on the low side so I am curious to hear what he has to say.

I really want to believe this mobo can be had for 50 to 75 on ebay, but a search for sold or completed listing using "Dell 730x motherboard" returns items that were sold for $120-$300 going back to November. Anything in the $50 range is nothing more than a mobo tray.  Like I said, I WANT to believe this to be true, as I would gobble up some boards.  But it just doesn't seem to be the case on ebay right now...

how long ago did you grab the mobo?

Ya'll shoul calm down, regarding that R7 card with the crazy high hashrate. If you look at the screenshot, the miner had just fired up. My 7950's will show 1.3mh each if I take a snapshot right when they start up.

My R9 270 cards run 490-510kh. If an R7 card can top that, then I would love to know too since it's a totally different and lower platform.

What settings are you using to get 270s to run at 510??  I can't get anything stable above 440-450

How much is shipping for 4 x 60CM to Vancouver Canada?

And If i wish to proceed with order do i just order it on the website while you are waiting for shipment?

I received my risers yesterday and they work great! Thank you!

A few of these are in stock right now. Not many, so place your order now if you want them. If the website says they are out of stock, then they are all gone!  If somehow orders get through the inventory stop, I'll contact and refund the later order.

Thanks

In for 12 of the 60 cm versions. One note. Before placing the order the site said 18 available. After placing the order the site still says 18 available. Please confirm these are in stock and will ship out tomorrow. Order #2092.

Thanks.

Your order is fine. I've edited the stock level myself now, not sure why that didn't change on its own. Ok I figured it out, I need to find the setting that prevents that happening, but with only 8 left to sell it won't be a big deal.

Hi do You ship to Montenegro? :)

When I get more in stock I can ship anywhere, payment on international orders is by bitcoin only.

Cool. Thanks for the quick response.

I received my 24" cable quickly and everything worked great on first boot.  thanks!  will be ordering more when they're back in stock.

I would like to order 5 when their back in stock.

Installed 3 of them today, work like a charm. 

Thanks!!!

got my order today , worked like a charm  ;D

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I just hope to get them before xmas...

I think that last status is when it leaves the country.

On  a good note, an order of these that was sitting in an airport in china for two weeks has started moving. I should have these available for sale again by the end of the week or early next week !!

i bought 3 of these off your ebay, magicgrow...etc etc. i can't seem to get them to work, tried all 3. i plugged in molex, molex is attached to hard drive and psu. gpu isn't recognized in device manager. if i directly hook up gpu to mobo, it works. when i attach to your cable/card, gpu isn't recognized. help!

corsair 1200ax
12gb ddr3
amd fx 4400
2 @ xfx r9 270x
1@ xfx r9 290
asrock extreme 4 970 mobo

Are you sure you are plugging the little card in correctly, the notch should hang over the end of the pcie socket. Bad things happen if you turn it the other way. Have you tried them one at a time? Do you use dummy plugs? I'm sorry, I don't really mine in windows, so these are the only issues I can think of. Switch to xubuntu or BAMT, nice and easy!

yes, they are installed correctly with the little thing overhanging. i've only tried them one at a time. i have one dvi-d to vga dummy plug, has no effect. Also, plugging monitor results in 'no signal'

You sure you have the molex power plugged into the big card correctly? Can you measure the voltage on the red and yellow wires?

red 5
yellow 12.15
molex can only be plugged in one way
little white plug need to be plugged in? its not, hasn't been. went by your pics, pics show no white plug.

That's just an extra plug, the only cables I could get with the correct gender connectors at the time.

Have you tried leaving one gpu on the motherboard and adding the others via riser?

I've noticed the molex to sata power adapters sometime will push the pins out of the molex end when you plug them in. I didn't use the adapter as I had free molex plugs from my PSU.

I'd also like to reserve five of the USB risers when they become available...

RickJamesBTC, do the little boards have the shorted pin for the sensing of PCIe card? If not, that may be his issue as well. He may then need to manually add a jumper wire for that. Just a suggestion.

I bought 6.8 BTC (6k USD) in risers, without escrow.

Because of low stock he made a fast refund of 25%.

Fast shipping. Recommendable.

Yes, the little boards connect the presence pin at the 1x length. These work for hundreds of customers without issue, the problem has to be in his setup, especially if none of the three units works for him.

Would like to order 10 pieces when they are back in stock.

First make sure they work without the risers. Put the cards in right on the motherboard. If they're still not showing up, your cards and/or motherboard and/or OS setup are hosed. If at any point you have reversed the risers, you have likely fried things. If they work, then move on:

Second, sometimes windows has issues using GPUs which are only on the 1x pcie format, especially AMD-based ones. Reboot several times, they might start showing up one at a time. I've seen that solve it.

Third, don't use windows to mine, try an alternate setup. Try BAMT, for example.

I'd like to reserve/buy 10 when they get back in stock. Actually depending on shipping I may just order $250 worth.

