MSI 790FX-GD70 is a great board and if you find a dealer still having this in stock, it's probably the best deal you can make. I bought two of those for 90€ each (125$). Four PCI-E slots and running great with 4 cards eqipped.
MSI 890FXA-GD70 is the successor with some nice new features but not really needed for mining (USB 3.0, ESata, ...). This one even has five PCI-E slots but one is only usable with a riser or a single-slot card.
If you are running just 3 cards, i still recommend a 4 or more-slot board since you can leave out one slot to let the cards breathe a little more. With three 6970s heat will be a major issue.
Topic: What a good AM3 board with 3 PCI-e slots? (Read 2038 times)
Asus M4A79T Deluxe? 4X PCI-E 16 (dual 16x, quadra 8x) gr8 mobo
This one is also "back ordered" or out of stock everywhere in canada
Limited quantities in Calgary at MemoryExpress http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX23676%28ME%29.aspx
Running 6970s.
using 5830s? what brand?
Just wondering how you are keeping the temperature on the cards at reasonable C. From looking at the board, if you are using GPUs that take 2 spaces, they will be right next to each other with very little space in between. I tried that and was getting temperatures in the 90Cs when overclocked and running at 85% on fans.
using 5830s? what brand?
if you have all 3 cards sandwiched on top of eachother they will get very hot. Put something in between the cards to space them out a little bit.
I got mine spaced a little bit and put 2 120mm fans on top of them and temps stay around 70. if they're not spaced, it's 90-95.
I got mine spaced a little bit and put 2 120mm fans on top of them and temps stay around 70. if they're not spaced, it's 90-95.
In my 3 card setup inside a Storm Sniper case I had one of my cards getting up into the high 80's, even with the big side fan on the Storm Sniper. Took the side off and pointed a desk fan directly at the cards. Dropped the temp down to around 80c.
Just wondering how you are keeping the temperature on the cards at reasonable C. From looking at the board, if you are using GPUs that take 2 spaces, they will be right next to each other with very little space in between. I tried that and was getting temperatures in the 90Cs when overclocked and running at 85% on fans.
Thanks,
Thanks,
im running the 5870 in the #1 slot which is on top so it runs a bit warmer but gets more air.
5870 @ 88C
5830 @ 76C
5830 @ 68C
using MSI Afterburner i have custom set the fans to run faster than auto settings, i have also install 3 extra case fans... guess it prbly helps that the unit is sitting beside a central air vent pulling in A/C!
88c! I think you are pushing it with that temp
stable for over a week, guess ill take my chances. thx
I thought about going this route too, but the value is not there. A 3x slot mobo cost almost $100 more than a cheap 2x slot mobo, in addition the power supply cost at least $50 more. So you have a $150 overhead just to add 1 extra card, and heat with 3 card setup also becoming more of a problem.
I think you are far better off spending the extra money upgrade to a better 2x card setup with a cheap mobo.
I think you are far better off spending the extra money upgrade to a better 2x card setup with a cheap mobo.
The mobo recommended in post 2 is $129 or something at newegg. 2 slot motherboards aren't $29.
Also, then you need more power supplies. I'm already stepping from from a 4 card mb to a 3 card one, 2 cards is way too much over head cost in shelf space, psu, extra cpu, ram, usb stick...
Just wondering how you are keeping the temperature on the cards at reasonable C. From looking at the board, if you are using GPUs that take 2 spaces, they will be right next to each other with very little space in between. I tried that and was getting temperatures in the 90Cs when overclocked and running at 85% on fans.
Thanks,
Thanks,
im running the 5870 in the #1 slot which is on top so it runs a bit warmer but gets more air.
5870 @ 88C
5830 @ 76C
5830 @ 68C
using MSI Afterburner i have custom set the fans to run faster than auto settings, i have also install 3 extra case fans... guess it prbly helps that the unit is sitting beside a central air vent pulling in A/C!
88c! I think you are pushing it with that temp
Just wondering how you are keeping the temperature on the cards at reasonable C. From looking at the board, if you are using GPUs that take 2 spaces, they will be right next to each other with very little space in between. I tried that and was getting temperatures in the 90Cs when overclocked and running at 85% on fans.
Thanks,
Thanks,
im running the 5870 in the #1 slot which is on top so it runs a bit warmer but gets more air.
5870 @ 88C
5830 @ 76C
5830 @ 68C
using MSI Afterburner i have custom set the fans to run faster than auto settings, i have also install 3 extra case fans... guess it prbly helps that the unit is sitting beside a central air vent pulling in A/C!
I thought about going this route too, but the value is not there. A 3x slot mobo cost almost $100 more than a cheap 2x slot mobo, in addition the power supply cost at least $50 more. So you have a $150 overhead just to add 1 extra card, and heat with 3 card setup also becoming more of a problem.
I think you are far better off spending the extra money upgrade to a better 2x card setup with a cheap mobo.
I think you are far better off spending the extra money upgrade to a better 2x card setup with a cheap mobo.
Asus M4A79T Deluxe? 4X PCI-E 16 (dual 16x, quadra 8x) gr8 mobo
This one is also "back ordered" or out of stock everywhere in canada
Asus M4A79T Deluxe? 4X PCI-E 16 (dual 16x, quadra 8x) gr8 mobo
Just wondering how you are keeping the temperature on the cards at reasonable C. From looking at the board, if you are using GPUs that take 2 spaces, they will be right next to each other with very little space in between. I tried that and was getting temperatures in the 90Cs when overclocked and running at 85% on fans.
using 5830s? what brand?
Just wondering how you are keeping the temperature on the cards at reasonable C. From looking at the board, if you are using GPUs that take 2 spaces, they will be right next to each other with very little space in between. I tried that and was getting temperatures in the 90Cs when overclocked and running at 85% on fans.
Thanks,
Thanks,
i'll second the asrock extreme4. really nice board. I'm running 3x5830's on it.
are there any good part search sites? pricewatch.com seems to suck now
i'll second the asrock extreme4. really nice board. I'm running 3x5830's on it.
see my signature... board works great, but not sure how easily available they are
newegg.com has it but no international shipping (Canada)
newegg.ca nor any other Canadian site I can find has it (or almost any ASRock boards)
Any ideas on a US site that might shit to Canada?
see my signature... board works great, but not sure how easily available they are
Was planning on the MSI 790FX-GD70 for 4 card setup but it went out of stock almost everywhere. The 890FX-GD70 is too expensive.
What is everyone using for a 3 card setup, without using 1x extension cables - 3 slots on the board with proper spacing?
What is everyone using for a 3 card setup, without using 1x extension cables - 3 slots on the board with proper spacing?
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