Scrypt mining hardware

[coin5l1]

I'm going to hong kong next week, I'm assuming it'd be cheaper to buy a new graphics card out there.
Will all the internal plugs on the graphics cards bought there be the same as if I bought them in England right? I'm planning on buying a r9 280x, or possibly some other radeon card. I've printed this list https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison to take with me.

I have this motherboard: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H61MX/
Asus p8h61-mx usb3 for those that don't want to click links.
It looks as if it only supports 1 gpu, if this is the case. Is there a cheap fix I could implement to have two gpu's running?

[MZD]

Your motherboard has:

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4

Which means it actually can support 3 GPUs if you use an adapter like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-E-1X-to-16X-Riser-Card-Flexible-Extender-Cable-Cord-Molex-Capacitor-/281257445352


It can support even more with other hacks but they aren't as cheap.

[coin5l1]

Your motherboard has:

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4

Which means it actually can support 3 GPUs if you use an adapter like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-E-1X-to-16X-Riser-Card-Flexible-Extender-Cable-Cord-Molex-Capacitor-/281257445352


It can support even more with other hacks but they aren't as cheap.

Brilliant, thanks for the very helpful reply. I really appreciate it.
Will the cards run smoothly using these adapters at normal hash-rate?

[ghcannon]

Yes you may want to change some bios settings and lower pci-e generation compatibility for the particular slot with a riser.

[coin5l1]

Your motherboard has:

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4

Which means it actually can support 3 GPUs if you use an adapter like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-E-1X-to-16X-Riser-Card-Flexible-Extender-Cable-Cord-Molex-Capacitor-/281257445352


It can support even more with other hacks but they aren't as cheap.

Doesn't seem to ship to the uk, I'm struggling to find the exact same thing in the uk.
This looks identical but doesn't advertise the molex, will it work?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powered-PCI-E-Express-1X-to-16X-Riser-Card-Extender-Cable-20cm-w-Solid-Capacitor-/191043150129?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item2c7b0f2131