Not reserving anything, I'll turn the items back on when they arrive, shipping immediately. Looks like Friday for 1m cable versions, next week for shorter ones. If anyone wants to order a large amount (100+ risers) contact me for the best deal.

i used the wires that came with my psu, got 2 of 3 gpu's to at least recognize. seems one of my 270x won't be recognized. yellow molex pin pulled out of the harness like flowdoge said. now to figure out the third...
i can get all three to recognize, but i have to leave one card in the mobo, in the earliest slot. i say earliest because it has to be first in line of pcie positions 1-3 of the 5 slots i have. Also, cgminer is un-usable, i get BSOD. again, works fine if everything direct to mobo.

Drivers: i have uninstalled, reinstalled in every possible combination: one card at a time, one card direct on board and one on riser, 2 on board and 1 on riser....etc, etc.

I have read i may need to jumper the pcie1x slot, but thats if i used the 1x. Don't know if I would have to jumper the 16x slots im using. Also read my board doesn't take well to powered risers.

In AMD Catalyst, I see the 3 gpus. Only the one on the mobo is enabled. Also, now I can't run cgminer with boards attached to mobo directly.

well, it doesnt matter now. 2 month old motherboard is officially dead. Will be buying a gigabyte board and post results when it arrives.

i posted in first post i wrote they all work attached to mobo directly. issue was heat.

You do not have to jump any wires with these risers. They provide the connection for the pci presence already. These can be used with any motherboard, as they simply provide a data connection for the wires required, and absolutely no connection to the power lines involved. These are not the same as the ribbon cable risers, which are often poorly made, or provide a parallel connection of power supplies across a very small wire. Sometimes when that happens, people try to connect two power supplies, which are both providing the card with power. If the auxiliary power supply is turned off in any way, the card will try to draw all of the required power through the motherboard, which is what you are trying to avoid with a powered riser. That's why people cut the wires connecting the power to the motherboard side. The USB style risers do not have this issue, it is not possible.

I've never heard of the issues you are having, however like I said, it really sounds like a problem with windows. You should try out the BAMT install, it is very easy, there are multiple guides on setting it up, and it is much more capable of recognizing multiple cards.

to clarify, i did not jump any slots.

Idk what the issue was, but ordered new mobo.  will b here 2moro, hopefully.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

after more forum searching, seems asrock 970 has some issues with gpu risers in general, regardless of powered/unpowered or OS.

OK,  I'm putting these up for sale now, orders will ship tomorrow or Monday depending on how long it takes me to package them. I only have 1m cable length units at this time. I had to raise the price temporarily, because I can't even order any more right now. I only got these because they were sitting at the airport for almost two weeks. I'll have more in soon, and I'll be lowering the price at that time. If you need them ASAP this is the only way I can do it.
Thanks!

http://www.magicgrowing.com/categories/bitcoin-mining.html (http://www.magicgrowing.com/categories/bitcoin-mining.html)

Received my 12 risers from this past weekend's order yesterday. Seem to be of good quality and 6 of them are working fine in a H81 BTC MB.

I'm very happy with the pro btc motherboards. I got them from newegg one at a time, but at least they were only $70. They work great, setup fast and have no driver issues. 6 cards on risers from the start without a problem.

Risers are selling FAST. I'll be sold out soon. After this, it will probably be at least a week until I receive more.

Agreed, the boards and risers are working great for me as well!

https://i.imgur.com/2NDpYfa.jpg

Sent you a PM earlier

to which boards are you refering with "the pro btc motherboards"?

ASrock, H81 Pro BTC. They are kinda hard to catch, I buy as many as I can each time newegg has them in stock. They work very well, and are only $70, with 6 pci-e slots.

Less than one hundred of these are left!

Hey guys, update time.

New gigabyte board came in. 2 of 3 gpus work on risers. 3rd needs to be on mobo, and it displays video but now it only hashes at idle speeds as engine and memclocks are permanently stuck at 150Mhz, like if driver crashed. I think card is shot. I know how to change the clocks via cgminer, catalyst, msi etc. I even re-installed drivers and windows. Also, will not be detected by windows while on riser, but detects while on mobo with other two gpus on risers. tried gpu in second computer as well with same results. going to exchange gpu at bestbuy since it's still within 15 days and let them deal with it.

I can confirm all three cables work, but I can't confirm all 3 work at same time yet. I'm sure they will, I don't see why they wouldn't. On to next 2 question.

1: Wonder if I can add a 90° 16x pcie for additional cooling, and rig component positioning purposes. XFX R9 DD series has exhaust slot that wraps all around gpu maybe be prevented from maximum efficient cooling by silicon of mobo or your adapter. Idk, maybe unnecessary, just an idea to try.

2: How many amps does the 4 pin molex draw? I would assume the mobo doesn't use or need the power it provides the pcie 16x slots, therefore the exact same amperage should be solely utilized from the psu, save for the itty-bitty data voltage running thru the 1x slot portion. Bottom line: I would like to hook up multiple cards on the 6 pin wire with 4 molex connectors that came with my psu. I don't feel like replacing my psu.

oh forgot one more thing, rickjamesbtc...
that asrock btc mobo u have, what are the 2 4 pin molex for, by the cpu? thinking about buying this mobo next time.

