I ordered one of them, I'm going to expand my 2 pcie ports to 4 and then 6 if they work. I'm able to easily run a 1050ti off the 1x to 16x riser.
I'm pretty sure that the only bottleneck would be data transfer...and of course the cpu infrastructure will also have a hardware limitation on pci-e lanes.
I'll let you know about it's functionality in a month when it arrives from china.
Topic: PCI-e Express 1X to 3 Port 1X Switch Multiplier HUB Riser Card Rx 470 or Rx 480 (Read 3058 times)
December 26, 2016, 08:03:33 AM
December 26, 2016, 06:37:42 AM
Yeah, I spent an hour researching the backplanes and you have to custom order them. They aren't as cost effective as a couple of these multipliers...
However, windows 7 is supposed to be able to handle 32 GPU's
However, windows 7 is supposed to be able to handle 32 GPU's
I am not sure about win7, but i know win 10 can. Maybe you are right
December 25, 2016, 07:26:18 PM
Yeah, I spent an hour researching the backplanes and you have to custom order them. They aren't as cost effective as a couple of these multipliers...
However, windows 7 is supposed to be able to handle 32 GPU's
However, windows 7 is supposed to be able to handle 32 GPU's
December 25, 2016, 07:00:20 PM
Okay... pci-e expansion backplanes: http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_backplanes/
why add 2 ports when you can add 16?
why add 2 ports when you can add 16?
the question is are they stable?
December 25, 2016, 02:56:50 PM
Okay... pci-e expansion backplanes: http://www.cyclone.com/products/expansion_backplanes/
why add 2 ports when you can add 16?
why add 2 ports when you can add 16?
December 24, 2016, 10:34:17 PM
I power my video cards with a 4K combo kit so the power is there. Just wanted to see what,if anything else,I needed to consider.
So, you have power...you have a mobo/cpu combo that will support 40x pcie lanes?
Technically you could have 40 gpu's all octo-pussed out.
That's just my layman's translation. I'm probably wrong but I know something similar has been done before.. I just hear it's tricky getting past 6 gpu's in a rig.
December 24, 2016, 04:39:12 PM
Do you have to make any additional configurations to make sure your system will accept the additional cards? What would be max? How stable is this?
depand on your psu, 3 at max. no configuration needed. same as installing your pci-e riser to the motherboard
I power my video cards with a 4K combo kit so the power is there. Just wanted to see what,if anything else,I needed to consider.
December 24, 2016, 06:31:34 AM
Do you have to make any additional configurations to make sure your system will accept the additional cards? What would be max? How stable is this?
depand on your psu, 3 at max. no configuration needed. same as installing your pci-e riser to the motherboard
December 24, 2016, 02:54:33 AM
Technically the only thing limiting your cards is your drivers. In theory you should be able to have 20 of them in one rig...
but you know...it never truly works out that way. Turns out it's based on the motherboard/cpu's chipset: http://www.imgur.com/a/8PZJD
It's not going to be any less stable than using pcie risers...I guess one more link in the chain to be weak if something does go wrong.
Honestly though...if you need 3 more pci-e lanes you should just pick up one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157729&cm_re=embedded_solutions-_-13-157-729-_-Product
Costs a little more but you've got that added bonus of being able to cpu mine on a quadcore cpu with a tdp of 10w
but you know...it never truly works out that way. Turns out it's based on the motherboard/cpu's chipset: http://www.imgur.com/a/8PZJD
It's not going to be any less stable than using pcie risers...I guess one more link in the chain to be weak if something does go wrong.
Honestly though...if you need 3 more pci-e lanes you should just pick up one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157729&cm_re=embedded_solutions-_-13-157-729-_-Product
Costs a little more but you've got that added bonus of being able to cpu mine on a quadcore cpu with a tdp of 10w
December 24, 2016, 02:23:57 AM
Do you have to make any additional configurations to make sure your system will accept the additional cards? What would be max? How stable is this?
December 23, 2016, 12:00:47 AM
I've been looking for this and didn't even know it.
thanks.
might as well go all out with this pci to pci-e card as well: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Startech-PCI-to-PCI-Express-x1-adapter/192044903980?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D54fadd2a37a148a4b12c1c1eb11837e5%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D201547872916
or this baddass 16 pci-e hub: http://magma.com/products/pcie-expansion/expressbox-16-basic/
thanks.
might as well go all out with this pci to pci-e card as well: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Startech-PCI-to-PCI-Express-x1-adapter/192044903980?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D54fadd2a37a148a4b12c1c1eb11837e5%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D201547872916
or this baddass 16 pci-e hub: http://magma.com/products/pcie-expansion/expressbox-16-basic/
December 22, 2016, 11:29:14 PM
Good News, 
PCi-e risier hub is now available to add more GPU mining for my Zcash , Eth and etc.... For those who had limited pci-e slots in their Motherboard. I wanted to receive this for my christmas!
PCI-e Express 1X to 3 Port 1X Switch Multiplier HUB Riser Card
Anyway you can find out more info or free shipping from here -> http://tinyurl.com/gmclx9n
2 layer PCB bard designing.
Compliant with PCI express 2.0, 1.1 Specification
1-slot PCI-E 1X to 3 slot 1X riser card with high speed USB 3.0 cable.
High speed USB 3.0 shield cable is flexible for 1U,2U,3U chassis.
Support 3 port high speed PCIe 1X card.
Solid capacitor provide extra stable power supply for PCI-e card
Mainboard size:(L*W*H)9.70*6.30*1.30cm/3.82"*2.48"*0.51"
PCI-E Card size:(L*W*H)11.90*6.60*1.90cm/4.69"*2.60"*0.75"
USB cable length：0.55m/1.8ft. For good performance 2 GPU in one riser hub
1 set .
By the way Zcash is now us$39+ per zcash coin.
PCi-e risier hub is now available to add more GPU mining for my Zcash , Eth and etc.... For those who had limited pci-e slots in their Motherboard. I wanted to receive this for my christmas!PCI-e Express 1X to 3 Port 1X Switch Multiplier HUB Riser Card
Anyway you can find out more info or free shipping from here -> http://tinyurl.com/gmclx9n
2 layer PCB bard designing.
Compliant with PCI express 2.0, 1.1 Specification
1-slot PCI-E 1X to 3 slot 1X riser card with high speed USB 3.0 cable.
High speed USB 3.0 shield cable is flexible for 1U,2U,3U chassis.
Support 3 port high speed PCIe 1X card.
Solid capacitor provide extra stable power supply for PCI-e card
Mainboard size:(L*W*H)9.70*6.30*1.30cm/3.82"*2.48"*0.51"
PCI-E Card size:(L*W*H)11.90*6.60*1.90cm/4.69"*2.60"*0.75"
USB cable length：0.55m/1.8ft. For good performance 2 GPU in one riser hub
1 set .
By the way Zcash is now us$39+ per zcash coin.
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