PCIE expansion board

[wowc8]

Curious if anyone has tried anything like this:

http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_backplanes/pcie2-460.php  

Looks like it would allow for using only one mb, processor, and set of dimms for a giant mining rig.

Any idea what the issues might be if you ran one of these with all x16 slots used by gpus?

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[lukasbradley]

I have found that over-the-counter consumer hardware is still cheaper.  I encourage you to contact them, however.

[Boxman90]

Yes. For instance I see no power supply at the slots, so unless you are going to use powered risers you'll fry the hell out of your motherboard.

[coincepts]

Those look awesome if they work.

http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_backplanes/pcie2-460.php

seems to have power

[wowc8]

Yes. For instance I see no power supply at the slots, so unless you are going to use powered risers you'll fry the hell out of your motherboard.

I totally agree, but if I was going to run more than three cards I would need to use powered riser cables anyway.

Would the motherboard be able to support something like this?  Anyone try adding more pcie slots to there rigs?

[wowc8]

Is this their store?

www.buycyclonemicro.com

Not sure, but I was just using that link as an example of one option.  Paying 1k for a single board would be cost prohibitive, but I've seen boards on ebay go for under 100.