what MOBO for mining?

[QuintLeo]

Guys what about this ASrock FM2A88X Extreme4+ or ASUS H81M-PLUS ? i find them really cheap and cpu i can get cheap so will be good, ad i have 8gb ddr3 in home for this so more save money for next card

 I've got 1 or 2 rigs running on the FM2A88X Extreme 4+, but I don't do riser rigs so no idea how well it works with more than 2 cards.
 It IS solid with 2 cards though, but I prefer the Extreme 6+ version for my own rigs.


 A GOOD 1000 watt power supply (EVGA G2 or P2 series, not sure if there is a Seasonic X-series at the 1000 watt level in gold but I think I remember a 1000 or 1050 Plat X-series) should handle 6x RX 470/480/570/580 card rig on just ETH if you undervolt and keep the power limit down a bit.

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[umbara ardian]

asrock h81 pro btc seems good but i cant get in my country. maybe something on 1151 ?

Is asus possible for mining, and how?

[Mattthev]

Can anyone confirm functionality of these:

Really struggling to find a cpu that has concrete reviews that is also in stock haha

The MSI should be good, they say it's for mining crypto currencies. I didn't find ppl use it, so I've bought Asus Prime Z270 P instead. There are lot of videos with this board about mining mainly in russian. This week I will test it, but I have only 4 GPUs to test with.
I also bought G3930 Celeron, there is no reason to buy better CPU for me, all have same PCIe lines. Or if you want more performance buy Pentium it has HT so about 25% more powerul. If you have lot of money to spend buy i3,i5,i7...

[Marvell1]

I got that gigabyte d3 with an older bios, it cant only do 4 cards but I heard with a bios update it can do six ?  Either way i'd go for the MSI too

[un4given]

ASUS Prime Z270-A also has 2 M.2 slots, which can be used via adapter

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Consumer-Electronics-Shop-Free-shipping-PCI-E-4X-Female-to-NGFF-M-2-M-Male-Adapter/32603828958.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.mF6RTm

i will receive the adapter in 2 weeks or smth and will try it out on the board.

or did any1 try those already?

imao there are very less Z97 and Z87 mining suitable boards left in the place i live and they are hard to get. TB25 is not available in Europe anyway.

So the only way to go is with Z270 chipset boards or take Z170 and have pain in the a... with installing and making them run properly. i am also tending towards Z270 boards for their resale value. yes, they are expensive, but they will still have a good value in 2 years.

can actually Z270 do more lanes as H270 chipset? mkay Z270 has 4 more lanes (total of 24)

[Vaccinus]

asrock should really bring something fresh to the table, their h81 while it's a very good motherboard it's too old now, they need 1151 motherboard to compete, i hope they see the potential in profit for releasing a new bitcoin mobo, and release something new

[grotoc]

ASUS Prime Z270-A also has 2 M.2 slots, which can be used via adapter

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Consumer-Electronics-Shop-Free-shipping-PCI-E-4X-Female-to-NGFF-M-2-M-Male-Adapter/32603828958.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.mF6RTm

i will receive the adapter in 2 weeks or smth and will try it out on the board.

or did any1 try those already?

I already try with a ASUS Prime Z270-P and it works perfectly with 8 cards (6 on pcie and 2 on the m2 with this adapter) on linux. You may have to update the BIOS and make some change in the BIOS in order to make it work.

[thespycry]

I recommend the Asus z270e strix,
it is a bit more expcensive.. but it can do 7 gpus without any problems, and if you use the M2 connector, 8 gpus.
and you have a wifi on the board, if you don't have a ethernet cable in that room.

[Valgard19]

I will order 6x rx 480 nitro + and i want to be sure if it will work on ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer without any problems  maybe you know some cheapper mobo for 6 cards on 1150 what is not out of stock. thanks for help

[gwestcot]

I will order 6x rx 480 nitro + and i want to be sure if it will work on ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer without any problems  maybe you know some cheapper mobo for 6 cards on 1150 what is not out of stock. thanks for help

I saw some TB85's out there on ebay which were around 130 if that helps.

