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Topic: PLEASE HELP me choose a MOTHERBOARD - PLease !! (Read 667 times)

sr. member
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December 22, 2013, 11:13:49 AM
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Personnaly i prefer ASUS boards than MSI

Have you got a link for the ASUS boards mate?
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Personnaly i prefer ASUS boards than MSI
sr. member
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Right i have narrowed it down to these two boards, i do not have any riser extenders atm and have 3 cards looking to go uto 5 or 6.

i plan on just putting the three cards direct onto board to get me going.

http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-990fxa-gd80-am3-amd990fx-ddr3-atx-8XH2.html

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Z77A-GD65-Motherboard-Pentium-Celeron/dp/B007JRGW1I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387726002&sr=8-2&keywords=MSI+Z77A-GD65+LGA+1155


I have a Intel Celeron G1610 2.7GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor.

Which one guys Huh

Cheers
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Ahh an SLI was something big years ago, and now theres x6 slots motherboards. Rofl.
sr. member
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I have read about asus motherboards which are specially designed for mining. I am using Asus boards for years and they are really stable! Maybe get one of those Smiley they had -bit in the name.

cheers,

Are these the boards mate -

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H61%20Pro%20BTC/?cat=Specifications

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H81%20Pro%20BTC/?cat=Specifications

Thanks
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Is this the MB -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Z77A-GD65-Motherboard-Pentium-Celeron/dp/B007JRGW1I

I thought that would take 7 cards ?

Expansion Slots
3   - PCI Express 3.0 x16 (16/8/4)
4   - PCI Express x1

Am i correct ?

Cheers
sr. member
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Cheers guys, i read that nortingon,that's whi i purchased the 280x cards.

newbie
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Make use of this guide to pick the right graphic card https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison
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MSI Z77A-GD65 [29l-ud]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643

Supports up to 6 cards
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