The extra plugs on the motherboard provide more power to the pcie slot connectors, in case someone were to use unpowered ribbon cable risers. Most motherboards aren't designed to run the 150+ watts that six gpus will pull from those slots, this one is. Using my risers, you don't need them at all. When you plan your power routing, assume that each card draws 25-50 watts through the riser card, and 200-300 watts through the pcie power connectors. That will cover the range of available video cards. Maybe the very big double cards use more, but I haven't tested them personally

All gone again!

I will probably start taking orders at normal prices soon for the next shipment, it will be at least the 17th when they get here and I ship them out.

Preorders are now live on my website!
Thank you all for the business.
http://www.magicgrowing.com/categories/bitcoin-mining.html

Hey, if I pre-order 6 usb risers now, when will I get them in Portugal? And how much will they cost in BTC?

International shipping seems to take a week, payment by bitcoin is the only way for international, and I just get a conversion at the time of the order. I'm working on adding a bitcoin payment option directly to my site, but that's not really my specialty.

Look into Bitpay
You can have a link on your site similar to a paypal link.

How much is shipping to the UK?

Thanks.

Edit/ I would want 5x of these I think.

That doesn't work with variables like shipping. It's ok, I think I've got it covered.


NOW ACCEPTING BITCOIN DIRECTLY ON THE SHOPPING CART!!



https://i.imgur.com/EI3LepBl.png



Try it out, let me know how it works. I have made several test orders, the fees are low and the transactions work perfectly. You need to follow the instructions, and I'm not sure what bitcoin clients it can launch. It will provide you a payment address and exact total, once you pay that total it will show in my system as paid.

No returns on Bitcoin purchases after shipping!

If I start having problems or not receiving payments, I'll turn it off. I think this should be solid though.

Ive used it before on another shopping site
All you really have to do is just paste your bitcoin wallet address into the space provided on the link.
If you have a wallet setup to accept those special links then great, but otherwise just do it manually.
Works like a charm.

Hi,
ordered 10x 1m risers, they made it to France in 12 days (5 days FR to FR, weird!)
Seems to work fine, but only tested with 2 GPU as I fried a CS650M PSU last week while powering 2 R9_290 : worked fine for 2 days, then...PSU dead (3 GPU into the case)

GPU : 2/4 Asus R9_290
MB: Asus Crosshair Formula-Z
PSU : Fractal Design Tesla 1000W (80+ Gold)
I first tested with risers unpowered, it didn't boot
When powering risers through molex it's working very nice, however after 2 hours of testing, when putting cards back on the mobo, I noticed they were VERY hot, like really hotter than when into the case. I have to try unplugging the molex connected to the mobo to see if they get cooler.

Will definitely order more for next upgrade

4x Sapphire R9 290 OC'd to 1000/1350 for 880KH/s each, coupled to an Asus P8Z77 WS (didn't bother turning anything off) and a Celeron G465 with 4Gb of RAM, draw 1420W at the wall with a 1500W Enermax Platimax (80+Platinum with 92% efficiency at that load on 230V). The actual draw is about 1306W for the PSU to supply, so it's at about an 87% load.

Don't even try running 4x R9 290 with only a 1000W PSU. If you're lucky you might be able to do it with a good 1350W PSU, but it would still be close to 100% load, not good for the life of the equipment.

@RickjamesBTC: I finally got the notice for the order to be delivered from the Post office, so it took a bit more than 2 weeks from order to arrive. Are you thinking about other shipping methods as well?

These are powered risers, I don't know how many times I can say it, they have to be plugged in to work!!  What are you talking about cards on the motherboard were hot? What molex plugged into the motherboard? Something isn't adding up here.

I try not to make any money on shipping, so the price is what it is. If people want to pay $100 or more for international express shipping with FedEx or even usps still, I can do it. When I offer the first shipping rate it is the cheapes option.

To me the advantage of USPS over Fedex/UPS is that you have a good chance of avoiding import taxes, that easily amount to 25% of the price of items+shipping.

I also got 5*1m ones to France in about 10 days.

Okay, I won't try again to use these without molex plugged-in !
The cards seemed hotter to me than when I use them into the case : maybe it's just a better global cooling into the case (with 2 cards max of course, this case also has 11 fans, including CPU fans)
The extra-molex plugged into the motherboard is the one supposed to power PCI-Express cards. I think it's useless when using external powered risers, and it could be safely removed to avoid an overpower issue
Re-reading your previous posts, I understand it IS useless to use extra-molex on the motherboard when using powered risers, as you stated speaking about the BTC-Pro motherboard with 2 extra-molex.

Yes it's useless but there is no such thing as "overpower", the components take what they need and "leave the rest". Now some miners add fans to their cards/rigs even in open air configs, moving air around the cards can provide benefits, they're not designed for "open air" and the main reason we use such config is because cramming them together in a case is plain impossible, and when sandwiched they heat up.

My rig stopped working while I was gone today. I stopped getting any video at all. I went through the cards, risers, etc. and ended up removing one of the cards from the setup. Afterwards everything started working again. I noticed the riser seems to have possible soldering issues. The circled part is what I think is faulty. I included pics below if they show up:

https://i.imgur.com/j6CGW7Cl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rQb6brvl.jpg

I'll be testing the card on another machine tomorrow to see if the card is still functional. Is there any chance of a replacement board? I send everyone I know over here for these riser extensions because they are amazing. It just stinks this happened.

