Recent content by madLyfe

@j0rd and @Aibohphobia i totally overlooked the fact that the pci-e 1x to 2x PCI extender was just that, PCIe -> PCI. i cant use the PCIe risers off of those PCI extenders can i? or maybe modify the backs of theme to fit a full PCIe GPU? ughhh

TBH i didnt even notice that. its true that running six pin or molex to power them is far safer than the 50w max spec with the sata cable. if i do run the risers out of the expanders, the risers i have are powered by 6pin. so not sure if that would alleviate the issue since the card is directly...

how would the GPUs fit onto those small port x3 expanders? you would have to the usb powered risers that i had show a picture of. and on the case of using a flexi riser from the expanders, those seem expensive compared to the usb powered risers talked above at only $7-$10. yes there will be...

yes correct. the second link, the risers, are used in regular 6-7 PCIe slotted boards so if this doesn't work I need them either way. if my cards won't fit next to reach other on the first link, which I didn't think they would, I would use the second link risers. I haven't seen any of the double...

basically everything from this post: https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/pcie-bifurcation-motherboards.834/page-2#post-51058 the adapters, also enough risers for all my cards, 5 cards and the board(QC5000M).

ya that's the problem, those are getting more expensive and harder to get.

6-8? Windows maxes out at some point. plus using the adapters I linked to. cost is the biggest issue. large and expensive adapters don't fit that model.

so this should work on most boards? if that is the case is there a limit to how many cards that specific board can handle?

and this is because the 1:2-4 adapters dont turn the expanded ports into PCIe ports but into PCI ports and the the cards wont run on those? i was reading here Would this work? 2 cards per PCI slot?! that this is working, though with limited information. the commentor rufus_francis is the one...

mining rigs are not for looks by any means but they have their own beauty: im still not sure i fully understand the signal part but i think i get that it turns a x1 PCIe port into a PCI bus with two ports. what about with a PCIe x16 port? so w/o physically making a custom board there is no...

sorry to be nitpicky, but when you say limited by the number of slots on the board, you mean by whatever ratio adapter I use(1:2, 1:3, 1:4) per slot or that the board only had 3 slots so I can only use 3 GPUs no matter the adapter?

im not sure how i would know if its got a PLX chip or not and as for the expense, these are only like $20 or so each. not sure if that is expensive or not? you can see the PCI 1 to 2 adapters as well as varied versions of straight risers that everyone uses with no problems in this listings...

ya the power wont be much different, but the onboard APU probably doesnt draw much. ive been reading around and am confused with all these ppl saying that the only bifurcation cards that work are the ones by C_Payne and Ameri-rack because those have the Clock Buffer chip(also bios...

you are correct that with mining that 1x is good enough. the reason why i was looking into mATX is the size, cost, and power. all of the boards that are typically used are hard to find or have crazy markups if you do find them. im just looking to know if what im wanting is possible currently?

hey guys. im new to this type of thing so bare with me. i didnt even know this was called bifurcation. anyways here is my story. i purchased the asrock QC5000M thinking i could use these on each of the PCIe ports(it has 3): i would then use powered risers(pic below) from these 1x to dual...