[Marvell1]

I will order 6x rx 480 nitro + and i want to be sure if it will work on ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer without any problems  maybe you know some cheapper mobo for 6 cards on 1150 what is not out of stock. thanks for help

lol order from where? nitro 480s have been sold out for a while good luck getting any amd
cards nvidai is your best bet

[Valgard19]

I will order 6x rx 480 nitro + and i want to be sure if it will work on ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer without any problems  maybe you know some cheapper mobo for 6 cards on 1150 what is not out of stock. thanks for help

lol order from where? nitro 480s have been sold out for a while good luck getting any amd
cards nvidai is your best bet

I dont ask about it.... i ask about this mobo

[Mattthev]

I will order 6x rx 480 nitro + and i want to be sure if it will work on ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer without any problems  maybe you know some cheapper mobo for 6 cards on 1150 what is not out of stock. thanks for help

You are buying expensive RX 480 Nitro+ and you can't spend 50 bucks more on the mobo?

[storp]

Guys what about this ASrock FM2A88X Extreme4+ or ASUS H81M-PLUS ? i find them really cheap and cpu i can get cheap so will be good, ad i have 8gb ddr3 in home for this so more save money for next card

I've been using a Asus A88X-PRO motherboard and a A4 6300 cpu with 5 gpu for almost a year now flawlessly. Two of the gpus are directly attached to the motherboard and 3 on pci-e risers. I'm satisfied with the low power consumption and the cpu has enough performance for a dedicated mining rig.

[slminer]

Hi...

I hope to use gigabyte ga-b250-hd3 Mobo to build the mining rig with 6  NVIDIA 1060 6GB graphic cards.

MOBO : http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-B250-HD3-rev-10#kf

1.1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
2.1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
3.2 x PCI Express x1 slots
4.2 x PCI slots

GPU
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1060/

will the Mobo detect my 6 GPU cards ?

[car1999]

i  think  ausu  prime z270A is the best, 9 GPUs.

[darkomega69]

i  think  ausu  prime z270A is the best, 9 GPUs.

Another vote for this board!  I'm running 9 x 1070 with this board right now.

[SIFIRINALTI]

I have a choice of three mobos that I can find in stock and at decent prices...


1. ASRock Z97 Anniversary - (6no. PCIe)
 - about £95 / $115

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Motherboards/ASRock-Z97-Anniversary-ATX-Intel-Socket-1150/B00LA6PPBW



2. Asus Intel PRIME Z270-K LGA 1151 ATX - (6no. PCIe)
- about £120 / $145

http://www.ebuyer.com/769654-asus-intel-prime-z270-k-lga-1151-atx-motherboard-prime-z270-k?mkwid=sWA3N2WiH_dc&pcrid=51630194939&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CKSc3eS09dMCFSUW0wodO8MDzg



3. Asus H81-M Plus LGA 1150 ATX - (4no. PCIe)
- about £45 / $55

https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/asus-h81m-plus-intel-h81-socket-1150-micro-atx-motherboard/90mb0gi0-m0eay0.html?gclid=CNKn2Zzu99MCFa-37QodS_cHOw


Ideally id get an ASRock H81 Pro BTC but these are rare as hens teeth or pricey pricey pricey...


Has anyone got any experience with using any of the options above?

The 4no. PCIe mobo (if usable) would be used for 4 GPUs (obviously) then in a few months when cash flow allows for purchase of two more GPUs id sell it and buy a different, 6no. PCEi mobo to take the extra cards.


Thoughts much much much appreciated

Are you sure that Z270-K ??
its only 4 PCI-e slot the other 2 one is the PCI slots!!!
How can you change the PCI slots to PCI-e. if you wanna buy 45$ adaptor,  its ok!!

[rudddenko.marina]

Hello what mobo for mining you use i think to buy Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3 DDR3 because is cheap and seems good someone know this can tell me if is good or crap?  Maybe you can tell me what mobo i should buy. I want min for 4 GPUs and will be nice when will be cheap near with price like this what i find

Could you please tell smth more about MOBO?

[QuintLeo]

Biostar has a newer option for mining riser rigs.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138449&cm_re=btc-_-13-138-449-_-Product

Seems to be an updated variation on the ASUS H81 theme.