FPGA PCIE card choices

[Dutch85]

Hi,

I recently got asked to build a bitcoin mining rig for someone. I have decided to go the FPGA route. I was looking at getting a pcie backplain with 13 pcie slots. I was then going to purchase a single board computer. The rest of the components I have (ie hard drive, ram, processor). Now, I just need to know some of my options for the FPGA cards. Does anybody have some suggestions.

Thanks

[pvtbrutus]

From what I've gathered only this company is still active making and reliably selling them.

http://www.cardreaderfactory.com/shop/lancelot.html

User blackarrow on this forum has a thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=200055.0

[Dutch85]

I think you may have misunderstood what I was looking for. I need something along the lines of this

http://devboards.de/startseite/boards/cyclone-iv/

Thanks

[John (John K.)]

I think you may have misunderstood what I was looking for. I need something along the lines of this

http://devboards.de/startseite/boards/cyclone-iv/

Thanks

Nah, those cannot mine bitcoins AFAIK. The FPGA's for bitcoin mining are specially designed (with Spartan-6's) to maximize mining performance and cooling. I've yet to see a FPGA for efficient bitcoin mining on PCIE.

[snootch]

I think you may have misunderstood what I was looking for. I need something along the lines of this

http://devboards.de/startseite/boards/cyclone-iv/

Thanks

Nah, those cannot mine bitcoins AFAIK. The FPGA's for bitcoin mining are specially designed (with Spartan-6's) to maximize mining performance and cooling. I've yet to see a FPGA for efficient bitcoin mining on PCIE.

Like this?: http://www.enterpoint.co.uk/raggedstone/raggedstone2.html

http://www.enterpoint.co.uk/raggedstone/raggestone2_650x425,jpg.JPG

[Dutch85]

My understanding is that Artix-7, Kintex-7, Virtex-7, Spartan-6, Virtex-6, Cyclone IV, and Cyclone V are all used for bitcoin mining but the spartan-6 seems to be the most cost efficient.

[bitx64]

Please buy http://www.enterpoint.co.uk/shop/en/13-merrick1.html and report back