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Re: [WTS] USB Style PCI-E 1x - 16x Powered Riser Cables !! $20 Each
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boxofspuds
on 01/02/2014, 05:17:54 UTC

Anyhoot, that motherboard is an MSI motherboard that was made specifically for Dell.  It has 3x x16 slots, and 2x x1 slots.  You can find them on ebay for like $50 to $75.  "Dell 730x motherboard"  Make sure they are not "Dell 730" <- that "X" in the 730X means X58 INtel chipset.  A "non-X" means NForce LGA775 socket!

A virgin copy of LTCRabbit freshed minted onto an USB, booted, and BAM - all 5 GPUs mining away (no tweaks yet).

I really want to believe this mobo can be had for 50 to 75 on ebay, but a search for sold or completed listing using "Dell 730x motherboard" returns items that were sold for $120-$300 going back to November. Anything in the $50 range is nothing more than a mobo tray.  Like I said, I WANT to believe this to be true, as I would gobble up some boards.  But it just doesn't seem to be the case on ebay right now...

how long ago did you grab the mobo?