on MSI B250 Gaming M3 1151.
Topic: 5 or 6 GPU Motherboard Alternative to H81 BTC Pro and ASROCK Anniversary Edition - page 2. (Read 22532 times)
April 27, 2017, 07:47:38 AM
I can only get 4 rx570s running
on MSI B250 Gaming M3 1151.
on MSI B250 Gaming M3 1151.
April 25, 2017, 04:43:02 AM
I'm using the Asus Z270-P https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-Z270-P/
Works well.
All I needed to do was update BIOS to get the "above 4g encoding" option, and enabled it!
PCIe gen is set at auto.
Running 6 GPUs without problems with smOS / simplemining.net.
Happy mining
Works well.
All I needed to do was update BIOS to get the "above 4g encoding" option, and enabled it!
PCIe gen is set at auto.
Running 6 GPUs without problems with smOS / simplemining.net.
Happy mining
hi, which version of the risers do you use? v003 or newer? and did you mod the bios of the gpus?
April 23, 2017, 02:28:49 PM
So I ordered both the AB350 Gaming K4 and the AB350 Pro 4. I got the Gaming K4 in yesterday.
In my tests; only 4x Nvidia cards worked with Ubuntu 16.04. I tried a lot of different bios settings; there might be one I missed, or a future bios update that enables 6x Nvidia: but for now these aren't worth it IMO. Also might work with 6x amd cards; I only have 4x 470s, so I can't test that.
I expect the Pro 4 to have similar results.
Used this CPU:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113437
and this RAM:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233982
In my tests; only 4x Nvidia cards worked with Ubuntu 16.04. I tried a lot of different bios settings; there might be one I missed, or a future bios update that enables 6x Nvidia: but for now these aren't worth it IMO. Also might work with 6x amd cards; I only have 4x 470s, so I can't test that.
I expect the Pro 4 to have similar results.
Used this CPU:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113437
and this RAM:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233982
as i suspected these motherboard are not for 6 x gpu not good for gpu mining, also without the double molex there is risk to fry something with gpu that have high consumption
April 23, 2017, 02:25:24 PM
Ya when I use my Asrock H170, I had to set TOLUD to 3.5Gb instead of Auto
And how many cards were you able to use on the H170? Tolud to 3.5 gives me a blank screen.
April 23, 2017, 01:47:35 PM
Ya when I use my Asrock H170, I had to set TOLUD to 3.5Gb instead of Auto
April 23, 2017, 01:35:31 PM
I'm using the Asus Z270-P https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-Z270-P/
Works well.
All I needed to do was update BIOS to get the "above 4g encoding" option, and enabled it!
PCIe gen is set at auto.
Running 6 GPUs without problems with smOS / simplemining.net.
Happy mining
Works well.
All I needed to do was update BIOS to get the "above 4g encoding" option, and enabled it!
PCIe gen is set at auto.
Running 6 GPUs without problems with smOS / simplemining.net.
Happy mining
April 23, 2017, 12:54:08 PM
I am using this ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 Intel Skylake 1151 for 5x RX480. It's working ok.
Also bought MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 and it's being shipped.
Also bought MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 and it's being shipped.
April 21, 2017, 07:49:40 PM
anyone tried this AB350 Pro4
I have one on the way; I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks for being a guinea pig for us.
I'm hugely interested to find out if the B350 chipset can handle 6 GPUs. Ryzen is a nice CPU miner, so that would be a big plus if the motherboard supports enough GPUs. April 21, 2017, 03:31:47 AM
anyone tried this AB350 Pro4
April 21, 2017, 01:47:27 AM
Have gotten 7 GPUs working with the ASUS Z270-A PRIME.
Here's what I found:
-- Had to flash the BIOS. Board shipped with 5.0.0 and I updated it to the latest (7.0.0 I think)-- this is necessary to get the "Above 4g decoding" option. Which appears on the boot menu in the bios.
-- PCIe switched to Gen2
-- Didn't make the other changes.
WARNING WARNING WARNING
When I flashed the BIOS the onboard network hardware stopped working with linux. this caused a bunch of problems.
I had to run this utility to refresh the network drivers ROM to make things work:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19186
Current setup for this board-
-- Ubuntu 16.04 server
-- 7x NVIDIA 1070 8GB Cards
Working fine. (And about %10 more hash under linux than under Windows.)
Here's what I found:
-- Had to flash the BIOS. Board shipped with 5.0.0 and I updated it to the latest (7.0.0 I think)-- this is necessary to get the "Above 4g decoding" option. Which appears on the boot menu in the bios.
-- PCIe switched to Gen2
-- Didn't make the other changes.
WARNING WARNING WARNING
When I flashed the BIOS the onboard network hardware stopped working with linux. this caused a bunch of problems.
