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thebackground

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Jan 24, 2014, 9:45:02 PM1/24/14
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about motherboards

Gamaliel Dacayo

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Jan 24, 2014, 10:00:44 PM1/24/14
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anu pong cheapest amd socket mobo with 3 pci-e slot?

thebackground

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Jan 24, 2014, 10:05:23 PM1/24/14
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Di ako sure boss sa 3slots,
Personally yung  gamit ko Asrock 970 extreme 3, 4slots na sya, nabili ko for P4,200 brandnew
And according to cryptobadger and coinminingrigs, this is the cheapest board for mining
In terms of price over number of slots.

lorna lacson

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Jan 24, 2014, 10:09:08 PM1/24/14
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guys pede na po ba itong motherboard ASUS P8H61-M LX R2.0

Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (blue) *1
3 x PCIe 2.0 x1

mejo mura siya - 2,450.00 po sa pcx

@thebackground kanina ko pa nakita ung group.. nahihiya lang ako sumali pa kasi ala p ako nasisimulan...


thebackground

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Jan 24, 2014, 10:14:41 PM1/24/14
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maam lorna, if you want to maximize your output (powerconsumption/hash output)
its should be PCIe 3.0.
mabagal pag sa 2.0 mo ilalagay ang mga Highend GPU nato, (check their specifications, nakalgay dun PCIe 3.0).
so that means sa board n yan 1 lang ang 3.0.

lorna lacson

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Jan 24, 2014, 10:16:49 PM1/24/14
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ahhh.. ty sa pagsagot LOL kita pala name.. kala ko email ang ma ddisplay...

lloyd_an...@yahoo.com.ph

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Jan 24, 2014, 11:20:51 PM1/24/14
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actually hindi nagmamatter yung PCI-E version for mining. Because if it did, lahat ng miner ngayon naka x16-x16 risers. 

It only does matter pag nag gaming. 

thebackground

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Jan 24, 2014, 11:26:33 PM1/24/14
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so PCI 2.0 pwede din? slot po ahh. not the risers.
Kasi sa riser, you can use 1x riser pra sa PCIe 3.0 16x na slot
im not sure kung pwede mong gamitin yung 1x risers sa PCI 2.0 slot
Thanks for clarification.

lorna lacson

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Jan 25, 2014, 12:30:02 AM1/25/14
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it means pede cya? salamat po... hehehe malaki laki rin natipid ko... 

lloyd_an...@yahoo.com.ph

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Jan 25, 2014, 1:04:57 AM1/25/14
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Opo walang kaso yun. As long as kasya :D Minimal lang kasi yung kelangan nyang bandwidth so okay lang kahit ano basta may communication from GPU-MOBO

maru

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Jan 25, 2014, 5:28:15 AM1/25/14
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yup the pci express slot can be 1x or 16x, the mining speed will be the same. but you need 16x to 1x riser cables to attach the 16x gpu to the 1x pci express slot. 

if you wanna start out with a gaming rig, just get the asrock 970 extreme 4 as recommended. it has 2 pci express 16x slots so you can mine with 2 cards without the need for cables. just get cables and add more gpu once you are satisfied with mining profitability. otherwise just connect the crossfire cable and you have a monster gaming rig!

the asrock has an external on/off switch on the board as well as a reset switch so it's easier to use this without a case if you are saving on cash. 

crossfire does not help in mining. just install the cable if you are playing games :)

personally I am using Asrock 990FX Extreme4 and 2 units of Gigabyte 970A-DSP for mining. the Gigabyte is cheaper but it does not have an on-off switch on the board so I have to use a screwdriver head to turn it on. I do not use a case for my 2 rigs.

maru

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Jan 25, 2014, 5:33:42 AM1/25/14
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Asrock 990FX Extreme4

- 3 PCI express 16x slots.
- 2 PCI express 1x slots.
- on-off switch and reset on the board.
- GPU retention bracket is the slide type, I hate this because a large GPU tends to block the lock so it's hard to maneuver and release it once a card is in place.

Gigabyte 970A DSP3

- 2 PCI express 16x slots.
- 2 PCI express 1x slots.
- no on-off switch on board.
- GPU latch has large tabs which are easier to push down to release the GPU.
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thebackground

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Jan 25, 2014, 8:42:05 AM1/25/14
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boss @maru may switch po ang asrock 970? san po nka pwesto? pwede p screen shot?
yan ang board ko pero di ko alam na may built it switch sya.
salamat

maru

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Jan 25, 2014, 8:54:17 AM1/25/14
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@thebackground

bro the switch in this pic the power button is at the left lower hand corner next to the reset, I marked it with a red box :)

this is the same layout found in the 990FX Extreme4.
970 Extreme4(m).jpg

thebackground

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Jan 29, 2014, 3:48:10 AM1/29/14
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ay.. sa extreme4 lang ata meron.. wala tlga yung sa akin...extreme3 ako.
Anyway bumili ako ng external switch for P50 ok n din.

@nermi: after further reading.. its confirmed  - PCIe 2.0 can be used for mining.. 

jono...@gmail.com

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Jan 29, 2014, 10:46:27 AM1/29/14
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@maru, all,

Pasensya na po kung nasagot na ito in another way, hindi ko lang sure ko tama pagka intindi ko e..

Yun po bang 970 Extreme4 pwede magamit lahat ng pcie slots for mining with 5 gpu?

kc it has 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots

and it also has 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

for a total of 5 slots, means it can use 5 gpu for mining?

