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May 31, 2011, 08:19:57 PM
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Befor I start to destroy my old MOBO I wanted to ask - will 2 cards work on MOBO, which chipset (P31) doesnt support crossfire/SLI. I'm not going to crossfire my radeons, but just wondering, if it will work.
PS. Any advices how to safely cut back of slot?
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RyNinDaCleM
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Legen -wait for it- dary
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May 31, 2011, 09:03:00 PM |
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Cutting a slot and running a GPU @1x would not be advisable! Now cutting a 4x slot would be a slightly different story. Just get a new MoBo with 2 PCI-e x16 slots.
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May 31, 2011, 09:08:49 PM |
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look for cablesaurus in the selling thread. He's got a variety of custom cables to meet your needs.
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Alibloke
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May 31, 2011, 09:11:49 PM |
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Cutting a slot and running a GPU @1x would not be advisable! Now cutting a 4x slot would be a slightly different story.
Nonsense, a PCI-E x1 slot will be ample for what us miners require. Cutting the actual mobo might be tricky, but if you're careful it should be fine. I wouldn't recommend cutting the actual mobo, but as it's old and you seem keen I don't see the harm in it. For some advice on how to cut the extender check out this guys blog: http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=53Crossfire isn't needed for mining and is slower in most cases, you'll have to run a miner for each GPU. |
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zimpixa (OP)
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May 31, 2011, 09:16:05 PM |
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I know crossfire isnt best way to mine, but my actual question is if mobo can support both cards.
@ buying MOBO - additional costs... I'm just trying to use hardware I already have.
@ cables - Im from europe - shipping cost and time are unacceptable
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grue
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May 31, 2011, 09:17:38 PM |
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I know crossfire isnt best way to mine, but my actual question is if mobo can support both cards.
@ buying MOBO - additional costs... I'm just trying to use hardware I already have.
@ cables - Im from europe - shipping cost and time are unacceptable
yes, pci-e x1 is pretty much the same as pci-e x16 oh, you can get x1 extenders for less than $5 shipped on ebay. although you'll have to cut it yourself. not hard. |
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m4rkiz
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June 01, 2011, 03:33:24 PM |
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I know crossfire isnt best way to mine, but my actual question is if mobo can support both cards.
two cards don't mean crossfire |
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June 01, 2011, 03:38:49 PM |
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Semi-relevant thread hijack:
What's the voltage that the PCI-E x1 can give? Is it possible to run a dual GPU card through a PCI-E x1 extender, a 5970 for example.
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June 01, 2011, 03:42:16 PM |
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Semi-relevant thread hijack:
What's the voltage that the PCI-E x1 can give? Is it possible to run a dual GPU card through a PCI-E x1 extender, a 5970 for example.
+12v i think |
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JWU42
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June 01, 2011, 03:42:58 PM |
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Better to get a modified extender cable with a molex for dual GPU cards
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teknohog
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June 01, 2011, 04:05:04 PM |
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Semi-relevant thread hijack:
What's the voltage that the PCI-E x1 can give? Is it possible to run a dual GPU card through a PCI-E x1 extender, a 5970 for example.
These cards will be powered by separate PCIe power connectors anyway, so it does not make a difference. PCIe itself provides 75 W of power. I have a HD5570 running with one of these 1x extenders, it consumes about 40 W via the PCIe and has been doing fine for a couple of months. |
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zimpixa (OP)
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June 01, 2011, 11:11:45 PM |
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Just done moding. And:
ITS WORKING, even when second card doesnt have enough space on mobo (bios battery). BTW, can I remove that battery?
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kr105
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June 01, 2011, 11:15:36 PM |
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Yes, but you will need to set your clock every time that you unplug your desktop from the wall. Some bios also require that you "load defaults" if the cmos was erased.
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June 02, 2011, 12:07:55 AM |
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I have to load default anyway cuz I think battery died few weks ago, just didnt know it there should be something to clost circuit. Thanks for your help.
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