That's just the ground for a very small voltage regulator, it converts the 5v to 3.3v. If you have a multimeter, connect the negative probe to the part you are pointing at in the picture, and check the voltage on the two connected pins on the other side. One is 5v, from your psu, one is 3.3v. Highly unlikely that piece failed. (test this plugged into a live molex power plug, with no GPU in the card.)
The proper way to test a suspect component is to take your currently working system, turn it off, switch one of the riser cards with the riser card you suspect and turn it back on. If it still works, the card isn't the problem. If it doesn't work now, turn it off again, switch the riser cards back, and see if it starts working again.   If so, sure I can replace the card for you. However, I've found that if the parts work, they keep working. I've yet to have one fail. I've had 2-3 out of over ten thousand that were DOA, they never worked.

Thanks for the info, I'll be testing everything out tomorrow to see what's actually up.

Sure thing!

Whats is the length of the longest cable available? Do you also ship to Philippines? I'm planning to buy bulk and resell them locally.


Edit: If i would buy 100pcs of 40" riser cables, how much would i get them?

Send me an email to discuss deals like this. Magicgrowing@gmail.com

Email sent.

1m Cable units will be here first, probably shipping out to my customers end of this week instead of next. The shorter cables will be here a few days later.
Thanks for the orders!

Can't wait for pre order, although you accept bitcoins so I might give this a go.
Email sent (international order).

Risers can now be ordered on Amazon! Soon to be fulfilled by Amazon, as soon as I can get enough here to cover my own customers and ship several thousand to the amazon warehouse.

Cannot wait to get mine when your shipment arrives.  Figured I could have some with Scrypt so I don't fiddle with my bitcoin pool thats actually running right.

Then not sure what to fiddle with next (even though I have 2-3 projects (cars) to mess with in the same area LOL!), so we shall see!

OK. Good to know you can offer other options.

Just got in line for the Feb 17 shipment. Thanks!

any idea what you're planning on setting the price on amazon at?

They charge a pretty hefty amount for the amazon fulfillment, but it will be as cheap as I can make it. Having amazon spend all the time packing and shipping orders instead of me will be worth it! I have them on amazon now at $23 with free first class shipping.

Can you link us to your amazon product?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&me=A4CVP64CFU1ZL

That should work, I think. For now you can only purchase on amazon and I do the shipping. Once I get some spare stock available I'll be shipping it to them for the prime customers.

Has anyone tried a USB hub?

For graphics cards? not possible. This isn't a usb signal, they just use them because they are a great, cheap, shielded cable.

Can we still order directly from you?  Amazon does not ship to Canada.

Yes, and in a few minutes / hours I'll have my brand new Bitcoin only shopping cart up and running as a subsite for the main shopping cart. This will let international orders make normal accounts and place orders without having to do it via PM.

Sweet!!!  Cheers.

Did the PCB on the amazon ones change?  If I order through the site will it still be the wider blue colored PCB with the 4 screw holes on them?  Curious because I changed my design so that I could screw the PCB boards onto a frame.  Let me know, thanks!

You really shouldn't be screwing the riser cards to a frame. I don't think they can support the weight of a gpu hanging off of them. You should support the gpu, and just let the riser cards hang from them.

The design hasn't changed, almost all of the cards I've been selling have been the wider ones, with the molex connector. Amazon doesn't let me control images on some items at this time. The color of the pcb can vary though, I get what I get. They will all work the same.

Thanks!

Oh definitely.  It's only to prevent the back side of the card from moving anywhere, the pcb isn't holding the hole card by itself, like this:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE0OVgxNjAw/z/N2kAAOxy4dNS8Efn/$_57.JPG  http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMDg4/z/~hcAAOxyVaBS8Efm/$_57.JPG
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMDg1/z/ofMAAMXQVT9S8Efn/$_57.JPG

I actually would like to buy the narrow ones, with the PCI-E plug that goes parallel to the motherboard rather than up.   I have an application where I mount the MB vertically. 

Does anyone know where I can get some of these?  50 qty?

I'll ask about them, they go the wrong way and I don't see them often. Having the cables head out the back side of the card was making it difficult for the little cards to stay in the slots because of the weight of the cables.

I would like risers exactly like this:  https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Ft%2FPCI-e-express-1X-to-1X-16x-Riser-Extender-Card-with-extra-power-1M-USB-3-0-Cable-%2F00%2Fs%2FNDQxWDYwMA%3D%3D%2Fz%2FDwMAAMXQdGJRzwCz%2F%24T2eC16JHJHEFFl1d5l%2CJBRzwCzSVzw~~60_3.JPG&t=537&c=bbGDOUda9yPqYg (https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Ft%2FPCI-e-express-1X-to-1X-16x-Riser-Extender-Card-with-extra-power-1M-USB-3-0-Cable-%2F00%2Fs%2FNDQxWDYwMA%3D%3D%2Fz%2FDwMAAMXQdGJRzwCz%2F%24T2eC16JHJHEFFl1d5l%2CJBRzwCzSVzw~~60_3.JPG&t=537&c=bbGDOUda9yPqYg)

