Octominer B8PLUS 8 PCIe Slot Mining Board (Motherboard, integrated CPU)

[citykid76]

So what would this rig have to offer in layman's terms? what graphics cards and what would you be able to mine? ether? and would it be profitable to build and use. Sorry, i'm new to all of this and i'm trying to gather info on mining and determine a sort of entry plan. This design looks a bit different but also more upscale than most of the boards that i have seen.

[shadeslayer]

How much faster is the 4415U CPU vs 3855U?

id say if youre running windows, youll save yourself a bit of headache by having a more capable cpu. for linux the lower tier is ideal/enough

Exactly this. If you are running linux then the 3855u is fine, it's good for Windows also just the OS might run a bit slower but mining performance is not affected. We have tested the 3855u boards with Win 10 and they work perfectly fine.

Thanks for clarification. What is estimated shipping times for both boards? Will any 3855u faster in shipping than 4415u board, or vice versa?

[allhailzamorak]

Hiya,

If I were to buy a board today/within next few days, to the UK, would it be shipped with the Janurary batch or is it too late?
Also what is your guy returns policy, with things such as issues etc?

Thanks

[octominer]

Hiya,

If I were to buy a board today/within next few days, to the UK, would it be shipped with the Janurary batch or is it too late?
Also what is your guy returns policy, with things such as issues etc?

Thanks

Currently we are still accepting orders for the end of January, beginning of February batch.

We offer a 1 year warranty. If there is anything wrong with the board then we will ship you a new one. 

[octominer]

How much faster is the 4415U CPU vs 3855U?

id say if youre running windows, youll save yourself a bit of headache by having a more capable cpu. for linux the lower tier is ideal/enough

Exactly this. If you are running linux then the 3855u is fine, it's good for Windows also just the OS might run a bit slower but mining performance is not affected. We have tested the 3855u boards with Win 10 and they work perfectly fine.

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Thanks for clarification. What is estimated shipping times for both boards? Will any 3855u faster in shipping than 4415u board, or vice versa?

Shipping times for both the 3855u board and the 4415u board are the same. Both will be shipped out in the end of January or beginning of February.

[allhailzamorak]

Do you have the measurements of the board please?

[philipma1957]

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Yes, we plan to add the option to switch the fans for quieter ones. Currently we are testing multiple types of fans to find which ones are best suitable.

Sycthe ultra kaze are good .  Move 133 cfm pull way less power.

I would love a case with those fans.

I have used lots of slot boards.

This one will be better suited for Linux as the celron CPUs are slow.

Eight 1050 tis with the ultra kaze fans would be a quieter miner

[Yars]

How many fan headers are available? I can see only one in the provided pictures. If yes, I guess we will need to use an external fan controller for case fans.

[octominer]

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Yes, we plan to add the option to switch the fans for quieter ones. Currently we are testing multiple types of fans to find which ones are best suitable.

Sycthe ultra kaze are good .  Move 133 cfm pull way less power.

I would love a case with those fans.

I have used lots of slot boards.

This one will be better suited for Linux as the celron CPUs are slow.

Eight 1050 tis with the ultra kaze fans would be a quieter miner

Thanks for the recommendation, we will look into the Scythe fans.

[hawkfish007]

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Yes, we plan to add the option to switch the fans for quieter ones. Currently we are testing multiple types of fans to find which ones are best suitable.

Sycthe ultra kaze are good .  Move 133 cfm pull way less power.

I would love a case with those fans.

I have used lots of slot boards.

This one will be better suited for Linux as the celron CPUs are slow.

Eight 1050 tis with the ultra kaze fans would be a quieter miner

Thanks for the recommendation, we will look into the Scythe fans.

I would probably use double ball bearing fans instead of fans with sleeve bearing. I had to remove so many Scythe fans from my server cases it's not even funny. BTW, ordered 1 of your motherboard to try 

[octominer]

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Yes, we plan to add the option to switch the fans for quieter ones. Currently we are testing multiple types of fans to find which ones are best suitable.

Sycthe ultra kaze are good .  Move 133 cfm pull way less power.

I would love a case with those fans.

I have used lots of slot boards.

This one will be better suited for Linux as the celron CPUs are slow.

Eight 1050 tis with the ultra kaze fans would be a quieter miner

Thanks for the recommendation, we will look into the Scythe fans.

I would probably use double ball bearing fans instead of fans with sleeve bearing. I had to remove so many Scythe fans from my server cases it's not even funny. BTW, ordered 1 of your motherboard to try 

Good feedback also. Thanks for the support, I am sure you will love the board once you receive it and fire it up.

