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Topic: New to bitcoin mining hardware. HeLP! (Read 2031 times)

newbie
Activity: 19
Merit: 0
June 09, 2011, 09:35:38 AM
#4
If you look around at the people who use extenders to keep their GPU's cool, most of them are only using the PCI-e x1 ribbons. It doesn't require much bandwidth to the card to mine.
member
Activity: 84
Merit: 10
June 09, 2011, 09:28:18 AM
#3
It would only affect your gaming performance, mining doesn't care about x1, x8, x16.
hero member
Activity: 700
Merit: 500
June 09, 2011, 08:06:58 AM
#2
My motherboard has 2 PCI E X16 Slots about 2 years ago. According to my vendor, he said that if i put in two Graphic cards, One will run at X16 and the other will run at x8.

Will this affect my mining speed.

Im planning to buy a new rig with the below motherboard and plan to put 4 Graphic cards on it. Is this suitable if i put 4 HD 5870.

Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128499&Tpk=Gigabyte%20Z68X-UD7-B3




You can run gpu's for mining at x1 if you want.
newbie
Activity: 40
Merit: 0
June 09, 2011, 08:04:41 AM
#1
My motherboard has 2 PCI E X16 Slots about 2 years ago. According to my vendor, he said that if i put in two Graphic cards, One will run at X16 and the other will run at x8.

Will this affect my mining speed.

Im planning to buy a new rig with the below motherboard and plan to put 4 Graphic cards on it. Is this suitable if i put 4 HD 5870.

Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128499&Tpk=Gigabyte%20Z68X-UD7-B3


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