I had to run this utility to refresh the network drivers ROM to make things work:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19186
Current setup for this board-
-- Ubuntu 16.04 server
-- 7x NVIDIA 1070 8GB Cards
Working fine. (And about %10 more hash under linux than under Windows.)
Hi, can you please tell me which riser model did you use for this board?
i ordered the v003 but just to be sure if I would experience any issues and we have the same riser models that it's not riser related
March 23, 2017, 05:16:18 PM
FWIW, I would recommend going with a PROVEN 6-GPU mobo. Ideally, one that was made for it like the ASRock BTC PRO or Anniversary edition or the Biostar TB85. There are tons of miners and farms built on these boards and they are proven to work time after time. Be aware that just because a mobo has 6 PCIe slots, that does not necessarily mean you can get 6 GPUs running on it. Personally, I went through this when getting into mining about 6 months ago and learned a lesson. I got an ASRock x99 mobo that has 6 PCIe slots but I've only even been able to get 4 GPUs running on that board, despite hours and hours and posting in forums with questions, etc. To me, it's better to even pay a slight premium on those proven boards vs taking a chance on 1 that could limit you to 4.
the issue is the ending of production of the chipsets by intel and they are ending the LGA 1150 production. If you're looking for one or two that is awesome, if your looking for several hundred of these boards you might find the boards but the cpu stock is currently more limited with no future production.
I expect the cpus to disappear sooner TB85 and Pro BTC motherboards.
March 23, 2017, 04:58:06 PM
FWIW, I would recommend going with a PROVEN 6-GPU mobo. Ideally, one that was made for it like the ASRock BTC PRO or Anniversary edition or the Biostar TB85. There are tons of miners and farms built on these boards and they are proven to work time after time. Be aware that just because a mobo has 6 PCIe slots, that does not necessarily mean you can get 6 GPUs running on it. Personally, I went through this when getting into mining about 6 months ago and learned a lesson. I got an ASRock x99 mobo that has 6 PCIe slots but I've only even been able to get 4 GPUs running on that board, despite hours and hours and posting in forums with questions, etc. To me, it's better to even pay a slight premium on those proven boards vs taking a chance on 1 that could limit you to 4.
March 21, 2017, 06:10:21 PM
ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS 109$
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 125$
ASROCK H270 PRO4 112$
both 1151 socket & 6 PCIe 3 slots (same Offer as Biostar which should be much cheaper), reference price from AMZ
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 125$
ASROCK H270 PRO4 112$
both 1151 socket & 6 PCIe 3 slots (same Offer as Biostar which should be much cheaper), reference price from AMZ
Gonna be hard to drive 6 GPUs from 5 PCIe slots.
Please only recommend boards you know work.
For instance I have a board with 7 PCIe slots and 2 m.2 slots that theoretically could drive 9 GPUs.
Realistically it can only drive 4.
First you cant populate any M.2 with NVMe w/o account for PCIe lines (and PCIe slots), you should use M.2 Sata SSD.
Whatever nobody who want to earn money will put nothing more than a cheap usb3 16gb flashdrive on it, so discard the M.2 interference.
You should setup PCIe to PCIe v2.0 in bios.
Specifications for Asrock H270 Pro4 are wrong at amazon.
but these are verified:
ASUS Prime H270-Plus
>>> 6 PCIe slots: 1:x16 1:x4(x16 slot) 4:x1
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-H270-PLUS/specifications/
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
>>> 6 PCIe slots 3:x16 3:x1
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H270-TOMAHAWK-ARCTIC.html#productSpecification-section
All based the on Intel H270, better chipset than as Biostar's TB250 H250.
However, I suggest caution to invest on these MoBos as soon will be available cheap PCIe Switches for 8+ GPUs from at least two vendors, one of these seems is regular to bitcointalk.
First of all I would like to thank you since these boards look awesome
ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
I am leaning towards Asus but MSi is a good option too.
Are you positive that all 6 pci-e slots can be used with these boards?
Im asking my self the same question, will the msi support
6 gpus, has anyone got them running using the same motherboard mentioned above.
Thanks
March 21, 2017, 09:20:54 AM
Have gotten 7 GPUs working with the ASUS Z270-A PRIME.
Here's what I found:
-- Had to flash the BIOS. Board shipped with 5.0.0 and I updated it to the latest (7.0.0 I think)-- this is necessary to get the "Above 4g decoding" option. Which appears on the boot menu in the bios.
-- PCIe switched to Gen2
-- Didn't make the other changes.
WARNING WARNING WARNING
When I flashed the BIOS the onboard network hardware stopped working with linux. this caused a bunch of problems.
I had to run this utility to refresh the network drivers ROM to make things work:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19186
Current setup for this board-
-- Ubuntu 16.04 server
-- 7x NVIDIA 1070 8GB Cards
Working fine. (And about %10 more hash under linux than under Windows.)