[octominer]

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Yes, we plan to add the option to switch the fans for quieter ones. Currently we are testing multiple types of fans to find which ones are best suitable.

Sycthe ultra kaze are good .  Move 133 cfm pull way less power.

I would love a case with those fans.

I have used lots of slot boards.

This one will be better suited for Linux as the celron CPUs are slow.

Eight 1050 tis with the ultra kaze fans would be a quieter miner

Thanks for the recommendation, we will look into the Scythe fans.

I would probably use double ball bearing fans instead of fans with sleeve bearing. I had to remove so many Scythe fans from my server cases it's not even funny. BTW, ordered 1 of your motherboard to try 

Supposedly sleeve bearing fans are the quietest but I guess for mining purposes reliability and high airflow are more important.

[hawkfish007]

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Are there any chassis recommendations for this board?

Cheers,
Andy

We will have the 4U rack mount chassis in the shop soon. It will come with 7X high power delta fans, the fans are loud but have really high airflow and are very efficient at cooling. For testing purposes I switched them out for more quiet ones on the 8X 1060 GTX test rig, temps were around 55-63 before. Now with the quieter fans the temps are 65-72C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkYGOBeQcw

Could you add the option to purchase the rack mount with the quieter fans? Interested in picking up the mobo but will wait for a good chassis to come up

Yes, we plan to add the option to switch the fans for quieter ones. Currently we are testing multiple types of fans to find which ones are best suitable.

Sycthe ultra kaze are good .  Move 133 cfm pull way less power.

I would love a case with those fans.

I have used lots of slot boards.

This one will be better suited for Linux as the celron CPUs are slow.

Eight 1050 tis with the ultra kaze fans would be a quieter miner

Thanks for the recommendation, we will look into the Scythe fans.

I would probably use double ball bearing fans instead of fans with sleeve bearing. I had to remove so many Scythe fans from my server cases it's not even funny. BTW, ordered 1 of your motherboard to try 

Supposedly sleeve bearing fans are the quietest but I guess for mining purposes reliability and high airflow are more important.

Sleeve bearing fans may be quiet but don't last long in 24/7 environment. I learned the hard way, it was a pain to replace all in my 18 Rosewill cases, good thing the rest of the rosewill had double ball bearing fans.

[philipma1957]

https://www.amazon.com/Scythe-DFS123812H-3000-Ultra-Kaze-120mm/dp/B001JKNMBE/ref=sr_1_1?


30000 hour life span about 2.5 years.  7.5 watts and quiet. 45db

http://www.scytheus.com/product/ultra-kaze-120mm/

A garage miner with 3 of these cases  will  have 3 x 8 fans = 24 fans x 7.5 watts = 180 watts or 60 watts a case



I have some delta stats  they last longer.

the quiet delta is this

http://partner.delta-corp.com/Products/FANUploads/Specification/AFB1212HHE-F00.pdf

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835213005

if you can find it  it is good. uses 8.4 watts  and will last longer then the ultra kaze

next step up delta is this

https://www.amazon.com/Electronics-AFB1212SHE-120x120x38mm-Cooling-connector/dp/B004Y1HLA8

and it moves 152 cfm uses 1.06 amps or 12.72 watts a fan  that is 101.76 watts for 8


I have had every delta  from the low sound 2900 rpm which would be okay to the  6000 rpm which is a no go for garage miners.

As a  garage miner and a larger sound does not matter miner.

I can tell you in my gargage with 2 or 3 rigs I would use the scythe ultra kaze and not worry that the will need to be changed in a year to 2 years.

As I larger space miner I would want the 152 cfm delta  since they will last 70,000 hours not 30,000

and they will only add 40 watts a rig.

I would not want faster delta's  as they will do 2 amps which is 24 watts a fan or 200 watts a case.

next delta is this

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835213010

[octominer]

Thanks for the detailed input about the Delta fans, Phil. I really appreciate it.
I will get some of the quieter Delta  AFB1212HHE-F00 to test them out.

[octominer]

Right now the case is running Delta AFB1212SHE fans, they are powerful but loud.

[Zorlofe]

I got to say that is pretty slick! I wish I saw this before building my recent rig as I'm too broke to build another one right now. I wish you guys success!

[JoshFam]

I am interested in this motherboard for building my 1080ti rig. Already got 5 cards coming from amazon. This would be perfect

[octominer]

I am interested in this motherboard for building my 1080ti rig. Already got 5 cards coming from amazon. This would be perfect

Yep, I think it will be a good fit. Just make sure you got some high power fans to blow on those 1080ti's or get our 4U rack chassis that comes with high Power Delta fans. Also, recommended card thickness is 4CM or less!

[allhailzamorak]

Do you have the measurements of the board please?