Narrow PCB that mounts to card (for better airflow)
Sata power connectors under the USB )keeps it narrow plus I get to BANISH crappy molex connectors from my life!!! :-)  )
Horizontal orientation on the USB cable at the 1X PCI-E plug
60cm USB Cable

When you mount the motherboard vertically (like on a wall) it is easier to secure the USB cable when it runs parallel to the MB (whether it be up or down) rather than poke straight out from the wall.  I can see where a straight out (90° from the MB) might be preferred when the MB is laid flat.  Although none of the 1X plugs have been very tight, meaning that that move with any movement of the USB cable.  I shorted out one of yours Rick this way, with only a small USB cable movement.  It was enough for the pins to cross and ZAP!  Didn't ruin the MB but was out a riser plug.  Melted the traces.

 

I know what you are talking about. It also just replaces the molex plug on the adapter cable with a floppy drive power plug. All the ones I sell terminate in SATA as well. I don't like that style because it puts the cables on opposite sides of the board, which will eventually pull them away from each other if they aren't bound well. I'll see if I can get the 1x boards that point that way, but it is unlikely. Unfortunately the pci card slots just aren't designed to hold something in place. A drop of hot glue will make sure they never move yet can be removed if needed.

Hello again. How many are you going to have in stock on the 20th? Not sure yet, but I might need 10-20 or more of them, shipped to Sweden. Would it be possible to have that many to be shipped in one order? Also,  any rebate for a larger amount?

I cant get them to work, the card doesnt show up in Afterburner or cgminer, just "Usb Controller" in device manager under other Devices

I have huge amounts coming in next week. It will just be an issue of how many packages I can actually pack and ship each day. Taruntj, there is nothing USB related on these cards, it just uses the cable. You have a driver issue. Try Linux!

Linux is so hard to use, can anyone help me set it up??

These instructions will get you far.
http://rumorscity.com/2013/12/08/headless-linux-litecoin-miner-setup/ (http://rumorscity.com/2013/12/08/headless-linux-litecoin-miner-setup/)

How would one solve these problems on windows?

hi wondering if any of the 1m preorders have shipped yet?  thanks

The first big batch of orders will ship out TUESDAY. When I first said monday I didn't realize it was a holiday. Holidays really disrupt people that have lots of work to do! Then I will be shipping daily, should be current in 2-3 days with my orders arriving daily again.

thanks!

Hi,

Can i used any standard USB3 A to A cable on this risers?

Payment sent for a 24"!  ;D

Possibly, but sometimes cables can cause errors. I've been running a bunch of computers with 5 or 6  6' cables now, no problems.

I found 2 types of USB3.0 A to A cables.

One is 5 wire in parallel , 4 USB2.0 + the drain(USB3.0, serves as gnd)
Second is 9 wire in parallel according to the USB3.0 pinout specifications here: http://www.interfacebus.com/usb-cable-diagram-30.html (http://www.interfacebus.com/usb-cable-diagram-30.html).

Can you confirm if it uses 5wire or 9wire parallel?

5 wire parallel is easy to get if needed.

They use full USB 3.0 cables, so what you are calling 9 wire is required.

Confirmed by checking visually or using multitester continuity?
The 5wire parallel looks the same as the 9wire parallel, needed to check the continuity to verify.

Sorry, what are you trying to achieve? They use USB 3.0 cables. There are 9 pins.

https://i.imgur.com/GxkNzQa.jpg

What i mean was that, the 5wire parallel usb3.0 labeled cable looks the same as the 9wire parallel, because the end male connectors are the same (usb3 type), so if you check visually, it really looks the same. The difference was the wire connectivity inside.

So to verify, it needs to be checked by multimeter's continuity

this will be useful if somebody want to change the cable

I've never seen a usb 3.0 cable listed the way you describe. Care to link to it? I've tried a big variety of cables from different companies, never had a problem.

Shipping time :) Can't wait for my orders ~

So looking at the pictures, you don't need a full 16x extender for the first card like I've seen others use?

What do you mean the first card?

I think he means the card that most people plus their monitors into.  It seems like he mistakenly thinks that you have to have a card plugged into the 1st x16 slot.

I don't use monitors, or dummy plugs, or anything but maxed out pci-e slots with my risers :)

I'm in the process of getting the parts to build my first mining rig.  I've seen people use a full 16x-16x for one of their video cards if there is a PCI-E 16 slot.  Based on what I've seen of the cables you are selling and what I've read up on, the only reason to use such a cable is to power the video card from the mobo.  This correct?  Never used risers before, so not that familiar with them.  The cables you are selling looks so much nicer than the ribbon cables I've seen around and I will be ordering a few.

Just don't use any ribbon cables. You don't need to power anything from the motherboard, and having all the cards further from the motherboard allows them to have better cooling and easier changing of parts if you need to.

I won't be now that I've found you as a source of some good cables. :)

You'll be happy with them!

Sent like 50 cents more than order price for 4 risers, it gave me some weird notice that I need to contact vendor.  Keep the extra money, just make sure the order worked heh:

Order address: 1HWqH4kPE6F6n1FPPt6i64obfM2ZqS38TP
Order code: 3ZSB2WZ7

Bitcoin orders are 100% solid. I've switched to coinbase, and it just works. Thanks for the order!