Here's what I found:
-- Had to flash the BIOS. Board shipped with 5.0.0 and I updated it to the latest (7.0.0 I think)-- this is necessary to get the "Above 4g decoding" option. Which appears on the boot menu in the bios.
-- PCIe switched to Gen2
-- Didn't make the other changes.
WARNING WARNING WARNING
When I flashed the BIOS the onboard network hardware stopped working with linux. this caused a bunch of problems.
I had to run this utility to refresh the network drivers ROM to make things work:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19186
Current setup for this board-
-- Ubuntu 16.04 server
-- 7x NVIDIA 1070 8GB Cards
Working fine. (And about %10 more hash under linux than under Windows.)
March 21, 2017, 06:23:32 AM
z87 quad deluxe 6 gpu ok. Maybe we can use 7 gpu
March 21, 2017, 05:42:52 AM
ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS 109$
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 125$
ASROCK H270 PRO4 112$
both 1151 socket & 6 PCIe 3 slots (same Offer as Biostar which should be much cheaper), reference price from AMZ
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 125$
ASROCK H270 PRO4 112$
both 1151 socket & 6 PCIe 3 slots (same Offer as Biostar which should be much cheaper), reference price from AMZ
Gonna be hard to drive 6 GPUs from 5 PCIe slots.
Please only recommend boards you know work.
For instance I have a board with 7 PCIe slots and 2 m.2 slots that theoretically could drive 9 GPUs.
Realistically it can only drive 4.
First you cant populate any M.2 with NVMe w/o account for PCIe lines (and PCIe slots), you should use M.2 Sata SSD.
Whatever nobody who want to earn money will put nothing more than a cheap usb3 16gb flashdrive on it, so discard the M.2 interference.
You should setup PCIe to PCIe v2.0 in bios.
Specifications for Asrock H270 Pro4 are wrong at amazon.
but these are verified:
ASUS Prime H270-Plus
>>> 6 PCIe slots: 1:x16 1:x4(x16 slot) 4:x1
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-H270-PLUS/specifications/
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
>>> 6 PCIe slots 3:x16 3:x1
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H270-TOMAHAWK-ARCTIC.html#productSpecification-section
All based the on Intel H270, better chipset than as Biostar's TB250 H250.
However, I suggest caution to invest on these MoBos as soon will be available cheap PCIe Switches for 8+ GPUs from at least two vendors, one of these seems is regular to bitcointalk.
First of all I would like to thank you since these boards look awesome
ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
I am leaning towards Asus but MSi is a good option too.
Are you positive that all 6 pci-e slots can be used with these boards?
March 19, 2017, 07:11:44 PM
PM'd you pricing, I have 200 more pro btc coming air freight 1 week out.
Can you PM me pricing as well? I would be interested in obtaining more of these boards since most major retailers seem to be sold out.
March 19, 2017, 02:49:21 PM
However, I suggest caution to invest on these MoBos as soon will be available cheap PCIe Switches for 8+ GPUs from at least two vendors, one of these seems is regular to bitcointalk.
What do you mean 8+ "switches"? Can you share links to posts/pages that elaborate?
March 18, 2017, 09:54:53 AM
ASUS PRIME H270-PLUS 109$
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 125$
ASROCK H270 PRO4 112$
both 1151 socket & 6 PCIe 3 slots (same Offer as Biostar which should be much cheaper), reference price from AMZ
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC 125$
ASROCK H270 PRO4 112$
both 1151 socket & 6 PCIe 3 slots (same Offer as Biostar which should be much cheaper), reference price from AMZ
Gonna be hard to drive 6 GPUs from 5 PCIe slots.
Please only recommend boards you know work.
For instance I have a board with 7 PCIe slots and 2 m.2 slots that theoretically could drive 9 GPUs.
Realistically it can only drive 4.
First you cant populate any M.2 with NVMe w/o account for PCIe lines (and PCIe slots), you should use M.2 Sata SSD.
Whatever nobody who want to earn money will put nothing more than a cheap usb3 16gb flashdrive on it, so discard the M.2 interference.
You should setup PCIe to PCIe v2.0 in bios.
Specifications for Asrock H270 Pro4 are wrong at amazon.
but these are verified:
ASUS Prime H270-Plus
>>> 6 PCIe slots: 1:x16 1:x4(x16 slot) 4:x1
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-H270-PLUS/specifications/
MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
>>> 6 PCIe slots 3:x16 3:x1
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H270-TOMAHAWK-ARCTIC.html#productSpecification-section
All based the on Intel H270, better chipset than as Biostar's TB250 H250.
However, I suggest caution to invest on these MoBos as soon will be available cheap PCIe Switches for 8+ GPUs from at least two vendors, one of these seems is regular to bitcointalk.
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