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September 14, 2011, 02:09:58 PM
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Take a look at what's coming in a few months. I know, they'll be massively expensive for mining, but if PCIe 3.0 is backward compatible to 2.0 it could be slot heaven, up to seven (yes, 7!) on a couple of these boards.

Check it out: http://www.anandtech.com/Gallery/Album/1376#1
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September 14, 2011, 03:43:30 PM
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MSI BB Marshal motherboard already offers 8 PCIe slots. It costs $400 though.
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September 14, 2011, 03:54:26 PM
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That board is pure sex!
And, yes PCIe 3.0 IS backward compatible!

Dual 8-pin power...


I thought it was supposed to be quad channel memory!?!
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September 14, 2011, 03:57:35 PM
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Oh! I just noticed the MSI, and UD5 do...
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September 14, 2011, 07:50:08 PM
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Very nice.  I'm especially digging the SATA power connector if it's for the PCI-e rails.  So few boards offer that.  

Seems like these guys were built specifically for efficiently sucking the power right out of your wall and the green out of your wallet Wink

Ah shame, just the Gigabite UD7 has that connector..
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