Quote from: nomad1109 on May 27, 2014, 05:50:09 PM

Quote from: Tyr808 on May 27, 2014, 04:50:29 PM

So I take it the h81 btc mobo is reliable after all? I had read some spotty reviews on it, but that isn't saying much as many negative reviews are often the owner fucking up and playing the blame game.

I have had ZERO problems with mine... it has been running 24/7 since the day I put my rig together, and never given me one hiccup.

There are tons of opinions on the power draw through the motherboard and powered risers, and I just said screw it and have plugged in everything and am using powered USB 3.0 risers for each card.

I can't see even worrying about saving $5 on a riser or something is anywhere near worth it.

I personally feel fine with my cards, and I have stuck with the cards that do not have 6-pin connectors on them.

Now if we ever get unlocked TDP/settings that could possibly change, but I haven't seen anything yet suggesting that is near.

Each card is drawing about 38w (just the card), so there is a lot of overhead already to work with if it happens.

If somehow they end up drawing 80-100W/card, I think a lot of setups are going to need some improvement anyhow.

Hope that helps.

Very helpful, thanks.

As for the TDP stuff, I'm curious if it'll be bios unlockable or require a physical voltage mod. I haven't done a physical card mod in ages, I recall modding some old card to over clock it when further as a teen trying to game on a budget, haha. Definitely good to always consider scalability and future proofing a build if at all possible for sure though. I really like the MSI cards, but I'll see what's available with a 6 pin just in case.