how can you tell if a motherboard supports 2x gpu for mining?

RyNinDaCleM

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You can use ANY PCI-e slot (or PCI for that matter)! Wink

You can get adapters here>http://www.cablesaurus.com/
That said, if you don't mind having dangling cards you could cut a CPU, MoBo, and both PSUs off.
Get one of these>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371039
And you'll be set for about $60 savings after MIR!

newguy05

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I did some more research and this is what I come up with, can someone please tell me if this will work or if there are more efficient setups? setting up 2x rigs. I know memory/hdd etc..are missing i have those already. Thanks

2 AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Socket AM3 45W Single-Core Processor SDX140HBGQBOX $75.98 ($37.99 each)
2 ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard $119.98 ($59.99 each)
4 XFX HD-695X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $919.96 ($229.99 each)
2 Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply $159.98 ($79.99 each)

newguy05

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Hi, what is the feature/things to look for in a motherboard to make sure it supports 2x 5950 card for mining without additional hardwarw/changes. I want to get the cheapest you can buy but confused with all the spec pciex16 vs pciex8 etc...

Basically if a motherboard has 2x pcie slot (doesnt matter if x16 or x8) it will support 2x 5950? does they need to be certain distance apart?

thanks

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