Re: Are ZOTAC Mini's good for Mining & updated Trio 3 card Mining Rig Build
Hey Vosk, I'm new to the whole Gpu mining rig building,i love the trio setup, just wanted to ask if there's any way i can stick 3 full size ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AMP Extreme onto a single board ? and if so which motherboard would suggest i can buy for better spacing of the gpu's?
Hey guys, long time Vosk watcher, about to take the plunge and build my first TRIO build, definitely found this thread and had the exact same question...
Q1) using the Z270P-D3 mobo, can I just stack 3 full size EVGA 1080 ti's? do I have to have a mini at the end?
Just starting out doing a proof of concept (got the wife on board
), so I am going power density over strict efficiency or I would go 1070ti. Looking at my next rig, I know you have experience with the Onda B250 (saw video), but the D1800 seems attractive as well. Q2)Have y'all stuffed a D1800 full of 1070ti or 1080 ti's?
- thanks for the great info guys, supporting the community so much
You need a Mini (or one of the Gigabyte ITX or MSI similar-size cards) at the end slot, as there is ZERO SPACE between the middle card and the end card, so the only airflow into the middle card is going into the part of the end fan that the Mini leaves unblocked.
This was my standard configuration for my "Folding" rigs as risers KILL throughput on Folding (there is a LOT of work done on the CPU and a LOT of bandwidth needed for data transfer, even a PCI 2.0 8x slot shows measurable impact on Folding PPD on high end cards).
If you used hybrid cards, PROBABLY you could get away with 3 full-length cards as most of the cooling is via the radiator - that would definitely work on one of the "full card waterblock cooling" type cards like the MSI Seahawk.
If you are going to go the watercooled route though, you might want to go with one of the "4 full-length PCI-E slots" motherboards like the Biostar Racing Z170GT7 or the alternatives from ASROCK, ASUS and the like - if you can find one at a reasonable price.
Phil has posed about a build with one of the Onda boards (the one with the wider spacing I think?) that will end up with 4 1080 ti and 4 1070 ti cards on it.