Reference list of mobos with 8 OR MORE pcie slots

[charles2k]

Colorful C.J1900A-BTC PLUS V20 is not in the list

https://colorfly.eu/iGame/C.J1900A-BTC%20PLUS%20V20.html

[mrb]

Thanks for the request, I added the Olike3C and Colorful C.J1900A-BTC PLUS V20.

[mrb]

There might be a 12 slot PCIe motherboard, but I can't find who manufactures it. This is seems to be a Shenzhen Zrt Co design. I contacted them to confirm... Only one random Alibaba seller has pictures of it: https://fashionplaza.en.alibaba.com/product/60680844122-805574575/Fast_shipping_p106_12pcs_gpu_ZEC_Zcash_ETH_miner_ethereum_mining_machine.html

However I have a sneaking suspicion of this being a scam, a picture photoshopped from ZRTD-101. Slots 4 5 6 (from the right) seem digitally inserted. It's a wide area with no screw holes for support (flimsy), and the PCB/component layout is too repetitive. And the entire rest of the PCB layout (even the faintly visible traces) are strictly identical to the ZRTD-101... Plus powering 12 cards with the 12 power outputs on the PCB, fed by only 7 power inputs is not a great idea, unless your cards are low power, but then it would limit the utility of the mobo...

Shenzhen Zrt Co replied to me and confirmed they have a 12-slot board currently in development. They said it will be released probably in a "few months". They said some suppliers are already advertising it (hence the photoshopped images.)

Edit: I got mixed up in my contacts. Sunfa, not Zrt, confirmed they have a 12-slot in development. This doesn't quite explain why a Zrt motherboard was photoshopped. I am still waiting for an answer from Zrt...

[BitcoinSupremo]

Brilliant work and bookmarked this thread. Lately I am thinking to build 8 GPU boards with PCIEX 16 slots like the Colorful one. I have never had any experience with these kind of boards, only board with risers but I think these should be even easier as should support the 8 GPU directly hassle free and without any X1 configuration in the BIOS.

[mrb]

I got mixed up in my contact names. Sunfa, not Zrt, confirmed they have a 12-slot in development. This doesn't quite explain why a Zrt motherboard was photoshopped. I am still waiting for an answer from Zrt...

[Bigpiggy01]

What a great resource. This is now bookmarked 

[mrb]

I got mixed up in my contact names. Sunfa, not Zrt, confirmed they have a 12-slot in development. This doesn't quite explain why a Zrt motherboard was photoshopped. I am still waiting for an answer from Zrt...

Zrt never replied. So I guess we will have to wait and see if this 12-slot motherboard is real...

[Kalyst69]

Great topic. Was looking for 8 PCIE motherboard and found it here. Thanks a lot

[mrb]

So, no new motherboard release that I could add to the list?

[mrb]

New motherboard: Biostar TB250-BTC D+. Relatively similar to the Colorful C.B250A-BTC PLUS V20 in terms of layout and features. I wouldn't be surprised if the 2 shared designers (ODM product?)

[Kalyst69]

there is also the MSI HF-310-F Pro with 13 PCIE slots

[mrb]

there is also the MSI HF-310-F Pro with 13 PCIE slots

Thanks. Added. Based on the layout of PCIe slots present but not installed, it seems like they may have been working on an 18-slot motherboard...

[Gaenserich]

Hey guys, can you help me a bit? I've bought a K17 v 1.2 mobo and can't make it work. Sad. Coolers starts and that's all. what should I check?

[erkange]

Asus offers The ASUS H370 Mining Master connects 20 GPUs to one motherboard with PCIe over USB.


http://edgeup.asus.com/2018/asus-h370-mining-master-20-gpus-one-motherboard-pcie-over-usb/

[Vann]

Interesting but it seems no better than the B250 Mining Expert in that it still requires mining cards over 12-13 GPU's.

With 12 Radeon RX 470 and eight NVIDIA P104 cards tied to a single motherboard, our demo rig highlights how much horsepower can be harnessed by the H370 Mining Master

[nitrobg]

You should be able to increase the slots of any motherboard using PCI-E multipliers and mining cards. Regular cards are hit and miss and work up to 13 cards in total.
It's not necessary to stick with the slots provided with the motherboard.

[mrb]

Asus offers The ASUS H370 Mining Master connects 20 GPUs to one motherboard with PCIe over USB.

http://edgeup.asus.com/2018/asus-h370-mining-master-20-gpus-one-motherboard-pcie-over-usb/

Thanks. Added to http://bitcoin.zorinaq.com/many_pcie/
Interesting: this ASUS blog post reveals they sold "six figures" of the B250 Mining Expert. Assuming fully populated (19 cards) it means more than 20% of the estimated ~10 million GPUs in mining farms are running on the B250 Mining Expert.

[erkange]

Asus offers The ASUS H370 Mining Master connects 20 GPUs to one motherboard with PCIe over USB.

http://edgeup.asus.com/2018/asus-h370-mining-master-20-gpus-one-motherboard-pcie-over-usb/

Thanks. Added to http://bitcoin.zorinaq.com/many_pcie/
Interesting: this ASUS blog post reveals they sold "six figures" of the B250 Mining Expert. Assuming fully populated (19 cards) it means more than 20% of the estimated ~10 million GPUs in mining farms are running on the B250 Mining Expert.

100,001 pcs is six figures. But many people use these Mb with 10-12-23 VGA.
Lets say avarage is 15pcs GPUs. Total should be minimum 1.5 million GPUs.

If that six figures is 950,000 then everything changes.

[mrb]

No new hardware released in a month? Anyone?

[edwardceng]

seem isn't there because maybe the manufacturer watching the market exchange who is languishing and being an observe debate between ASIC vs Anti-ASIC miners