Quote from: citronick on June 08, 2017, 02:55:57 PM

Quote from: fullzero on June 08, 2017, 04:24:02 AM

Quote from: VoskCoin on June 08, 2017, 03:36:13 AM

Quote from: fullzero on June 07, 2017, 07:45:38 PM

Quote from: mraug on June 07, 2017, 05:20:54 PM

Hey guys

would "MSI z170a gaming pro carbon" + "Intel Celeron G3900" work with 6 x GTX 1080Ti ?

I noticed some people are putting quiet "beefy" CPUs into their rigs, can someone explain why? Does it have something to do with PCIE support?

Also @fullzero, thanks for all the work you put into this!

I haven't tested that mobo; I would expect a bios flash and a few bios setting changes would be needed. I recommend getting one of the z270 chipset mobo's I have tested: see the OP.

IMO spending ~$20 more on a G4560 to "know" I will not have any CPU related problems is worth it. Also if you plan on mining longterm, slightly better XMR hashrates with around the same power draw will pay for the difference, and then the entire CPU cost eventually.

Fullzero, based around your software

What is the best bang for buck rig setup you'd recommend?
Cards? Board? CPU? Psu? Etc

As my favorite card: Zotac 1070 minis are now 400+

If I had the power space to build another rig right now; this is what I would buy:

$1680 7x 1060 AMP (regular amp only!) https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-ZT-P10600B-10M-Compact-Graphics/dp/B01I5O5AP2

$152 ASUS PRIME Z270-A https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132936

$6 molex adapter https://www.amazon.com/CGTime-Express-Molex-Power-Cable/dp/B01MXDXAKZ

$8 Lexar-JumpDrive-16GB USB key

$67 Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR4 ram

$75 G4560 CPU https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABB75KW6577

$3 ATX power switch

$122 EVGA GQ-1000 psu

$65 or less pcie powered risers 7x pack pm hawkfish007

$100 or less make your own frame out of wood or using 8020.net parts

total $2278

expected hashrate using OC of +150cc and +900mc:

~2240+ sol/s for ~815 watts-at-the-wall @ 105 pl

1.02 $/hash (hash in sol/s)

Why the $6 molex adapter?

Your right; was late when I came up with this. I was thinking 1300 G2 with 2x molex cables from the PSU; to be used together to power the 7th 1060. With this PSU (the 1000GQ); the best solution would be to power 2x 1060 off of one pcie 2x 8pin cable, one at the 1st node and the other with an extender from the 2nd node to the 7th GPU.

$9 pcie extender:

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-2-Pack-6-Pin-Extension/dp/B01DV1Z4EQ

technically you could have the cards very close together and not use an extender.

Also with 2x 1060s on one cable you don't want the power draw to go above 210 watts total; so you would NEED to ensure that a powerlimit of 105 or lower is set.

The safer solution would be to get a second PSU to power the 7th (and potentially 8th and 9th if you can find 2x m2 adapters) and use a

$22 PSU joiner:

https://www.amazon.com/Add2PSU-Multiple-Power-Supply-Adapter/dp/B009P98Q8U