What the heck is a mining motherboard?

[Bizmark13]

And how are they different from normal motherboards?

I've noticed that they have lots of slots in them to put graphics cards in. Is this so that you can mine using multiple cards? Is that the only difference? And how do they compare to those who are using their gaming rigs to mine? Which one is better? Or could a mining motherboard also be used in a gaming rig?

[DubFX]

They just have more (probably 6) PCI-E slots and if you consider getting one, then you should also consider choosing of your OS as windows may have problems with showing all GPUs at once so you should go for UNIX based system.

[bitcoinforhelp]

I would go straight to ASIC's ;> but thats just me
If you like mine SCRIPT alts its ok then

[thisisverypointless]

personally, even if you got a 'mining motherboard' i wouldn't recommend having graphic card's that close together as the heat would be overwhelming,

If you are thinking about buying one, think about getting powered pcie risers with it so that you can separate the cards allowing for more airflow

[BitCoinDream]

I would go straight to ASIC's ;> but thats just me
If you like mine SCRIPT alts its ok then

AFAIK it is difficult to recover the investments in ASIC, unless the price of BTC skyrocket...

[DubFX]

I would go straight to ASIC's ;> but thats just me
If you like mine SCRIPT alts its ok then

AFAIK it is difficult to recover the investments in ASIC, unless the price of BTC skyrocket...

You're talking like ROI would be higher when investing into GPUs not mentioning that scrypt ASICs are already done if i'm right.

[Chemistry1988]

I would go straight to ASIC's ;> but thats just me
If you like mine SCRIPT alts its ok then

AFAIK it is difficult to recover the investments in ASIC, unless the price of BTC skyrocket...

Even if BTC price skyrockets, it is still better to buy bitcoin directly than to buy bitcoin mining ASICs.

[ranochigo]

I would go straight to ASIC's ;> but thats just me
If you like mine SCRIPT alts its ok then

AFAIK it is difficult to recover the investments in ASIC, unless the price of BTC skyrocket...

Yes, better scrypt asics are coming out. However, I believe if BTC skyrockets, your alt coin could fall in value.