Motherboard with 3 PCIe x16 slots in positions 1, 4, and 7.

[glitch003]

So I'm thinking about getting an HAF X case and a new motherboard and I want the ability to mine with 3 cards at once.  There's lots of motherboards with 3 PCIe x16 slots, but they're usually in positions 1, 4, and 6 or alternately 1, 3, and 5 which doesn't leave an empty slot in between all the cards for cooling. 

I know that when I run two cards in positions 1 and 3 the card in position 1 doesn't have enough air flow and gets super hot, so I want this new motherboard to have space in between the cards. 

Can anybody recommend a motherboard like this, with 3 PCIe slots in positions 1, 4, and 7?  I saw a similar setup on the forums a while ago. 

Thanks!

[AniceInovation]

MSI 890FXA-GD70.
I was trying to find cheaper alternatives, but the alternative can't be found anymore i think.

[glitch003]

Nice, thanks!  You're right though, it sure is expensive.

[Aion2n]

So I'm thinking about getting an HAF X case and a new motherboard and I want the ability to mine with 3 cards at once.  There's lots of motherboards with 3 PCIe x16 slots, but they're usually in positions 1, 4, and 6 or alternately 1, 3, and 5 which doesn't leave an empty slot in between all the cards for cooling. 

I know that when I run two cards in positions 1 and 3 the card in position 1 doesn't have enough air flow and gets super hot, so I want this new motherboard to have space in between the cards. 

Can anybody recommend a motherboard like this, with 3 PCIe slots in positions 1, 4, and 7?  I saw a similar setup on the forums a while ago. 

Thanks!

Look this threads!

[AniceInovation]

So I'm thinking about getting an HAF X case and a new motherboard and I want the ability to mine with 3 cards at once.  There's lots of motherboards with 3 PCIe x16 slots, but they're usually in positions 1, 4, and 6 or alternately 1, 3, and 5 which doesn't leave an empty slot in between all the cards for cooling. 

I know that when I run two cards in positions 1 and 3 the card in position 1 doesn't have enough air flow and gets super hot, so I want this new motherboard to have space in between the cards. 

Can anybody recommend a motherboard like this, with 3 PCIe slots in positions 1, 4, and 7?  I saw a similar setup on the forums a while ago. 

Thanks!

Look this threads!

What about it? How can it help in anyway the OP?

[cypherdoc]

MSI 890FXA-GD70.
I was trying to find cheaper alternatives, but the alternative can't be found anymore i think.

so i see 5 slots on that mobo.  could you insert 3 cards in slots 1,4 and 7, and then use PCI-e ribbon extenders to add a 4th and 5th card in an open architecture?

[AniceInovation]

Yeah sure, i assumed the idea was to avoid risers. If you plan to use them, there are cheaper boards with 1 16x pcie and 4 1x pcie slots.

[duniek]

I dig up old thread

any new motherboards?
1155/1150 maybe?
even old ones?

I found only:

dfi UT/LT 775 all models
dfi 680i 775

dfi 790fx/gx am2/am3
ga890fxa-gd70

[freddyfarnsworth]

ASRock Extreme7 Gen3 v1.30 bios is for sandy or with v2.30+ Ivy cpus
 Only x16x16x16 bandwidth board for triple SLI I ever found, not needed for Bitcoin.

Try a old server on bay, some have 8x4x pcie for network cards with HUGE P/S
cheap.

[Quix]

is there such a card as pci to pci-e?
card with multipple pci-e on it?
or just buy new motherboard?

1. No, that doesn't make sense.
2. No, that doesn't make sense.
3. Yes.

[VariableDiff]

I have a bad experience with amd based mothearboards, amd systems drawsmore power too.
Asrock had a very cheap Mothearborad recently with 3 full size pci-e slots.

[miaviator]

So I'm thinking about getting an HAF X case and a new motherboard and I want the ability to mine with 3 cards at once.  There's lots of motherboards with 3 PCIe x16 slots, but they're usually in positions 1, 4, and 6 or alternately 1, 3, and 5 which doesn't leave an empty slot in between all the cards for cooling. 

I know that when I run two cards in positions 1 and 3 the card in position 1 doesn't have enough air flow and gets super hot, so I want this new motherboard to have space in between the cards. 

Can anybody recommend a motherboard like this, with 3 PCIe slots in positions 1, 4, and 7?  I saw a similar setup on the forums a while ago. 

Thanks!

Don't care how old the topic is.  I've just spent a few hours digging for a GD70 replacement.   Everything is $500+ especially with a CPU.   

So I'm thinking about getting an HAF X case and a new motherboard and I want the ability to mine with 3 cards at once.  There's lots of motherboards with 3 PCIe x16 slots, but they're usually in positions 1, 4, and 6 or alternately 1, 3, and 5 which doesn't leave an empty slot in between all the cards for cooling. 

I know that when I run two cards in positions 1 and 3 the card in position 1 doesn't have enough air flow and gets super hot, so I want this new motherboard to have space in between the cards. 

Can anybody recommend a motherboard like this, with 3 PCIe slots in positions 1, 4, and 7?  I saw a similar setup on the forums a while ago. 

Thanks!

Look this threads!

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