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Okay, based on my previous question, it turns out I can find a motherboard to support 6 PCI slots and therefore 6 GPUs. But now I want to use 6 GPU's, specifically, the Radeon 7970.
Obviously, they won't all fit in and at most, I can put in three. So using PCI risers, or an external PCI mount, or whatever, what cheap and available solutions exist?
PCIx riser cards, angle cards, and ones with ribbon extensions exist and are easily available from many places. If you are looking for a shopping/buying recommendation this isn't the right place. Examples: link link.
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2012-04-14T18:11:58.033I'm not looking for buying recommendations. I want t\o know how to physically do it. If I get ribbon extensions, where do I mount the actual cards? – Shamoon – 2012-04-14T19:34:48.120
3Wouldn't it make more sense to wait for the 7990 dual-GPU card? That would give you six GPUs but in the space of only three ones, thus saving you the trouble of mounting six cards. – Mr Alpha – 2012-04-25T18:59:17.090
Well... The 7990 isn't really optimized for bitcoin mining – Shamoon – 2012-04-26T14:32:12.010
1Ahh, I thought you were trying to fit 67970 cards into one computer. That would be something! – neu242 – 2012-05-02T08:52:00.867
1How long are you expecting it to take to make back the money spent on setting up this 6x rig? – Cylindric – 2012-05-02T09:13:47.240
I am curious too, this site has a calculator that will help you figure out how long it will take to break even. I am interested to know how many MHash/s this setup would generate.
– Scott Chamberlain – 2013-04-01T21:30:20.963