Hey man, I placed an order on your website for two cables somewheres last week, would they be shipping out this week?

This guy is awesome! I just bought 4 risers from him with BTC and it went right through. It was my first time buying with BTC so I sent an email to the address that was listed for any questions or concerns just to confirm that he received it. He responded immediately and said that he received the order. Just wanted to give a shout out to him and that I will definitely be a repeat customer when I further expand my setup!

Just wanted to post this to give anyone peace of mind in case they may have been hesitant on buying from him!

curious if orders that were placed on the website on the 14th are still going to ship on the 20th?

PLaced an order with BTC. So far seems to be smooth sailing.

Phad.

 When is estimated shipping date for the 24" model ordered today?

If you ordered, you should be able to check your order status.  If should say the expected ship date is Feb 20th, 2014.

Shipping on new orders STARTS on the 20th, although some may go out before that. Shorter cables will ship faster, I'm a little behind on the 1m size and getting more every day.

More and more, hundreds of orders shipped today, hundreds more tomorrow ( I filled up the USPS truck on my daily pickup, and had to take a carload to the post office myself!!). ALL orders for 30 and 60 cm (12" and 24") will be shipped by tomorrow, people ordered thousands of the 1m version over the holiday break and I'm still working to catch up, I'll have the last of orders for those placed before now shipped by either friday or monday.

I'm also going to have 12" (30cm) ribbon cable powered risers in soon, cheaper than anyone else.

Thanks!

If you are ok with waiting, I can start doing free first class mail shipping. Or I can just lower the price more. What would people like?

I say lower the price.  Free shipping only helps those in the US correct?

  Phad.

Yep. K, lower price next week when I've caught up on all the sizes.

I'm wondering how everyone here runs multiple of these?

I have a cable that goes to my PSU from my SSD that has 3-4 attachment sites for SATA... Can I attached 3 risers to one of these cables and then attach that single cable to my PSU?  will it be fine drawing 3x75w though it?  I'm having a tough time getting an actual clear answer and I just had to post this here

You asked me multiple times by pm, which I answered. Your cards most likely do not draw 75 watts through that connection, none that I have tested have gone more than 40-45. Either way, lets assume each card draws 50 watts from the 12v line. That's 150 - 200 watts per power cable, which is 12-17 Amps. Well within the range of acceptable current for a single 18 gauge wire up to 5 feet.

I can confirm the same results as RickJames, you will have no problem attaching to 3 gpus on the same sata component cable.  The risers work great.

How would we know when our order is shipped? Do you update the tracking on PayPal?

Most orders will show tracking through paypal if they paid with paypal. You will also get a notice from my website directly when I change the order to shipped.
Thanks!

just recieved my three risers.  going to be installing them to a 290 and (2) 290x with 1200w corsair asrock extreme4 970 mobo, 12 gb ram......

anything special i need to do before installing to avoid frying anything?  also, is insalling just as simple as plugging everything in?

thanks

Plug things in with the power off, wiggle the molex cable when inserting to make sure pins line up, if it fights you, don't force it as you'll push the pins out....  Make sure the small riser card is all the way on the end of the pci-e slot, with the notch hanging over the edge. DON'T PUT THAT IN BACKWARDS!! 

That should be good.

I'm from Canada and I sent you a PM. I'd like 20 risers asap. You didn't answer so I guess you either don't ship to Canada or cannot fullfill my order anytime soon ?

Thanks!  One more question.  I only have two 1x PCI ports(didn't realized when i purchased 3 1x risers), is it possible to plug 1x riser into 8x or 16x port without messing anything up?  I can live without doing it, just keeping one on mobo interferes with setup.

Yes, they work in any PCI-e slot.

As for canada, you can make a purchase directly from my bitcoin only website www.bitcoingrowing.com (http://www.bitcoingrowing.com)

Thanks!

Ok thank you, when I was reading my PM's answers were not clear and defined atleast not to me (grammar was a bit off in one instance of singular/plural, so you never know)

I ordered 6 60cm though and they have yet to ship/alert me that they've shipped.

I ordered some before that I've been using for a few weeks And just ordered 10 more through the BTC store. I put 5 of the long and 5 of the short. If you have shortages just send me 10 of whatever is easiest. If you end up with leftovers hit me up I kinda want like 10 more but I'm trying to sit on BTC as long as I can while the prices are low.

All sizes will be in stock on monday AT THIS TIME. I'll be sold out of the 12" ones soon, so those will probably be in on tuesday. Just place your order anytime. I'm trying to collect as much btc as I can while prices are low :)

I just realized I bought 5 from your eBay store. Didn't know you sell them on your site, that would have saved you fees and $3 for me.

Which do you still have left? Or Monday is the day you get your shipment? I need 15 more. 12" ones will be too short

Everything will be here monday, plenty to go around and more arriving tuesday and wednesday :)

If you order more from my website and include a note with your ebay ID I'll refund the difference you paid.

