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Topic: [CLOSED] 4x5970 $1150 shipped (Read 1266 times)

legendary
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October 01, 2012, 12:39:42 AM
#10
Actually it may be 4 16x to 16x, I haven't looked at the insides in a while. I had a 6970 running in the rig on a 1x at one point, I know that for sure. I'm not sure it matters though, 1x can handle 250mb/s and that's more than enough for mining.

i looked at the MOBO you listed and only saw 3x pcie 16x slots,

It's a UD3 so 2 actually, the other 2 are 4x which is the same length as a 16x slot it just doesn't use as many pins.

At one point I had 3 6970s and 2 6950s, that's when I was forced to use one of the 1x slots
420
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October 01, 2012, 12:29:30 AM
#9
Actually it may be 4 16x to 16x, I haven't looked at the insides in a while. I had a 6970 running in the rig on a 1x at one point, I know that for sure. I'm not sure it matters though, 1x can handle 250mb/s and that's more than enough for mining.

i looked at the MOBO you listed and only saw 3x pcie 16x slots,
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
October 01, 2012, 12:23:58 AM
#8
Actually it may be 4 16x to 16x, I haven't looked at the insides in a while. I had a 6970 running in the rig on a 1x at one point, I know that for sure. I'm not sure it matters though, 1x can handle 250mb/s and that's more than enough for mining.
420
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September 30, 2012, 11:52:13 PM
#7
huh I'm pretty sure running a 5970 on a 1x slot is impossible, you need at least one lane a gpu I think...

howbout two BFL single orders for these

also, curious, you're using one 1x->16x pci express expander? do you have any wires shorted

wut?  So none of my 5970s on a 1x are actually mining?  Dammit.. that's probably why they haven't found a block yet  Cheesy

yeah i think he misposted or SOMETHING because 1x means one lane LOL right?
hero member
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September 30, 2012, 11:45:42 PM
#6
huh I'm pretty sure running a 5970 on a 1x slot is impossible, you need at least one lane a gpu I think...

howbout two BFL single orders for these

also, curious, you're using one 1x->16x pci express expander? do you have any wires shorted

wut?  So none of my 5970s on a 1x are actually mining?  Dammit.. that's probably why they haven't found a block yet  Cheesy
420
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September 30, 2012, 02:56:02 AM
#5
huh I'm pretty sure running a 5970 on a 1x slot is impossible, you need at least one lane a gpu I think...

Quote from: 420 link=action=profile;u=60969 date=1348952878
okay. for your rig do you have a 1x->16x expander and did you have to short wires?
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I'm using 2 standard 16x-->16x, 1 powered 16x-->16x and 1 1x-->16x
sr. member
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September 30, 2012, 12:54:35 AM
#4
huh I'm pretty sure running a 5970 on a 1x slot is impossible, you need at least one lane a gpu I think...

howbout two BFL single orders for these

also, curious, you're using one 1x->16x pci express expander? do you have any wires shorted
420
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September 29, 2012, 04:01:41 PM
#3
howbout two BFL single orders for these

also, curious, you're using one 1x->16x pci express expander? do you have any wires shorted
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
September 28, 2012, 12:31:25 PM
#2
Lowered price.
legendary
Activity: 1973
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September 26, 2012, 12:12:10 PM
#1
09-30-2012 - Pending sale of full rig
Updated price

I have 3x reference and 1x Diamond 5970. All 3 currently clocked at 730/300, 1v, 70% fan with all cores avg around 65c. $1150 shipped for all 4
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