If so, kailangan na lang ng Dual PSU Power Supply Adaptor Cable. Saan kaya nakakabili nito? :-S

thebackground

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Jan 29, 2014, 11:37:46 AM1/29/14
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I am a Asrock 970EX3 user po, hangang 4 lang ang max.
2slots PCIe 2.0 16x
2slots PCIe 2.0 1x
the other 2slots is not compatible PCI lang sya (legacy which means iba ang slot nya)

Man Paxz

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Jan 29, 2014, 7:56:45 PM1/29/14
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@jono, yes pwedeng gamitin both x16 and x1 slot..

jono...@gmail.com

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Jan 30, 2014, 1:03:02 AM1/30/14
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mga kaibigan,

bakit nga pala wala sa inyong nag post ng intel platform for mining? Meron ba special reasons for avoiding ?

Curious lang po =)




thebackground

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Jan 30, 2014, 1:09:47 AM1/30/14
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cgro sir price lang naman ang concern,
mas mura ata ang amd proc and board compare sa intel :)

yung friend ko, intel ang gamit, well existing pc nya narin nman kasi.

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 2:28:45 AM1/30/14
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di ko alam kung saan ko ipost tong question ko... ano ba magnda HD? or SSD?

thebackground

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Jan 30, 2014, 2:37:31 AM1/30/14
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kung gagamitin mo sa mining sir walang maganda jan :)
di kelangan ng HD sa mining kasi GPU nman ang kumakayod.
pwede n ang 1gb or more flash disk - using Linux Bamt to..
kung using windows nman.. buy the cheapest dahil sabi ko nga di nman tlga kelangan mganda..
so go with normal HD or laptop HD na tig 30gb

pero kung tatanong mo lang alin ang mganda... SSD syempre

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 2:46:31 AM1/30/14
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sige since for mining lang muna. para makatipid mag flash drive muna ako. pero wala ako ideal sa Linux Bamt...

thebackground

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Jan 30, 2014, 2:51:16 AM1/30/14
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maraming tutulong sayo, anjan si boss @hashpuppy, at @azhul
tuturan k nyan, skype mo lang sila (pag ready kna)
and mrami nmang guide over the net.. bbasahin mo lang,
here's a good start

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 2:56:40 AM1/30/14
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okay thank you.. okay na siguro yan manghingi nalang ako USB na 2gb.hehe kesa bumili SSD...

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 4:08:40 AM1/30/14
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sa pang tanong... okay lang ba 2 gb ang RAM???? or requeired bang 4gb? ang irurun ko nlng is ung linux something na sinabi ni sir thebackgound

azhul

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Jan 30, 2014, 4:41:51 AM1/30/14
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@ master thebackground

newbie lng dn ako d2 ehehe. .c master hashpuppy lang nagturo skn ^^

Man Paxz

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Jan 30, 2014, 6:42:02 AM1/30/14
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 @jono, ako intel gamit ko, wala naman akong naging problem so far.. sabi sa ibang forum, ivy brige daw ok para sure na well working lahat ng gpu.

@arvie, 4gb ka na lang..

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 7:14:19 AM1/30/14
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@Man Paxz sige thank you..

nakabili ako bagong bago pa 2gb ram na ddr3 at sempron na 2.7 ghz as in bago pa to... 600 lang bili ko kasi kinulit ko lang. pwede yun sa board ko AM3+ Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3?

thebackground

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Jan 30, 2014, 9:29:07 AM1/30/14
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@arvie: Yes sir pwede yan sa board mo. 

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 9:40:16 AM1/30/14
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aun mabuti nakatipid ako.. kaso problem ko 2gb lang to.. so need ko padn pla bmli ulit ng isa pang 2gb .. plan ko is ung ni recommend ni sir na USB bootable nlng na os..

thebackground

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Jan 30, 2014, 9:45:27 AM1/30/14
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yes, dagdagan mo yang ram mo. 4gb kasi requirement ng GPU mismo to work (havent tried 2GB)

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 9:50:30 AM1/30/14
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okay thank you sir.. bukas bibili na ako gpu board psu.... bahala na bukas... hihingi nalang ako tulong dito sa pag set up.. 2-3 months kaya maka ROI ako?hehe

thebackground

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Jan 30, 2014, 9:54:03 AM1/30/14
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We cannot guaranty you the ROI - just like normal investment,  there are ups and down..
basta alam ko lang , malaki pa ang potential dito... wag ka lang susuko :)

arvie florentino

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Jan 30, 2014, 10:01:45 AM1/30/14
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(y) ... madami pa naman siguro coins na maglalakasan. 

Anti Online

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Mar 3, 2014, 8:52:41 PM3/3/14
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Guys may nakapagtry na ba sainyo maglagay ng 1x to 16x na risers sa 16x slot ng motherboard nyo? madedetect ba ng OS yung card mo? may nabasa kasi ako sa isang forum na working ang ganun kahit hindi na ishort yung presence pin ng board. sabi din dun working daw sa 970 extreme4 asrock. any asrock 970 extreme4 owner na nakatry na nito?

Slide Gurtiza

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Mar 3, 2014, 9:59:02 PM3/3/14
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i have that motherboard; tried it, doesn't work.  haven't tried shorting, but will once i get another gpu

Anti Online

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Mar 3, 2014, 10:13:25 PM3/3/14
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@Slide I wont advice shorting or even try shorting the presence pin kasi dun sa nabasa ko natusta daw yung board (i dont know kung anong brand and model ng mobo nun) after ilang minutes/hours but it did work. tinanong ko lang dito kung pwedeng gamitin ung 1x riser sa 16x slot without shorting ung pin kasi may ibang nagtest gumana. anyway, thanks for the input Sir Slide..bibili nlng ako ng 16x to 16x risers..gusto ko sana lahat nlng 1x riser pero hindi pala pwede haha..thanks ulit
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