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March 13, 2012, 06:05:43 PM |
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I've seen this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514But it seems way more expensive than I probable need and not sure if the pci cards are going to be spaced enough to hold 4 of these massive cards, can you guys give me some advice? ..Maybe look into extenders???
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March 13, 2012, 06:35:41 PM |
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Nickers (OP)
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March 13, 2012, 06:56:13 PM |
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That boards 200$ more
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March 13, 2012, 10:40:48 PM |
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How do you fit 5 on there?
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March 13, 2012, 10:44:46 PM |
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How do you fit 5 on there?
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nebulus
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March 13, 2012, 10:49:39 PM |
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Sweet... Where do I get them PCI cables? Or what the hell are they called?
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March 13, 2012, 11:03:34 PM |
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Sweet... Where do I get them PCI cables? Or what the hell are they called?
PCIe extenders/ribbons/risers ebay (either cheap and wait 2-3 weeks, or wait a few days and pay much more) or 9mart.com don't overpay at cablesaurus
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March 13, 2012, 11:09:39 PM |
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Cool, thanks... Couldn't think of the name..
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March 13, 2012, 11:47:38 PM |
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Sweet... Where do I get them PCI cables? Or what the hell are they called?
amazon
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March 13, 2012, 11:54:30 PM |
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If you are going to buy the extender cables, you don't need a motherboard with all 16x slots, you can use a mobo like this one with 1x->16x adapters for 4 cards:
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March 14, 2012, 12:58:20 AM |
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that is tru, but the 2 I listed has on mobo start and reset buttons for caseless rigs.
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March 14, 2012, 03:32:34 AM |
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I simply use $60 MSI mATX h61-p21 boards. I have two of them and each runs 4x5870s. If you're going to use 4x7970s I may consider putting them on risers with Molex plugs.
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March 14, 2012, 04:53:03 AM Last edit: March 14, 2012, 05:08:58 AM by deepceleron |
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I simply use $60 MSI mATX h61-p21 boards. I have two of them and each runs 4x5870s. If you're going to use 4x7970s I may consider putting them on risers with Molex plugs.
That looks like a pretty good miner platform for those with extender cables, as it is all PCIe 1x slots with no legacy PCI, and a Celeron G440 can go in that ($65+$41 free ship on NewEgg). I started looking at AMD boards figuring that a Sempron plus the least-expensive brand-name 4xPCIe motherboard would be cheaper than an Intel platform. For later resell though, a motherboard with two 16x PCIe slots plus a 2.8GHz AMD CPU will sell easier than a mATX no-PCI-slot board with a 1.6GHz Celeron - you can sell the AMD with GPUs as a crossfire gaming system, but the Intel can't even be a media PC (only VGA out). that is tru, but the 2 I listed has on mobo start and reset buttons for caseless rigs.
I've got your reset switch right here: For power, just set the BIOS to power on after power loss.
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March 14, 2012, 11:41:09 AM |
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that is tru, but the 2 I listed has on mobo start and reset buttons for caseless rigs.
I just short the powerpins with a screwdriver/knife. It's not hocus pocus. Save yourself some money and buy a cheap board and risers
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March 14, 2012, 04:45:56 PM |
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that is tru, but the 2 I listed has on mobo start and reset buttons for caseless rigs.
I just short the powerpins with a screwdriver/knife. It's not hocus pocus. Save yourself some money and buy a cheap board and risers $4: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812201029
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March 14, 2012, 05:26:59 PM |
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there are other reasons I like the higher end mobo 1. resale value. the gd70 is a great gamer mobo 2. 2 nics 3. more slots: Don't you want more then 4 cards on a rig? how about 6. 2460 Mh
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March 14, 2012, 06:40:02 PM |
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Last time i had use for a powerswitch was sometime late 2011. You can set your computer to boot from your mouse if you want to.
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March 14, 2012, 07:05:12 PM |
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Last time i had use for a powerswitch was sometime late 2011. You can set your computer to boot from your mouse if you want to. being able to hold down the power switch for 5 seconds to turn off a hung rig is valuable to me...
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March 14, 2012, 07:07:48 PM |
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being able to hold down the power switch for 5 seconds to turn off a hung rig is valuable to me...
You can always turn the switch on the PSU.
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