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Redlikemethodz

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Quote from: DrX on February 16, 2017, 06:18:13 AM

Asrock H97 anniversary

Or

Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3, not cheap but tested to work with 6 cards...and can be used later on gaming.

Where is it verified to run 6 gpus? I can only get it to boot with 6 if I disable igpu. And even then it reboots once you start m8n8ng.

spodo

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good motheboard is ASUS PRIME Z270-P .

sundownz

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Quote from: adrianTNT on January 21, 2018, 08:38:10 PM

Did you need to plug that extra power connector in top of the PCI slots ? I don't have that :/

It has 2x 4-pin MOLEX plugs for PCI-E power and we did plug them both in.

adrianTNT

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Quote from: adrianTNT on January 21, 2018, 08:05:31 PM

Can anyone tell me please what settings to use on Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 in order to work with 6 GPUs ?
I tried and when I plug 6th card it would not start, not even to bios, looks like there is not enough power to PCI-e slots, and there must be some bios settings.
Any ideeas ? I am trying for hours :/
Thanks.

Replying to my own question in case someone bumps into same issue:
The Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 will only start with 6 cards if you
- update bios from their site but not with latest version but a special "mining" bios version for this card, that is found in a different area of the site (mining mini-site).
- disable onboard GPU and make it start with PCI 1 by default
- install OS and only then connect the other 5 cards (6 total).
- with 6 cards you will only get video signal once it boots into windows 10 and you cannot "see" the bios/startup with 6 cards ?!

adrianTNT

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Quote from: sundownz on January 22, 2018, 07:21:06 AM

Quote from: winmon on January 21, 2018, 08:44:32 PM

isn't the graphics card much more important than which mb you use for mining? [...]

Yes you are correct. The Motherboard is *generally* only a factor for how *many* cards you can run.

I disagree, the wrong motherboard can be a pain in terms of hashing stability speed, overall stability, setup time, etc.
Some motherboards fail to keep all cards connected, some need special drivers in windows, some need you to disable the onboard GPU and plug the monitor cable to one of the cards, etc.
Some motherboards like ASUS B250 mining expert has 18/19 GPU slots but you need to mix certain Nvidia and certain AMD cards in certain slots, annoying.

sundownz

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Quote from: winmon on January 21, 2018, 08:44:32 PM

isn't the graphics card much more important than which mb you use for mining? (Unless you need something like 6 slots for cards, or something unusual like that.)

Yes you are correct. The Motherboard is *generally* only a factor for how *many* cards you can run.

jillscarbrough

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Steady State Finance

has 6xVGA slot:
-Gigabyte H110-D3A LGA 1150
-Biostar TB250-BTC
-MSI Z170A
-MSI Z270 Gaming M7
-Asus Prime Z270-P
- Asus Prime H270-PLUS

hopefully, available in your country

winmon

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isn't the graphics card much more important than which mb you use for mining? (Unless you need something like 6 slots for cards, or something unusual like that.)

adrianTNT

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Did you need to plug that extra power connector in top of the PCI slots ? I don't have that :/

sundownz

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https://m.ebay.com/itm/GIGABYTE-GA-H110-D3A-DDR4-LGA-1151-H110-6GPU-6PCIE-mining-machine-Motherboard/282798306051?_mwBanner=1

Helped a friend setup a 6x GPU rig with this board. Worked perfect right off the bat.

alred911

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haha

nice DIG, the post is almost a year old.
it could be interesting to have an updated list of good MOBO that does 7+ gpu

adrianTNT

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Quote from: DrX on February 16, 2017, 06:18:13 AM

Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3, not cheap but tested to work with 6 cards...and can be used later on gaming.

Can anyone tell me please what settings to use on Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 in order to work with 6 GPUs ?
I tried and when I plug 6th card it would not start, not even to bios, looks like there is not enough power to PCI-e slots, and there must be some bios settings.
Any ideeas ? I am trying for hours :/

Thanks.

deadsix

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Fail to plan, and you plan to fail.

Quote from: usamamalik555 on February 18, 2017, 04:57:39 AM

which one would be good ?
1- biostar tb85
2- Asrock h81 pro btc

Asrock H81 if you can get it, or the Biostar if you cant get Asrock.

usamamalik555

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which one would be good ?
1- biostar tb85
2- Asrock h81 pro btc

BTCBusinessConsult

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Active Trading on EPIC5k and Spectre.Ai

just get a MOBO with at least x1 PCIE slots and you are done.

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Quote from: usamamalik555 on February 17, 2017, 12:43:49 AM

Quote from: EuroCanuck on February 16, 2017, 07:11:58 PM

what country are you from?

Pakistan

PM me

usamamalik555

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Quote from: EuroCanuck on February 16, 2017, 07:11:58 PM

what country are you from?

Pakistan

EuroCanuck

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what country are you from?

realbigs21024

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Quote from: usamamalik555 on February 16, 2017, 03:27:40 AM

helo everyone,
trying to setup a GPU rig for ETH minig

Specification:

Celeron G1620 Processor (Available)
Asrock H81 Pro BTC motherboard (NOT Available in my country)
6x SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon™ RX 480 4GB (Available)
Fury DDR3 8GB Memory (Available)
Kingston 120GB SSD Harddisk (Available)
EVGA 1300w power supply (Available)

So the problum is Asrock motherboard is not available in my country. please suggest me a another good motherboard to setup RIG
Thanks you so much, waiting for your replys

i have the asrock h81 pro btc never been used i got it all set up but due to money issues i never completed it

Cereberus

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This one should be good enough for you, since it a LG 1156 ,price should be cheap and has lots of PCI express, actually I see you can use up to 6 Gpu here. Better give a look yourself.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/P55AG55.html#hero-specification

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