Could someone recommend me a motherboard for 4 cards? - page 2.

mouser98

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Quote from: computerparts on June 10, 2011, 10:42:05 PM

Quote from: mouser98 on June 10, 2011, 10:35:07 PM

here is the one that i got with 4 pci-e slots for $65

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138318

That board only has two pci-e slots which can be used with video cards.

lol, tell that to my four 5830s then

DupingBitCoins

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Quote from: computerparts on June 10, 2011, 10:42:05 PM

Quote from: mouser98 on June 10, 2011, 10:35:07 PM

here is the one that i got with 4 pci-e slots for $65

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138318

That board only has two pci-e slots which can be used with video cards.

Yeah I was like hell yeah 64 bucks then got confused for a second.

computerparts

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Quote from: mouser98 on June 10, 2011, 10:35:07 PM

here is the one that i got with 4 pci-e slots for $65

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138318

That board only has two pci-e slots which can be used with video cards.

mouser98

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here is the one that i got with 4 pci-e slots for $65

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138318

AndyRossy

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Did you actually run it on air for any period? How long until it overheated? Was it with stock coolers?

smell

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Quote from: LeonGeeste on June 10, 2011, 09:39:54 PM

I've bolded the watercooling-specific items, which together sum to $714 (not including shipping).

OUCH

Is it quiet? I hope it's quiet.

LeonGeeste

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@smell and phenom: Thanks guys!

Here's the cost breakdown for the system:

4x XFX Radeon HD 5870 GPU, $250 each -> $1000
4x VID-AR587T2 GPU waterblock $100 each -> $400
1x Coolermaster HAF X Chassis -> $200
1x Antec HCP-1200 ATX PSU -> $285
1x MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard $200
1x Swiftech H20-320 EDGE liquid cooling kit (comes with tubing, 4 barbs, and clamps) -> $265
1x 1/2 inch elbow barb to make that connection at the bottom work $13
3x connectors between waterblocks, $12 each -> $36

1X Kingston ValueRAM 2 GB 1333MHz PC3-1066 DDR3 DIMM $23
1x AMD Sempron 140 Socket AM3, 2.7 GHz, 1 MB Cache, 45 Watts, $38

Total: $2,460

I've bolded the watercooling-specific items, which together sum to $714 (not including shipping).

I'm using Ubuntu 10.10, and I've since started overclocking, so I get 1.65 GH/s. But I'm only overclocking it to the top of the OEM-specified band, I don't know how to make it go higher, as some of the other miners in the comparison chart seem to.

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Quote from: LeonGeeste on June 10, 2011, 09:29:16 PM

Wow, didn't know so many people were going for this now. I've managed to set one up here's what it looks like, parts list in the comments. But be warned: you NEED liquid cooling if you want to cram that many that close together!

Nice setup. What OS are you running those on? If you're getting 1.3 GH/s from 4 cards, I take it your not overclocking?

smell

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Quote from: LeonGeeste on June 10, 2011, 09:29:16 PM

Wow, didn't know so many people were going for this now. I've managed to set one up here's what it looks like, parts list in the comments. But be warned: you NEED liquid cooling if you want to cram that many that close together!

Nice rig. How much was the liquid cooling system, that is, if you don't mind revealing that info?

LeonGeeste

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Wow, didn't know so many people were going for this now. I've managed to set one up here's what it looks like, parts list in the comments. But be warned: you NEED liquid cooling if you want to cram that many that close together!

phenom

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This one has 6 PCI-E slots Shocked

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274&Tpk=MSI%20890FXA-GD70%20890FX

smell

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Quote from: DupingBitCoins on June 10, 2011, 09:05:58 PM

Trying to find a decent one but not so pricey and with 4 slots for the cards.

There are also some 790FX and 890FX boards that come with 4 PCIE slots. Here's a cheap one:

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58759&vpn=890FXA-GD65&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar

I have MSI's 790FX board. Something you may want to consider is cooling: I've found that having more than two in a box gets hot quickly. I needed a household fan blowing on em constantly or they would crash. So I've settled on two to a box now.

EDIT: whoops, that one has 4 PCIE-1 slots... here's the one I was thinking of...

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=52498&vpn=890FXA-GD70&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar

V2-V3

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Here ya go http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131714R

Im not sure what your budget is but this might be your best option as any less expensive 4 slot board with the right spacing is out of stock.

DupingBitCoins

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Trying to find a decent one but not so pricey and with 4 slots for the cards.

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