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Topic: BIOSTAR TB85 worth buying? (Read 208 times)

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December 13, 2017, 09:19:46 PM
#8
hello, i'm a newbie here

can someone help me how to power on asus b250 mining expert board? there is no power button on board, how to power on this device?
please help me, newbie here

Short the pins with a screwdriver
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December 13, 2017, 07:24:31 AM
#7
Not worthit. Try to buy this stuff ROG STRIX B250H. Best buy and choice.
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December 13, 2017, 07:16:37 AM
#6
gigabyte H110 D3A is a better choice.
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December 13, 2017, 07:05:52 AM
#5
hello, i'm a newbie here

can someone help me how to power on asus b250 mining expert board? there is no power button on board, how to power on this device?
please help me, newbie here
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December 13, 2017, 06:58:09 AM
#4
The Biostar TB85 is one of the best LGA 1150 mining motherboards. It's cheap and simple to get working with 6+ cards. If you look at the motherboard statistics for ethOS, the TB85 is one of the most popular boards currently in use.

http://ethosdistro.com/versions

I have one and it's been rock solid with up to 7 AMD cards using a PCI-E expander on the last PCI-E 1x slot. For the most part, Nvidia cards are not compatible with PCI-E expanders.
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December 13, 2017, 06:19:55 AM
#3
Those are pretty expensive here. Probably gonna go with a ROG STRIX B250H (135 CAD). I cant bring myself to buy Biostar even if it is only $75 CAD right now.
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December 13, 2017, 05:25:23 AM
#2
Not bad but Asrock PRO BTC 2.0 is better solution Smiley
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December 13, 2017, 04:47:31 AM
#1
Are these boards any good if you can get a new one cheap? I'm reading a lot of reviews on newer Biostar mining boards being pretty trash and even catching fire!

Looking to get a 6 card rig set up as cheap as possible for ROI reasons.

Would just buying any cheap board and 2 of these work?

https://hardforum.com/threads/mining-motherboards.1945842/#post-1043306476

Also, would these PCIE splitters have any problems on an old motherboard? I have 4 1060s running on an old https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-EP45-UD3R-rev-11#ov and have been wanting to go for 6 cards. One of these would be MUCH cheaper than a new MB/CPU/RAM.

Would that just be asking for headaches?

Thanks Cheesy
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