Very neat innovation!  :D

Now selling on Amazon,
Dual PSU adapter cables!!  Cheap!!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&me=A4CVP64CFU1ZL (http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&me=A4CVP64CFU1ZL)

https://i.imgur.com/b3cZKOV.jpg


I'll add them to my website soon.

I'll also have 30cm nice powered ribbon cable risers next week, I don't have pictures of those yet. Others can try, but nobody can compete with my prices or service. If you have any questions just ask!

So orders placed last week should be shipping out this coming tuesday?

Newbie question: Will this work with my h81 pro btc mobo + 2x psu's. What's the advantage of this over add2psu?

I'm mainly worried about tripping the circuit breaker, I'm running this from home.

3 more arrived today and all work perfectly thanks much.  one question, is it OK to power some of the risers with power from the 2nd PSU? i've heard this can burn things out but can you confirm before I try this?  thanks

Awesome, thanks! I will be placing an order for 7 more tonight. I will need more in the coming weeks.

Why would that "burn things out" I've got a customer who has a stack of power supplies running the same rig. I like to make sure that the risers are powered by the same psu as the motherboard, because they need to reset when the computer resets. You can always use one of my new dual psu adapters now to turn them both off at the same time.

On my big racks, I leave the pcie power lines always on, and just reset the little power supplies in each computer which also feed the 5v to the riser cards.

i had assumed it was due to a timing issue with the power or something is why people claimed that.  i have an add2psu which switches the 2nd PSU on with the system so maybe it will work.  thanks

Monday

This just lets the single motherboard and power switch control two PSUs. It's cheaper than anyone else as well. These are cool, you really want all your power supplies to reset at the same time.

Dual PSU adapters on my website for only $10 now!

http://www.magicgrowing.com/categories/bitcoin-mining.html

Certainly a good price for these adapters. I got mine for $20 from amazon a few weeks back when no one else was selling it, running great till now.

OP, can I order risers WITHOUT the USB cables? (and will it be cheaper?) I just need the actual riser parts and power.

If you want a lot of them like that I could order a special batch, otherwise I've already paid for the cables and they really aren't a big part of the price. Pm me and let me know what you need.

Bought 4, arrived perfect and work fantastic. Love how much cleaner these look compared to other risers.
Thanks!

Thanks!

Great customer service!

Was able to add a Dual PSU adapter and more parts before my order shipped out Monday!

RickJames, I placed another order for 13 cables, 24". I left you a note as mentioned. These will go out tomorrow right?

I sent a PM. I hope I get a discount. hehe. Shipping to USA, GA 30290. *edit* normally, how fast is shipping within the US?

*edit 2* or to IL, 60025. Shouldn't make a difference.

I believe everything will go out tomorrow, I've got almost 2000 risers to ship, I'll be up very late packing and making labels, and I'll be working till the last minute to get everything done tomorrow.

I like it.

Oh, orders with the psu adapters will go out tuesday, not monday. Thanks!

Hi! will you ship to argentina?

Thanks!!

Yes, you can buy directly at www.bitcoingrowing.com

Wow, almost 2000 risers shipped today. Filled up the USPS truck and I'm taking another full load of them to the post office and UPS now!

Ugh, Bitcoin price is depressing tonight. Quick, everyone buy some risers and pay in bitcoin tonight!

New week, new prices! Next batch of orders coming in will only be $17.95 each! Keeping up with the times, and finally getting better prices on these from suppliers.
Thanks for all the business!

Great news! About to start my second rig in a week or so (if bitcoin co-operates!)

It's a great time to purchase in bitcoin! :)

I've got a limited supply of ribbon cable risers cheaper than anyone else on Amazon only right now, testing that out.

Received my risers and couldn't be happier! I'll be ordering again soon.

Glad to help!

Weekend bump! Next batch of 100cm cards will be here Monday, that will take care of any orders from the past day or two that haven't shipped.

You got pm, i having trouble with my payment.

Just a note for people, when the bit coin payment engine gives you a total and an address, send that exact total to that address and it is all fine. Sometimes it pops up with weird little notes, I think that happens when you wait too long to send it. Also I've had a few people add random amounts then get a warning message.

Sunday bump,
Pay attention to the cable length in your orders. 30 cm is only 12"

Wow, Bitcoin touched $700 again this morning. Time to start beefing up those mining rigs as we head to BTC $10000 ! :)

Heya. I'll order some. Give me a quote for 15, preferably the longer cables. Shipping to GA.

Use the website, it's all on there!

Will the riser still work with a graphics card if it is only sent 12v?

Do you mean the molex power connection on the riser? No, it has to be connected to 5v. On my rigs I run the 12v from the server power supplies and the 5v from the motherboard power supply. It is a very small draw.

Thanks!

Sure thing!

1m cable risers and 30 cm cable risers are in stock for immediate shipment, 60 cm (24") risers are only a day away!

When using the DUAL psu, I plug it into the motherboard, and the main PSU is the one with more wire, the slave psu is the one with only the two wires?

That's right. It just triggers the power switch input.

All items and sizes are in stock for immediate shipment.


Obviously I've got the best customer service and risers around. None of those old style slim risers here. Mine look and work great!

Newest 100 cm risers have a dark blue pcb and a black USB cable   ;D

https://i.imgur.com/GZILSWw.jpg

Best risers at the best prices, all in stock!

