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Topic: [ANN] FutureBit M.2 to GPU Riser adapter! - page 2. (Read 3325 times)

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I think you need an additional power supply for your M.2 adapter. Mine have Molex connectors to be powered.
I'm currently running 6 1070 on a Z270-P but by 7th and 8th card are not recognized even tough they're powered on by the PSU. PCIe slot 2 and 4 are not detected.
Can someone help me?
newbie
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Thank you for the info .
legendary
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So with the crazy mining craze going on right now all the "good" M.2 to PCIe adapters got sold out (there is only one rare version that actually works for GPU mining...the one you usually see on eBay does not even work). I decided to build my own solution that is even better for GPU mining rather than wait for stock.

So a direct M.2 to USB3 port for GPU risers is born! This bypasses the PCIe slot altogether, and reduces the number of contacts/breaks in the pcie lanes so its a more reliable setup if you can use your M.2 for GPU mining on your board.

Im currently testing it and works great with my setup, but need a few additional testers based in the US (preferably east coast) that currently use a working M.2 slot to GPU mine.

Once this is complete I should be able to produce a batch of a couple hundred for anyone that wants one in the $5-15 range per depending on quantities I end up making.



Keep in mind that just because you have a M.2 port does not mean your motherboard or BIOS will support posting an additional GPU.

What is the difference  between yours and this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/NGFF-M-2-To-USB3-0-Converter-Card-Adapter-Power-Cable-22X30mm-22x42mm-22x80mm/112437643782?_trksid=p2054502.c100227.m3827&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908103841%26meid%3Db00d879640b64e3fbfee9146f30c0414%26pid%3D100227%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D13%26sd%3D112437643782


My adapter is wired to work directly with GPU risers and uses 1x PCIe lanes from the M.2 slot. Not sure what that is exactly, but it definitely wont run GPU risers (probably just pulls USB 3.0 directly from a compatible slot).
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Cute little guys. Sign me up!
sr. member
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too bad I'm not in the state even I really love to test it but I don't have a chance i'll wait for this one to be more successful then order mine too, good luck mate.
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great work jstefanop

I have two Asus Prime z270-P MB that contain two additional M.2 slots that can be used for additional cards and can help out with testing if you would like....I'm East Coast (Peoples Republic of Maryland)

Thanks but seems like everyone messaging me has an Asus Prime Cheesy I need about two more testers that have any other board.

Okay...I need to purchase another board for a test machine, so let me know if there are any boards you have in mind that you would like to test and I'll pick it up.

Another option is I have 3 MicroCenters close to me and don't mind picking up multiple MBs to test your solution on. Just let me know.

Great idea -- if I had some testing time (unfortunately I don't) I'd love to test these out as I have several different board types

Any info on pricing?



Answer from OP:

Once this is complete I should be able to produce a batch of a couple hundred for anyone that wants one in the $5-15 range per depending on quantities I end up making.



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So cool! About a month ago I was talking to my friend about using m2 and some other extensions to mining!
sr. member
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Cute little babies! I would love to purchase some.
hero member
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Great idea -- if I had some testing time (unfortunately I don't) I'd love to test these out as I have several different board types

Any info on pricing?

newbie
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So with the crazy mining craze going on right now all the "good" M.2 to PCIe adapters got sold out (there is only one rare version that actually works for GPU mining...the one you usually see on eBay does not even work). I decided to build my own solution that is even better for GPU mining rather than wait for stock.

So a direct M.2 to USB3 port for GPU risers is born! This bypasses the PCIe slot altogether, and reduces the number of contacts/breaks in the pcie lanes so its a more reliable setup if you can use your M.2 for GPU mining on your board.

Im currently testing it and works great with my setup, but need a few additional testers based in the US (preferably east coast) that currently use a working M.2 slot to GPU mine.

Once this is complete I should be able to produce a batch of a couple hundred for anyone that wants one in the $5-15 range per depending on quantities I end up making.

https://i.imgur.com/Aspbyrg.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/XwYOceG.jpg?2

Keep in mind that just because you have a M.2 port does not mean your motherboard or BIOS will support posting an additional GPU.

What is the difference  between yours and this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/NGFF-M-2-To-USB3-0-Converter-Card-Adapter-Power-Cable-22X30mm-22x42mm-22x80mm/112437643782?_trksid=p2054502.c100227.m3827&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908103841%26meid%3Db00d879640b64e3fbfee9146f30c0414%26pid%3D100227%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D13%26sd%3D112437643782

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/92AAAOSwnK9ZO2Dp/s-l1600.jpg
newbie
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great work jstefanop

I have two Asus Prime z270-P MB that contain two additional M.2 slots that can be used for additional cards and can help out with testing if you would like....I'm East Coast (Peoples Republic of Maryland)

Thanks but seems like everyone messaging me has an Asus Prime Cheesy I need about two more testers that have any other board.

Happy to run it on my z97 gaming 5. single slot m.2 but would be cool to get 8 1070s running on this mobo. Question, does the m.2 interface have a direct interface with the CPU? Im usually hitting zcash so my g1820 is good enough but have a 4790k I can swap in for eth and claymore dual.
legendary
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Bitcoin FTW!
This would be so damn helpful for me, especially for mining- I've got a few PCs that would be unusable for mining without such a device. I will definitely keep looking at the thread and maybe see if I can get a few. Smiley
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Will it work on Biostar TB250-BTC?
I had problems with M.2 to PCIE adapters bought from ebay...

But price 5USD above is nothing special. From China it is from 2,2USD...
hero member
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Fail to plan, and you plan to fail.
This looks amazing Smiley two thumbs up, hope this sees the mass markets. I just bought a whole bunch of regular m.2 to pcie's, I hope they work.
legendary
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great work jstefanop

I have two Asus Prime z270-P MB that contain two additional M.2 slots that can be used for additional cards and can help out with testing if you would like....I'm East Coast (Peoples Republic of Maryland)

Thanks but seems like everyone messaging me has an Asus Prime Cheesy I need about two more testers that have any other board.
full member
Activity: 212
Merit: 100
great work jstefanop

I have two Asus Prime z270-P MB that contain two additional M.2 slots that can be used for additional cards and can help out with testing if you would like....I'm East Coast (Peoples Republic of Maryland)
member
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Awesome! An option to mount the USB connector horizontally would be useful for some boards/laptops/NUCs.
legendary
Activity: 2174
Merit: 1401
So with the crazy mining craze going on right now all the "good" M.2 to PCIe adapters got sold out (there is only one rare version that actually works for GPU mining...the one you usually see on eBay does not even work). I decided to build my own solution that is even better for GPU mining rather than wait for stock.

So a direct M.2 to USB3 port for GPU risers is born! This bypasses the PCIe slot altogether, and reduces the number of contacts/breaks in the pcie lanes so its a more reliable setup if you can use your M.2 for GPU mining on your board.

Im currently testing it and works great with my setup, but need a few additional testers based in the US (preferably east coast) that currently use a working M.2 slot to GPU mine.

Once this is complete I should be able to produce a batch of a couple hundred for anyone that wants one in the $5-15 range per depending on quantities I end up making.




Keep in mind that just because you have a M.2 port does not mean your motherboard or BIOS will support posting an additional GPU.
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