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May 28, 2017, 11:41:03 PM Last edit: May 29, 2017, 06:45:38 AM by thespycry |
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Hi guys.. anyone tried 9 gpus using this mainboard? Well it has 7 x PCIE and 2 x M.2 .. so it should be possible.
if we look closer at the specs, we see:
1x M.2_1 socket for M key ... -> support pcie and sata 1x M.2_2 socket for M key ... -> support pcie only
with a pcie splitter maybe more than 9 !?
What do you think
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mewhoyou
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May 29, 2017, 12:31:02 AM |
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There is a slight problem currently facing which is the mobo has insufficient power ... i am setting up a 8 card and the board is givin in.
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Apneal
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May 29, 2017, 01:47:44 AM |
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8 cards on MSI Z270A-Pro w/ PCI-e splitter works fine, never even bothered with the M2
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May 29, 2017, 04:27:11 AM |
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There is a slight problem currently facing which is the mobo has insufficient power ... i am setting up a 8 card and the board is givin in.
But even with powered risers? I was thinking the same but then bought on aliexpress some m2 to pciex adapters that have auxiliary power. I saw the article on nicehash blog and thought that 9 gpu could be possible.
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May 29, 2017, 06:42:21 AM |
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8 cards on MSI Z270A-Pro w/ PCI-e splitter works fine, never even bothered with the M2
Which spliter do you use?
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Apneal
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May 29, 2017, 07:27:18 AM |
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8 cards on MSI Z270A-Pro w/ PCI-e splitter works fine, never even bothered with the M2
Which spliter do you use? The splitters from every vendor are pretty much the same. Look for Ver. 4 on the PCB
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May 29, 2017, 07:33:35 AM |
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8 cards on MSI Z270A-Pro w/ PCI-e splitter works fine, never even bothered with the M2
Which spliter do you use? The splitters from every vendor are pretty much the same. Look for Ver. 4 on the PCB A cautionary warning tho, if you use splitters you increase the risk of these burning out and shorting both your GPUs and boards. There are lots of horror stories here and around the net about burn outs. Make sure you know what you are doing (get the right power supply, connect mobo to only 1 psu, etc.)
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May 29, 2017, 07:40:00 AM |
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8 cards on MSI Z270A-Pro w/ PCI-e splitter works fine, never even bothered with the M2
you cna do 12 gpu under linux on asus prime z270-a, it's a beast you can run two rig in one with this motherboard but you need to adjust bios setting, and had many splitter which are not cheap 8 cards on MSI Z270A-Pro w/ PCI-e splitter works fine, never even bothered with the M2
Which spliter do you use? The splitters from every vendor are pretty much the same. Look for Ver. 4 on the PCB how much they cost? on amazon i get 50 euro for each one, seems expensive, are you able to fidn them cheaper?
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May 29, 2017, 12:04:45 PM |
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8 cards on MSI Z270A-Pro w/ PCI-e splitter works fine, never even bothered with the M2
Could you please link these pcie splitters? I'm looking for them on aliexpress and they seems to be quite expensive
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May 29, 2017, 12:28:24 PM |
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So if you have a mobo with 7 pci you can have 21 gpus at the same time with enough power supplies attached?
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May 29, 2017, 01:38:51 PM |
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So if you have a mobo with 7 pci you can have 21 gpus at the same time with enough power supplies attached? No, if you have 1x 16x PCI-Express means (I think) you can connect in it 16 devices. Now plug in that 16x PCI-E one Switch PCI-E Multiplier, in that multiplier, you put another 3, resulting 9. I am not sure this will work, as the multipliers may or may be not suitable for such things. On the 1x PCI-E you can put only one videocard, the switch won't help, place the switches in 16x PCI-E, that's what I did.
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May 29, 2017, 02:48:39 PM |
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No, if you have 1x 16x PCI-Express means (I think) you can connect in it 16 devices. Now plug in that 16x PCI-E one Switch PCI-E Multiplier, in that multiplier, you put another 3, resulting 9. I am not sure this will work, as the multipliers may or may be not suitable for such things. On the 1x PCI-E you can put only one videocard, the switch won't help, place the switches in 16x PCI-E, that's what I did.
The PCI-e multiplier is 1x:
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May 31, 2017, 02:59:07 AM |
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I'm currently using this mobo and trying to setup a 6 GPU rig but I'm having problems getting the motherboard to boot with 5 GPUs. It shows al the GPUs plugged into the motherboard but in the device manager it is telling me that 3 of the 5 are not working properly because there are not enough resources (code 12). I'm not sure what I need to set it the bios to allow this. Any advice? Screenshots of bios config? Thanks
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May 31, 2017, 03:15:41 AM Last edit: May 31, 2017, 04:13:26 AM by Meteorite777 |
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I am running two rigs with this board using 6 gpus sucessfully and soon to test with 7. I can tell you that you won't be able to use both of the M.2 slots as you hoped because atleast 1 of the M.2 slots shared PCIe lanes with the PCIex1 #2 and #4 slots on the motherboard. I know this because to get 6 gpu's to run correctly you have to distinctly change that setting to disable the M.2 slot in bios and use the PCIex1 #2,4 instead. I am not positive but you may be able to use the other M.2 slot. I will double check, if so I may just order an adapter and try it out. Edit: I am wrong, I looked up the PDF of the manual. It turns out it was the front USB 3.1 connector I had to disable in BIOS that shares bandwidth with the PCIex1 #2,4. The M.2 slots only share bandwidth with SATA 5 and 6. The M.2 adapters may very well work. Link to manual (Section 1.6.7): http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/STRIX_Z270E_GAMING/E12349_Z270E_GAMING_BIOS_EM_WEB.pdf?_ga=2.219611673.1480583767.1496203431-1198207353.1492379291
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June 10, 2017, 07:03:30 PM |
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I am running two rigs with this board using 6 gpus sucessfully and soon to test with 7. I can tell you that you won't be able to use both of the M.2 slots as you hoped because atleast 1 of the M.2 slots shared PCIe lanes with the PCIex1 #2 and #4 slots on the motherboard. I know this because to get 6 gpu's to run correctly you have to distinctly change that setting to disable the M.2 slot in bios and use the PCIex1 #2,4 instead. I am not positive but you may be able to use the other M.2 slot. I will double check, if so I may just order an adapter and try it out. Edit: I am wrong, I looked up the PDF of the manual. It turns out it was the front USB 3.1 connector I had to disable in BIOS that shares bandwidth with the PCIex1 #2,4. The M.2 slots only share bandwidth with SATA 5 and 6. The M.2 adapters may very well work. Link to manual (Section 1.6.7): http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/STRIX_Z270E_GAMING/E12349_Z270E_GAMING_BIOS_EM_WEB.pdf?_ga=2.219611673.1480583767.1496203431-1198207353.1492379291In order to use the M.2, do yo need an adaptor for the graphics card?
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June 30, 2017, 10:08:49 PM |
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I can confirm z270e supports 7 cards on win10. I'm waiting for the M.2->PCIE adapters to try with 8 cards and then try with 9 on linux
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June 30, 2017, 11:03:47 PM |
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Just remember each card you add over 6 multiplies the problems you will have by at least 3x
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August 06, 2017, 05:06:23 PM |
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Just remember each card you add over 6 multiplies the problems you will have by at least 3x
That is right. I usually have 5 or 6 cards. It is easy to manage.
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