Hi RickJames

How much is shipping to switzerland and how fast
will I reveive the package?

best regards

Shipping quotes are built into my cart at the bitcoingrowing.com website. Shipping times vary. Sometimes they get there in 5 business days, sometimes it takes two weeks.

All sizes in stock!  ;D

Buy from the best!

Hello, checking in on my orders #2421 and #2429. I received email on March 5th saying they were shipped but have not received them yet. I'm in Socal, it should've arrived within 2 days.

I sent email to the address on your website, but no response.

Thank you.

RickJames can you get back to me? I sent you several PMs with no response.

Everything replied to.
Thanks!

Celebrate the new much lower prices on GPUs at Newegg with new lower prices on risers!. Finally heading back in the right direction. I know I'm adding quite a few MHs, you should too!

USB Risers now $16.95 and all in stock
Ribbon cable risers now $8.95 in stock

Thanks!

Bumpity bump I had a busy weekend, how about you?

At least 6 months before serious ASIC competition shows up, keep building those mining rigs!

Back to the top again

Get your risers FAST, all products are now available on Amazon Prime!



Stick with the best, don't fall for people selling the cheapest ones around, there IS a difference.

well i was going to buy some but with your store going outside to "i do not trust them at all" make me change and go buy to another store. also the price on the bitcoin store side keep the price in $.

Going outside to what?? I don't get it.

He may be talking about CoinBase.

New MUCH lower pricing! All USB risers now only 11.95 ea! I finally got the same top quality manufacturer to give me a better price on them!

Bump for the best risers in the world!!!

GPU mining is still very profitable, keep building those rigs!

Back again! Ribbon cable risers now 7.95 as well!

Bumps for cheap risers!

Weekend bump!

FYI, did you know they're selling parts on amazon under the guise of being from MagicGrowing, but when received they're the skinny usb 3 models?

I know I should have ordered direct from you but I had to order something to make it so I could get the financing offer and figured they would be the model you sell since it has your name on it.  Not sure if there's anything you can do about it, just thought i'd make you aware.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I6MJKT6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The seller I bought from was from California Coaxial Cables

**EDIT - The seller got back to me pretty quickly and said he noticed the mistake and is no longer selling them on that link and offered a partial refund, so it looks like amazon sellers are a lot more responsive than some of the ebay ones i've dealt with.  Needless to say I'll be buying direct when I need more ;)

I try to keep the fraudulent sellers out of my listings, but make sure that when you buy it the listing shows "Sold by Magic Growing and fulfilled by Amazon"  or if it isn't one of my Prime listings, just make sure the seller is Magic Growing.

Sorry about the problems, just return the fraudulent listings and buy from mine, all items in stock! If you tell amazon that you were sent a counterfeit product there will be no charge at all for the exchange.

Saturday bump!

Hi Rick,

I got one of your powered risers from Amazon. However there is a problem it seems. I have 3 GPUs:

1x Sapphire 7950
1x MSI 7870
1x PC 7850
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
and 2 PSUs 600+430 (80% eff. both)

When I connect any of the 2 GPUs on 16x slots directly to the MB, and 3rd GPU with your riser to a 1x slot 2 things happen:

a) windows start screen appear and after that the display is stuck there.
b) or 3 GPUs are recognized, when installing the AMD driver system crashes, everytime it does that even if I do a clean uninstal/reinstall.

-First thing you might ask, yes, I put your riser on a x16 slot with 1 GPU only, it works just fine. But of course that;s not what I want.
-I installed several versions of AMD driver. Did not work.
-I did the jumping the pins of 1x slot on the motherboard trick..Did not work.
-I tried the other 1x slot..Did not work.
-I reinstalled the Windows 7 and repeated AMD installations...Frustration and about to give up. Sell the cards and return the riser...oh boy.

PM sent!

Thanks Rick. I got your PM. However, let me reply back in here which may be I could be helpful to others as well.  As you said I attached the dummy plug to the GPU which is connected via riser. Right after that the system (Windows 7 x64) recognized it and stable while during normal usage.  However, after a few seconds starting the cgminer, the ATI driver would crash. I tried several versions of AMD drivers, from 12.1 to 14.3beta. Same issues over and over again. Then I gave a chance to the Linux based BAMT (v 1.5 with Catalsyt 14.1). BAMT recognized all the cards from the very beginning. And never crashed once. Although, for some unknown reason my 3rd card fried..But I know that it worked for a few hours. I heard good things about BAMT but the only reason I did not use BAMT before was that I had a wireless adapter which did not have a Linux driver, and I was unsuccessful to emulate the windows drivers under BAMT by using Ndiswrapper.

Bottom line, try dummy plugs if your system does not recognize 3rd GPU with riser, plug somehow makes it stable, and if possible use BAMT.

This is why I tell EVERYONE to just switch to BAMT. You hardly need to learn any linux, and it works great. Much more reliable, no dummy plugs.

BTT Still in stock!

Closeout pricing, pick up the last few dozen I have of these CHEAP!  On my website, bitcoingrowing.com and amazon at the best prices.

I also have a few hundred used ones available if someone wants them, make an offer.